Dead Island 3 in Active Development for 2028 Release
Dead Island 3 is under active development with a release target for the year 2028. Following the success of Dead Island 2 at the box office, Dambuster Studios, the developer behind the game, is planning a sequel.
From the studio's financial report, it is confirmed that Dead Island 3 is currently under active development and has already been earmarked for a release window.
Top Development Details
Information from the document outlines the current status of the project:
- Planned Release: The game is expected to be released within the first two quarters of 2028.
- Production stage: Currently in preliminary phases of the production.
- Development timeline: This project has been in vigorous development over the past year.
- Team size: Currently, there are 194 employees working on the game.
Context from the Dead Island 2 Development Stage
This ends a lengthy development cycle in Dead Island 2. What an ex-high-ranking official of Deep Silver mentioned was that the earliest versions of that project were really so poor that there were fears of it finishing the whole franchise.

