What games are like Dead Island 2?

The best games like Dead Island 2 on Steam right now include Dying Light: The Beast, Grounded 2, Blood Night. They share Dead Island 2's genre and gameplay (Co-op, Zombies, First-Person) and are ranked using live Steam similarity and current follower momentum, updated daily.

How are these similar games chosen?

Each game is scored by how many Steam genres and gameplay modes it shares with Dead Island 2, plus a bonus for the same developer, then tie-broken by how fast it is gaining Steam followers right now.

Games Like Dead Island 2 (2026)

The best similar games on Steam — matched by shared genre and gameplay, with a reason for every pick.

Updated daily · July 17, 2026

Looking for games like Dead Island 2? The closest matches on Steam right now are Dying Light: The Beast, Grounded 2, Blood Night — chosen by shared genre and gameplay (Co-op, Zombies, First-Person) and ranked by how fast each is currently gaining followers. Full ranked list of 12 below, each with why it's a match.

Best games similar to Dead Island 2

#	Game	Genre	Shared with Dead Island 2
1	Dying Light: The Beast	Action	Action, Adventure, co-op, multiplayer
2	Grounded 2	Action	Action, Adventure, co-op, multiplayer
3	Blood Night	Action	Action, Adventure, co-op, multiplayer
4	Rain Station Z	Action	Action, Adventure, co-op, multiplayer
5	Warhammer 40,000: Darktide	Action	Co-op, Combat, PvE, FPS
6	Human Host	Action	Action, Adventure, single-player
7	Dying Light 2 Stay Human: Reloaded Edition	Action	Gore, Co-op, Combat, Horror
8	The Outlast Trials	Action	Co-op, PvE, Horror, Action-Adventure
9	World War Z	Action	Gore, Co-op, Combat, PvE
10	Death Scourges	Action	Action, Adventure, single-player
11	Dispatch	Action	Action, Adventure, single-player
12	ZEROAD	Action	Action, co-op, multiplayer, online co-op

Why these are like Dead Island 2

1. Dying Light: The Beast

Both are action / adventure games; both offer co-op and multiplayer. BECOME THE BEAST.

2. Grounded 2

Both are action / adventure games; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Shrunk again, but the world is much larger.

3. Blood Night

Both are action / adventure games; both offer co-op and multiplayer. (Multiplayer | COOP) THE FOREST IS DEAD.

4. Rain Station Z

Both are action / adventure games; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Multiplayer Open World Zombie Survival.

5. Warhammer 40,000: Darktide

Both are tagged co-op, combat, pve; both offer co-op and multiplayer. Take back the city of Tertium from hordes of bloodthirsty foes in this intense and brutal action shooter.

6. Human Host

Both are action / adventure games; both offer single-player. Human Host is an open-world zombie survival crafting game.

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