Dead Island: Riptide
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| Developers | |
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| Techland | |
| Publishers | |
| Deep Silver | |
| Engines | |
| Chrome Engine 5|Chrome Engine|Chrome Engine 5 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 22, 2013 |
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| Dead Island | |
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| Dead Island | 2011 |
| Dead Island: Riptide | 2013 |
| Escape Dead Island | 2014 |
| Dead Island: Epidemic | 2016 |
| Dead Island: Definitive Edition | 2016 |
| Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition | 2016 |
| Dead Island: Retro Revenge | 2016 |
| Dead Island 2 | 2023 |
This page is for the original release. For the Definitive Edition, see Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition.
Key points
- Dead Island: Riptide Helper utility is highly recommended for editing hidden settings.
- Reports of poor frame rates[1] and problems connecting to multiplayer/cooperative games.
General information
- Port Report: Dead Island: Riptide
- Dead Island Wiki
- Steam fixes thread - well-maintained and up to date.
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums for game series
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| Amazon.com | |
Complete Edition only. | |
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| Amazon.co.uk | |
Complete Edition only. | |
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| Origin | |
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DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Fashion Victim | |
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| Survivor Pack | |
Essential improvements
Dead Island: Riptide Helper
- Allows you to tweak a variety of normally inaccessible game settings to disable certain visual effects, modify key binds and much more.
Skip intro videos
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Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/216250/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
Template:Game data/row
| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/216250/pfx/[Note 1] |
- Dead Island: Riptide saves in the same folder where Dead Island saves, but uses different extensions for its files (*.prr, *.sar).
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
In-game video settings.
Field of view (FOV)
- Affects gun physics.[2] Refer to Dead Island: Riptide Helper.
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Change maximum refresh rate
- Refresh rate is limited to 60 Hz.
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Input settings
In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game general gamepad settings.
In-game gamepad layout settings.
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Spanish |
Network
In-game network settings.
Multiplayer types
| Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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| LAN play | 4 | Co-op |
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| Online play | 4 | Co-op |
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Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | Supports public and private lobbies. | |
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP |
VR support
| 3D modes | State | Notes | |
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| Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Dead Island Riptide. | ||
Issues unresolved
Audio problems
- Some dialogue cannot be heard.[3]
Audio recording and many conversations do not have sound when playing in Spanish.
Audio disappears when leaving a vehicle and a crackling sounds appears when entering a vehicle.
Crash to desktop
- Reports of crashing to desktop on startup[4]
To prevent game from crashing to desktop, go to Options -> Online and select Single Player as Game Type.
Issues fixed
Cannot connect to multiplayer games
- Error message "Connection to game session is unavailable at this moment." is a catch-all for any form of failed connection.
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 9 | |
| Shader Model support | 3 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
| Middleware | Notes | |
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| Interface | Berkelium | |
| Multiplayer | Steamworks |
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista | 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | ATI Radeon 2600XT Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT 512 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible | Nvidia GeForce 9600 1 GB of VRAM |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/216250/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (216250) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.