Dead Island Definitive Edition Player Count: Is It Dead?

Dead Island Definitive Edition

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Dead Island Definitive Edition

TechlandMay 31, 2016Action

$19.99 Very PositiveSteam Deck Playable
  • Zombies
  • Open World
  • Co-op
  • Multiplayer
  • Survival
  • Action
  • Gore
  • Horror
  • First-Person
  • Online Co-Op
Playing now
326
Updated 28 minutes ago
24-hour peak
347
Last 24 hours
All-time peak
4,114
May 1, 2023
Avg this month
298
+19.68% vs last month
Steam reviews
81%
Very Positive

Data source: Steam Web APILast updated: How we collect this data

Dead Island Definitive Edition player count chart

Dead Island Definitive Edition has a small but active player base. 326 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 6% on the month before).

History from May 1, 2016

Dead Island Definitive Edition monthly player count

MonthAvg. playersGain% GainPeak players
November 2026298+49+19.68%631
October 2026249+7+2.89%584
September 2026242+198+41.6%674
August 2026n/a-363-43.27%476
July 2026n/a+100+13.53%839
June 2026n/a+94+14.57%739
May 2026n/a-319-33.09%645
April 2026n/a+245+34.08%964
March 2026n/a+63+9.6%719
February 2026n/a-293-30.87%656
January 2026n/a+130+15.87%949
December 2025n/a+322+64.79%819
November 2025n/a-15-2.93%497
October 2025n/a+22+4.49%512
September 2025n/a-37-7.02%490
August 2025n/a+20+3.94%527
July 2025n/a-613-54.73%507
June 2025n/a+155+16.06%1,120
May 2025n/a+387+66.96%965
April 2025n/a-63-9.83%578
March 2025n/a+5+0.79%641
February 2025n/a+0+0%636
January 2025n/a+86+15.64%636
December 2024n/a-155-21.99%550
November 2024n/a+300+74.07%705
October 2024n/a-244-37.6%405
September 2024n/a+84+14.87%649
August 2024n/a-74-11.58%565
July 2024n/a-14-2.14%639
June 2024n/a-54-7.64%653
May 2024n/a-4-0.56%707
April 2024n/a-95-11.79%711
March 2024n/a-646-44.49%806
February 2024n/a+801+123.04%1,452
January 2024n/a-8-1.21%651
December 2023n/a-579-46.77%659
November 2023n/a+755+156.31%1,238
October 2023n/a-265-35.43%483
September 2023n/a-193-20.51%748
August 2023n/a-265-21.97%941
July 2023n/a-287-19.22%1,206
June 2023n/a-2,621-63.71%1,493
May 2023n/a+2,035+97.88%4,114
April 2023n/a+46+2.26%2,079
March 2023n/a+1,216+148.84%2,033
February 2023n/a-1,261-60.68%817
January 2023n/a+876+72.88%2,078
December 2022n/a-553-31.51%1,202
November 2022n/a+73+4.34%1,755
October 2022n/a+362+27.42%1,682
September 2022n/a-711-35.01%1,320
August 2022n/a+556+37.69%2,031
July 2022n/a+345+30.53%1,475
June 2022n/a+427+60.74%1,130
May 2022n/a+169+31.65%703
April 2022n/a-345-39.25%534
March 2022n/a-1,162-56.93%879
February 2022n/a+1,229+151.35%2,041
January 2022n/a+165+25.5%812
December 2021n/a-235-26.64%647
November 2021n/a+192+27.83%882
October 2021n/a+234+51.32%690
September 2021n/a-531-53.8%456
August 2021n/a-113-10.27%987
July 2021n/a+146+15.3%1,100
June 2021n/a-117-10.92%954
May 2021n/a+597+125.95%1,071
April 2021n/a-132-21.78%474
March 2021n/a-725-54.47%606
February 2021n/a+288+27.61%1,331
January 2021n/a-7-0.67%1,043
December 2020n/a-98-8.54%1,050
November 2020n/a+40+3.61%1,148
October 2020n/a+277+33.33%1,108
September 2020n/a+485+140.17%831
August 2020n/a-606-63.66%346
July 2020n/a-46-4.61%952
June 2020n/a+627+169%998
May 2020n/a-46-11.03%371
April 2020n/a-393-48.52%417
March 2020n/a+383+89.7%810
February 2020n/a-301-41.35%427
January 2020n/a+40+5.81%728
December 2019n/a+7+1.03%688
November 2019n/a+154+29.22%681
October 2019n/a-559-51.47%527
September 2019n/a+804+285.11%1,086
August 2019n/a-598-67.95%282
July 2019n/a-41-4.45%880
June 2019n/a+170+22.64%921
May 2019n/a-1,131-60.1%751
April 2019n/a+1,597+560.35%1,882
March 2019n/a-200-41.24%285
February 2019n/a+30+6.59%485
January 2019n/a+5+1.11%455
December 2018n/a-528-53.99%450
November 2018n/a+285+41.13%978
October 2018n/a-521-42.92%693
September 2018n/a+976+410.08%1,214
August 2018n/a-223-48.37%238
July 2018n/a+31+7.21%461
June 2018n/a+202+88.6%430
May 2018n/a+1+0.44%228
April 2018n/a-299-56.84%227
March 2018n/a-935-64%526
February 2018n/a+1,021+232.05%1,461
January 2018n/a-76-14.73%440
December 2017n/a+108+26.47%516
November 2017n/a-579-58.66%408
October 2017n/a-1,207-55.01%987
September 2017n/a+2,001+1036.79%2,194
August 2017n/a-191-49.74%193
July 2017n/a+28+7.87%384
June 2017n/a-70-16.43%356
May 2017n/a+286+204.29%426
April 2017n/a-328-70.09%140
March 2017n/a+231+97.47%468
February 2017n/a+12+5.33%237
January 2017n/a+26+13.07%225
December 2016n/a+62+45.26%199
November 2016n/a-129-48.5%137
October 2016n/a+144+118.03%266
September 2016n/a-11-8.27%122
August 2016n/a-118-47.01%133
July 2016n/a-1,492-85.6%251
June 2016n/a-580-24.97%1,743
May 2016n/an/an/a2,323

