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Dead Rising 4

Capcom Game Studio Vancouver, Inc. · Capcom · 2017-03-14

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Action

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Dec 06, 2016 (Xbox One), Dec 06, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Dead Rising 4 marks the return of photojournalist Frank West in an all-new chapter of one of the most popular zombie game franchises of all time. With an unmatched level of weapon and character customization, ambitious new features including new zombie classes and EXO Suits, Dead Rising 4 delivers a heart-pounding experience as players...

40
playing now
57%
positive of 8.4k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
77/100
critic score (19 outlets, IGDB)
70/100
IGDB user rating (62 ratings)
33h
time to beat (IGDB)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$29.99
steam price (US)

40 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Dead Rising 4 is a 2016 action-adventure game developed by Capcom Vancouver and published by Microsoft Studios. The game was released for Windows and Xbox One on December 6, 2016. It is the sequel to Dead Rising 3 and the fourth installment in the Dead Rising series. It features the return of Frank West, and is set in a rebuilt Willamette, Colorado during the Winter holiday season.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 40 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 206 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~26/week).
  • · Review velocity down 9% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 12% of 10,936 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 210k–504k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,403 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

lowest across shops (ITAD)$5.49-82%
Gamesplanet$5.63-81%
IndieGala$5.99-80%
WinGameStore$5.99-80%
Microsoft Store$29.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.79 at GameBillet (2025-02-02) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 179 of 183 observed days · $1.70 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
10510520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

55162026-08-06 23:00 — 24 players2026-08-07 07:00 — 23 players2026-08-07 15:00 — 33 players2026-08-07 23:00 — 24 players2026-08-08 07:00 — 38 players2026-08-08 15:00 — 44 players2026-08-08 23:00 — 32 players2026-08-09 07:00 — 31 players2026-08-09 15:00 — 55 players2026-08-09 23:00 — 30 players2026-08-10 07:00 — 34 players2026-08-10 16:00 — 40 players2026-08-11 00:00 — 34 players2026-08-11 08:00 — 28 players2026-08-11 16:00 — 35 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 31 players2026-08-14 07:00 — 28 players2026-08-15 15:00 — 54 players2026-08-16 23:00 — 29 players2026-08-18 06:00 — 30 players2026-08-19 14:00 — 42 players2026-08-20 21:00 — 19 players2026-08-22 05:00 — 34 players2026-08-23 12:00 — 54 players2026-08-24 20:00 — 29 players2026-08-26 04:00 — 27 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 38 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 32 players2026-08-30 02:00 — 33 players2026-08-30 18:00 — 40 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$3.192017-02-222026-08-282017-02-22 — best price $47.992018-04-16 — best price $32.792018-10-22 — best price $14.992019-04-02 — best price $11.722019-08-16 — best price $29.992019-12-22 — best price $12.752020-04-09 — best price $23.192020-08-08 — best price $8.992020-12-04 — best price $28.492021-03-20 — best price $29.392021-07-12 — best price $39.992021-10-28 — best price $6.742022-01-23 — best price $29.992022-04-18 — best price $6.492022-07-11 — best price $6.742022-09-26 — best price $9.992022-12-05 — best price $4.902023-02-23 — best price $29.992023-05-25 — best price $6.782023-08-07 — best price $6.592023-10-25 — best price $6.872024-01-05 — best price $23.992024-03-27 — best price $29.992024-06-27 — best price $5.852024-08-31 — best price $23.992024-11-23 — best price $5.712025-01-20 — best price $5.242025-03-31 — best price $6.002025-06-27 — best price $4.812025-09-17 — best price $28.492025-12-09 — best price $27.582026-03-20 — best price $29.692026-06-15 — best price $29.992026-08-24 — best price $5.632026-08-28 — best price $29.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
77.3%
earned "Elementary!"
6.7%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing9 DLC

11 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox One (Xbox)46,0781%104
PS4 (PlayStation)18,5902%58
Steam (Steam)11,7591%104
Windows (Xbox)2,1030%104

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

GoreCo-opFunnyHeistActionComedyHorrorNudityViolentZombies

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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