Dead Island 2

Last updated: 2026-04-25
  • Enjoyable and fun gameplay
  • Diverse and satisfying combat
  • Stunning and detailed visuals
  • Weak and forgettable story
  • Frequent enemy respawns
  • Repetitive gameplay
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows 12-15GB VRAMpositiveWindows 8-11GB VRAMmixed
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
24,459
Positive
18,87877.2%
Negative
5,58122.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,711,426
Estimated revenue
$85,554,186
Game price
$50
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
5434.46%
Estimated copies lost
37,994
Estimated revenue lost
$1,899,320
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
5464.5%
Avg playtime 0.9h
1140.9%
Avg playtime 1.2h
> 2h playtime
2,33919.2%
Avg playtime 22h
9,16375.3%
Avg playtime 40.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day16.6 rev/day
Last 30d32.2 rev/day
Quarterly470.4 rev/qtr
Days covered732.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
12,162 total
Organic purchasers10,10783.1%
Voted up: 76%
Key activations2,05516.9%
Voted up: 76%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
12,162 total
First impression0-2h9467.78%
Voted up: 30%
Mid game2-10h3,84231.6%
Voted up: 73%
Late game10-20h2,79122.9%
Voted up: 79%
Endgame20h+4,58337.7%
Voted up: 87%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.95% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
80.0%
Global baseline 76.3%
115 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 24,459 total.