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Dead Rising® 2

Capcom Vancouver · Capcom · 2010-09-27

SteamPlayStation StoreXboxMicrosoft Store

ActionAdventure

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

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.

66
playing now
78%
positive of 8.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
81/100
critic score (9 outlets, IGDB)
74/100
IGDB user rating (222 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

66 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 17:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 66 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 12% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 353k–707k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,835 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GameBillet$4.46-78%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$4.46-78%
Gamesplanet$4.73-76%
IndieGala$4.99-75%
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 118 of 180 observed days · $1.79 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

76212026-08-06 22:00 — 49 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 48 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 31 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 71 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 55 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 46 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 65 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 64 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 40 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 71 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 47 players2026-08-10 14:00 — 45 players2026-08-10 22:00 — 62 players2026-08-11 06:00 — 30 players2026-08-11 14:00 — 55 players2026-08-12 22:00 — 57 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 43 players2026-08-15 13:00 — 37 players2026-08-16 21:00 — 76 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 45 players2026-08-19 12:00 — 38 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 47 players2026-08-22 03:00 — 52 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 41 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 41 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 69 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 26 players2026-08-28 18:00 — 58 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 55 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 66 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$22.27$3.722015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $6.792015-07-30 — best price $6.782016-03-21 — best price $19.992016-10-18 — best price $15.992017-05-25 — best price $5.992018-02-08 — best price $5.982018-10-01 — best price $5.992019-03-06 — best price $19.992019-08-16 — best price $5.992019-12-26 — best price $19.992020-03-24 — best price $19.992020-06-16 — best price $15.892020-10-24 — best price $5.992021-01-22 — best price $5.332021-04-29 — best price $5.992021-08-20 — best price $5.992021-11-19 — best price $5.992022-01-31 — best price $5.152022-04-25 — best price $6.002022-07-25 — best price $5.992022-10-03 — best price $3.922022-12-19 — best price $4.992023-02-27 — best price $5.292023-06-06 — best price $5.292023-08-22 — best price $17.212023-11-06 — best price $5.992024-01-18 — best price $5.302024-04-04 — best price $19.992024-06-13 — best price $5.992024-08-26 — best price $3.722024-11-18 — best price $11.992025-01-03 — best price $4.072025-03-13 — best price $4.802025-05-30 — best price $5.002025-08-30 — best price $18.992025-11-06 — best price $19.992026-01-30 — best price $16.572026-05-21 — best price $4.902026-08-03 — best price $4.392026-08-30 — best price $4.46
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2081092026-05-29 — 179 pageviews2026-06-01 — 129 pageviews2026-06-04 — 144 pageviews2026-06-07 — 161 pageviews2026-06-10 — 154 pageviews2026-06-13 — 126 pageviews2026-06-16 — 145 pageviews2026-06-19 — 151 pageviews2026-06-22 — 124 pageviews2026-06-25 — 115 pageviews2026-06-28 — 165 pageviews2026-07-01 — 139 pageviews2026-07-04 — 171 pageviews2026-07-07 — 139 pageviews2026-07-10 — 129 pageviews2026-07-13 — 166 pageviews2026-07-16 — 168 pageviews2026-07-19 — 149 pageviews2026-07-22 — 152 pageviews2026-07-25 — 120 pageviews2026-07-28 — 130 pageviews2026-07-31 — 151 pageviews2026-08-03 — 166 pageviews2026-08-06 — 140 pageviews2026-08-09 — 208 pageviews2026-08-12 — 131 pageviews2026-08-15 — 148 pageviews2026-08-18 — 128 pageviews2026-08-21 — 142 pageviews2026-08-24 — 159 pageviews2026-08-26 — 158 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

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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