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DEAD RISING®
You are Frank West. A hard-edged photojournalist hellbent on investigating the mystery at Willamette Mall. It's swarming with zombies. You have 72 hours. Chop 'till you drop!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-02 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
78 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“great game unlike 2,3, and 4 why waste your time with the remaster when this exists. all the other games feel like trash in comparison.”
“I don't leave reviews often. Dead Rising is a childhood game of mine. Bloody good game. I have very little hours here but hundreds on an old pirated 360. Let's hope it's not buried by Capcom's rehashing of history.”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“So so fun! excellent storyline as well as amazing characters. the only thing that is annoying is trying to herd your survivors back to the security room. otherwise excellent game from the old days!”
“Frank is still the man. Shepherding survivors is still annoying. Game is still a classic. Excellent on the Steam Deck. Last time I played this was on the 360, so playing it at 60fps was revelatory. Even if it seems like…”
“Honestly, probably my favorite game in the series. Love Frank West and can't wait to play the remaster!”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“this was a phenomenal 2006 game, and still holds up to this very day. Full of heart and soul with good detail, you could tell the developers had fun making this game.”
“Almsot hasn't aged a day. I'd still recommend playing 2 over 1, but it's a good time. You can die from cringe when the game asks you to take upskirt photos of zombies.”
“Ill never forget the jump from ps2 resident evil having 5 zombies on screen to xbox 360 dead rising having what seemed like hundreds on screen at once. dead rising is an xbox 360 timeless classic. was way ahead of its…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Everyone knows that Dead Rising is an excellent game, so I'll get to the important part when buying this Steam port: Whoever made this PC port should be in charge of porting every video game from now on. This port is…”
“Best version of the best dead rising, no DRM, no launcher, no issues running. Very moddable but if you aren't into modding its an excellent base version.”
“Frank is still the man. Shepherding survivors is still annoying. Game is still a classic. Excellent on the Steam Deck. Last time I played this was on the 360, so playing it at 60fps was revelatory. Even if it seems like…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“As a kid I could never beat this game due to the timer and I would get annoyed that I couldn't do everything and save everyone but playing it now and finishing the whole game I realise what a banger of a game I've been…”
“played this when i was 6 years old and got nightmares from the first series of zombies in the mall :) playing this game years later wow the ai survivors are a nightmare to control and definitely does not simulate "real…”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
13 of the 103 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“8/10 game with the worst boss fight in gaming history”
“Good game, has a good ambience and it's hard and frustarting, which makes it really good. I don't know what to say, it's like Yakuza but instead of beating people up you beat zombies up. Go play it”
“Dead Rising 1 is both highly addicting, and teeth breakingly infuriating. I have not played a game that I have somehow enjoyed so much while also at the same exact time, held the desire to put both feet through my…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“played this when i was 6 years old and got nightmares from the first series of zombies in the mall :) playing this game years later wow the ai survivors are a nightmare to control and definitely does not simulate "real…”
“Can be a little annoying to deal with the limited save system and the horrible survivor AI, and the grabby zombies is definitely the most frustrating aspect of the game, but the story is good and interesting, and I…”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Frank is still the man. Shepherding survivors is still annoying. Game is still a classic. Excellent on the Steam Deck. Last time I played this was on the 360, so playing it at 60fps was revelatory. Even if it seems like…”
“[h1]Pros[/h1] [list] [*]Zombie roguelike with very simple but addicting gameloop [*]Good theme, OST, and clever use of humor [*]Not a long game but can be punishing for risk taking as there is no auto-save and strategic…”
“overhyped, clunky, not optimised at all piece of doo doo compared to Dead Rising 2”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Almsot hasn't aged a day. I'd still recommend playing 2 over 1, but it's a good time. You can die from cringe when the game asks you to take upskirt photos of zombies.”
“I was alive(I think?)in 2k6, and never touched this one. Heard things, saw a little, shrugged and life carried on. Coming back to try this in a different epoch has been.....I don't even know what to put here. Had I…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.3% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“I own Dead Rising on my XBox 360, and was playing the game with my niece, because she wanted to see some of the games I played back in the day. We had so much fun, I ended up buying it again on PC. The game is hilarious and fun. She is now a fan of Frank West, and bought a Frank…”
— a player, Steam review · 73 hrs played“A classic. The mall setting is genius and the freedom to deal with zombies however you want never gets old. Frank West is a great protagonist and the time limit keeps things tense. One of the best zombie games ever made.”
— a player, Steam review · 61 hrs played“On February 3rd 2026 Capcom released an update that removed Denuvo, a DRM which requires a costant internet connection, and replaced it with the Enigma Protector. This DRM is supposed to prevent "cheating" (any kind of modding of the game) and it's russian developed. Tested by…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 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 2026-09-05.
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.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
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Latest official news
Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.
Pre-order bonus DLC now available including original Frank costume!
The bonus DLC, which was previously only available to players who had pre-ordered the game, is now available in the store starting today! Enjoy costumes based on Frank West from the original Dead Risi
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Discounted Through January 2
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is available for a discounted price as part of this year's Capcom Holiday Sale! Dust off your camera, grab the nearest object as your weapon, and join photojournalist Frank
Free demo, Arabic text support, and a new Casual difficulty update!
Did you say zombies?! A free demo of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is available now for new players to try catching the big scoop and survive the various dangers of the lavish Willamette Parkview Mall.
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Launch Trailer
Survive and catch the big scoop on Zombie Paradise. Dead Rising has been brought back to life in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster with 4K high fidelity graphics, 3D audio support, voiceover in 9 languages,
Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Story Trailer
Did you say Zombies?! Frank West has covered wars, you know. But he's never seen anything quite like this. Join him in catching the big scoop and surviving the various dangers of the lavish Willamette
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77.1% · 25,391 reviews
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Zombies · Action · Adventure · Singleplayer · Open World · Third Person · Survival · Gore · Sandbox · Funny · Classic · Horror (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese, Russian * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 50 |
| Official site | http://www.facebook.com/deadrising |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS: Windows 10 64-bit versions Processor: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz or better, AMD Athlon™ X2 2.8 Ghz or better Memory: 2 GB RAM Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® 550TI/ AMD 6770 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 8 GB available space