Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition

First-person open-world zombie action built around melee combat and co-op

Techland · Published by Deep Silver · Released May 31, 2016

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 71% of 13K
Recent reviews: Mixed; 65% of 44 in 30 days
Playing now: 44; peak 24h 78
Steam Deck: Verified
Last update: 9 years ago; Oct 5, 2016

What is Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition?

A first-person open-world action game set during a zombie outbreak on a tropical island. You explore, complete quests, and fight zombies with melee weapons alone or in four-player co-op while continuing the story of the first Dead Island.

For you if...

+you enjoy upgrading and crafting weapons for bloody melee combat
+you want cooperative zombie hunting across an explorable tropical island

Not for you if...

−you prefer tightly directed levels over open-world exploration
−you expect a substantial departure from the first game
−you want a story that stands entirely on its own

What players say

71% of 13,057 reviews are positive · 65% of 44 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the weighty melee combat, weapon crafting, and co-op zombie fighting. Common complaints include frequent bugs, clunky movement and hit detection, aggressive enemy respawning, and repetitive quests with heavy backtracking.

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Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit / Windows® 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2500 @3.3 GHz / AMD FX-8320 @3.5 GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 Ti / AMD Radeon™ HD 6870 (1GB VRAM)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Laptop versions of graphics cards may work but are NOT officially supported. Windows-compatible keyboards, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)

OS: Windows® 7 64-bit / Windows® 8 64-bit / Windows® 8.1 64-bit / Windows® 10 64-bit
Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-4670K @3.4 GHz / AMD FX-8350 @4.0 GHz
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 780 / AMD Radeon™ R9 290 (2GB VRAM)
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Storage: 10 GB available space
DirectX: Version 11
Notes: Laptop versions of graphics cards may work but are NOT officially supported. Windows-compatible keyboards, mouse, optional controller (Xbox 360 Controller for Windows recommended)