Can I Run Dead Island 2?
Released in 2024, Dead Island 2 is an action adventure game built by Dambuster Studios. Publishing duties went to Deep Silver. It offers a single player campaign and cooperative play. Progress follows the account through Steam Cloud rather than sitting on one disk. It handles controllers properly rather than leaving the player to bind buttons by hand. Builds exist for macOS as well as Windows. Steam gates it behind an age check at 18. 14 languages are covered by the store listing. Its Steam review count passes 21 thousand, a large enough sample that odd hardware behaviour would be known by now. It carries 59 achievements.
Can your PC run it? →System requirements
Minimum requirements
| CPU | AMD FX-9590 / Intel Core i7-7700HQ |
|---|---|
| GPU | Radeon R9 390X (8192 VRAM) / GeForce GTX 1060 (6144 VRAM) |
| RAM | 10 GB |
| Storage | 70 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| DirectX | 12 |
Recommended requirements
| CPU | Ryzen 5 5600X / Intel Core i9-9900k |
|---|---|
| GPU | Radeon RX 6800 XT (16384 VRAM) / GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8192 MB) |
| RAM | 10 GB |
| Storage | 70 GB |
| OS | Windows 10 |
| DirectX | 12 |
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Setting and environment
Dead Island 2 is set in an outbreak scenario. 9 storefront images show what the game actually looks like in motion. The view is from a first person view.
Why Dead Island 2 is demanding
Dead Island 2 sits in the middle of the demand range, targeting Radeon RX 6800 XT (16384 VRAM) / GeForce RTX 2070 Super (, a tier a mainstream card from the last few generations reaches without difficulty. System memory expectations are modest at 10 GB. DirectX 12 is named, so Dead Island 2 expects a graphics driver and card from the modern era rather than merely a fast one. The distance between minimum and recommended is wide, so Dead Island 2 at the floor and Dead Island 2 at the recommended tier are not the same experience. The install is small at roughly 70 GB.
This reading comes from the published requirements and our own benchmark tables, not from the store listing.
Can you run Dead Island 2?
Dead Island 2 scales across a wide range of hardware. Radeon R9 390X (8192 VRAM) / GeForce GTX 1060 (6144 VRAM) is enough to get in at minimum settings, while Radeon RX 6800 XT (16384 VRAM) / GeForce RTX 2070 Super (8192 MB) and 10 GB of RAM is what it recommends for a smoother experience. Where you land mostly comes down to the settings you're willing to trade.
Bottleneck: GPU
Large install. Dead Island 2 needs about 70 GB of free storage.
Projected by resolution
| Resolution | Projection | Headroom |
|---|---|---|
| 1080p | Borderline | 0.94x |
| 1440p | Below the bar | 0.53x |
| 4K | Below the bar | 0.24x |
A projection, not a measurement. We scale the published GPU requirement by pixel count, since 1440p draws 1.78 times the pixels of 1080p and 4K draws 4 times as many, then compare against RTX 3060 / Ryzen 5 build. The publisher did not state a target resolution, so 1080p is assumed as the baseline. We hold no frame rate data, so no FPS figure is claimed. Headroom above 1 means the reference machine has room to spare at that resolution.
Common GPUs
| Graphics card | Verdict |
|---|---|
| GTX 1060 6 GB | Playable |
| GTX 1060 Laptop | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 4 GB | Below minimum |
| GTX 1650 Laptop | Below minimum |
| RTX 2060 6 GB | Runs well |
| RTX 2060 Laptop | Playable |
| RTX 3060 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4060 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4060 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 3070 8 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 3070 Laptop | Runs well |
| RTX 4070 12 GB | Runs great |
| RTX 4070 Laptop | Runs great |
| RX 6600 8 GB | Runs well |
Each card is compared against Dead Island 2's published GPU requirement, assuming an otherwise-capable PC. Laptop rows use the real mobile chip's benchmark, a mobile GPU is always slower than its desktop namesake.
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Frequently asked questions
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What are the minimum system requirements for Dead Island 2?
The minimum requirements are CPU: AMD FX-9590 / Intel Core i7-7700HQ; GPU: Radeon R9 390X (8192 VRAM) / GeForce GTX 1060 (6144 VRAM); 10 GB RAM; OS: Windows 10.
How much storage does Dead Island 2 need?
Dead Island 2 needs about 70 GB of available storage.
Can an RTX 3060 run Dead Island 2?
The RTX 3060 runs Dead Island 2 comfortably, clearing the title's GPU requirement with room to spare.
What is the bottleneck for Dead Island 2?
On a typical modern PC (Ryzen 5 5600, RTX 3060, 16 GB RAM), the tightest component for Dead Island 2 is the GPU.