Dead Island is described as 'Features an apparent open world roaming, divided by relatively large areas, and played from a first-person perspective. Most of the gameplay is built around combat and completing quests. Dead Island is an action role-playing game and uses experience-based gameplay' and is a Horror Game in the games category. There are more than 10 games similar to Dead Island for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Steam, Linux, Xbox and Mac apps. The best Dead Island alternative is Metro. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Nightmare Creatures or No More Room in Hell. Other Dead Island like games are Left 4 Dead, The Suicide of Rachel Foster, Alone in the Dark and Dying Light.