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Dead Rising® 2

Third-person zombie action with improvised weapons and online co-op

Capcom Vancouver · Published by Capcom · Released Sep 27, 2010

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 8,870
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
78% of 28 in 30 days
Playing now
43
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
1 year ago
Nov 8, 2024

Metacritic: 78/100 (critic reviews)

What is Dead Rising® 2?

A third-person open-world action game set in the zombie-filled entertainment district of Fortune City. As Chuck Greene, you fight hordes and combine everyday objects into weapons while facing a 72-hour deadline to save his infected daughter and clear his name. The campaign supports two-player online co-op, alongside a four-player competitive TV-show event.

For you if...

  • +you like ridiculous zombie combat and improvised weapons
  • +you want a timed campaign playable in online co-op
  • +you enjoy gory action mixed with comedy

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike campaign objectives under a strict timer
  • −you prefer serious zombie stories without comedy
  • −you avoid graphic gore and large zombie hordes

What players say

78% of 8,870 reviews are positive · 78% of 28 in the last 30 days

Players praise the absurd combo weapons, comedic zombie combat, and co-op campaign. The dominant complaint is broken modern controller support, which often requires third-party fixes; players also report crashes, visual and audio problems, and unreliable co-op connections.

Screenshots and trailer

Dead Rising® 2

Dead Rising® 2 system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS
Windows Vista®/XP, Windows 7
Processor
Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or better, AMD Athlon X2 2.2 Ghz or better
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTS or better, ATI Radeon™ HD 3850 or better
Memory
2 GB RAM
Storage
8.5 GB free hard drive space

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
50
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Default controller config not fully functional
  • Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean.

Tags

Recent updates

4 DLC available.

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