The information was spotted in the Steam database

Aug 12, 2014 14:31 GMT  ·  By

Dead Island, a game developed by Techland and published by Deep Silver, might be getting a Linux version soon.

Dead Island is one of the games that started this entire zombie craze in the gaming world. It's an FPS that puts players in the shoes of a survivor right after a zombie “event” happens. You don't have too many objectives, just to get out from the island you’re trapped on and survive.

This title has been around for a few years now and it was originally released in 2011. It looks like the publishers think that Steam for Linux is the place to get a game out and they might be right. It's a very good zombie survival title and it will probably run flawlessly on new systems.

“A holiday paradise gone mad. A tropical island turns into total chaos after a mysterious zombie outbreak. Cut off from the rest of the world, the player’s only chance to survive is to fight to the death and find a way to escape from the island,” reads the synopsis from Steam.

The information about the Linux version is taken from the Steam database, and by no means is it completely certain. The Steam Database is a record of data that describes every Steam game and subscription provided by Valve for the Steam service.

Usually, the new entries are first visible in the Steam Database before their official launch, but there is no indication about a release date.

More details about Dead Island can be found on the Steam website.