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Dead Effect 2 VR

Dead Effect 2 VR

Dead Effect 2 is the newest addition to the acclaimed Dead Effect franchise. This action sci-fi shooter is looking to push the boundaries of first-person shooters to new levels with slick graphics, rich narrative and RPG elements.

Released Oct 3, 2017 Developer BadFly Interactive, a.s. Publisher App Holdings Platforms Windows ActionVRRPGIndieZombies
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-10-25)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-27 · quoted reviews as of 2026-10-16.

80.8%positive1,220 reviews
Recommended · 166 found this helpful

“Ok, so, how has Dead Effect 2 VR not been considered as one of the currently best VR games available? Why isnt this VR game higher in the rankings??? The ammount of content alone is staggering for a VR game. It has: 1. Campaign (+20?hr currently, with coop available, and a dlc…”

— a player, Steam review · 58 hrs played
Recommended · 47 found this helpful

“Dead Effect 2 and the Doom 3 VR conversion are perfect examples that when implemented and converted well, excellent VR games do NOT need to be built from the ground up!! This game is an actual full game and not a crappy escape the room or wave shooter that plages the VR…”

— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played
Not recommended · 205 found this helpful

“Locomotion movement has acceleration and deceleration when you touch or release movement control -- this is a big no-no in VR -- as a result this is the only one that gives me motion sickness and I only play games with locomotion and refuse to use teleportation movement. Pavlov,…”

— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players, self-collected from the Steam API since Aug 2026.

2peak since Aug 2026
0 0 0 0 avg · Sep 2026

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-10-26.

206achievements
1.1%median completion
0.3%rarest: It ends here and now – Paralyzing End
71.4% of players 49.2% of players 41.7% of players 31.7% of players 24.5% of players 21.3% of players 16.8% of players 13.7% of players 12.1% of players 10.6% of players 9.3% of players 8.8% of players 8.1% of players 7.3% of players 7.1% of players 6.9% of players 6.5% of players 5.8% of players 5.3% of players 4.9% of players 4.7% of players 4.5% of players 4.2% of players 4.2% of players 3.8% of players 3.6% of players 3.1% of players 2.7% of players 2.5% of players 2.4% of players 2.0% of players 1.8% of players 1.6% of players 1.5% of players 1.2% of players 1.1% of players 1.1% of players 1.0% of players 1.0% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.9% of players 0.8% of players 0.7% of players 0.7% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.5% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 0.4% of players 71.4% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
71.4%Who let the dogs out… seriously — Finish the mission on any difficulty.
65.2%What does it do? — Unlock your first ability.
64.0%Nice start — Upgrade your first ability.
Rarest badges of honor
0.3%It ends here and now – Paralyzing End — Finish the story with one paralyzer shot.
0.3%To the shores of Tau Ceti – Last Mementos — Collect all money, tablets and orbs from the level.
0.3%To the shores of Tau Ceti – Just Run! — Don't kill anyone until you reach the first elevator.

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-25. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-10-25 20:53 UTC
$6.24lowest since tracking began2026-08-24
US24.99 USD
UK19.49 GBP
Australia35.95 AUD
Canada28.99 CAD
Japan2,570 JPY
Brazil47.49 BRL
China80.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$8.5 China Japan Canada US Australia UK≈$26

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-26). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-25 08-11 08-30 09-17 10-05 10-25

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Apr 05, 2019
Update released, DLC Cybermagic and Escape from Meridian are now available

The waiting is finally over. Huge game update is now released and both DLC are now available. Free update contains numerous new improvements and fixes, new weapons, armors, implants, new unique upgrad

Apr 04, 2019
DLC Gameplay Teaser

Full release of the update and both DLCs is just behind the corner. (And just in case you missed previous announcment, you can already try the update in the beta). We've put a short video to show some

Mar 28, 2019
Dead Effect 2 VR Update Beta available

We're finally getting close for a final release of the update and two DLCs we've been working on for so long. Although we've been testing and bug-hunting relentlessly, it's possible that there are sti

Jun 07, 2018
Dead Effect 2 VR Update Info

https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/public/images/clans/11613787/553e306da8f9728122beb17b2ed96b2a1ccde856.jpg After a long time in development, we are getting to the testing phase of all th

Feb 06, 2018
HOTFIXES + Native support for an external motion controller added

Dear community, We would like to introduce to you a quick update of Dead Effect 2 VR with the native support for the external motion solution 3dRudder, the winner of the CES innovation awards three ye

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.

GenresAction, Indie, RPG
Player tagsAction · VR · RPG · Indie · Zombies · Co-op · Horror · Gore · Violent · FPS · Multiplayer · Shooter (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Tracked Controller Support · VR Only · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , Spanish - Spain, Russian, Hungarian *
Achievements206
Official sitehttp://deadeffect2.com/
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 Processor: Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD equivalent or greater DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 13 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX compatible sound card VR Support: SteamVR. Standing or Room Scale Additional Notes: Install size will gradually increase with future updates.