The 2014 'Jogger' trailer for Dead Island 2 Watch on YouTube "I was working on that with the creative team, and we were mightily proud of that [trailer]," recalled Wein.

Dead Island is portrayed from the perspective of four characters. Similar to Borderlands, each protagonist conforms to a class, with tech trees and subsequent skills unique to each.

A new trailer and gameplay video was released on December 6, 2022, during a Dead Island 2 Showcase that announced it was delayed once again, slipping 12 weeks to April 2023.

Dead Island 2 has a Mostly Positive overall Steam rating, while the Recent Reviews are even better at Very Positive. Critic reviews are mostly in the good-if-not-great category, earning a ...