Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition lands in the long-running Dead Island series as a glossy, gore-soaked action RPG, sitting in the same space as Dying Light and other first-person zombie brawlers. It’s all about close-quarters combat, dark humour, and turning a sunlit Los Angeles into a playground of improvised weapons and messy physics. The “Ultimate” tag matters if you want the most complete package up front, rather than piecing together extras later.

Who will enjoy Dead Island 2?

Pick this up if you like melee-first combat where timing, stamina management and weapon durability shape every encounter. The hook is being bitten and infected but not succumbing — that immunity angle drives the story and gives you a reason to push deeper into the outbreak, upgrading your slayer as the city gets nastier.

• PEGI 18 — explicit violence and gore are central to the experience, not background flavour.
• Steam on PC — suits players who want the usual PC ecosystem (updates, achievements, controller support where available).