Games like Dead Island 2
If Dead Island 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dead Island Definitive Edition, Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition and Atomfall — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, comedic and dark. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Dead Island 2 is a 2024 action-adventure game developed by Dambuster Studios set in zombie-overrun Los Angeles. Players engage in melee combat backed by a body-dismemberment system, deep weapon modding, and a skill-card deck-building mechanic that enables dynamic playstyle customization. The game supports online co-op multiplayer, allowing players to experience its Hollywood-infused aesthetic and dark humor alongside others. Dambuster Studios designed this title with normal difficulty and medium-length gameplay, featuring a new game plus option for replayability. Players describe the co-op mode as transforming zombie-slaying into chaotic group activity, and consistently characterize the overall tone as atmospheric, dark, and funny. The game runs Playable on Steam Deck and costs $49.99 USD, holding a 76% positive rating from 9,145 Steam reviews.
About Dead Island 2: A deadly virus is spreading across Los Angeles, turning its inhabitants into zombies. Bitten, infected, but more than just immune, uncover the truth behind the outbreak and discover who - or what - you are. Survive, evolve and become the ultimate Zombie Slayer.
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Dead Island Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Dead Island 2.
Top pick for Dead Island 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead Island 2.
Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!
Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dead Island 2.
Second-strongest match for Dead Island 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.
Atomfall
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dead Island 2.
Third-strongest match for Dead Island 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Dead Island 2.
Ranked #4 for Dead Island 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead Island 2.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Days Gone
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dead Island 2.
Ranked #5 for Dead Island 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.
Killing Floor 2
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Dead Island 2.
Ranked #6 for Dead Island 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead Island 2.
In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.
After the Fall®
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Dead Island 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
From the team that brought you Arizona Sunshine® comes an epic VR action FPS with intense co-op gameplay at its core. Team up with friends and take on a hostile VR world filled with ferocious undead--mutated and twisted by the relentless cold.
Unturned
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Dead Island 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
You're a survivor in the zombie infested ruins of society, and must work with your friends and forge alliances to remain among the living.
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Dying Light
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Dead Island 2.
Reviewers of Dead Island 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dead Island 2.
First-person action survival game set in a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by flesh-hungry zombies. Roam a city devastated by a mysterious virus epidemic. Scavenge for supplies, craft weapons, and face hordes of the infected.
Zombie Army 4: Dead War
WHY THIS
Shares co op multiplayer and a dark mood with Dead Island 2.
Reviewers of Dead Island 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dead Island 2.
Hitler’s hordes are back for more in this spine-chilling shooter from the makers of Sniper Elite 4! Abominable occult enemies, epic weapons and a harrowing new campaign for 1-4 players await in 1940s Europe, as you fight to save humankind from undead Armageddon!
Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
WHY THIS
Shares a dark mood with Dead Island 2.
Reviewers of Dead Island 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dead Island 2.
Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – more beautiful than ever. Caught in an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!
Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dead Island 2.
Reviewers of Dead Island 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.
Back 4 Blood
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Dead Island 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dead Island 2.
Back 4 Blood is a thrilling cooperative first-person shooter from the creators of the critically acclaimed Left 4 Dead franchise. Experience the intense 4 player co-op narrative campaign, competitive multiplayer as human or Ridden, and frenetic gameplay that keeps you in the action.
DEAD RISING®
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Dead Island 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
You are Frank West. A hard-edged photojournalist hellbent on investigating the mystery at Willamette Mall. It's swarming with zombies. You have 72 hours. Chop 'till you drop!
Saints Row
WHY THIS
Shares a comedic mood with Dead Island 2.
Reviewers of Dead Island 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
Welcome to Santo Ileso, a vibrant fictional city in the American Southwest. In a world rife with crime, where lawless factions fight for power, a group of young friends embark on their own criminal venture, as they rise to the top in their bid to become Self Made.
World of Witchcraft
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Dead Island 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
Immerse yourself in a world where ambition, magic, and lust intertwine.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dead Island 2 at current Steam store prices.
Phasmophobia
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Dead Island 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead Island 2.
Phasmophobia is a 4 player online co-op psychological horror. Paranormal activity is on the rise and it’s up to you and your team to use all the ghost-hunting equipment at your disposal in order to gather as much evidence as you can.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Dead Island 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Dead Island 2.
Priced ~80% under Dead Island 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead Island 2.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Schedule I
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Dead Island 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead Island 2.
From small-time dope pusher to kingpin - manufacture and distribute a range of drugs throughout the grungy city of Hyland Point. Expand your empire with properties, businesses, employees and more.
Hollow Knight
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Dead Island 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
The Forest
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under Dead Island 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
As the lone survivor of a passenger jet crash, you find yourself in a mysterious forest battling to stay alive against a society of cannibalistic mutants. Build, explore, survive in this terrifying first person survival horror simulator.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under Dead Island 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead Island 2.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dead Island 2.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dead Island 2.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
UNBEATABLE [white label]
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
Dagon: by H. P. Lovecraft
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Dead Island 2.
Face unspeakable horrors. Succumb to madness. Welcome to a free daemonic narrative experience inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
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Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dead Island 2.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
Humanity is fighting a losing battle against the virus. Experience a post-apocalyptic open world overrun by hordes of zombies, where your parkour and combat skills are key to survival. Traverse the City freely during the day, but watch the monsters take over during the night.
Atomfall
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dead Island 2.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
A nuclear disaster has left an area of Britain in tatters. Atomfall, a new survival-action game, will see you explore, scavenge, craft, barter and fight your way through beautifully recreated scenery in search of answers.
Left 4 Dead 2
WHY THIS
Shares a funny mood with Dead Island 2.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action with Dead Island 2.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
Days Gone
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with Dead Island 2.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Adventure with Dead Island 2.
Ride and fight into a deadly, post pandemic America. Play as Deacon St. John, a drifter and bounty hunter who rides the broken road, fighting to survive while searching for a reason to live in this open-world action-adventure game.
Frequently asked about Dead Island 2
- Does Dead Island 2 run on Steam Deck?
- Dead Island 2 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Dead Island 2 cost?
- Dead Island 2 is listed on Steam at 49.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Dead Island 2 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Dead Island 2 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Dead Island 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dead Island 2 are Dead Island Definitive Edition, Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition, Atomfall.
- Who developed Dead Island 2?
- Dead Island 2 was developed by Dambuster Studios and published by Deep Silver.
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