Players can drop in and out of each other's games at any time with no loss of progress as well as the ability to continue on alone or with others.
In keeping with an atmosphere of desperation and survival by any means, Dead Island focuses on serious, first-person action gameplay with a close-quarter, immersive melee focus.Up to four players can seamlessly join together and experience the intense combat and immersive story with cooperative gameplay. Dead Island also features role-playing elements which allow the player to develop one of the game's unique character classes according to their preferences, all the while learning new skills and fresh tactics during their journey through the perilous environments of the island. Set in an open-world tropical island, hordes of different festering zombies await players around every corner while they embark on a variety of thrilling missions through the holiday resort. Dead Island combines first-person action with a heavy focus on melee combat, character development, and customization of a vast array of weapons.