![]() You can recover any items gathered as your next survivor but don’t expect the zombies to go easy on you.ĭeveloper: 4A Games Publisher: Deep SilverĪs the third entry in the acclaimed Metro series, Exodus is bigger than its predecessors, opening up the radioactive world for less linear exploration. It doesn’t take much to slip up and become zombie fodder, though, and when you do, all progress is lost. While scavenging an overrun London, players use whatever weapons they can find, from cricket bats to firearms, to survive. Though far from a clone of Dead Island, ZombiU’s gameplay was definitely reminiscent of Techland’s undead outing. ZombiU implemented a permadeath system to emphasize the survival aspect of living in a zombie apocalypse. ![]() The year after Dead Island’s release, Wii U owners were treated to their own slow-paced zombie FPS that was later ported to other systems. Imagine a proton pack at the tip of your fingers.ĭeveloper: Ubisoft Montpellier Publisher: Ubisoft Different hand movements cast different spells that weaken and eventually destroy ghosts. Ghostwire’s combat is described by the game’s combat director Shinichiro Hara as “karate meets magic,” and that’s pretty accurate. When a spirit possesses his right hand, he’s given the power needed to eradicate the new threat. Players take control of Akito, a young boy who finds himself alone amidst an invasion of malicious spirits. You can feel a touch of Dead Island influence in there, whether intentional or not, but the game does veer wildly onto its own enjoyable path. Ghostwire is a first-person shooter that uses a unique combat system to slay the spirits that have overtaken Tokyo. We’re making a leap from zombies to ghosts here, but some of the fundamentals of Dead Island are still intact. There’s also the concept of a paradise gone that really carries across both games.ĭeveloper: Tango Gameworks Publisher: Bethesda Softworks You have to plan your battles or succumb at the hands of the Splicers. BioShock, like Dead Island, isn’t some run ‘n gun shooter. While it may be difficult to immediately pinpoint some of the similarities between the series, it mostly falls on the RPG elements and clunkier combat of both. Do you forcibly remove it from the innocent LIttle Sisters, thus gaining more, or take a more sympathetic approach for less? Obtaining ADAM, however, is where the game’s morality comes into play. Players can use ADAM to their advantage, specifically by spending it to obtain new and powerful Plasmids. Instead of shambling zombies, though, it’s demented Splicers, citizens that went mad from their addiction to the gene-altering ADAM. Like Banoi Island, Rapture is not the paradise it’s meant to be. Condemned feels like an early blueprint for games like Dead Island 2, its gameplay swapping out run ‘n gun shooting for calculated hand-to-hand combat. Ethan takes a break here and there for some forensic work, but it’s always back to swinging punches and jump scares. Though Ethan has access to firearms, he prefers to use his fists and objects pulled from the environment.Ĭondemned is a dreary experience that focuses on melee combat with the killers and vagrants turning the city into a playground for the wicked. It’s a fine enough story, but the real draw was the heavy-hitting combat. ![]() Beautifully gloomy and morose, the game follows FBI agent Ethan Thomas, who’s investigating a rise in serial killers. Condemned: Criminal Origins Condemned Criminal originsĭeveloper: Monolith Productions Publisher: SegaĬondemned was an Xbox 360 launch title that set the stage for the next generation of first-person shooters. If you want to expand your library but keep it to games like Dead Island 2, you may consider taking a bite out of any of these games.ġ0. Many may look and feel similar, but others simply share the fundamental framework of Dead Island 2, be it an effective use of the undead, slow combat, or effective RPG elements. This list of ten titles is more than just a breakdown of clones of Techland’s zombie romp. ![]() In fact, there are some that may suggest the zombie genre of gaming is a bit oversaturated, making it difficult to pinpoint worthwhile games like Dead Island 2. Who doesn’t love a good zombie-bashing game? Especially one as bloody and gore-focused as Dead Island 2? The long-awaited sequel to Techland’s Dead Island promises quite the zombie slaying experience, but it’s far from the first and only to land in the industry. ![]()
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