Yep, Dead Island 2 is shambling onto PC in February 2023 Rock Paper Shotgun Support us Join our newsletter Visit our store Sign in / Create account If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Yep, Dead Island 2 is shambling onto PC in February 2023 First look at gameplay from the zombie-slaying sequel that couldn't die News by CJ Wheeler News Reporter Published on Aug. 23, 2022 7 comments Dead Island 2 will launch on February 3rd 2023, today's Gamescom Opening Night Live event has revealed, confirming the details from last week's big Amazon leak. By that point, it'll have been almost nine years since the zombie-bashing game was first announced at E3 2014. Gaze in astonishment at the existence of a new trailer below. Watch on YouTube Dead Island 2 is a first-person zombie apocalypse action game releasing in February 2023. Tonight's double-whammy of new trailers began with plenty of the ever classy brutal melee thwacking nonsense that the first game was known for, which I can't bring you here due to YouTube's age-restrictions. Along with the standard trailer introducing the idea of an undead-ridden Los Angeles, Deep Silver also showed some gameplay. Dead Island 2 gameplay! What a time to be alive, or otherwise living. It might just be the fact we're in 2022 now but there's a very Dying Light feel to proceedings, although that long-lost Dead Island campery seemingly intact. You'll also be able to chat with residents of a collapsing LA between zombie-destroying missions. Deep Silver Dambusters Studio are the devs who've resurrected the once-deceased, shambling corpse of Dead Island 2. Spec Ops: The Line's Yager were originally going to be handling the game, but they were dropped just a year after it was announced. Dead Island 2 is coming for your brains on February 3rd, 2023. That's not something I ever thought I'd type, frankly. I enjoyed the first one back in the day, so I'm watching how this develops with interest. For more Gamescom coverage, be sure to check out our Gamescom 2022 hub for all the latest news, impressions from the show floor and more. More News Jack King-Spooner's next handcrafted game has a teaser demo out Judero brings chat and action in the Scottish Borders Alice O'Connor 17 hours ago 1 If you were hoping for any Overwatch 2 balance changes then you'll have to wait until season two The next season begins in December CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 3 The Dead Space remake will chuck random Necromorphs at you as you wander the Ishimura In space, no one can hear you proper bricking it CJ Wheeler 18 hours ago 8 Valve register mysterious new Neon Prime trademark in the US It doesn’t seem to be for a particularly colourful Steam Deck CJ Wheeler 20 hours ago 11 Latest Articles What are we all playing this weekend? Well? Alice O'Connor an hour ago 21 Past Wordle answers Here's an archive of previous Wordle words Ollie Toms 2 hours ago 1 Wordle answer today (Saturday 15 October) Hints and the answer to today's Wordle word Rebecca Jones 9 hours ago Overwatch 2 hero tier list Which are the best heroes in Overwatch 2? Ollie Toms 16 hours ago Supporters Only You're probably better than me at One Many Nobody You go on without… uh, you? Sin Vega 17 hours ago Supporter podcast - The Nate Files episode 13: dry bones Bad science is also FUN science! Alice Bell 18 hours ago Japanese dating show Love Wagon has surprising parallels with Yakuza and Persona My new obsession Ed Thorn 2 days ago If you're hankering after Bayonetta 3, Valkyrie Elysium might be a good substitute It's not out on PC until next month, but the console demo has been a surprise charmer Katharine Castle 1 week ago 4 We've been talking, and we think that you should wear clothes Total coincidence, but we sell some clothes Buy RPS stuff here