Summary
Exactly one year after its successful 2023 launch,Dead Island 2is finally looking to make its arrival on Steam later this month, on April 22. This news comes just weeks afterDead Island 2revealed key details of its second story DLC, titled SoLA, a southern LA music festival romp set for April 17.
Dead Island 2allows players to craft an amalgamation of different weaponsenhanced with a slew of elemental effects perfect for mowing down hordes of zombies in first-person. Taking players on a journey through some of Los Angeles' most iconic locations, like Bel-Air, Venice Beach, Hollywood Boulevard, Santa Monica Pier, and more,Dead Island 2’s various environments are the star of the show and serve as the perfect backdrop for the game’s gory, campy zombie-slaying action. Equipped with abilities like Numen skills, which briefly put players in a powerful feral zombie state,Dead Island 2is considered to be one of the best zombie-slaying experiences in recent years.
Unfortunately for Steam gamers,Dead Island 2initially launched as anEpic Game Store exclusiveon PC, leaving millions of zombie fans on the platform waiting for a whole extra year. Now, Steam users will finally be able to experience all thatDead Island 2has to offer when it lands on the storefront on April 22. Eager fans canwishlistDead Island 2now, and can choose from three different editions: Standard, Deluxe, and Gold.
Dead Island 2’s first story DLC, Haus, will also be available for fans to pick up on Steam. Additionally, the game’s Expansion Pass will allow players to save money on both Haus andDead Island 2’s imminent SoLA DLC, which is coming in just a few weeks. It’s surely a bummer that the DLC is releasing just days before the game comes to Steam, though it’s likely that players will have to play though a chunk of the main game before being able to access SoLA anyway.Dead Island 2had already sold several million copies when it launched on Xbox, PlayStation, and Epic last year. There’s no doubt that it’s arrival on Steam will give the game a big wave of new zombie slayers prowling the streets of LA.
After years of doubt surrounding the incredibly tumultuous development ofDead Island 2, the game found success upon launch last year and is continuing to satisfy its playerbase with new content and story DLCs. With SoLA launching on April 17 andDead Island 2coming to Steam on April 22, it’ll undoubtedly be a huge month for the game and its fans. Hopefully, this continued success leads to either another DLC ora possibleDead Island 3in the future.
Dead Island 2
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The open-world zombie slaying action RPG makes its long-awaited return. Dead Island is back, and with it comes a host of enhancements to its winning combination of creative first-person zombie slaying, pitch-black humor and open-world exploration. Welcome to HELL-A. The City of Angels has been transformed into a hellish sprawl, its populace now mutated into disgusting zombies with an insatiable appetite for humans. In this extensive, visceral RPG experience you’ll journey to iconic LA locations, taking on quests, meeting eccentric survivors and enjoying a joyously pulpy narrative along the way. The game’s brutal melee combat gives you access to an expansive array of inventive zombie-slaying weaponry that lets you slice, smash and tear through the hordes before they get the chance to do the same to you. Can you survive HELL-A?
