# Games like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition

> The closest matches to Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition: Dead Island Definitive Edition, Dying Light, Left 4 Dead 2, Dead Island 2, and Killing Floor 2. 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 Definitive Edition](https://imho.run/games/383150/dead-island-definitive-edition) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 9,188 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/383150/)
2. [Dying Light](https://imho.run/games/239140/dying-light) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 96,634 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239140/)
3. [Left 4 Dead 2](https://imho.run/games/550/left-4-dead-2) — A frequent pick in Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition players' libraries, and another Action. 226,496 Steam reviews, 98% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/550/)
4. [Dead Island 2](https://imho.run/games/934700/dead-island-2) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 9,145 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/934700/)
5. [Killing Floor 2](https://imho.run/games/232090/killing-floor-2) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 41,923 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/232090/)
6. [Back 4 Blood](https://imho.run/games/924970/back-4-blood) — Also Zombies and Gore, like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 25,164 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/924970/)
7. [Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition](https://imho.run/games/265550/dead-rising-3-apocalypse-edition) — Shares open world exploration with Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 5,908 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/265550/)
8. [State of Decay 2: Juggernaut Edition](https://imho.run/games/495420/state-of-decay-2-juggernaut-edition) — A frequent pick in Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition players' libraries, and another RPG. 21,377 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/495420/)
9. [Resident Evil 4 (2005)](https://imho.run/games/254700/resident-evil-4-2005) — Shares weapon customization with Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 25,574 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/254700/)
10. [Contagion](https://imho.run/games/238430/contagion) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 5,535 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238430/)
11. [Zombie Army Trilogy](https://imho.run/games/301640/zombie-army-trilogy) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 5,051 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301640/)
12. [GTFO](https://imho.run/games/493520/gtfo) — Shares cooperative play with Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 25,271 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493520/)
13. [DESOLATE](https://imho.run/games/671510/desolate) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 2,248 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/671510/)
14. [The Forest](https://imho.run/games/242760/the-forest) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Survival Horror, like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 175,474 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/242760/)
15. [The Evil Within 2](https://imho.run/games/601430/the-evil-within-2) — Shares open world exploration with Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 5,997 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/601430/)
16. [Call of Duty®: Black Ops III](https://imho.run/games/311210/call-of-duty-black-ops-iii) — Shares weapon customization with Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 115,801 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/311210/)
17. [ZOMBI](https://imho.run/games/339230/zombi) — Also Zombies and Survival Horror, like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 1,383 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/339230/)
18. [Escape Dead Island](https://imho.run/games/226560/escape-dead-island) — A frequent pick in Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition players' libraries, and another Adventure. 408 Steam reviews, 55% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/226560/)
19. [Project Zomboid](https://imho.run/games/108600/project-zomboid) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 147,516 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108600/)
20. [How to Survive 2](https://imho.run/games/360170/how-to-survive-2) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 1,936 Steam reviews, 66% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/360170/)
21. [7 Days to Die](https://imho.run/games/251570/7-days-to-die) — Also Open World Survival Craft and Zombies, like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 124,117 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251570/)
22. [Night of the Dead](https://imho.run/games/1377380/night-of-the-dead) — Shares melee combat with Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 3,150 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1377380/)
23. [Deadside](https://imho.run/games/895400/deadside) — Also Open World Survival Craft, like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 15,911 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/895400/)
24. [Metro Exodus](https://imho.run/games/412020/metro-exodus) — Also Survival Horror, like Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition. 33,790 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/412020/)

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## About Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition

Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition is a first-person action survival game set on the tropical island of Banoi, released in 2016 by Techland. Players engage in cooperative online play across an open world environment, combining melee combat with weapon customization systems. The game includes base-defense missions and offers a challenging medium-length experience designed for extended play sessions. Players describe the atmosphere as dark and immersive, with the flooded environments and satisfying combat emerging as particular highlights. The weapon customization system provides strategic depth for tackling zombie threats. The Definitive Edition runs Verified on Steam Deck at a price point of $19.99 USD, and holds a 74% positive rating from over 2400 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 383180
- **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, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** May 31, 2016
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, linux

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