Dead Island 2 finally has a Steam release date, and Valve is giving away a co-op horror freebie to celebrate
Feb. 13, 2024You have less than 48 hours to snag Dead Island: Riptide for free from Steam
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As announced onSteam, Dead Island 2’s upcoming Steam launch is accompanied by a scary good freebie that takes the price ofDead Island: Riptide - Definitive Editiondown from $19.99 to a grand total of $0.00 for just 48 hours. Although, it’s worth noting that the 48 hour timer is already ticking at the time of writing, so if you’re interested, head to the game’s Steam storefront now to claim the game.
Or you can go with theDead Island: Definitive Editionfor about $6, and that comes with a remaster of the first game and Riptide, all DLC, and the 16-bit throwback Dead Island: Retro Revenge.
Dead Island 2, of course, released 10 years after Riptide and takes place about 15 years after the first game. It also inexplicably stars a whole new cast of survivors and takes the zombie-slaying action to Los Angeles, which has been quarantined under threat of… well, you know.
Dead Island 2 again saw mixed reception from critics, but if you’re a fan of the original, you’re likely to find plenty of violent fun in the long-awaited sequel. The main difference is that it ditches its skill tree for a deck-building system that lets you tweak your abilities, but otherwise, it’s just newer, shinier Dead Island, which to me at least it all it ever needed to be.
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