Dead Island: Epidemic is a multiplayer action hack & slash arena where players duke it out over supply points using an arsenal of crafted weaponry, a bevy of devastating powers, and good old-fashioned teamwork. And yeah, we've got zombies too - so there's that.
1 Players in Game
6 052 All-Time Peak
80,57 Rating
Steam Charts
1 Players in Game
6 052 All-Time Peak
80,57 Rating
At the moment, Dead Island: Epidemic has 1 players actively in-game. This is 0% lower than its all-time peak of 4.
Dead Island: Epidemic Player Count
Dead Island: Epidemic monthly active players. This table represents the average number of players engaging with the game each month, providing insights into its ongoing popularity and player activity trends.
| Month |
Average Players |
Change |
| 2026-01 |
1 |
+50% |
| 2025-12 |
1 |
0% |
| 2025-11 |
1 |
-15.25% |
| 2025-09 |
1 |
+2.61% |
| 2025-08 |
1 |
+8.49% |
| 2025-07 |
1 |
-1.85% |
| 2025-06 |
1 |
-10.74% |
| 2025-05 |
1 |
-2.42% |
| 2025-04 |
1 |
-38% |
| 2025-03 |
2 |
0% |
16 168 Total Reviews
13 310 Positive Reviews
2 858 Negative Reviews
Very Positive Score
Dead Island: Epidemic has garnered a total of 16 168 reviews, with 13 310 positive reviews and 2 858 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Very Positive’ overall score.
Reviews Chart
Chart above illustrates the trend of feedback for Dead Island: Epidemic over time, showcasing the dynamic changes in player opinions as new updates and features have been introduced. This visual representation helps to understand the game's reception and how it has evolved.
Recent Steam Reviews
This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback
Playtime:
8432 minutes
Do you like LoL? Do you like Dota? Then screw you too! This game is beyond the two in a great MOBA style environment which doesn't make you rage as hard as the latter. Zombie mayhem, bloodied bodies flying to the ground all around you leaves you satiated and ready for more. The community is quite small, but when it is released completely, and F2P, there will be more gore than ever! Many characters to choose from, and many more in arrival! Currently there are very few bugs such as:
Map glitch: Map doesn't show you as going anywhere. (Fixed with simple rejoining of the game)
Lobby Bug: Readying up? Too bad, the button doesn't work sucka! (Usually a one-time occurance)
Ready Button DENIED!: Sometimes the game launcher doesn't actually show as launched and you stay in the lobby! (Quite Rare, has NOT happened to me, but has happened to a friend of mine)
This game is definently worth the $0.00 I got it for, and I thought that so much, I bought the DEADicated Pack for $40 bucks! So yes, I would buy it for $40.00 and I am happy with my purchase, and I am sure you will be too! Don't let people trick you into not getting this with their bad experiences and probabal continuous loss in a Scavenger game, play it yourself and find out!
👍 : 7 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
10424 minutes
This game is a departure from all the cookie-cutter MOBAs out there in several ways:
It offers a multi-player PVE experience where you secure supply points, clear hordes of zombies and beat a boss at the end of the map. So far I have experienced 3 different stages in this mode, each one of them selected at random, and there will be more in the future.
There is also an innovative "PvPvPvE" mode where 3 (3) teams compete against each other for collecting and controlling supplies and supply spots in the map (similar to capture the flag) while fending hordes of monsters and the other 2 enemy teams.
Before battle, characters can be customized with different types of weapons and items; one ranged and one melee (which can be toggled by pressing "C") and consumables which can enhance their abilities or simply heal.
All characters have a dodge maneuver activated by pressing the space bar.
You have a light and a heavy basic attack using lef/right mouse buttons, plus 4 special abilities unique to the character chosen, similar to other MOBA's.
There are extra modes which can be unlocked by leveling up the account.
There are no minions following any paths, but Zombies and monsters that spawn and attack players of any team.
Aside form in-game leveling, your characters level up individually and permanently, unlocking skill and weapon buffs.
Each character has bonuses that usually apply to one type of weapon. For example; Sam-B is good with melee weapons, even better with Heavy-type melee weapons, but has weaker attack with ranged weapons.
You can build stronger weapons using in-game loot and your work bench. The weapons can be used by any character.
Using WASD keys to move gives it the flexibility and arcade feel that most MOBA's lack, making it more fun and intense but yet simple and fool proof as the player isn't reliant in clicking to allow the software's auto-path function to potentially get your avatar killed. Also, I find unit collision dynamics/physics better than in the currently more popular MOBA's.
The game is still closed Beta and it is already showing a lot of potential. So far I am pleased with what I have experienced and cannot wait for more content to be released.
