Dead Island: Riptide
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| Developers | |
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| Techland | |
| Publishers | |
| Deep Silver | |
| Engines | |
| Chrome Engine 5 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 22, 2013 |
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| Dead Island | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Key points
- Dead Island: Riptide Helper utility is highly recommended for editing hidden settings.
- Reports of poor framerates[1], audio problems[2] and problems connecting to multiplayer/cooperative games.
General information
- Port Report: Dead Island: Riptide
- Steam fixes thread - well-maintained and up to date.
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forum for the series.
Availability
- All versions require an unlock on Steam.
Improvements
Dead Island: Riptide Helper
Includes options such as:
Remove intro videos
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Game data
Save game cloud syncing
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| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
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Change maximum refresh rate
- Refresh rate is limited to 60Hz.
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Input settings
Audio settings
Issues unresolved
Audio problems
- Some dialogue cannot be heard.[3]
Audio recording and many conversations do not have sound when playing in Spanish.
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
Audio screeching or stopping completely
- Using 7.1 sound will cause a screeching noise.
- All sound can randomly stop until the game is restarted
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Cannot connect to multiplayer games
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | 7 |
| Processor (CPU) | ||
| System memory (RAM) | ||
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | ATI 2600XT 512 MB VRAM (GeForce 8600GT) | Nvidia GeForce 9600 (1G) |