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Dead Island 2

Publisher: Deep Silver

Game Information

For customers in Germany - Once zombies are defeated, players can no longer deal damage to or further dismember zombie corpses. USK players can play co-op sessions with international players through friend invites and joining friends. For public matchmaking, USK players can only play with other USK players.

Mac Performance Stats

Experience Reports

11

Play Methods

Native6
CrossOver5
Parallels0
Other0

Average Rating

3.9/5

Experience Reports

CrossOver

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Native

Native

VERY GOOD
M1 MAX
Graphics:
HIGH
Chip:
M1 MAX
Cores:
10 CPU, 32 GPU
RAM:
32 GB

Review Note:

Epic Games version via Heroic Games Launcher

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0
D3D_METALPLAYABLE
M2 PRO
Graphics:
LOW
Hardware:
M2 PRO

Review Note:

some audio issues and minor frame skipping, but playable with multiplayer

Native

Native

GOOD
M2 PRO
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
50
Resolution:
2560x1440
Hardware:
M2 PRO

Review Note:

I set the cap to 60. MetalFX set to Balanced. Performance is great until you load a new level where it's 20-30 then jumps back to 50-60 after a while.

Native

Native

EXCELLENT
M3 ULTRA
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
70
Resolution:
2560x1440
Chip:
M3 ULTRA
Cores:
28 CPU, 60 GPU
RAM:
256 GB

Review Note:

Runs pretty well all things considered. NO METALFX.

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0
D3D_METALEXCELLENT
M4 MAX
Graphics:
ULTRA
FPS:
60
Resolution:
2880x1620
Hardware:
M4 MAX
CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0.1
D3D_METALUNPLAYABLE
M4 BASE
Graphics:
LOW
0
Hardware:
M4 BASE

Review Note:

Not playable when play using Epic Games.

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0.1
D3D_METALEXCELLENT
M4 MAX
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
44
Resolution:
7680x2160
Hardware:
M4 MAX

Review Note:

FSR (off) 33fps
FSR (medium) 45fps
FSR (performane) 50 fps

CrossOver

CrossOver

v25.0.1
D3D_METALEXCELLENT
M4 MAX
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
75
Resolution:
5120x1440
Hardware:
M4 MAX

Review Note:

FSR (medium) 70-80fps

Native

Native

EXCELLENT
M4 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
60
Resolution:
1920x1080p
Chip:
M4 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 10 GPU
RAM:
16 GB

Review Note:

use metal fx balanced

Native

Native

EXCELLENT
M4 PRO
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
70
Resolution:
1920x1080
Chip:
M4 PRO
Cores:
12 CPU, 16 GPU
RAM:
24 GB
Native

Native

VERY GOOD
M4 BASE
Graphics:
HIGH
FPS:
45
Chip:
M4 BASE
Cores:
10 CPU, 8 GPU
RAM:
16 GB
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