Dead Island 2 will have a zombie-filled co-op Horde mode coming next month

Dead Island 2 It’s receiving a free update next month that will add a new co-op horde mode known as Neighborhood Watch and New Game Plus.

“Taking place over the span of five fictional days, Neighborhood Watch sees a group of college kids — the Bobcats — protect their frat house from a zombie horde,” reads Description of Neighborhood Watch“In the beginning, you and your friends complete a variety of missions, set traps, and stockpile weapons as you prepare your defense.

“Then, on the fifth and final day, the zombie attack begins! If your defenses, skills, and teamwork are up to the task, you might live to tell the tale.” You can check out the trailer for Neighborhood Watch below.

In addition to this new Horde mode, the upcoming update will also include New Game Plus. This will allow players to return to LA (or, Hell A, as the Dead Island 2 team calls it) for another crack at the main story, but with an extra skill slot and an increased level cap.

Apart from that, it will also feature some new skins, enemies, weapons, and an increased difficulty level for players to hack and slash.

This free update will arrive on October 22nd, coinciding with the release of Dead Island 2 . ultimate Edition. This edition will include the original game as well as both story expansions (House and Sola) and several weapon and skin packs. It will also include New Game Plus and Neighborhood Watch when it releases next month.

“If you haven’t yet played an action-RPG based around the undead, or you have a voracious appetite for the proper brand of mindless for this sub-genre, then Dead Island 2 might be the one for you,” it reads. Eurogamer’s Dead Island 2 review from last year. “The zombie-isolating part of it is definitely pretty great.”