A spinoff of Deep Silver's open-world zombie apocalypse series, Escape Dead Island puts players in the role of self-styled journalist Cliff Calo as he attempts to document a rumored viral outbreak in the tropical Banoi Archipelago. Both the action and the graphics are a departure from previous games in the series, with stylized, comic-book visuals greeting gamers as they stealthily move around the island of Narapela. As the story unravels players will gain stronger weapons and be better equipped for direct assaults, but a series of strange events leave Calo questioning his sanity.