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Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition

KADOKAWA GAMES / GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE · Deep Silver · 2014-05-23

SteamGOG

Action

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: May 23, 2014 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Get ready for some seriously stylish action from renowned designer SUDA51. In this exclusive version for PC, players will be slicing, dicing, and shooting as the suave executioner Mondo Zappa. Prepare for the thrill of love and kill in KILLER IS DEAD!

Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition is a 2014 Action game priced at $19.99, with an owner estimate of 1,000,000 .. 2,000,000 and a Mostly Positive (74% of 8737 reviews) sentiment.

2
playing now
74%
positive of 8.8k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
1,000,000–2,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
73/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
80/100
IGDB user rating (6 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$19.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 11:00 UTC (census sample)

Killer Is Dead is a hack and slash video game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture. It was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in August 2013 and for Windows in May 2014. It is published by Kadokawa Games in Japan, Xseed Games in North America and Deep Silver in Europe.

Trailer

Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition trailer thumbnail

KILLER IS DEAD - Nightmare Edition Trailer [Deutschland]

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 156 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~20/week).
  • · Review velocity up 28% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 5% of 27,667 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 219k–526k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,762 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$1.99-90%
Steam$1.99-90%
GOG$1.99-90%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.00 at GreenManGaming (2021-02-11) · bundled 11×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $23.94 · on sale 134 of 253 observed days · $0.99 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
242420182026Week of 2018-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 4 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

2002026-09-15 12:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 10 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 7 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 5 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 13 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 0 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 7 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 11 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 10 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 13 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 6 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 2 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 5 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 10 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 3 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 10 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 12 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 3 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 8 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
4761Apr 2014Aug 2026Apr 2014 — avg 1 · peak 10Aug 2014 — avg 45 · peak 224Dec 2014 — avg 37 · peak 175Apr 2015 — avg 27 · peak 70Aug 2015 — avg 19 · peak 40Dec 2015 — avg 40 · peak 168Apr 2016 — avg 14 · peak 31Aug 2016 — avg 20 · peak 71Dec 2016 — avg 23 · peak 63Apr 2017 — avg 21 · peak 51Aug 2017 — avg 30 · peak 67Dec 2017 — avg 151 · peak 423Apr 2018 — avg 35 · peak 188Aug 2018 — avg 23 · peak 49Dec 2018 — avg 19 · peak 47Apr 2019 — avg 15 · peak 107Aug 2019 — avg 12 · peak 30Dec 2019 — avg 14 · peak 32Apr 2020 — avg 15 · peak 30Aug 2020 — avg 14 · peak 29Dec 2020 — avg 12 · peak 27Apr 2021 — avg 9 · peak 23Aug 2021 — avg 9 · peak 21Dec 2021 — avg 7 · peak 22Apr 2022 — avg 7 · peak 41Aug 2022 — avg 9 · peak 20Dec 2022 — avg 8 · peak 19Apr 2023 — avg 9 · peak 27Aug 2023 — avg 7 · peak 18Dec 2023 — avg 6 · peak 18Apr 2024 — avg 7 · peak 18Aug 2024 — avg 7 · peak 21Dec 2024 — avg 6 · peak 14Apr 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Aug 2025 — avg 5 · peak 13Dec 2025 — avg 5 · peak 15Apr 2026 — avg 6 · peak 17Aug 2026 — avg 7 · peak 26
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$23.92$1.792015-01-012026-10-142015-01-01 — best price $6.802015-03-18 — best price $18.292015-05-15 — best price $22.802015-07-15 — best price $19.992015-11-07 — best price $19.992016-03-15 — best price $4.002016-08-12 — best price $3.792016-12-12 — best price $19.992017-04-24 — best price $19.992017-09-18 — best price $19.992018-01-09 — best price $20.262018-04-25 — best price $20.722018-09-17 — best price $19.992019-06-26 — best price $3.992020-01-16 — best price $3.992020-04-03 — best price $3.992020-07-28 — best price $17.882020-10-03 — best price $19.992021-01-04 — best price $19.992021-04-16 — best price $3.902021-09-24 — best price $3.792022-02-03 — best price $19.992022-08-22 — best price $3.992023-02-14 — best price $2.992023-08-26 — best price $1.992024-02-11 — best price $19.992024-06-17 — best price $1.792024-11-13 — best price $1.992025-03-13 — best price $1.992025-09-04 — best price $19.992025-12-03 — best price $23.322026-01-21 — best price $19.992026-03-05 — best price $23.222026-04-21 — best price $23.522026-06-04 — best price $1.992026-07-16 — best price $19.992026-08-22 — best price $1.992026-09-21 — best price $1.992026-10-14 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

200692026-05-31 — 79 pageviews2026-06-04 — 88 pageviews2026-06-08 — 118 pageviews2026-06-12 — 71 pageviews2026-06-16 — 97 pageviews2026-06-20 — 86 pageviews2026-06-24 — 70 pageviews2026-06-28 — 117 pageviews2026-07-02 — 102 pageviews2026-07-06 — 158 pageviews2026-07-10 — 92 pageviews2026-07-14 — 107 pageviews2026-07-18 — 115 pageviews2026-07-22 — 93 pageviews2026-07-26 — 82 pageviews2026-07-30 — 105 pageviews2026-08-03 — 90 pageviews2026-08-07 — 93 pageviews2026-08-11 — 95 pageviews2026-08-15 — 88 pageviews2026-08-19 — 98 pageviews2026-08-23 — 127 pageviews2026-08-27 — 131 pageviews2026-08-31 — 113 pageviews2026-09-04 — 121 pageviews2026-09-08 — 125 pageviews2026-09-12 — 105 pageviews2026-09-16 — 95 pageviews2026-09-20 — 131 pageviews2026-09-24 — 109 pageviews2026-09-28 — 119 pageviews2026-10-02 — 104 pageviews2026-10-06 — 108 pageviews2026-10-09 — 83 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

48
achievements tracked
68.7%
earned "Kidnapper Executed"
7.2%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudSteam LeaderboardsRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

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

Where its players are

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

Player tags

GoreActionComedySurrealStylizedAdventureSwordplayStory RichAtmosphericSingleplayer

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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