Overview

• Dambuster Studios and publisher Deep Silver disclosed the milestone and tease in an official Steam post amplified on social media on September 9.
• The 20 million figure reflects players rather than unit sales, boosted by Xbox Game Pass availability and a recent free Epic Games Store giveaway.
• Teaser art shows a desert hitchhiking scene with bag stickers referencing Los Angeles, Banoi, Ireland, Rome, and Australia, which function as hints rather than confirmations.
• Public messaging avoids the name Dead Island 3, instead referring to “the next outbreak” and “what comes next.”
• Dead Island 2 launched in April 2023 after a protracted, multi-studio development, ultimately completed by Dambuster.