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Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition cover art

Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition

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

SteamGOG

Action

Modes: Single player

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!

9
playing now
74%
positive of 8.7k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam rating
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)
$19.99
steam price (US)

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

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 9 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 12% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 218k–524k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 8,737 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Fanatical$1.99-90%
GOG$1.99-90%
Humble Store$1.99-90%
Steam$1.99-90%
GOG$1.99-90%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$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 100 of 219 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

1302026-08-06 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 6 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 5 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 8 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 10 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 0 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 2 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 2 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 4 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 4 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-14 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 4 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 9 players2026-08-18 04:00 — 7 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 12 players2026-08-20 19:00 — 9 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 11 players2026-08-23 10:00 — 13 players2026-08-24 18:00 — 8 players2026-08-26 02:00 — 6 players2026-08-27 10:00 — 7 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 8 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 11 players2026-08-30 17:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$23.92$1.792015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — 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 $1.992026-08-30 — best price $1.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

158672026-05-31 — 79 pageviews2026-06-03 — 68 pageviews2026-06-06 — 89 pageviews2026-06-09 — 101 pageviews2026-06-12 — 71 pageviews2026-06-15 — 115 pageviews2026-06-18 — 93 pageviews2026-06-21 — 93 pageviews2026-06-24 — 70 pageviews2026-06-27 — 104 pageviews2026-06-30 — 108 pageviews2026-07-03 — 107 pageviews2026-07-06 — 158 pageviews2026-07-09 — 100 pageviews2026-07-12 — 98 pageviews2026-07-15 — 88 pageviews2026-07-18 — 115 pageviews2026-07-21 — 116 pageviews2026-07-24 — 95 pageviews2026-07-27 — 129 pageviews2026-07-30 — 105 pageviews2026-08-02 — 89 pageviews2026-08-05 — 69 pageviews2026-08-08 — 86 pageviews2026-08-11 — 95 pageviews2026-08-14 — 84 pageviews2026-08-17 — 114 pageviews2026-08-20 — 82 pageviews2026-08-23 — 127 pageviews2026-08-26 — 114 pageviews2026-08-27 — 131 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

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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