The project was set to be a more faithful Dead Island sequel that shared the original's campy tone and took place in a walled-off California. However, according to multiple sources, the game's publisher told Yager that it wanted the game to have eight-player seamless multiplayer, which was a huge shift in priorities.

Plot. About 14 years after the events of Dead Island, the US military are forced to put Los Angeles under a full quarantine restricted zone due to a new and stronger zombie outbreak.

Dead Island 2 takes place in Los Angeles, in the middle of a zombie plague that has turned most of the city into gibbering undead. One of the last evacuation planes crashes with six people - the player characters, or Slayers - aboard.

Dead Island 2 smashes records, selling two million copies in one month. Dead Island 2 sets a massive new record for Deep Silver, selling more than two million copies in one month, and becoming the “biggest launch” in studio history.

Dead Island 2 has become “the biggest launch” in history for its creators Plaion and Deep Silver, with the game confirmed to have already sold more than two million copies since launch.

Despite its lofty goals for the game's setting and gameplay, the game's engine, Unreal Engine 4, essentially doomed the project, multiple people from Deep Silver and Yager say. The problem was Dead Island 2 was an open-world game, and at least at the time, Unreal Engine 4 was not an open-world engine.

Dead Island 2 smashes records, selling two million copies in one month. Dead Island 2 sets a massive new record for Deep Silver, selling more than two million copies in one month, and becoming the “biggest launch” in studio history.

Deep Silver Dambuster StudiosDead Island 2 / Developer For those who don't know, the recently released sequel went through four developers. Dambuster Studios might have finished Dead Island 2, but Techland, Yager Development, and Sumo Digital all did some work on some version of the title beforehand.

Dead Island 2 has a total of 24 Main Story Missions to complete, telling an action-packed story of your efforts to survive HELL-A and get out before it's too late.

In the final moments, your character escapes to find their friends at the gate that leads to the helicopter. At this moment the final cutscenes begins, where you save Sam's life. While you could escape with the group, you know Tisha is missing and decide to stay behind and search for her.

Crucially, Dead Island 2 decided to not feature human enemies in its story, with the player exclusively facing off against a wide range of lethal infected opponents in the base game.

' In an interview with Game Rant, one developer at the studio revealed that the team has 'set the stage' for an eventual release of Dead Island 3, given how the second game closes out. It's very open-ended – but don't worry, we won't spoil it here.

Dani is by far the best Slayer in Dead Island 2. Not only her Innate Skills are explosive, but so is her personality. If you like witty and sometimes sarcastic characters, Dani is sure to win your hearts. She is simply one of the best characters in the game.

How long is Dead Island 2? A typical Dead Island 2 playthrough is going to take players somewhere between 15-20 hours.

Dead Island 2 launched across both last and current-generation consoles, meaning that PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox One, and Series X and S will receive the DLC. The title also launched on PC as an Epic Games Store exclusive.

One feature that increases Dead Island 2's replayability is six different Slayers for players to choose from. After finishing the main story quests, players can replay the game as a different slayer for a different perspective on the story and play style.