<s>
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2023	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Dambuster	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Deep	O
Silver	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
2011	O
video	O
game	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
the	O
third	O
major	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Set	O
about	O
17	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
and	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
:	I-Application
Riptide	I-Application
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
differentiates	O
itself	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
by	O
taking	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
cities	O
of	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
and	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
which	O
have	O
been	O
quarantined	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
zombie	O
outbreak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
21	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yager	O
Development	O
was	O
originally	O
hired	O
to	O
develop	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
2012	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
project	O
in	O
2015	O
and	O
replaced	O
by	O
Sumo	O
Digital	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
Los	O
Angeles	O
and	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
includes	O
several	O
features	O
from	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
rage	O
"	O
and	O
crafting	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
About	O
10	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
government	O
and	O
US	O
military	O
are	O
forced	O
to	O
put	O
California	O
under	O
a	O
full	O
quarantine	O
restricted	O
zone	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
new	O
and	O
stronger	O
zombie	O
outbreak	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Techland	O
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
develop	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
instead	O
they	O
decided	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
developing	O
Dying	B-Device
Light	I-Device
with	O
Warner	O
Bros	O
.	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yager	O
established	O
a	O
new	O
division	O
,	O
Yager	O
Productions	O
GmbH	O
,	O
for	O
development	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
announced	O
at	O
Sony	O
's	O
E3	O
2014	O
media	O
briefing	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
will	O
be	O
more	O
vibrant	O
than	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
Island	I-Application
2	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
versions	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
reviews	O
"	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
version	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
