It's almost time, folks! Dead Island 2's long awaited arrival is finally happening next week, with this resurrected zombie slasher coming to Xbox platforms on April 21st - almost a decade after it was first revealed.
Of course, back then there was a whole different development team behind the project, and it no doubt looked quite a bit different at that stage. Remarkably though the game has indeed been salvaged by Dambuster Studios, and we want to know how excited you are about its release in 2023!

Perhaps even more remarkable is that the game seems to be coming together pretty nicely. Recent gameplay showcases have gone down favourably with fans, and we were quite impressed too in our recent hands-on preview of the game.
Dead Island 2 seemingly won't reinvent the wheel or anything like that, but the fact that it's coming together as a complete project is kind of miraculous in itself. Anyway, yeah, are you still hyped for this one? Or has its long development period made your interest wane?
Vote in the poll down below and let us know where you're at!
Are You Still Excited For Dead Island 2 In 2023? (843 votes)
- Hell yeah! The game looks fantastic
- I'm very interested, but I'll be holding out for reviews!
- It looks good, but it's a busy few months on Xbox so I might wait
- Meh, I've lost interest in the years since its announcement
- Nope, Dead Island 2 never appealed to me in the first place!
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It looks decent but there are too many other games I’d rather play. Plus with the warmer weather I’ll be gaming less. So unless this comes to gamepass I won’t be playing it for a decent amount of time.
Looks fine, I guess, but I mean, the first one was average at best, so unless this one reviews well, I will forget it exists in a few weeks.
I enjoyed the first one and Riptide especially playing it with friends. I will probably hold out for a sale before I own it and rent it from Gamefly first if it doesn't come to Gamepass.
Might rent it one day depends on how it reviews and the state of the backlog
No. I am not looking forward to it.
Im looking forward to EA Sports PGA tour review thats coming, hopefully..!
I have it digitally pre-ordered and pre-installed, so yes
Since I platiniumed the Wo Lond, I could give it a try... Why not?
The early impressions I've had of it have been better than expected but I'm now holding out to see how the reviews do for it.
On the one hand it is the most intriguing game of the year for me. But on the other hand I plan on waiting for it to hit $20 or $30.
Does anyone know if it will support 120FPS or VRR at launch?
I'm looking forward to Dead Island 2 complete edition some time in 2024-25
Been watching this site all day anticipating an article about this. Hell of a lot more exciting news than this game!
https://twitter.com/devolverdigital/status/1645468836605329433?s=46&t=n557V_EC4EqditJsSEbq1A
Its time for the xbox exclusieves dont ya think?
The first one was nothing special. I don't understand the hype surrounding this. Is it popular with streamers or something?
Count me excited. I have multiple plays of Dead Island, Riptide, and Dying Light. So I'm hoping Dead Island 2 carries on the fun of those 3 previous games.
Looks good but i shell wait for when its on offer as Jedi and the Horizon 2 DLC are my buys this month.
I can't wait for this, I absolutely loved the 1st one but riptide felt more like a dlc to me. Me and my bro have been waiting for this game for soooo many years and now I'm just happy to have the sequal. I really hope it's not to different from the first because what I loved about the first was that it felt so grounded and gritty but also funny. My main issue with the first was the vehicles, It really didn't need them as I enjoyed walking everywhere.
It looks like it’s basically first person dead rising - over the top mindless fun. And I’m definitely up for that. Just a shame there doesn’t seem to be vehicles you’re able to control
It does look like a lot of fun, but I never purchase games day one. I like to wait for gameplay reviews and then decide.
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