Dead Island 3 is aiming for a 2028 release, with the sequel now the primary focus of the studio

Financial documents revealed that more than just Dead Island 3 is in development. Dambuster Studiosbut its release is scheduled for 2028.

This was spotted by user bogorad222 on X.who posted Dambuster Studios' annual financial report online, including a brief overview of the company and what it is currently working on. The review shows that the studio's main focus is now on Dead Island 3.

“After [the] release Dead Island 2 Ultimate Edition in October 2024, Dambuster Studio's main focus is now on Dead Island 3,” the report states. “All developers are assigned to the project, and once the Luna and Mac versions of Dead Island 2 are completed, the entire Dambuster QA team will also be committed to Dead Island 3.”

The report continues: “Parts of the game are currently in the early stages of development, with character, character, world and story designs evolving at a rapid pace. The current projected release window for the project is 1/2 quarter of 2028.”

As for Dambuster's main risks, the report says they relate to “having the right vision and mission to know what games will be trending in 3-5 years, maintaining AAA game engineering standards, and having the right talented team to work on the projects.”

Dead Island 3 was announced back in September. How Dambuster celebrated Dead Island 2's 20 million players. In a congratulatory message, Dambuster stated that the outbreak was “far from over,” leaving many curious about where the series would go next. Game, who struggled during development, eventually began selling in large volumes.

If you haven't played Dead Island 2, Eurogamer Review described it as: “A simply executed zombie RPG that doesn't fully exploit its California setting.”