I know what you’re thinking. Dead Island 2 is still kicking around. After numerous developers, several quotes from Deep Silver’s parent company Koch Media saying that the game is still very much alive, and even a leaked 2015 build of the game, Deep Silver is still at it.
The latest volley comes from Twitter, where after sending out a tweet regarding Saints Row: Gat Out of Hell being part of Xbox Games With Gold this month, one fan chimed in to ask about Dead Island 2. After being rebuffed by another user saying that the game was dead, and that they should move on to Dying Light, Deep Silver responded in kind:
We wouldn't be so sure about that! 😉
— Official Deep Silver (@deepsilver) December 3, 2020
The user, still not convinced, pressed Deep Silver. The publisher followed up with another Tweet saying that while they aren’t quite yet ready to announce anything regarding Dead Island 2, but when they do eventually say something, it’ll be through Twitter.
We're not quite ready to talk about the latest Dead Island just yet, but when we do, you'll see it here!
— Official Deep Silver (@deepsilver) December 3, 2020
Many of us probably feel like that user at this point, though Koch Media has stated that they still very much have plans for the game (despite the original game turning a decade old next year). Regardless, the last thing that anyone’s heard of its development, is that Dead Island 2 is being developed for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.