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Dead Rising® 2

Capcom Vancouver · Capcom · 2010-09-27

SteamPlayStation StoreXboxMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Sep 13, 2016 (Xbox One), Sep 28, 2010 (PlayStation 3), Sep 24, 2010 (Xbox 360), Sep 13, 2016 (PlayStation 4), Sep 27, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Sep 27, 2010 (Linux)

The sequel to the million-plus selling Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 takes the zombie survival horror to Fortune City, America’s latest and greatest entertainment playground.

Dead Rising® 2 is a 2010 Action and Adventure game priced at $19.99, with an estimated 500,000 to 1,000,000 owners and a Mostly Positive review sentiment (78% of 8,855 reviews).

54
playing now
78%
positive of 8.9k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (222 ratings)
34
Nexus mods (36k downloads)
4.34★
PlayStation Store rating (3,866 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

54 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Dead Rising 2 is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Blue Castle Games and published by Capcom. It was released between September and October 2010 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows. It is a sequel to Dead Rising, and is the second entry in the series of the same name. The game features a number of new features and improvements to its predecessor, including multiplayer options.

Trailer

Dead Rising® 2 trailer thumbnail

Dead Rising 2: Launch Trailer

≈1,000,000 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 54 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 360 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~45/week).
  • · Review velocity up 14% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 27,808 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 354k–708k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,855 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Gamesplanet$4.73-76%
Microsoft Store$4.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.67 at Gamer Thor (2024-11-23) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 137 of 189 observed days · $2.06 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
12212220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

118202026-09-15 12:00 — 44 players2026-09-16 21:00 — 88 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 95 players2026-09-19 12:00 — 52 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 118 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 96 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 36 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 80 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 71 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 41 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 65 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 59 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 40 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 52 players2026-10-03 23:00 — 92 players2026-10-05 07:00 — 56 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 61 players2026-10-07 22:00 — 68 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 47 players2026-10-10 13:00 — 54 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 85 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 66 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 26 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 54 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
21413Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 37 · peak 80Dec 2012 — avg 68 · peak 597May 2013 — avg 26 · peak 63Oct 2013 — avg 214 · peak 1,984Mar 2014 — avg 26 · peak 62Aug 2014 — avg 30 · peak 73Jan 2015 — avg 31 · peak 132Sep 2015 — avg 34 · peak 75Feb 2016 — avg 65 · peak 171Jul 2016 — avg 86 · peak 259Dec 2016 — avg 83 · peak 307May 2017 — avg 45 · peak 85Oct 2017 — avg 52 · peak 139Mar 2018 — avg 78 · peak 217Aug 2018 — avg 39 · peak 76Jan 2019 — avg 36 · peak 82Jun 2019 — avg 41 · peak 105Nov 2019 — avg 40 · peak 84Apr 2020 — avg 49 · peak 84Sep 2020 — avg 68 · peak 231Feb 2021 — avg 48 · peak 103Jul 2021 — avg 49 · peak 105Dec 2021 — avg 46 · peak 106May 2022 — avg 60 · peak 135Oct 2022 — avg 44 · peak 101Mar 2023 — avg 87 · peak 215Aug 2023 — avg 48 · peak 104Jan 2024 — avg 56 · peak 121Jun 2024 — avg 74 · peak 160Nov 2024 — avg 98 · peak 220Apr 2025 — avg 46 · peak 107Sep 2025 — avg 45 · peak 127Feb 2026 — avg 71 · peak 197Jul 2026 — avg 69 · peak 138Aug 2026 — avg 49 · peak 101
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$22.27$3.722015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $6.792015-09-25 — best price $19.992016-05-11 — best price $5.992017-01-26 — best price $19.992017-12-15 — best price $8.042018-10-01 — best price $5.992019-04-11 — best price $5.992019-10-28 — best price $4.502020-02-17 — best price $19.992020-06-05 — best price $5.332020-10-24 — best price $5.992021-02-11 — best price $5.992021-06-14 — best price $5.792021-10-13 — best price $17.212022-01-07 — best price $16.992022-04-25 — best price $6.002022-08-08 — best price $5.392022-10-29 — best price $6.002023-01-30 — best price $5.272023-05-23 — best price $5.222023-08-22 — best price $17.212023-11-17 — best price $5.282024-02-13 — best price $16.892024-05-06 — best price $6.002024-08-18 — best price $3.992024-11-18 — best price $11.992025-01-22 — best price $19.992025-04-23 — best price $4.992025-07-18 — best price $19.992025-10-25 — best price $4.442026-01-30 — best price $16.572026-05-29 — best price $17.132026-08-26 — best price $4.992026-10-15 — best price $4.73
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2081122026-05-29 — 179 pageviews2026-06-02 — 149 pageviews2026-06-06 — 136 pageviews2026-06-10 — 154 pageviews2026-06-14 — 180 pageviews2026-06-18 — 131 pageviews2026-06-22 — 124 pageviews2026-06-26 — 135 pageviews2026-06-30 — 122 pageviews2026-07-04 — 171 pageviews2026-07-08 — 131 pageviews2026-07-12 — 155 pageviews2026-07-16 — 168 pageviews2026-07-20 — 159 pageviews2026-07-24 — 112 pageviews2026-07-28 — 130 pageviews2026-08-01 — 138 pageviews2026-08-05 — 119 pageviews2026-08-09 — 208 pageviews2026-08-13 — 137 pageviews2026-08-17 — 121 pageviews2026-08-21 — 142 pageviews2026-08-25 — 140 pageviews2026-08-29 — 135 pageviews2026-09-02 — 142 pageviews2026-09-06 — 179 pageviews2026-09-10 — 194 pageviews2026-09-14 — 149 pageviews2026-09-18 — 162 pageviews2026-09-22 — 160 pageviews2026-09-26 — 168 pageviews2026-09-30 — 131 pageviews2026-10-04 — 141 pageviews2026-10-08 — 194 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

50
achievements tracked
48.4%
earned "Needs More Chainsaw"
3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsPartial Controller SupportSteam CloudFamily Sharing4 DLC

5 supported languages: English, French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese

Post-launch support: 4 DLC released, first 2015-03-17 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

GoreCo-opFunnyActionComedySandboxZombiesCraftingSurvivalAdventure

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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