Most modern survival horror games do have a lot of action. Dead Island does have some guns but ammo is limited...well, unless you pick up a "hacked" gun someone (with CFW) drops for you online and then save your game so you can keep it. If you play legit then you'll be using melee weapons as much as you can to conserve ammo. There's a crafting system, including weapons mods. Melee weapons degrade.