The zombie knocker Dead Island 2 was released about a year ago for the PC (via Epic Games) and all common consoles, with the exception of the Nintendo Switch. The title was already hotly debated before it was released because it was in Germany only a censored version was released. In our test from April 2023, Dead Island 2 was definitely convincing, despite its relatively short playing time.
After a year Time exclusivity at Epic Games The adventure finally appeared on Steam. There the game is bombarded with numerous negative reviews. What is going on and why are people so annoyed?
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What bothers players about Dead Island 2?
Epic Games has always been a controversial competitor in the gaming platform market. Developers are happy about this lower commissions and the juicy exclusive deals compared to Steam. player in turn, they often do not agree with exactly this behavior.
Also, the launcher is missing six years after initial publication still a workshop and the opportunity to write to friends directly, which is why even more gamers are boycotting the company as much as possible.
Accordingly, many players were very happy Dead Island 2 (buy now / €26.99 ) finally released on Steam. The disappointment was even greater when they discovered that they had to pay for online services requires an Epic Games account. Users express their frustration in the reviews:
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“Forced to use Epic's online services. So in the end it's not a real 'Steam version'. Bought – got annoyed with it and refunded”, writes one user. Despite being rated so poorly, the title is currently going strong on Steam, as the following statistics show.
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Despite the poor review rate of 63 percent This does not seem to have a negative impact on player numbers. So up to gambled 7,900 players at the same time Dead Island 2 (via Steamdb).
There is currently no information as to whether the developer plans to remove the link to Epic Games. If you still want to test out the game, you can currently get it on sale 30 euros on Steam acquire. However, the future of the Dead Island series is up in the air.
What's next for Dead Island?
Due to the restructuring at parent company Embracer, the future of the franchise is more than uncertain. Because Deep Silver, Plaion and Dambuster Studios will be the main focus in the future Working games in the Lord of the Rings universe. An act of desperation with which the publisher wants to save its own continued existence after measures like this Hundreds of employees quit and the Selling the Borderlands developer were not enough.