👍 : 5 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
48385 minutes
Pros
+Not a Pay to win game, all characters, weapons and other items are obtainable by hard work playing the game itself
+PVE mode offers a bit of a open world experience
+PVE mode offers challenge from deadly difficulty onwards
+Characters equipment can be customized depending on the users choice
+Has a lot of character in roster to choose from with unique skills and passive abilities
+Not so toxic community so far
+Daily reward for PVE if you finished a game and PVP if your team wins
Cons
-Some characters are expensive when purchased using in game money
-Duplicate drops of weapons and mods could be annoying to some people
-May experience random lag sometimes and Red Ping on Asian countries
-PVE could get boring as you play it repeatedly
-Long waiting time for both PVE and PVP sometimes
-Deadly and Endemic mode difficulty in PVE is sometimes impossible to get all gold because of overpowered creeps
-If someone got disconnected in PVE it means your team could either get silver to nothing and there is no compensation (like weakening the creeps) for loosing a player while in game
-PVP is currently messed up there is no ranking system of somekind to sort things out since the population of this game is considered small so far
-Sometimes there are fixed teams (group/party) in PVP that farms players with teamates who they randomly meet because of the system of the game and the odds of winning against them are quite low especially if your team mates are lowbies even the game mechanic is 4v4v4
-Reports of cheaters in game but they are not widespread at this moment
👍 : 4 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
6388 minutes
When I first look at this game, I was like "no way it must be a joke right?" then when I played it, I am in love with this game, its really awesome and full of fun, plus we get to move anywhere instead of just click and go there, this is simpler, plus its the FIRST ZOMBA!! I LOVE IT, GET IT OwO
P.S: they kinda made Berg sound like a evil crazed fighting dude, I was sort of thinking of his voice would be one of the guys from One Piece, a guy who voiced as Cutting Flam (or Big Bro)
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
40675 minutes
Great Game! addictive but need a little kick to the variety of map. Long to reach good lvl to bring good weps to fight! but its a good game whit a huge variety of funny build wep. But We need more stuff soon!!! (map, loot, event, boss, game mode, etc.) ! At final its really a good start for this game! If the company still evovlving this one, he gonna live old lol:)
👍 : 4 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
52346 minutes
I love this game. Seems production has slowed and servers are a crawl now. Literally cannot play North American servers. You're forced to play on EU servers for players. Then if you like range like me, it sucks to deal with the lag associated from EU servers. Then if you do find a North American server going(will be 1 at the most at once going), if you miss rotation on it you will be waiting 12-20 minutes for that match to end, so you have a chance to join(keyword chance). Which sucks....
Besides that this game is very good, I love it. Just wish I could play on North American servers..... Maybe advertise the game better....
👍 : 16 |
😃 : 4
Positive
Playtime:
10502 minutes
Not played a lot of MOBAs apart from a bit of DOTA 2 which I didn't enjoy much, but I really love this. Its gameplay is like L4D(similar zombie types), but also fighting against enemy teams. The PvE is OK to get you started, but the PvP is where the fun is. The idea in Scavenger/PvP(4vs4vs4) is to deliver supplies to your truck, whilst preventing the other teams from doing the same as well as fighting zombies.
You capture flags similar to Battlefield conquest, but there is also a boss that drops loads of supplies if you kill him, but the trouble is the other teams will be waiting for you to become weak and steal them off you. There is a lot of tactical and strategic depth to it, and teamplay is essential. If you're a lone wolf, you will lose- you'll either get ganked by the other teams or will succumb to a special zombie. I'm having a whale of a time and have found several regular players to team up with who I gel with. My tip is don't waste time complaining when you're losing(bad for team morale and cohesion). There are many ways to steal a win or at least come second.
👍 : 18 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
6102 minutes
Nice one. Reminds me of Dota2 sometimes, but there you have more options and interesting gameplay with your teammates. PvP mode is much fun too. It's good that it's playable without donation.
After edit.
Have five 20 lvl characters and 31 account lvl. Where the end?
👍 : 4 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
6146 minutes
Genre - Horror Isometric MOBA/Action Survival
I love all of the Dead Island Games, Diablo, Gauntlet and am a very casual DOTA 2 gamer. I think this game works well as a F2P as it is possible to farm points while still enjoying the game to unlock characters. I got the starter pack when it was on sale so got 4 characters to choose from and enough points to get more. Weapons can be crafted and are upgraded via use. This happens between games, and unlike DOTA 2 you actually get some character progression to carry over. You still level up within game but you will have added perks, more inventory and better weapons. None of which messes with the balance too much but adds a little bit more to come back to. You will either play horde, basically 4 player survival mode (where death means more time taken and a worse medal) or scavenger where three teams of four basically play capture the flag with zombies. Both these modes are fun, although it would be nice if they could think of at least one more balanced mode for variety's sake. I did have a problem where I got some extra character points incorrectly (their fault), and then them and the character I bought were removed. This wasn't my fault and seemed a bit harsh. As yet I haven't had a satisfactory response Despite of this though I still came back for more though, which with my grudge bearing temperament says a lot about the actual game!
