Deep Silver has today confirmed the release date of Escape Dead Island, a third-person single-player survival mystery title that’s set as a spinoff of the popular Dead Island series of games. According to the game’s story, Escape Dead Island is set to unravel the origins of the zombie outbreak and tell of the events behind Dead Island and its upcoming sequel, Dead Island 2.
The game’s release date has been pegged at November 18 for North America and November 21 for Europe and the rest of the world.
So what's the story all about, then?
Escape Dead Island is a survival mystery that follows the story of Cliff Calo, who sets sail to document the unexplained events rumoured to have happened on Banoi.
Arriving on the island of Narapela, part of the Banoi archipelago, he finds that not everything is as it seems. Haunted by deja-vus, Cliff will have to make sense of it all. This story-driven adventure lets players delve into the Dead Island universe and unravel the origins of the zombie outbreak. Escape is only the beginning…
Developed by Fatshark, Escape Dead Island will be available for the xBox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows PC.
The game is set to deliver key features of a Dead Island game, including melee combat, but with a completely new tone—thanks to the game’s visually unique style. A newly released trailer showcases just that. Check it out below.