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Dead Rising 2: Off the Record

Third-person zombie action across Fortune City with improvised weapons and photography

Capcom Vancouver · Published by Capcom · Released Oct 11, 2011

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 3,075
Recent reviews
Mixed
61% of 21 in 30 days
Players
39
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Verified
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Nov 8, 2024
Minimum PC
HD 3850
2 GB RAM · 8.5 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 66/100 (critic reviews)

What is Dead Rising 2: Off the Record?

This third-person action game retells a zombie outbreak in Fortune City through photojournalist Frank West. You explore the city, rescue survivors, fight zombies and other enemies, build combination weapons, and take photos to earn progression points while working through missions.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy a goofy tone alongside zombie combat
  • +you like rescuing survivors while a timer runs
  • +you want to explore an alternate version of a familiar story

Not for you if...

  • −you dislike completing missions against a countdown
  • −you want a new setting rather than a retelling

What players say

75% of 3,075 reviews are positive · 61% of 21 in the last 30 days

Players praise Frank West's return, the improvised weapons, and the photography system. Their most common complaints concern crashes, controller problems, and unreliable co-op connections on PC.

Players over time

▲ +8% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 49 players on Oct 11, 2026.

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How many players finish Dead Rising 2: Off the Record?

11% of Steam players have unlocked «True Colors», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record screenshot 1

Dead Rising 2: Off the Record system requirements

Minimum: HD 3850, 2 GB RAM, 8.5 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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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

Does Dead Rising 2: Off the Record have co-op or multiplayer?

Yes: co-op (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.

Does Dead Rising 2: Off the Record run on Steam Deck?

Verified Yes, Verified by Valve: it works on Steam Deck out of the box.

  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
50
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English. Text only: French, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Korean.

Does Dead Rising 2: Off the Record use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 27, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

4 DLC available.

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