The worlds is half open, you can roam the world as you wish but you will have to go through the main story to progress to the next large open area You play as one of four different characters with different skills and skill trees, and different intro videos. You gain XP and level up, gaining skill points.ĭead Island takes place on the fictional (based off a true island near Papua New Guinea) island of Banoi.
Dead Island is a action role-playing survival horror video game developed by Polish developer Techland and it is centered on the challenge of surviving a zombie-infested open world island with a major emphasis on melee combat, and the making of weapons and weapon mods.