How many people are playing Dead Island Definitive Edition?

326 people are playing Dead Island Definitive Edition on Steam right now. That makes it the #1,492 most played game on Steam at the moment. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 347 players. Today's peak is 8% below its 30-day average daily peak of 378.

Dead Island Definitive Edition player count history

Over the last 30 days Dead Island Definitive Edition averaged a daily peak of 378 players, up 6% compared with the 30 days before (356). Its highest point this month (631) is 27% above the same period last year (497). In its first month after release (May 31, 2016) it peaked at 1,743 players. Today's player count is 8% of its all-time peak of 4,114, set on May 1, 2023.

Best time to play Dead Island Definitive Edition

Based on the last 14 days, Dead Island Definitive Edition is busiest around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and quietest around 08:00 UTC (3 AM in New York), when about 54% fewer people are online. For the fastest matchmaking, play close to the peak hour.

Dead Island Definitive Edition players by hour and weekday

When Dead Island Definitive Edition has the most players online, by weekday and hour, shown in your time zone. Busy hours mean faster matchmaking and fuller servers; quiet hours are best for solo play.

BusiestSunday at 18:00 UTCabout 462 players on average
QuietestTuesday at 08:00 UTCabout 131 players on average
Busy vs quiet3.5xmore players at the busiest hour
Fewer playersMore playersTimes in UTC. Hover or tap a cell.

Average players for each hour of the week over the last 28 days, from our Steam player counts.

About Dead Island Definitive Edition

Welcome to the zombie apocalypse experience of a lifetime – and now more beautiful than ever. Caught in the midst of an epic zombie outbreak on the tropical island of Banoi, your only thought is: Survive!

Developer
Techland
Publisher
Deep Silver
Released
May 31, 2016
Genre
Action
Steam Deck
Playable
Languages
8 languages, 1 with full audio

Screenshots

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Dead Island Definitive Edition price history

$19.99
price now (US)
$1.99
lowest recorded (-90%) · Oct 27, 2026
-90%
typical sale discount · 4 sales seen

Good time to buy? Probably wait for a sale. Dead Island Definitive Edition is at its full price of $19.99. It usually goes on sale for about 90% off (around $2.00), and the lowest we have recorded is $1.99.Next Steam sale: Steam Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4. See the countdown

US price on Steam. Readings before Oct 13, 2026 come from archived copies of the Steam store page (Internet Archive), so short sales between copies can be missing. Checked daily.

