Dambuster Studios said in its December 15, 2025 financial report that it is targeting a Q1/Q2 2028 release window for Dead Island 3, which the company defined as April through October 2028. The report, posted by the studio as a PDF, noted that the team currently numbers 194 employees and that all developers will be assigned to Dead Island 3 once the Luna and Mac ports of Dead Island 2 are complete. The document added, “Parts of the game [Dead Island 3] are now in early production with feature, character, world, and story design moving at pace.”
You can read the Dambuster financial report (PDF) as posted by Timur222 on X. The report suggested the game is slated for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S|X and PC, and it also referenced next-generation consoles currently forecasted to arrive by the end of 2028. Dambuster did not publish a platform-specific release schedule or an exact launch date beyond the Q1/Q2 2028 window.
Dambuster has hinted at a third entry before, and the studio celebrated Dead Island 2 reaching 20 million players earlier in 2025 while posting imagery that implied a new location beyond Los Angeles. For ongoing coverage of Dead Island 3, follow CPG on X, Bluesky, YouTube, and Instagram.
