Dead Island 2
- Developer
- Deep Silver Dambuster Studios
- Publisher
- Deep Silver
- Released
- 21 April 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £39.99
Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, macOS, Xbox One
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , hack and slash beat em up , adventure
Dead Island 2 is a survival horror first-person shooter set in a zombie apocalypse in Los Angeles. Players explore an open world, gathering resources, interacting with survivors, and battling swarms of zombies in fast-paced combat. Set fifteen years after the events of Dead Island: Riptide, the game features a new cast of characters and narrative, while maintaining the series’ signature blend of brutal melee action and immersive environments.
Best gaming PC for Dead Island 2 in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Dead Island 2 today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
£7991080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
£1,2991440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
£1,7991440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
£3,4994K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Deep Silver on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 | Windows 10 |
| CPU | AMD FX-9590 / Intel Core i7-7700HQ | Ryzen 5 5600X / Intel Core i9-9900k |
| RAM | 10 GB | 10 GB |
| GPU | Radeon R9 390X (8192 VRAM) / GeForce GTX 1060 (6144 VRAM) | Radeon RX 6800 XT (16384 VRAM) / GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8192 MB) |
| Storage | 70 GB | 70 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Dead Island 2?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Ryzen 5 5600X / Intel Core i9-9900k and your GPU is at or above Radeon RX 6800 XT (16384 VRAM) / GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8192 MB), you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.