Despite some wildly different premises, Dead Island 2 and Borderlands 4 have their fair share of similarities. Both offer four-player co-op where gamers control powerful characters, and even if immune survivors are inherently different from Vault Hunters, all the characters display a charming sense of humor. Loot is a focus in both games, too, as players will constantly be swapping out their guns when exploring Pandora in Borderlands, just as they will change their melee weapons regularly when trapped inside Dead Island 2's Hell-A. However, in Dead Island 2, players who get attached to a weapon do not have to abandon it.