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Is Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — co-op. Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition is an action-adventure game released in 2016, 71% positive on Steam (11,700 reviews), with 140 playing right now. $19.99 on Steam.

Co-opSingle-player tooAction-adventure · Action-adventure

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How Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op
Yes
Local / split-screen co-op
Not listed on Steam
Online PvP
Not listed on Steam
LAN play
Not listed on Steam
Single-player mode
Yes
Controller
Full controller support

Steam's own category list for the game, as of 2026-09-09. "Not listed" means the store page does not claim that mode; community mods or Remote Play can still add it.

Steam tags: Zombies, Co-op, Multiplayer, Open World, Gore, Action, Survival, First-Person

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Quick answers

Is Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition co-op?
Yes, Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition supports co-op.
Does Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition have PvP?
Steam does not list PvP for Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition.
Do we both need to own Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition to play together?
Yes. Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition is played online, so each player needs their own copy on their own Steam account (or PC Game Pass where it is offered). Steam Families can share a library, but two people cannot play the same shared game at the same time.
How many people play Dead Island: Riptide Definitive Edition?
About 140 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).

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