Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (51%); after 10h it's 1 in 6 (17%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 79% of games we track.
- 21% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Storm” (Escape from the ship) and “Heart of Darkness” (Find a boat for use in the jungle): from 100% to 52% of starters.
- Only 62% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 13,226 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 194 reviews: 12.7h for positive, 8.4h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (62.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Storm Escape from the ship 100%
- Heart of Darkness Find a boat for use in the jungle Most players quit here 52% −48
- Breaching the Tunnels Successfully defend the tunnel entrance 26% −26
- The Cinema Clear out the cinema 26%
- Henderson Town Reach Henderson 25% −1
- Military Base Gain access to a long-range radio station 23% −1
- Combat on the roof Survive the horde on the roof 23% −1
- Meeting Serpo Make pact with Serpo 22% −1
- The Docks Enter the docks in Quarantine Zone 21%
- You've tricked me once Finish the game 21% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (35)
story milestone ending side
- The Storm Escape from the ship 100%
- BrainLess Kill 50 monsters by smashing, decapitating or shooting them in the head 55%
- Heart of Darkness Find a boat for use in the jungle 52%
- Breaching the Tunnels Successfully defend the tunnel entrance 26%
- The Cinema Clear out the cinema 26%
- Henderson Town Reach Henderson 25%
- Military Base Gain access to a long-range radio station 23%
- Combat on the roof Survive the horde on the roof 23%
- Siege Hammer Install a total of 5 barricades during hub defense 22%
- Obtain level 50 Obtain level 50 22%
- Meeting Serpo Make pact with Serpo 22%
- The Docks Enter the docks in Quarantine Zone 21%
- King among Kings Kill special enemies: Grenadier, Thug, Wrestler, Infected, Suicider, Screamer, Butcher, Floater. 21%
- You've tricked me once Finish the game 21%
- Defeat Harlow Defeat Harlow 20%
- At Your Service Rescue 20 NPCs that have been grabbed by monsters 19%
- Bully Kill 100 monsters with a kick 18%
- The Collector Find 50% of collectibles 14%
- Dream Team Complete all the main quests cooperatively with any number of partners 13%
- Twins Kill the Twins 11%
- Obtain level 70 Obtain level 70 9.3%
- Hurler Kill 100 monsters with thrown melee weapons 9.0%
- Serving Science Finish quests for Dr. Kessler 9.0%
- Mystery solved Find all the secret files 7.4%
- The Hurt Mine Locker Kill 10 monsters with one mine 7.0%
- Achiever Finish all quests in the game 6.6%
- Professional Tourist Find all pages from the guide book 6.6%
- News junkie Find all the volunteer's voice recordings 6.4%
- First Do No Harm Finish hospital quests for Cecil 6.4%
- The Hoarder Find all collectibles 6.2%
- Better than the arm Kill 25 monsters with a chainsaw 5.6%
- Hunter-Seeker Find and kill all the most dangerous monstrosities located in dead zones 3.8%
- Jetboat Kill 100 monsters using the boat's speed boost 3.5%
- Juggernaut Kill 100 enemies using charge attacks 3.2%
- It's an Order Mark 100 opponents which were then killed by your co-op partners 3.2%