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Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition
Explore the zombie-infested city of Los Perdidos, and find a way to escape before a military strike wipes the entire city, and everyone in it, off the map.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
42 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Dead Rising 3 Apocalypse Edition is a game I finished, mostly solo, and while I don’t regret playing it, I also never felt the urge to return to it. The game takes a more playful and chaotic approach to zombies. It’s…”
“This game is probably the best out of all the Dead Rising franchise. Getting this game is just enough, balanced difficulty, interesting bosses and good storyline. Yeah..... not biased LOL”
“EXTREMELY overhated. Yes, the first two games (specifically my GOAT Dead Rising 2) are better, but this game is a lot of fun. My only advice is to buy it on sale.”
14 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This game is probably the best out of all the Dead Rising franchise. Getting this game is just enough, balanced difficulty, interesting bosses and good storyline. Yeah..... not biased LOL”
“Main story wise amazing fun game. DO NOT touch the untold stories, they're untold for a reason. Repetitive fetch and drive back and forth missions. You're better off just looking up the small story parts online. If…”
“extremely underrated. the map is very fun to go around especially with the combo cars, the story is amazing nick is a very likable main character aswell as the other side characters you meet. i love how the psychopaths…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“After 20 hours in co op and completing overtime id say this is a great game. Is it good as the other 2, no. But its a fun time nonetheless, one recommendation before starting is to unlock the fps so you're not stuck at…”
“FPS & FOV tweaks are a MUST to play this game. Have experienced some crashes, however with that said with an old cheap game is it surprisingly a hell of a lot of fun, particularly on co-op mode. I think Capcom, like…”
“I have no skin in the rest of the dead rising franchise, so I can only say that this is a VERY fun co-op zombie killin' game. The combo weapons are all stupid as ♥♥♥♥. The more serious the combo, the weaker it is…”
5 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“EXTREMELY overhated. Yes, the first two games (specifically my GOAT Dead Rising 2) are better, but this game is a lot of fun. My only advice is to buy it on sale.”
“After 20 hours in co op and completing overtime id say this is a great game. Is it good as the other 2, no. But its a fun time nonetheless, one recommendation before starting is to unlock the fps so you're not stuck at…”
“FPS & FOV tweaks are a MUST to play this game. Have experienced some crashes, however with that said with an old cheap game is it surprisingly a hell of a lot of fun, particularly on co-op mode. I think Capcom, like…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“My childhood game, since i was child i was dreaming bought this game, until now, i finally did it and finish game, satisfying gameplay, good story, and atmosphere, i would recommended this game ever”
14 of the 104 reviews raise this · 9 of them still recommend the game.
“After 20 hours in co op and completing overtime id say this is a great game. Is it good as the other 2, no. But its a fun time nonetheless, one recommendation before starting is to unlock the fps so you're not stuck at…”
“FPS & FOV tweaks are a MUST to play this game. Have experienced some crashes, however with that said with an old cheap game is it surprisingly a hell of a lot of fun, particularly on co-op mode. I think Capcom, like…”
“One of the best zombie games ever! open world is fun and crafting vehicles incredibly unique. [USED MANUAL 60FPS FIX ON PC]”
14 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“After finishing Dead Rising 2 and Off the Record I had high expectations these were not directly fulfilled in the sense of similarity but I would say that this game is still amazing and an absolute blast It has a…”
“Trash Port. Co-op does NOT work!”
“FPS & FOV tweaks are a MUST to play this game. Have experienced some crashes, however with that said with an old cheap game is it surprisingly a hell of a lot of fun, particularly on co-op mode. I think Capcom, like…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Main story wise amazing fun game. DO NOT touch the untold stories, they're untold for a reason. Repetitive fetch and drive back and forth missions. You're better off just looking up the small story parts online. If…”
“I honest to god wanted to like this game despite heading into it with pretty low expectations and honestly? It's a mix of fun gameplay and a miasma of bland Zombie story and character tropes, tedious objectives and a…”
9 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Not good on keyboard and mouse, motion sickness from the horrible camera controls, belongs on a console only.”
“I highly recommend this old game but I suggest unlocking and capping the frames at 60 and download the fixed camera from nexus mods to have the DR2 camera rather than the one the game comes with.”
“The camera and locked FPS is the only negative thing I can say. That is fixed by mods. Great game though.”
8 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“I honest to god wanted to like this game despite heading into it with pretty low expectations and honestly? It's a mix of fun gameplay and a miasma of bland Zombie story and character tropes, tedious objectives and a…”
“Fun gameplay. The weapons feel less inspired than previous DR games, and the story is even worse than the first two games, but man is it fun to drive a steamroller over crowds of zombies and just mess around with…”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 76.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Yes I Recommend Dead Rising 3. Even tho its got its REALLY big problems. Pros. 1. Story is good 2. I like the Protagonist (Like all Dead Rising protagonists Nick is Wise and funny) 3. The psycho Paths are funny, and great. 4. Killing zombies feels really good 5. Love the level…”
— a player, Steam review · 68 hrs played“lots of cool updates from DR2: more weapon blueprints, an open world experience, can inventory heavier weapons like bears and carts, player attribute system can be maxed at lvl 50, combine blueprints for cars, and so much more!”
— a player, Steam review · 13 hrs played“Dead Rising 3 is a decent zombie game, but is nothing like the prior games of the series. The fun and soul of the game is gone. We go from Frank West and Chuck Green, both oddballs and bravado in their own way, to a whiny and weak willed protagonist, with fickle 'friends' and a…”
— a player, Steam review · 74 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:50 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Zombies · Open World · Action · Co-op · Gore · Survival · Comedy · Open World Survival Craft · Multiplayer · Third Person · Funny · Crafting (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Captions available · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Dutch * , Japanese, Korean, Russian * , Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 88 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.facebook.com/deadrising |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows 7 64-bit edition, Windows 8 64-bit edition Processor: Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz (or Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz) / AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.00 GHz or higher Memory: 6 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 570 / AMD Radeon 7870 or higher DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 30 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX 11 Compatible sound card Additional Notes: Broadband internet connection is required for Co-op play.