Dead Island 2, the co-op zombie shooter that's better than it has any right to be, is free to own right now

Although it might now not get the protection it used to, the Epic Video games Retailer’s weekly freebies on PC proceed. Each week, the shop is refreshed with one or two video games, obtainable for anybody to say and personal without end.

You’d want a free account for that, after all, however should you’ve ever performed Fortnite – or claimed any such freebie prior to now – you have already got one. Each from time to time, nonetheless, the freebie in query is a recreation price highlighting. That is one such week.

From now till Thursday, Could 22, you’ll be able to declare a free copy of Useless Island 2, in addition to Completely happy Recreation. Useless Island 2 is, after all, the upper profile title on this line-up, and it’s actually a kind of cases the place it’s onerous to imagine a recreation of such high quality is being given away free of charge.

Useless Island 2 isn’t a really previous recreation, both, it solely got here out in April 2023 – so it’s just a bit over two-years-old. A few of you studying this possible purchased it on a deep low cost meaning to play it shortly afterwards, however by no means did.

Given its intensive historical past of false begins, delays, reboots and all method of improvement shenanigans, it’s a miracle {that a} recreation known as Useless Island 2 exists in any respect. The truth that it’s really a strong, fully-fledged zombie motion recreation – and a enjoyable co-op romp in addition – is what took everybody without warning two years in the past.

In her four-star evaluate, our very personal Kelsey Raynor mentioned it’s “each bit the head-stomping blast that it promised to be,” and identified how a lot all of it comes collectively in co-op. Contemplating Useless Island 2 is at the moment free, discovering folks to play with shouldn’t be an issue.

Even should you don’t notably care about zombie video games, you need to no less than obtain it to expertise the the dismemberment and flesh/bone tech below the hood. It’s extra detailed than you would possibly realise, and makes for very satisfying (and infrequently brutal) zombie-slaying.

You may seize Useless Island 2 on the Epic Video games Retailer proper now. Simply add it to your cart, try and also you’re accomplished. Numerous bits of DLC are additionally on sale, in case you need to develop what’s already there.