Dead Island Retro Revenge
Skip · Action · 2016
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
SKIP IT.
It scores 11, under the fair line, at $4.99.
- Length
- 3.8h 9h to 100%
- Value
- $1.31/hr
- Reviews
- 62% of 731 positive
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales. Last cut ended 11 days ago.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
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About the game
Time for some 16-bit retro revenge! When his beloved cat gets kidnapped, Max sets out across a zombie-infested California to get him back by force!
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 2 GB of memory, 6th Generation Intel HD graphics, 1 GB of storage. Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 92 times in the 10 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 60 percent, about 5 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended 11 days ago.
It is less well reviewed than 92 percent of its genre. Among the games that feel like it, Over 9000 Zombies! ($2.99, scores 63) beats it on value, while it beats Capcom Arcade Stadium (free, scores 1).
More about Dead Island Retro Revenge
Of the 432 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 1 comes from a buyer who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written April 2020 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 50 percent of the 327 reviews written there were positive, against 62 percent overall, and those are 56 percent of everything written about it.
Finishing takes 3.8 hours; clearing it takes 9, which is 2.4 times the campaign.
The drop-off
39% start to 8% rarestNo achievement in this game marks the ending, so there is no finish rate. The curve runs from the most-unlocked achievement to the rarest, and its shape is where players stop. Steam global achievements
Players
- Players online
- 1 when we last checked, on Sep 26, 11:53 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Overall, Dead Island Retro Revenge is an awesome addition to the franchise, and I had a great time working through its challenging stages. It's definitely not as deep or varied as the main games, but that's kind of the point it leans into a simpler, arcade-style experience that feels refreshing. The side scrolling, retro inspired design gives it a completely different vibe, focusing more on fast-paced action and...
1 more review
Another solid spin-off in the Dead Island series that tries to capture the magic of the 16-bit era. It offers short, simplistic, arcade-style fun that's perfect for a quick session. While I enjoyed the initial experience, the gameplay loop gets repetitive quickly - especially if you're a completionist aiming for all the achievements. Pros: Great retro visuals. Varied enemy roster. Nice soundtrack. Cons: Very short...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
No data upstream: critic score (Metacritic).
Cite this score
Dead Island Retro Revenge scores 11/100 on the BANG Score (a skip) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/337360/dead-island-retro-revengeReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Sep 28, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.