Dead Island Definitive Edition price by region

RegionSteam priceIn USDIn EURvs US
United States$19.99$19.9917.90 EURbase
Euro area19,99€$22.3219.99 EUR+12%
United Kingdom£17.79$23.8121.33 EUR+19%
CanadaC$ 27.49$19.5417.50 EUR-2%
AustraliaA$ 29.95$20.5818.43 EUR+3%
New ZealandNZ$ 33.95$18.8216.86 EUR-6%
BrazilR$99,00$17.9916.11 EUR-10%
MexicoMex$ 320.00$17.1115.32 EUR-14%
Argentina (LATAM USD)$14.99$14.9913.43 EUR-25%
Poland84,48 zł$21.4719.23 EUR+7%
SwitzerlandCHF 22.50$27.4824.61 EUR+37%
Norway197,00 kr$20.9018.72 EUR+5%
Turkey (MENA USD)$14.99$14.9913.43 EUR-25%
Azerbaijan (CIS USD)$14.99$14.9913.43 EUR-25%
South AfricaR 320.00$19.3517.33 EUR-3%
India₹1,120.00$11.9210.68 EUR-40%
IndonesiaRp 214 000$11.8210.59 EUR-41%
China cheapest¥74.00$11.099.93 EUR-45%
Japan¥2,389$15.0913.51 EUR-25%
South Korea₩ 20,300$14.9413.38 EUR-25%

Converted with the European Central Bank reference rates of 6 Nov 2026. Steam sells each region's price only to accounts in that region.

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Dead Island Definitive Edition reviews over time

81% Very Positive81% of 28,422 Steam reviews are positiveRead reviews on Steam

Positive and negative Steam user reviews per month, from Steam's review history.

Dead Island Definitive Edition on Twitch

0
watching now
0
live channels
55
24-hour peak viewers
4
7-day average viewers

Twitch category "Dead Island", sampled every 30 minutes since Oct 13, 2026. Most watched games on Twitch

Dead Island Definitive Edition Twitch viewers per day, last 90 days

Average viewers per day (line) and the highest count of each day (dotted line).

Best day: 27 Oct 2026, with a peak of 290 viewers and 53 on average.

Dead Island Definitive Edition streamers right now

Nobody in our samples.

Top Dead Island Definitive Edition streamers this week

  1. lPuntito45
  2. Girl2Clutch40
  3. Discorrdia14
  4. Yusuki_Suskit69713
  5. Skazy_GM11

Average viewers while live.

Top Twitch streamers across all games

Dead Island Definitive Edition achievements

Dead Island Definitive Edition has 57 Steam achievements. On average a player has unlocked 14.8% of them; the rarest, Gladiator school, is held by 1.5% of players.

  • Warranty Void if UsedCreate a customized weapon.44.5%
  • A taste of everythingKill a zombie with 10 different melee weapons.43.8%
  • Knock, knockBreach a locked door with the first blow.43.5%
  • Learning the ropesReach level 10.42.1%
  • How many days exactly?Play Dead Island, Definitive Edition at least 28 days after starting it for the first time.36.8%
  • Together in the lightComplete 5 quests in a single co-op game with the same partners.36.2%
  • Need a hand?Join another player's game.34.9%
  • CardioTravel a distance of 20 kilometers on foot.34.0%
  • Karma-geddonKill 50 zombies using a vehicle.32.5%
  • Steam PunkCreate weapons to rival the gods of fire or thunder.30.0%
  • Hell in paradiseComplete act 1.29.4%
  • Road TripDrive a total distance of 10 kilometers.26.5%
  • Tis but a flesh wound!Sever 100 limbs.26.0%
  • Dedicated studentReach level 25.25.2%
  • SaviorSave 5 people besieged by zombies.23.0%
  • HumanitarianKill 50 human enemies.22.2%
  • Hack & slashKill 250 zombies using edged melee weapons.22.0%
  • Going steadyComplete 25 quests while playing with at least one co-op partner.21.4%
  • Gotta find'em allFind 60 collectibles.20.4%
  • No raccoons in hereComplete act 2.19.2%
  • Busy, busy, busyFinish 75 quests cumulatively.18.3%
  • A very special dayKill 250 zombies with modified weapons.15.8%
  • To put it bluntlyKill 250 zombies using blunt melee weapons.15.6%
  • King of the jungleComplete act 3.15.1%
  • Banoi RedemptionComplete act 4.14.7%
  • One is all I needKill 5 Infected in a row with a single blow.13.3%
  • First!Kill a Suicider with a grenade.10.7%
  • I want one of thoseCustomize 25 weapons.10.2%
  • Tae Kwon LeapKill 25 zombies with your bare fists.9.2%
  • Nearly thereFind 120 collectibles.9.0%
  • Catch!Kill an Infected with a grenade blast.7.5%
  • Ménage à troisComplete 5 quests with 3 co-op partners.6.5%
  • Wave and SmilePlay any Arena in co-op.6.4%
  • Guns don't kill but they helpKill 250 zombies using firearms.6.0%
  • OriginalityPlay in a co-op team of 4 different playable characters.5.8%
  • RagemanKill 100 enemies with Fury attacks.5.6%
  • Gesundheit!Heal yourself with a medkit 100 times.5.5%
  • Rootin' Tootin' Lootin'Loot 5 Exceptional Weapons.5.4%
  • Ah! Spoiled meat!Kill a Butcher using an axe.5.0%
  • School of hard knocksReach level 50.4.8%
  • Extreme FirefightingSet 5 enemies on fire and then kill them with explosives.4.8%
  • Can't touch thisUse a hammer to kill a series of 15 zombies without taking damage.4.6%
  • Everybody liesUse a large medkit to heal an injury of 5% or less.2.7%
  • Light my fireSet 10 zombies on fire simultaneously.2.6%
  • There and back againExplore the entire island.2.5%
  • Out of honey? Chew bees!Survive 5 waves using only your fists and legs.2.3%
  • 10 heads are better than 1Kill 10 zombies in a row with headshots.2.2%
  • Death IncarnateSurvive wave 30.2.2%
  • Morituri te salutantSurvive 30 consecutive waves with at least one co-op player.2.0%
  • Looking for troubleSurvive 5 waves in each of the 4 Arenas.1.9%
  • Oh, no you don'tKill a Ram using tackle skill.1.8%
  • Complete a setDuring a single round kill an Infected, Suicider, Ram, Butcher, Floater, Walker.1.7%
  • FancySurvive 10 consecutive waves using only custom weapons.1.7%
  • Right 4 LifeComplete act 1 with 4 different characters.1.6%
  • People PersonPlay with 10 different co-op partners for at least 15 minutes each.1.6%
  • Stick it to the enemySurvive 15 consecutive waves using the analog combat controls.1.5%
  • Gladiator schoolSurvive 15 consecutive waves with each of the 4 characters.1.5%

