Dead Island: Epidemic
This one has flown under the radar, perhaps partially because it defies easy classification. It’s a team-based arena hero brawler (is that what we’re calling them these days?), but instead of lanes and creeps, it’s you and your team versus hordes of undead. Unlike League of Legends or Dota 2 – and to be honest, comparisons to those games really does disservice to Dead Island: Epidemic, it’s not the same thing at all – you control your character with the WASD keys, making the action feel a lot more direct and hack ‘n slashy.
The game features several play modes, and a good selection of character classes and weapon loadouts. Epidemic maintains the more tongue-in-cheek, self-aware tone of other recent entries in the franchise, and you’ll be able to craft stuff like flame-throwing trumpets as you play matches and gain experience.
Steam users have complained that the player base for Epidemic has dried up a bit, so now is a pretty great chance to get in, learn the ropes, and fill those servers back up.
