Games Like Dead Island (Series) Similar Horror Games like Dead Island (Series)

Dead Island is described as 'Features an apparent open world roaming, divided by relatively large areas, and played from a first-person perspective. Most of the gameplay is built around combat and completing quests. Dead Island is an action role-playing game and uses experience-based gameplay' and is a Horror Game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to Dead Island for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Linux, Mac and Xbox apps. The best Dead Island alternative is Metro. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try No More Room in Hell or Infected Shelter. Other Dead Island like games are Left 4 Dead, The Suicide of Rachel Foster, Dying Light and Arizona Sunshine.

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  1. Metro icon
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    Metro is a survival horror first-person shooter video game series, based on the novel Metro 2033 by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky.

    45 Metro alternatives

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    Country of Origin

    • MT flagMalta
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Metro Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player

    Metro VS Dead Island

     
    • Metro is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Dead Island.

    • Metro is the most popular commercial alternative to Dead Island.

    • Metro is Paid and ProprietaryDead Island is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Left 4 Dead icon
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    Left 4 Dead (abbreviated as L4D) is a cooperative first-person shooter arcade-style video game.

    38 Left 4 Dead alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam
    • Xbox

    Left 4 Dead Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Single player
    4.  Split-screen multiplayer
    5.  Support for Android Things

    Left 4 Dead VS Dead Island

     
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    The Suicide of Rachel Foster is an adventure video game developed by One-O-One Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment.

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • IT flagItaly
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Epic Games Store
    • Steam
    • GOG.com
    • Playstation
    • Nintendo Switch
    • Xbox

    Properties

    1.  Atmospheric

    Features

    1.  No registration required
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Single player
    5.  Psychological horror
    6.  First person view
    7.  Walking simulator

    The Suicide of Rachel Foster VS Dead Island

     
  4. Dying Light icon
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    Dying Light is an open world first person action-adventure survival horror video game developed by Polish video game developer Techland and published by Warner Bros.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • PL flagPoland
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam

    Dying Light Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Zombie Game

    Dying Light VS Dead Island

     
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    Developed from the ground up for VR support, Arizona Sunshine casts players into a first-hand experience with the zombie apocalypse where they can explore a post-apocalyptic world and realistically interact with weapons using motion controllers.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • HTC Vive
    • Steam
    • Oculus Rift

    Arizona Sunshine Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Virtual Reality
    4.  Zombie Game

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    Nightmare Creatures is a survival horror video game released for the PlayStation and PC in 1997, and Nintendo 64 in 1998 as a North America exclusive. It was developed by Kalisto Entertainment and published by Activision.

    License model

    • Free PersonalProprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Nightmare Creatures Features

    1.  Single player

    Nightmare Creatures VS Dead Island

     
    • Nightmare Creatures is the most popular free alternative to Dead Island.

    • Nightmare Creatures is Free Personal and ProprietaryDead Island is Paid and Proprietary
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    suspicious suicide. A chilling curse. A malevolent power. Finally, a wicked dark secret. This is Derceto, a legendary Louisiana mansion where, against your better judgment, you're drawn into a world of shadows to explore the darker side of Jeremy Hartwood's imagination.

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    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Alone in the Dark (trilogy) Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Third person perspective

    Alone in the Dark (trilogy) VS Dead Island

     
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    More Room in Hell is a co-operative realistic first person survival horror modification for the Source Engine.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Steam

    No More Room in Hell Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Zombie Game

    No More Room in Hell VS Dead Island

     
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    The year is 1993. The protagonist's ancestors, the Winthrops, have obviously dealt with black magic and perhaps even pacts with the demons. Now their mansion is invaded by horrifying creatures, and it is up to the brave hero(ine) to venture inside, solve the mystery, and...

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    The Legacy: Realm of Terror Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  First person view

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    A unique, first-person, multiplayer urban survival experience. Set in a post-apocalyptic world, Nether forces players to make life-saving decisions in a fast-paced struggle against players and the environment. Join tribes, hold territory, scavenge...

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Nether: Resurrected Features

    1.  Player vs Enviroment
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Player vs Player
    4.  Single player
    5.  Zombie Game
    6.  First person view
    7.  Walking simulator
    8.  Crafting

    Nether: Resurrected VS Dead Island

     
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    An adventure game, where you need to survive in an area full of danger and mystery. Your goal is to stay alive and find the way out, fighting monsters and completing story driven missions. Fight zombies, build asylums, find your way back home!.

    License model

    Country of Origin

    • HU flagHungary
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • iPhone
    • iPad

    Properties

    1.  Atmospheric

    Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Achievements Supported
    4.  Sandbox
    5.  Zombie Game
    6.  Early access
    7.  First person view
    8.  Crafting

    Shadows of Kurgansk VS Dead Island

     
    • Shadows of Kurgansk is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Dead Island.

    • Shadows of Kurgansk is Paid and ProprietaryDead Island is also Paid and Proprietary
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    Dead Rising 4 marks the return of photojournalist Frank West in an all-new chapter of one of the most popular zombie game franchises of all time. All of the classic hallmarks of the ground breaking series return, including a huge array of weapons and vehicles players can combine...

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • JP flagJapan

    Platforms

    • Xbox
    • Playstation
    • Steam
    • Windows

    Dead Rising Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Ad-free
    3.  Works Offline
    4.  Zombie Game
    5.  Gore

    Dead Rising VS Dead Island

     
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