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A promotional still featuring Xian Mei, one of the four playable characters, about to attack a group of zombies. The still shows this in third person, while the game takes place in a first-person perspective

Features:

Four returning characters, plus a fifth brand new character with an all-new and unique skillset. The combined skills of the group will be sorely needed, since terrible, new and unknown zombie mutations have emerged all over the island.
In new hub defense missions, the coop teamwork skills of the survivors will be tested to the limit — they need to strategically place traps, fences and turrets to fend off oncoming Zombie onslaughts and to protect the humans in these sanctuaries.
New communication features in coop mode also allow players to enjoy an even more intense and strategic team experience.
New vehicles give you alternate means of dealing with the onslaught, while dynamic weather conditions will force the team members to adapt to cha
nging visibility conditions

Main characters

Sam B (voiced by Phil LaMarr), a one-hit wonder rap star from New Orleans. He was booked by the Royal Palms Resort to perform his well-known song "Who Do You Voodoo" at a high profile hotel party. He gladly took the chance to play this gig. Once strong, self-confident and proud, Sam B has had a troubled past and a history of drug and alcohol abuse, and his private life became a haze of fake friends and bad advisers. He believed his gig at Banoi was his last chance to get back on top.

Xian Mei (voiced by Kim Mai Guest), a desk clerk at the Royal Palms Resort. Born and raised by a police commander killed in the line of duty in China, she secretly works as a spy for the Chinese Government. To conceal her covert activities, Xian performs menial tasks for the hotel (as seen in the opening where she helps a sick guest). It is assumed that she does well at keeping her espionage a secret, as all refer to her as the desk clerk. However, during the Jin rescue scene Purna claims that she knows Xian's true nature, and several collectibles show that employees knew she was no ordinary employee.

Logan Carter (voiced by David Kaye), a former American football star, spoiled by life and successful in every possible way. Unfortunately, his own ego finally put an end to his bright future. Taking part in a reckless street race with tragic consequences, Logan not only killed a young woman - his unfortunate passenger - but also fractured his knee, putting an end to his sports career. His fall from stardom inevitably followed and he plunged swiftly into a life of bitterness and despair. He ended up letting a blood drive use his name, and in return received an all-expenses-paid trip to Banoi.

Purna (voiced by Peta Johnson), an Australian Aboriginal former officer of the New South Wales Police Force, referred to by the game as the "Sydney Police department." After losing her career when she shot a child molester (the novelization contradicts this by stating the child molester was killed by her) who could not be prosecuted, due to wealth and connections, Purna then turned to working as a bodyguard for VIPs in dangerous places all over the world. She is mostly hired for her looks (not just her skills), as wealthy men do not mind showing up with Purna on their arm. Purna states she wishes to finish off the child molester after leaving Banoi.

Ryder White (voiced by Joe Hanna), a colonel with the Australian Defense Force who communicates with the hero in Chaos Overture, providing directions for escape. Ryder has also been in contact with the survivors at the Pool House, advising they evacuate to the Lifeguard Tower. When the hero is able to communicate with Ryder once more at the hotel with Dominic, it is revealed that he is on the prison island and is dealing with his injured wife, Emily White. In the "Ryder White Campaign", it is later revealed that Ryder was not the voice from the main game, instead Charon, also known as Kevin, has been posing as him and was the true villain of the game, not Ryder

Main campaign

Dead Island takes place on the fictional island of Banoi; a lush, tropical resort destination
located off the coast of Papua New Guinea, .
The night after a high-profile party, the four main characters (hereafter referred to as "the survivors");
rapper Sam B., hotel receptionist and spy for the Chinese government Xian Mei, former football-star
 Logan Carter, and ex police officer Purna—are awakened by a voice over the emergency intercom system
directing them to evacuate the hotel. They discover that the majority of the population have been
overcome by a contagious and infectious disease, turning them into psychotic, flesh-eating creatures.
Briefly overcome by one of the infected, they are rescued by lifeguard John Sinamoi. Apparently immune from infection,
and with "The Voice" out of contact, the survivors are tasked by Sinamoi to try and find supplies and
 contact the outside world. As it becomes obvious that the resort lacks enough supplies to survive for long,
Sinamoi instead has them travel to the city of Moresby to find help. The survivors take along Jin,
the daughter of the infected mechanic who modifies an armored car they use to break out of the resort
Upon arriving in Moresby, the survivors aid a holdout at a barricaded church. Directed first to the wealthier sections of town, they ultimately raid a supermarket under the control of "Raskol" gangs, then rescue Jin after she tries to offer supplies to another Raskol faction in the abandoned police station. Upon their return to the resort, the survivors make contact with "The Voice"; he identifies himself as Colonel Ryder White, a Banoi Island Defense Force (BIDF) commander, currently trapped in a high-security prison located on a remote island, only accessible through the jungle. He states that due to the characters' immunity, he may be able to create a cure / vaccine, and in turn save his infected wife. White directs the survivors into the jungles of Banoi having them find a smuggler named Mowen who can reach the prison

Game play

Dead Island 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 character customization. The player earns XP
by completing tasks and killing enemies.
Upon leveling up, the player gains health and stamina,
and can invest one skill point into a skill tree.
Combat is carried out through the use of melee weapons and firearms that you get from mods.
Melee weapons are emphasized to the point that firearms are not available for the first
 quarter of the game, and consist of blunt and bladed weapons. Melee weapons can also be thrown
 at targets at any point in the game; this can be considered a reason as to why firearms are generally
 limited. Weapons are randomly generated and positioned in predetermined locations as well as found on
some enemies; they have unique stats which are generally based on the player's current level.
Each weapon can be upgraded four times to increase its stats, and most weapons can be "modded" -
 customized based on a blueprint to add
special features, such as nails or electrified blades, and poison

Introduction

The survivors of Banoi thought they had escaped the terrors of the tropical island and survived the apocalypse on  a corrupted paradise. Then their fate took a turn for the worse.  Shortly after the battle-hardened team had landed their helicopter on a military ship,  a furious storm hits and havoc quickly spreads on board. Suddenly they find themselves struggling for their  lives again with all hope drowning in the rising waves. With invigorating new elements infused into a  proven mix, Dead Island Riptide reanimates the zombie terror for a second battle for life against the dead.  A monsoon has hit the once beautiful archipelago and heavy rainstorms have laid waste to large areas of the islands.  The city of Henderson and jungle areas on the island of Palanai
were flooded leaving boats as the  only remaining way of transportation.