Dead Island 3 in development, financial docs reveal slated release window

A financial report has confirmed that Dambuster is currently working on Dead Island 3 and that the studio expects to release the title.

Dead Island 3 in development, financial docs reveal slated release window
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TL;DR: Financial documents reveal Dambuster Studios is in early production of Dead Island 3, focusing on design and narrative. The studio aims to complete development by Q1/Q2 2028, with all developers dedicated to the project and QA testing to begin after Dead Island 2's Luna and Mac versions finish.

Financial documents spotted by an X user have revealed that Dambuster Studios is currently working on Dead Island 3, and when it expects it will be released.

According to the documents, the title is currently in "early production," which includes its design, character design, world design, and narrative. As for when it's expected to release, the financial documents state the studio expects to have everything wrapped up by Q1/2 2028, which, if everything stays on track, will mean Dead Island 3 will release five years after the last title in the franchise.

The documents state that Dambuster's primary focus is currently Dead Island 3, and that all developers are assigned to the project. Additionally, once the Luna and Mac versions of Dead Island 2 are complete, the Dambuster QA team will be moving to Dead Island 3 to begin testing. Other than that, there isn't much more information about Dead Island 3 within the documents, but this information does come after Dead Island 3 was teased earlier this year via a Steam post.

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"Dambuster Studios are already carving out what comes next. For now, the details stay under wraps, the outbreak is far from over," wrote Dambuster in the post

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