Escape Dead Island

Released: 11/18/2014

Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery adventure that lets players delve into the Dead Island universe and unravel the origins of the zombie outbreak.

Critics

Steam

Metacritic

Score Breakdown

44.2

Critic Average

20 reviews

Steam User Score

1,698 reviews

Metacritic User Score

62 reviews

Disparity Breakdown

Steam Disparity

-17.4

Metacritic Disparity

+7.2

Combined Disparity

-5.1

Average of both sources

Review Timing

4 early (20%)13 launch window (65%)3 late (15%)

Review summary

Updated May 8, 2026

Sources behind this summary(5 recent of 20)

Steve Murrayviaet geekera
Aug 7, 2015Late review
25/100View review
Steam 61.6/100 · -36.6 ptsMetacritic 37/100 · -12.0 pts
Ben ThomasviaNew Game Network
Jul 18, 2015Late review
58/100View review
Steam 61.6/100 · -3.6 ptsMetacritic 37/100 · +21.0 pts
Bill SmithviaGamingBolt
Jan 20, 2015Late review
55/100View review
Steam 61.6/100 · -6.6 ptsMetacritic 37/100 · +18.0 pts
Levi van TineviaHigh-Def Digest
Jan 3, 2015Launch window
40/100View review
Steam 61.6/100 · -21.6 ptsMetacritic 37/100 · +3.0 pts
Brittany VincentviaDestructoid
Dec 26, 2014Launch window
40/100View review
Steam 61.6/100 · -21.6 ptsMetacritic 37/100 · +3.0 pts