Dead Island 2 Guide – How Long To Beat And How Many Chapters Are There

Dead Island 2 is a sandbox, semi open world game set in a Los Angeles City beset by zombies. With much to see and do, it might help to know just how much time you can expect to sink into this long-awaited and oft-delayed gaming experience.

How Long To Beat Dead Island 2?

Since Dead Island 2 is a semi open world game spread out across ten different regions, your experience may vary, but if you stick to the main questline it can take 15-20 hours to complete, with each main mission running between 30 and 45 minutes.

This can then balloon to twice the number of hours, if the 33 completely optional side quests are pursued for their rewards, even though they have no significant impact on the main storyline.

How Many Main Missions Are There In Dead Island 2?

There are a grand total of 24 Dead Island 2 main quests:

1. Flight of the Damned
2. Desperately Seeking Emma
3. Bel-Air Brawl
4. Call the Cavalry
5. Room Service for Major Booker
6. The Chosen One
7. Where Art Thou?
8. Kwon With The Wind
9. Michael Anders
10. Saddle Up for Santa Monica
11. Justifiable Zombicide
12. Flushed
13. The Heart of Darkness
14. The Red Mist
15. The Giant Slayer
16. Beach Offensive
17. The Final Gauntlet
18. Blood Drive
19. Boardwalking Dead
20. Plumbing the Depths
21. The Search for Truth
22. Rage Quit
23. The End of the Line
24. Hollywood Ending

How Many Side Missions Are There in Dead Island 2?

There are a grand total of 33 Dead Island 2 side quests. Split up by region, they are:

Beverly Hills (9 side quests):

1. The Ballad of Rikky Rex
2. It Came from Monarch Studios
3. Body Art: The Visionary
4. Body Art: Heft
5. Body Art: Moist
6. Body Art: Uproar
7. Body Art: Vigor
8. Body Art: Dread
9. Body Art: The Unveiling

Halperin Hotel (2 side quests):

1. Resurrect the Rex (initiated in Beverly Hills; tracks in Halperin Hotel)
2. The Rav-Ages of Caustic-X

Bel-Air (4 side quests):

1. The Death of the Party
2. #Clickbait
3. It’s Not Your Fault
4. Creature Comforts

Monarch Studios (1 side quests):

1. The Terror of Sound Stage 7 (initiated in Beverly Hills; tracks in Monarch Studios

Hollywood Boulevard (1 side quests):

1. Going Viral
2. Beacon of Hope

The Metro (No side quests)

The Pier (6 side quests):

1. Message in a Bottle
2. Boz Makes a Bang
3. Dez and the Mother
4. Like And Follow!
5. The Hero’s Journey
6. Red Tide

Venice Beach (5 side quests):

1. Cold
2. Organ Donor
3. Coast Guardian
4. Cremains of the Day
5. Diaries of the Dead

Ocean Avenue (4 side quests):

1. Scooped
2. More Than The Badge
3. The Art of War
4. Lending a Hand

Brentwood Sewer (No side quests)

How Long To 100% Dead Island 2?

If, in addition to the 24 missions in the main questline and the 33 side quests, you intend to see and do everything, then you will also have to complete the 9 Lost and Found missing person quests, and the 6 Lost and Found weapon quests. Then there are the 84 multi-level Challenges that charge you with tasks with specific conditions attached. Finally, there are the collectibles to be discovered and gathered. All told this will take you an additional 20 odd hours, bringing Dead Island 2’s total playtime requirement to 60 hours for completionism.