It was originally set for a 2016 release however, since Sumo Digital took over development in March 2016, a specific release date has not yet been announced. A third title and first official sequel for the series, Dead Island 2, was revealed at E3 2014.
Riptide serves as a continuation of the story to 2011's Dead Island, with the original four survivors, plus a new survivor, arriving on another island in the Banoi archipelago, which has also been overrun by zombies.Dead Island: Riptide received a mixed reception from critics, who cited that the game did not fix any of its predecessor's problems, nor add anything new to the gameplay. Dead Island: Riptide is a survival horror video game and sequel to Dead Island developed by Techland and published by Deep Silver, released in April 2013 for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.