Global unlock rates from Steam, most common first.

Latest Dead Island Definitive Edition news and patch notes

Official announcements from the developer on Steam.

Dead Island Definitive Edition FAQ

Is Dead Island Definitive Edition dead?

Dead Island Definitive Edition has a small but active player base. 326 people are playing it on Steam right now. Over the last 30 days its player count has been stable (up 6% on the month before).

How many people play Dead Island Definitive Edition?

326 people are playing Dead Island Definitive Edition on Steam right now. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 347 concurrent players.

What is the all-time peak player count for Dead Island Definitive Edition?

Dead Island Definitive Edition reached its all-time Steam peak of 4,114 concurrent players on May 1, 2023.

Is Dead Island Definitive Edition growing or declining?

Dead Island Definitive Edition is stable. Its average daily peak over the last 30 days was 378, up 6% compared with the previous 30 days.

When is Dead Island Definitive Edition most active?

Dead Island Definitive Edition usually has the most players around 20:00 UTC (3 PM in New York) and the fewest around 08:00 UTC (3 AM in New York).

How much does Dead Island Definitive Edition cost?

Dead Island Definitive Edition costs $19.99 on Steam in the US. Prices are checked daily and can differ by region.

What is the lowest price Dead Island Definitive Edition has been on Steam?

The lowest US price we have recorded for Dead Island Definitive Edition on Steam is $1.99 (90% off), on Oct 27, 2026. It costs $19.99 right now.

Is Dead Island Definitive Edition on sale right now?

No, Dead Island Definitive Edition is at its full price of $19.99 on Steam right now. In past sales it usually dropped about 90%, and the biggest discount we have seen is 90%.

Where is Dead Island Definitive Edition cheapest on Steam?

Of the 20 Steam regions we check, Dead Island Definitive Edition is cheapest in China at ¥74.00, about $11.09 or 45% below the US price of $19.99. Steam only sells each regional price to accounts from that region.

Is Dead Island Definitive Edition good?

Steam players rate Dead Island Definitive Edition Very Positive: 81% of 28,422 reviews are positive.

When did Dead Island Definitive Edition come out?

Dead Island Definitive Edition was released on Steam on May 31, 2016.

Who made Dead Island Definitive Edition?

Dead Island Definitive Edition was developed by Techland and published by Deep Silver.

Is Dead Island Definitive Edition still worth playing?

Dead Island Definitive Edition has a smaller but active community on Steam today (326 playing right now), and players still rate it well (Very Positive).

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