# Games like Dead Island Definitive Edition

> The closest matches to Dead Island Definitive Edition: Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition, Dying Light, Dead Island 2, Left 4 Dead 2, and Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/383180/dead-island-riptide-definitive-edition) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 2,432 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383180/)
2. [Dying Light](https://imho.run/games/239140/dying-light) — Shares weapon crafting with Dead Island Definitive Edition. 96,634 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239140/)
3. [Dead Island 2](https://imho.run/games/934700/dead-island-2) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 9,145 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/934700/)
4. [Left 4 Dead 2](https://imho.run/games/550/left-4-dead-2) — A frequent pick in Dead Island Definitive Edition players' libraries, and another Action. 226,496 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/550/)
5. [Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition](https://imho.run/games/265550/dead-rising-3-apocalypse-edition) — Shares weapon crafting with Dead Island Definitive Edition. 5,908 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265550/)
6. [Killing Floor 2](https://imho.run/games/232090/killing-floor-2) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 41,923 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232090/)
7. [Back 4 Blood](https://imho.run/games/924970/back-4-blood) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 25,164 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/924970/)
8. [State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition](https://imho.run/games/495420/state-of-decay-2-juggernaut-edition) — A frequent pick in Dead Island Definitive Edition players' libraries, and another RPG. 21,377 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/495420/)
9. [Zombie Army Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/301640/zombie-army-trilogy) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 5,051 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301640/)
10. [Contagion](https://imho.run/games/238430/contagion) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 5,535 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238430/)
11. [DESOLATE](https://imho.run/games/671510/desolate) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 2,248 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/671510/)
12. [Resident Evil Village](https://imho.run/games/1196590/resident-evil-village) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 44,958 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1196590/)
13. [Sons Of The Forest](https://imho.run/games/1326470/sons-of-the-forest) — Also Survival Horror and Crafting, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 113,459 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1326470/)
14. [Escape Dead Island](https://imho.run/games/226560/escape-dead-island) — A frequent pick in Dead Island Definitive Edition players' libraries, and another Adventure. 408 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226560/)
15. [Project Zomboid](https://imho.run/games/108600/project-zomboid) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 147,516 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/)
16. [ZOMBI](https://imho.run/games/339230/zombi) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 1,383 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/339230/)
17. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Survival Horror and Crafting, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
18. [Dead Effect 2](https://imho.run/games/394760/dead-effect-2) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 913 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/394760/)
19. [Call of Duty: World at War](https://imho.run/games/10090/call-of-duty-world-at-war) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 33,137 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/10090/)
20. [How to Survive 2](https://imho.run/games/360170/how-to-survive-2) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 1,936 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/360170/)
21. [Survival Zombies The Inverted Evolution](https://imho.run/games/440730/survival-zombies-the-inverted-evolution) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 435 Steam reviews, 58% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/440730/)
22. [No More Room in Hell 2](https://imho.run/games/292000/no-more-room-in-hell-2) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 5,051 Steam reviews, 63% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/292000/)
23. [S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat](https://imho.run/games/41700/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-call-of-pripyat) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 9,316 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/41700/)
24. [RAGE](https://imho.run/games/9200/rage) — Also Gore, like Dead Island Definitive Edition. 6,656 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/9200/)

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## About Dead Island Definitive Edition

Dead Island Definitive Edition is an open-world first-person action game set on the tropical island of Banoi during a zombie outbreak. Developed by Techland and published by Deep Silver, players develop character skills, engage in tactical combat, and craft weapons to survive. Reviewers highlight the fun combat system and interesting weapon designs, while players describe the brutal, challenging, and dark tone. The game supports online co-op multiplayer and offers replayability through multiple characters. Released in 2016 at $19.99 USD, it runs as Playable on Steam Deck and holds an 82% positive rating from 9188 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 383150
- **Developer:** Techland
- **Publisher:** Deep Silver
- **Genres:** Action
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Captions available, Stats, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Steam Trading Cards, Online Co-op, Remote Play on TV, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** May 31, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

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