Though previously announced as a Spring 2015 release, Dead Island 2 publisher Deep Silver and developer Yager announced today that the title has been delayed until 2016.

“We have always set ourselves a big goal for Dead Island 2: to create the sequel that takes Dead Island to the next level. A game that takes what our fans tell us they love about Dead Island – multiple different characters to play with, co-op, and turning a paradise setting into a zombie slaughter melee – and a game that adds a ton more content and combat options on top of that.

And we wanted to have all of that that done for release in Spring 2015.

“We have been looking at the game long and hard, and we have decided we didn’t reach that goal we set out to achieve quite yet. This is why we have decided to delay Dead Island 2 to 2016.

Right now we are focusing purely on development, and we will have more info to share at a later stage….We know that our fans will be disappointed by this news, but by giving Dead Island 2 more time we are confident that everyone will get a better game to play as a result.”

The game is set to debut for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC upon release. You can check out the previously-released gameplay and announcement trailers in the players below.

The first Dead Island debuted in 2011 and went on to sell over 5 million copies worldwide. It is perhaps most well known for its announcement trailer, a non-linear and in reverse display of a family vacation gone to hell.