Summary
Dead Island: Riptidehas been seeing a major uptick in player count on Steam as of late. The 11-year-oldDead Islandspin-off has received a new surge in players, who have begun to breathe some new life intoDead Island: Riptide.
The firstDead Islandgame in 2011 brought forth some epic zombie survival gameplay. After the game’s success,Dead Island 2was announced in 2014 at E3, but it was unclear at the time that it would take nearly 10 years for the sequel to finally become reality. However, despite the long wait forDead Island 2, a spin-off was releasedin the form ofDead Island: Riptide. Taking place on another island in the Banoi archipelago,Dead Island: Riptidebegins where the first game left off, pitting the game’s heroes against even more zombie hoards.
In a surprising turn of events,Dead Island: Riptideseems to be having a new surge in players on Steam. Originally released back in 2013, it’s now been over a decade since the game first launched, but that hasn’t stopped players from checking out what the zombie survival title has to offer. Since the game’s release, there have been plenty ofmods to improveDead Island: Riptide, but one of the biggest reasons for the increase in players is probably the excitement surroundingDead Island 2’s upcoming Steam release.
The long-awaited sequel toDead Islandfinally launched last year, but the original release did not include Steam. Starting off as an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC,Dead Island 2finally hits Steam on April 22, and It’s highly likely that the excitement for this sequel is drawing some players towardsDead Island: Riptide. Asreported by PCGamesN, the concurrent player count forDead Island: Riptideon April 14 was around 300 to 500 players, but it quickly shot up to around 2,000 people and has continued to hover around this number.
Back in February, Steam did a special promotion that madeDead Island: Riptidefree for a limited time. This resulted in the concurrent player count skyrocketing to an impressive 20,000 players.
When it comes to theDead Islandfranchise,Dead Island: Riptidecan sometimes be overlooked, but it’s a fun game in its own right. For those who are excited aboutwhatDead Island 2has in storewhen it drops on Steam next week, it might be worth givingDead Island: Riptidea try.
