How to find the Serling Reception key in Dead Island 2

How to find the Serling Reception key in Dead Island 2
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Tarran Stockton

Published 

20th Apr 2023 15:15

You may want to know the Dead Island 2 Serling Reception key location, as it allows you to open the Serling Reception Safe in the Ocean Avenue safehouse and grab a brand-new weapon upgrade. 

Across Dead Island 2's ten locations, you can find locked containers which require specific keys to be opened. These offer great ways for players to collect weapons, large quantities of cash, or weapon upgrades in the game, but finding the keys themselves can sometimes be challenging. 

So, if you're looking to find the Dead Island 2 Serling Reception key location, check out our walkthrough below.

Where can you find the Serling Reception key?

an image of the Dead Island 2 map showing the Serling Reception key location
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Finding the location of the Serling Reception key in Dead Island 2 requires you to explore the Serling Mall, which is found below the safehouse.

Before the zombie that holds the relevant key spawns, you will likely fight your way through the mall and end up in the safehouse, where the Serling Reception Safe can be found behind the desk.

Once you've found the safe, if you need to know what to do next, read on.

How to find the Serling Reception key

  • Complete 'The Final Gauntlet' by finding Dr Reed, then begin the 'Plumbing the Depths' quest. 
  • Head out of the safehouse into the bottom floor of the mall below. 

an image of gameplay showing the Serling Concierge zombie in Dead Island 2
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  • Fight the zombies around you until a runner zombie called Serling Concierge appears. 
  • Defeat them to grab the Dead Island 2 Serling Reception key from their body. 

You can either carry on with the quest first, or return to the reception straight away, but using the key to open the Serling Reception Safe will reward you with the Superior Melee Mutilator Mod. 

That's our full walkthrough of how to find the Dead Island 2 Serling Reception key location, and now you'll be able to open the Serling Reception Safe for a new weapon upgrade.

For more Dead Island 2 guides, keep reading GGRecon.

Tarran Stockton
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Tarran Stockton
Tarran is a Senior Guides Writer at GGRecon. He previously wrote reviews for his college newspaper before studying Media and Communication at university. His favourite genres include role-playing games, strategy games, and boomer shooters - along with anything indie. You can also find him in the pit at local hardcore shows.
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