Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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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!

Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition is a zombies, co-op and multiplayer game developed by Techland and published by Deep Silver.
Released on May 31st 2016 is available on Windows and Linux in 8 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Polish and Russian.

It has received 11,700 reviews of which 8,342 were positive and 3,358 were negative resulting in a rating of 7 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 2.08€ on Instant Gaming.

The Steam community has classified Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition into these genres:

Zombies Co-op Multiplayer Open World Gore Action Survival First-Person Horror Adventure Online Co-Op FPS Survival Horror Singleplayer Open World Survival Craft Crafting Violent RPG Female Protagonist

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows

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
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 560 Ti / AMD Radeon™ HD 6870 (1GB VRAM)
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 10 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX® compatible
Additional 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)

Linux

OS: Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 14.04.03, Mint 17.1, SteamOS Brewmaster (x64)
Processor: Intel Core i3 4170 or AMD Athlon X4 860K
Memory: 4096 MB RAM
Graphics: GeForce GTX 460 1024 MB (or AMD equivalent)
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 10 GB available space

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Feb. 2026

This is not a sequel to the immersive zombie apocalypse game ' Dead Island '. It is a stand-alone expansion with exactly more-of-the-same of what the first game had ( same 4 playable main characters, inventory items, combat, zombie types, graphics, keyboard controls, etc ). For the basics on the game, I've included my ' Dead Island ' review at the bottom instead of repeating all that stuff here. The story continues in this game shortly after where it left off in the original game. The end of ' Dead Island ' had the 4 immune survivors ( Logan, Purna, Sam, & Xian ) escape the island of Banoi in a chopper, along with the native girl ( Yerema ) and the chopper pilot ( Kevin ). The beginning of ' Dead Island: Riptide ' has that chopper landing on a military vessel early the next morning. The survivors immediately find out things are not as they had hoped. Those in charge of the ship are not here to rescue them, but to capture them alive for experimentation. While on the ship, the survivors meet John, an immune soldier. The zombies get loose and overrun the ship during a huge violent storm. Then the ship wrecks on the coast of Palanai, which is another island in the same archipelago as Banoi. The 5 immune survivors wash up on the shore, along with Colonel Hardy, who is a supporting A.I. character. Of course, the first thing all of them discover is that this island is also overrun with zombies. So here we go again, fighting for survival and trying to find a way off the island. There are some new things this time around though. Here are some of them... 1. At least 4 new zombie types, and 5 unique zombie " bosses ". 2. A new teamwork achievement where you" mark " 100 zombies for a co-op partner to kill. 3. You get to drive boats. 4. John is a playable character, just like Ryder White was playable. 5. Several supporting A.I. characters at the various survivor camps. They will help defend the camps, but never die and never need healing. Just like with the original ' Dead Island ', some of the achievements here are a grind. Also, there are trading cards, achievements, and Point Shop items. Yes, there is co-op available for up to 4 players again, but thankfully only 2 co-op achievements are required this time. And finally... Yes, you might experience a few of the same bugs that were in the original. Personally, I've only had a few dropped connections. My ' Dead Island ' review... https://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561199174853497/recommended/383150/

Jan. 2026

Dead Island Riptide feels better then Dead Island 1 or more like an expansion to it with more weapons n stuff but the movement still feels horrible and sometimes you just die to nothing so better grab this game on sale the game is also fun in coop mode

Jan. 2026

Dead Island 1.5 is more of the same but with less polish. There are some fun new additions (weapon specialisations, crazier infected, and a fifth playable character) but the game feels like an arcade spin off. 6/10

June 2025

Standalone expansion for Dead Island. If you liked the base Dead Island game, you’ll like this one too, it’s literally more of the same. Though I will say that this one has some slight issues with some bugs and performance at times. Nothing major, but can be annoying at times. I still recommend it, especially if you’re a fan of the zombie genre! 🧟

May 2025

I enjoyed it as much as the first game. I'd say I was satisfied with the continuation of the story, some new characters and enemies were cool as well. If you loved the first game totally worth playing.

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Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.

Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.

Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition received 8,342 positive votes out of a total of 11,700 achieving a rating of 7.00.

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Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition was developed by Techland and published by Deep Silver.

Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition is not playable on MacOS.

Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition is playable and fully supported on Linux.

Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition does not currently offer any DLC.

Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition does not support Steam Remote Play.

Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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