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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

9

Play Methods

Native4
CrossOver5
Parallels0
Other0

Average Rating

3.2/4

Experience Reports

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

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