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
- All versions require Steam DRM.
DLC and expansion packs
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Fashion Victim |
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Survivor Pack |
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Essential improvements
- 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
Game data
In-game general settings.
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- Dead Island: Riptide saves in the same folder where Dead Island saves, but uses different extensions for its files (*.prr, *.sar).
Video settings
Template:Video settings
- Affects gun physics.[2] Refer to Dead Island: Riptide Helper.
Change maximum refresh rate
- Refresh rate is limited to 60 Hz.
Input settings
In-game keyboard/mouse settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game general gamepad settings.
In-game gamepad layout settings.
Template:Input settings
Audio settings
Template:Audio settings
Localizations
Language |
UI |
Audio |
Sub |
Notes |
English |
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French |
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German |
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Italian |
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Spanish |
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Network
In-game network settings.
Multiplayer types
Connection types
VR support
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.
Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
9 |
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Shader Model support |
3 |
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Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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Middleware
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Middleware |
Notes |
Interface |
Berkelium |
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Multiplayer |
Steamworks |
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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 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
References