During the Dead Island 2 story campaign players frequently encounter locked doors, safes and cells. Some houses and rooms can be entered without keys by using practical improvisation like breaking a window or clearing a blockage. For other doors, the appropriate key or key card must be found. This guide explains where to locate all the useful keys scattered across the game world.
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All keys in the Bel Air area
Bel Air marks the starting point of Dead Island 2 where the journey begins. The area is rich with locked doors and vaults. Some doors unlock through the story, while others guard valuable items, currency and various loot. The following notes describe where to find the majority of keys in this region.
Where to find the keys to Curtis’s house, garage and safe
Curtis’s house sits near the original mansion where survivors can be met. Approaching the property, players may hear a voice from the intercom. Answering it triggers an optional objective called Killer Party.
How to obtain the keys to Curtis’s house
The doors to the house can be opened by eliminating the infected in the courtyard and powering the home with a water-filled jerry can. If Curtis allows entry through the front door, be sure to clear the hostile group nearby. Descending the stairs reveals the homeowner, who grants access to all rooms by issuing the keys.
How to obtain the keys to Curtis’s garage
Surprisingly, the garage keys are located inside the garage itself, visible on the workbench behind the bars.
To enter, proceed to the left around the building and press the button between the gates. The left door opens and a few zombies must be defeated to pick up the key.
Inside expect supplies, a rake, fuel and water canisters, and the power skill.
How to obtain the key to Curtis’s safe
The safe key becomes accessible after progressing through the story and meeting the screamers. As of this update, the key to Curtis’s safe has not been located yet.
Once the first screamer encounter is triggered, return to the mansion and search the courtyard. Several drying cabinets line the right side of the building. Open one to spawn monsters, defeat them and inspect the remains. A corpse nearby hides the safe key.
How to find the key card of the “Zago[n]”
This mansion is reached as part of the main plot. The key card is not needed to enter but to exit the penthouse. Entering the mansion is straightforward by breaking the glass roof on the porch.
Proceed downstairs to locate the streamer. A key card rests on a table there.
Where to find the keys to the goat pen
The goat pen key appears only after completing the side quest “Earthly Goods” (Creature Comforts). Until that task is finished, the key remains hidden in the mansion.
After meeting the condition, return and climb to the balcony above the pool. A window can be broken to enter the room.
Also break the glass railing to jump to the window. Inspect the left cupboard beside the bed. After fulfilling the quest, the master key shows up here.
You can also go to the floor above and jump down to the balcony with two lounge chairs.
When the glass breaks, an alarm sounds. Disable the alarm quickly. In the same room, the Weight skill, an audio recording and supplies are found.
Where to find the key to Brock’s vault in the Corral
In the streamer room, to the left of the bed, a safe sits behind another key. Acquiring it is a bit more involved than a simple collection.
The sequence to obtain the key is as follows:
- Complete the “Room Service for Major Booker” quest at the Halperin Hotel.
- Return to the “Zago[n]” area and follow the gym path.
- Defeat a strong monster there; it will drop the key to Brock’s safe.
The vault hides a random rare weapon.
All keys in the area “Hotel Halperin”
The Halperin Hotel stands as the second major region in the narrative. Upon arriving at the reception, several cells are locked. The keys are scattered throughout the hotel.
Cell key #9
Upon arrival at the hotel, a quest updates and players must battle a large crowd of enemies. The fight is unavoidable, so victory comes only after fending off the last monster. After the combat, inspect the center table for the key.
Cell key #33
Continue with the story until a contact appears. On the second floor, locate a note between the two elevators and press the call button. The lift will not reach the third floor, but the key can be picked up there.
Cell key #14
From the previous location, take the right-hand passage to bypass the blockage. A chemical bomb is available and it can be used to extinguish a fire at the entrance of room 208.
Enter that room and search the bed on the left; the keys lie further to the left on the floor.
Cell key #49
On the way to the third floor, a locked door blocks progress. The ventilation grille above the bed on the left is accessible; the intended path may be misleading. The keys are hidden beyond.
Cell key #53
Follow the marker to room 307. Turn left and open the bathroom door. A cluster of keys sits in front of the bathroom.
Universal keys of Major
The collection of universal keys lies in the same room as locker #53. Approach the body in the room’s center and glance slightly to the left to retrieve them.
How to find the key to the guard’s safe “Halperin”
The safe is in a small gatehouse opposite the hotel. The gatehouse door is secured with a magnetic key, but the safe can be accessed through a window.
To obtain the key, players must first finish the “Room Service for Major Booker” quest. If that task has been completed, revisit the gatehouse to search the underground parking lot, where a unique enemy appears—the same infected guard. Defeating this foe yields the key.
The encounter also features a boss named Crusher. It is not required to defeat Crusher, but it raises the challenge of taking on the guard in that area. The vault contains a random rare weapon.
Further updates to this guide are planned.
Other guides
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