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Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition

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!

Released May 23, 2014 Developer KADOKAWA GAMES / GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE Publisher Deep Silver Platforms Windows ActionHack and SlashSurrealSingleplayerStylized
View on Steam ↗ $19.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

74.9%positive8,401 reviews
Recommended · 8 found this helpful

“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
Recommended · 6 found this helpful

“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
Not recommended · 7 found this helpful

“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 played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-23 23:50 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

4playing at last check
824-hour peak
4,219all-time peak
0 250 500 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 476 avg · Nov 2017

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.

48achievements
7.2%median completion
2.9%rarest: The Mass Murderer is Dead
68.7% of players 63.2% of players 44.9% of players 34.8% of players 28.8% of players 27.4% of players 22.5% of players 19.4% of players 16.2% of players 14.7% of players 14.1% of players 13.9% of players 13.7% of players 13.4% of players 13.0% of players 12.5% of players 12.2% of players 12.1% of players 12.1% of players 11.2% of players 9.3% of players 8.3% of players 8.2% of players 7.2% of players 7.2% of players 6.8% of players 6.5% of players 6.2% of players 5.7% of players 4.7% of players 4.6% of players 4.5% of players 4.3% of players 4.1% of players 4.0% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.9% of players 3.6% of players 3.4% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.2% of players 3.1% of players 3.0% of players 2.9% of players 2.9% of players 68.7% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
68.7%Kidnapper Executed — Completed Episode 1.
63.2%Toast to Forerunner — Completed Episode 2.
44.9%Alice in Dead Land — Completed Episode 3.
Rarest badges of honor
2.9%The Mass Murderer is Dead — Ranked AAA executioner on 44 missions.
2.9%Perfect Killer — All achievements completed
3.0%Happiest Man on Earth — Received 20 rewards from the beauties.

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.

$19.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$1.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US19.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK17.79 GBP
Australia29.95 AUD
Canada27.49 CAD
Japan2,389 JPY
Brazil99.00 BRL
China74.00 CNY

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

China≈$11 Japan Brazil Canada US Australia EU UK≈$24

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

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

Mar 19, 2019
Killer is Dead Sale!

Hey all, If you haven't had the chance to grab Killer is Dead, now's the perfect time! Get 80% off the game until the 25th of March. Enjoy ːsteamhappyː https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/steamcommunity/p

May 12, 2014
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

May 12, 2014
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 2026-05-20.

GenresAction
Player tagsAction · Hack and Slash · Surreal · Singleplayer · Stylized · Character Action Game · Gore · Spectacle fighter · Third Person · Adventure · Great Soundtrack · Atmospheric (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Steam Leaderboards · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese * *
ControllerFull support
Achievements48
Estimated owners1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://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