👍 : 26 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
48158 minutes
No real Contents update since 4 months ago.
about 90% of the player base have left the game,
and the devs seem to have abandoned the game as well.
RIP epidemic! thx for the 800hrs of fun we had together!
👍 : 43 |
😃 : 8
Negative
Dead Island: Epidemic Steam Achievements
Dead Island: Epidemic offers players a rich tapestry of challenges, with a total of 54 achievements to unlock. These achievements span a variety of in-game activities, encouraging exploration, skill development, and strategic mastery. Unlocking these achievements provides not only a rewarding experience but also a deeper engagement with the game's content.
Effective Killer
Kill 10 Players during a Scavenger mission
Met with Sinamoi
Survive the Tutorial
Joined the Amaia battlefield
Finish a Scavenger mission
Largest of prey
Finish a cooperative PvE mission
Zombies are my friends
Complete a mission while playing with a party
Hoarder Therapy
Deliver 150 supplies during a Scavenger mission
Clean sweep
Kill 100 Walkers during a Scavenger mission
Expansive mind
Capture five Supply points during a Scavenger mission
Hoarder therapist
Kill a Hoarder during a Scavenger mission
Double kill
Kill two players consecutively within 10 seconds in a Scavenger mission.
Triple kill
Kill three players consecutively within 10 seconds in a Scavenger mission.
Multi kill
Kill four players consecutively within 10 seconds in a Scavenger mission.
Home for dinner
Win a Scavenger mission within 20 minutes
Rule #1: Cardio
Win a Scavenger mission without dying
Just going through
Kill 100 Walkers during a cooperative PvE mission
Untouchable
Complete a cooperative PvE mission without dying
Great attack
Kill 5 Zombies with one attack/skill
Massive attack
Kill 10 Zombies with one attack/skill
Above the rest
Win a Scavenger mission with atleast 200 supplies ahead of the other teams
First on scene
Be the first team to complete the Barricade Race during a Scavenger mission
Supplies secured
Control 4 Supply points at the same time during a Scavenger mission
Scavenger 10
Complete 10 Scavenger Hunt Missions
Scavenger 100
Complete 100 Scavenger Hunt Missions
Scavenger 250
Complete 250 Scavenger Hunt Missions
Scavenger 1 000
Complete 1 000 Scavenger Hunt Missions
Scavenger 2 500
Complete 2 500 Scavenger Hunt Missions
Hunter 10
Complete 10 cooperative PvE missions
Hunter 100
Complete 100 cooperative PvE missions
Hunter 250
Complete 250 cooperative PvE missions
Hunter 1 000
Complete 1 000 cooperative PvE missions
Hunter 2 500
Complete 2 500 cooperative PvE missions
Blueprint collector
Obtain 5 Weapon Blueprints
Bag of Blueprints
Obtain 25 Weapon Blueprints
Box of Blueprints
Obtain 75 Weapon Blueprints
Blueprint library
Obtain 150 Weapon Blueprints
Novice craftsman
Craft 10 weapons
Adept craftsman
Craft 50 weapons
Intermediate craftsman
Craft 150 weapons
Journeyman craftsman
Craft 250 weapons
Master craftsman
Craft 500 weapons
Zombie abuser
Kill 100 Zombies!
Zombie killer
Kill 1 000 Zombies!
Zombie butcher
Kill 10 000 Zombies!
Zombie Genociderer
Kill 53 597 Zombies!
Zombie onslaught
Kill 100 000 Zombies!
Zombie massacre
Kill 250 000 Zombies!
Zombie obliterator
Kill 1 000 000 Zombies!
Bully
Kill 25 enemy players
Blood spatter analyst
Kill 250 enemy players
Executioner
Kill 1 000 enemy players
Mass murder
Kill 10 000 enemy players
Sir Kill á lot
Kill 25 000 enemy players
Serial killer
Kill 100 enemy players
Zombie slayer
Kill 25 000 Zombies!
Dead Island: Epidemic Minimum PC System Requirements
Minimum:- OS *: Windows 7 SP1
- Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo 1.8 Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT or Radeon HD 3870
- Storage: 3 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Provisional - subject to changes. 1024x764 minimum display resolution is required.
Dead Island: Epidemic Recommended PC System Requirements
Recommended:- OS *: Windows 7 SP1 or higher
- Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 or better
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 or Radeon HD 7870
- Storage: 4 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Provisional - subject to changes. 1024x764 minimum display resolution is required.
Dead Island: Epidemic has specific system requirements to ensure smooth gameplay. The minimum settings provide basic performance, while the recommended settings are designed to deliver the best gaming experience. Check the detailed requirements to ensure your system is compatible before making a purchase.
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