Summary
- Dead Island 2's first major DLC expansion, titled Haus, will be released on November 2, giving fans a more substantial update to look forward to.
- The DLC will feature a storyline about a billionaire who has organized a "techno-death cult" in the midst of the zombie apocalypse.
- The second DLC, SOLA Festival, set to launch in Q2 2024, will take place at a Los Angeles music festival and not much is known about it yet.
November 2 is the day that co-op zombie slaying game Dead Island 2 will release its first major DLC expansion, titled Haus. Dead Island 2 finally released earlier this year after being trapped in development hell for nearly a decade. Upon launch, Dead Island 2 earned mixed reviews, though it was generally considered a worthy successor to its predecessor, with impressive graphics and solid zombie-killing fun bogged down by some technical issues.
Since launch, Dead Island 2 has received important updates that have improved the experience by addressing its biggest bugs. Soon fans will have a more substantial update to look forward to, as developer Dambuster Studios and publisher Deep Silver are preparing to release the Haus DLC for Dead Island 2.
Dead Island 2's DLC plans and roadmap were announced a few months after the game's launch. At the time, it was confirmed that Dead Island 2 would have at least two DLC story expansions for fans to check out, with the first, Haus, launching in Q4 2023. Haus has now been confirmed to release on Thursday, November 2. The announcement was made on Twitter along with some key art for the DLC, though an official trailer still has yet to drop. While fans wait to see the Dead Island 2 DLC in action, they can take note of the description that was previously released for it, which states that the DLC will be about a billionaire who has organized a "techno-death cult" in the midst of the zombie apocalypse.
When is the Dead Island 2 DLC Coming Out?
- Dead Island 2 DLC Release Date: Thursday, November 2
Dead Island 2 fans will want to get their co-op group back together for Haus' launch on November 2. Those that still haven't had their fill of Dead Island 2 after the launch of Haus on November 2 can look forward to the game's second expansion, SOLA Festival, which is set to launch in Q2 2024. Not much is known about the SOLA Festival DLC, except it's set at a Los Angeles music festival of some kind. Based on how the release date reveal for Dead Island 2's first DLC has been handled, fans likely won't learn more about the SOLA Festival DLC until a month before its launch.
It remains to be seen if the Dead Island 2 DLC is enough to convince lapsed players to pick the game back up again, but it could reignite some interest in the zombie game. It's unlikely that the DLC will be quite as expansive as the standalone Dead Island: Riptide that was released for the first game, but it should still give fans plenty of reason to pop the game back in on November 2.
Dead Island 2 is out now for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.