
After Techland, maker of the original Dead Island and its stand-alone expansion Riptide, decided to follow its own path with the Dying Light series, Deep Silver started shopping for new studios to make a sequel. It has taken Deep Silver a decade, and three developers, to get to this point. 3, 2023, on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. Deep Silver re-revealed the zombie survival sequel during Gamescom’s Opening Night Live, and confirmed it will be released on Feb.

And it’s not that far off from seeing the light of day, either. The leak was accurate: Dead Island 2 is back in the spotlight after a famously lengthy and troubled development.
