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Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition
Get ready for some seriously stylish action from renowned designer SUDA51. In this exclusive version for PC, players will be slicing, dicing, and shooting as the suave executioner Mondo Zappa. Prepare for the thrill of love and kill in KILLER IS DEAD!
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-08-31 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-12.
What reviewers agree on
33 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“Killer Is Dead is not a game for everyone, and I wouldn’t say it’s a good entry point into Suda’s games. It’s quite fun, and the gameplay is decent, but it’s too repetitive and can get boring. There are many mechanics,…”
“still have no idea what half of it meant… but somehow I loved every second. It feels like someone mixed anime, a fever dream, and a blender full of energy drinks. The combat is slick, the style goes insanely hard, and…”
21 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“still have no idea what half of it meant… but somehow I loved every second. It feels like someone mixed anime, a fever dream, and a blender full of energy drinks. The combat is slick, the style goes insanely hard, and…”
“Love the style of this game, and while the gameplay isn't too complex, the game also isn't too long and you get to master all the character action plus side weapon abilities for the most part. I also tend to get lost in…”
13 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“still have no idea what half of it meant… but somehow I loved every second. It feels like someone mixed anime, a fever dream, and a blender full of energy drinks. The combat is slick, the style goes insanely hard, and…”
“Love the style of this game, and while the gameplay isn't too complex, the game also isn't too long and you get to master all the character action plus side weapon abilities for the most part. I also tend to get lost in…”
“I want to be clear, I'm leaving a negative review because I don't think I would recommend Killer is Dead to most people, but there's stuff in it worth discussing. As a game it's a functional hack-and-slash action game…”
3 of the 71 reviews raise this.
“I want to be clear, I'm leaving a negative review because I don't think I would recommend Killer is Dead to most people, but there's stuff in it worth discussing. As a game it's a functional hack-and-slash action game…”
“Killer Is Dead is a sacred masterpiece by one of the world's most creative minds in the video game industry. Once again, it's one of those situations where the fake and often corrupt video game journalists and review…”
26 of the 71 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“Quite the mess u gotta frequently fiddle with the .ini file in order to play”
10 of the 71 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“the worst port i ever played, suda this is a disgrase”
“no in game options to change framecap or resolution (caps out at 1050 no matter what your res is) and when you change the ini config to what you want it crashes when getting in game. fix it”
“I dont know how one company can be this bad at releasing PC ports of old games. I cant understand at all how one game can be this awful to look at, have mid gameplay, barely any fun, glitch filled mini games and combat.…”
7 of the 71 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Killer Is Dead is not a game for everyone, and I wouldn’t say it’s a good entry point into Suda’s games. It’s quite fun, and the gameplay is decent, but it’s too repetitive and can get boring. There are many mechanics,…”
“I want to be clear, I'm leaving a negative review because I don't think I would recommend Killer is Dead to most people, but there's stuff in it worth discussing. As a game it's a functional hack-and-slash action game…”
“A very tentative recommend. Killer is Dead is probably the most nonsensical (and often considered the weakest) of Suda51's work. Personally, I quite like it; the gameplay is pretty good and it's stylish as hell. Aside…”
6 of the 71 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
“Game has a weird audio bug after the first two missions were there is no sound when the characters talk and you sometimes hear the background music of the levels throughout the game. Other then that the game is cool…”
“This game is broken! I can't even get pass the first level. Every time a cutscense happens the game always crashes and it won't run properly! Not worth the money if the ♥♥♥♥ keeps crashing! Fix the damn game!”
“Recommended if this in deep discount. I don't know how to tell but the swing of the sword feels heavy and since there is almost no other type of weapons, this is became a little to playing again”
5 of the 71 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Killer Is Dead is not a game for everyone, and I wouldn’t say it’s a good entry point into Suda’s games. It’s quite fun, and the gameplay is decent, but it’s too repetitive and can get boring. There are many mechanics,…”
“I dont know how one company can be this bad at releasing PC ports of old games. I cant understand at all how one game can be this awful to look at, have mid gameplay, barely any fun, glitch filled mini games and combat.…”
“A game where I feel like the style really does all the heavy lifting. Its trying to be cool, different, stylish in a way to stand out. And yeah, at a distance it looks cool. Unfortunately, actually playing the thing is…”
Counted across 71 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 74.5% positive rating · as of 2026-05-12
“its peak. story is interesting has good style has serviceable combat. only downside is you need to do the ini fix(one i'm gonna list below) to fix the crashes. other than that its peak. [XAudio2.XAudio2Device] MaxChannels=64 CommonAudioPoolSize=320 MinCompressedDurationGame=0.3…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“Killer is Dead feels like Suda51 decided subtlety was optional and went all-in on style instead. The combat is flashy and satisfying once you get it, even if the camera occasionally decides it wants a starring role. The story exists in a strange limbo between cool, confusing and…”
— a player, Steam review · 16 hrs played“Despite being huge Suda51 fan, i cannot recommend this game. It's hurtful to say since i like Killer is dead, but pc version is so bad that most of you wouldn't be able to finish this game”
— a player, Steam review · 6 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
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Latest official news
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Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition now available for pre-purchase
Killer is Dead on PC is now available for pre-purchase at 10% off until the release date of May 23, 2014. Preload should be available from May 16th onwards! The Nightmare Edition includes the "Smooth
Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition now available for pre-purchase
Killer is Dead on PC is now available for pre-purchase at 10% off until the release date of May 23, 2014. Preload should be available from May 16th onwards! The Nightmare Edition includes the "Smooth
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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 |
| Player tags | Action · Hack and Slash · Surreal · Singleplayer · Stylized · Character Action Game · Gore · Spectacle fighter · Third Person · Adventure · Great Soundtrack · Atmospheric (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 * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 48 |
| Official site | http://www.loveandkill.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows Vista 64-bit Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad 2.3 Ghz or AMD Phenom X4 2.3 Ghz or above Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: GPU that supports Shader Model 3.0 DirectX: Version 10 Storage: 13 GB available space