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New Dead Island 2 Release Date Officially Announced

After previously sharing its first gameplay, Deep Silver has just shared the latest Dead Island 2 Release Schedule.

After previously sharing the first gameplay, Deep Silver has just shared the latest Dead Island 2 Release Schedule. Dead Island 2 was introduced at Gamescom 2022 and immediately announced a release date in 2023.

Dead Island 2 is a sequel to the game that was released in 2011. The game was featured at Gamescom 2014 and got the spotlight of the stage. But due to internal problems between the developer and publisher, the game disappeared from public news.

Gameplay Perdana Dead Island 2

Dambuster Studios as the developer of Dead Island said that this game has 6 characters that can be chosen by players. Each character will have its own dialog and personality.

And of course, Dead Island can be played solo or co-op with up to 3 players simultaneously. The development of this sequel to Dead Island can be said to be an example of the development hell stage which is often a major problem in game development.

This game presents a feature in the form of Alexa voice command assistance which allows players to play Dead Island 2 using voice. This feature allows players to change weapons, use items, or shout to attract zombies.

With this alexa feature, of course, it will add an element of excitement to the game. The possibility that you are playing while screaming while fighting with zombies will certainly feel more exciting than other zombie games.

New Dead Island 2 Release Schedule

Through the official Dead Island twitter account, Dambuster Studios officially announced that Dead island 2 is planned to be ready for release accelerated from the previous schedule. It is currently known that the game will be released one week earlier, precisely on April 21, 2023.

The developer also officially announced that the game has received the title “gold”. This means that the development process has been completed and is ready to enter the distribution stage.

This is certainly good news for fans, especially those who have been faithfully waiting for almost a decade since the initial announcement of the game in 2014.


Dead Island 2 will be released for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PC through the Epic Game Store. Make sure you keep visiting Dafunda so you don’t miss out on information and other interesting content from us.

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