As luck would have it, only you and a select few are immune to the undead apocalypse, and you have no choice but to save the day and humanity. After years of speculation, delays, internet whispers, and pretty significant Dead Island 2 leaks, developer Dambuster Studios has finally given the game the re-release it always deserved.Īs we’ve come to know, we’re in for a dystopian sandbox vision of Los Angeles, aptly named HELL-A because of the zombie baddie hordes in the office. But not in the way fans have been used to.Dead Island 2 was resurrected at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2022. The initial release was going to be February 3rd until it was pushed back (once again) to April 28.īut then, Dambuster Studios changed the release date again. In 2020, Deep Silver confirmed that the game was still in development and stated that it was aiming for a release in 2022, but later on, it was confirmed that it would be delayed until 2023.įans have been eagerly awaiting the release of the game for years, with some even speculating that the project has been canceled altogether. The game was originally slated to release in 2015, but it has since been pushed back several times, with no clear release date in sight. These development studio changes have led to several delays in the game’s release. But in 2019, Deep Silver announced that it was parting ways with Sumo Digital and handing the reins of development to Dambuster Studios. The game’s original developer, Yager Development, was removed from the project in 2015 due to “creative differences” with the publisher, and Sumo Digital took over development in 2016. However, since then, the game has had a rocky development journey.

Dead Island 2 was first announced at E3 2014 by Deep Silver, the game’s publisher, with a fun cinematic trailer that showed off the game’s sunny California setting.

Dead island 2 e3 trailer 2019