✓ Same family of action horror games: horror tension, adventure storytelling and survival mechanics
≠ Its own twist: deep simulation, action RPG combat and deep RPG systems, while skipping puzzle design
Escape Dead Island is a Survival-Mystery game set on the enigmatic island of Narapela after the events of the zombie outbreak of the original Dead Island. The story lets players unravel the origins of the zombie virus through the eyes of the would-be documentary journalist Cliff Calo.
Where it drifts furthest from Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit: visuals and combat.
On reception: its Steam reviews are mixed, against overwhelmingly positive for Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit.
It predates Five Nights at Freddy's: Into the Pit by 10 years, with what that implies technically.