- Dambuster Studios has confirmed that Dead Island 3 is in active development.
- Nearly all of the studios’ 194 employees are working on this project.
- The studio expects to release the game by Q2 2028.
Dead Island 2 came back from the dead not too long ago and became quite a success story for Dambuster Studios. Thanks to its brutal and gory executions, fun gameplay, and satirical tone, the experience was largely well-received.
It seems this has led to Dambuster Studios working on a sequel, with the team’s latest report confirming Dead Island 3.
Why it matters: The Dead Island franchise, despite its lengthy hiatus, remains among the best zombie IPs of the modern era. Moreover, the genre has significantly died down over the years, so new titles are more than welcome.
According to Dambuster Studios’ annual financial statement, the AAA developer is now focused on Dead Island 3.
The report also mentions that nearly all of the studio’s 194 employees are busy working on this project, with the few remaining employees expected to join the development of the upcoming title shortly.
As per the report, the production is currently in the early stages. It is said that elements like character and story design are moving forward at a steady pace. If all goes well, Dambuster Studios expects to release the game by Q1 or Q2 of 2028.
For context, the team already teased the sequel to Dead Island 2 as part of the series’ 14th anniversary celebration. Therefore, the latest confirmation does not come as the biggest surprise.
Still, fans will be glad to know that another Dead Island entry is around two years away.
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