How to find Starla's Safe key in Dead Island 2

How to find Starla's Safe key in Dead Island 2
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Written by 

Tarran Stockton

Published 

20th Apr 2023 15:29

You will need to find Dead Island 2 Starla's Safe key location if you want to open Starla's Award Show Safe in Hollywood Boulevard and gain the powerful weapon inside.

Dead Island 2 has a number of locked containers, safes, and toolboxes across the game's various iconic Los Angeles locations. The keys to many of these can be found on named zombies that are often found nearby, but Starla's Safe key can be a bit confusing at first.

So, if you want to know how to open Starla's Award Show Safe in Dead Island 2 by locating Starla's Safe key, read on.

Where can you find Starla's Safe key?

an image of the Dead Island 2 map showing Starla's Safe key location
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To find Starla's Safe key location in Dead Island 2, you will need to head to the front of the Old Dynasty Theatre and kill the named zombie next to the small souvenir kiosk (marked on the map above).

Before you grab the key though, you will want to track down Starla's Award Show Safe, located underneath the bleachers at the very end of the red carpet. You will notice the breakable wooden boards covering two entrances that you can crouch through.

It's worth noting there are some criteria you will need to meet before the zombie holding Dead Island 2 Starla's Safe key spawns.

How to get Starla's Safe key

  • After finding Starla's Award Show Safe in Ocean Avenue, you will need to complete the final story quest called 'Hollywood Ending'. 
  • Once the credits are finished and you respawn at the nearest safehouse for the end game, make your way toward the red carpet again. 

an image of Dead Island 2 gameplay showing the Starla Taylor-Moore zombie
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  • Head to the Old Dynasty Theatre, where you will find a Crusher zombie named Starla Taylor-Moore.
  • Killing this zombie will cause them to drop Dead Island 2 Starla's Safe key

After grabbing the key from the dead body, head back under the bleachers to open Starla's Award Show Safe and get the weapon inside.

That's all for our explainer of Dead Island 2 Starla's Award Show Safe location, and now you know where to grab the key yourself.

For another key location in Hollywood Boulevard, take a look where to find the Dead Island 2 Box Office Safe key location.

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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