Unique, timeless zombie classic
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The mall setting is genius and the freedom to deal with zombies however you want never gets old.”
Steam review · 60.7 h played ↗
DEAD RISING®
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 89%Very Positive · 89%Capcom2016Survival · Action · Adventure
$9.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A cult-classic zombie mall sandbox with improvised weapons and a punishing real-time clock. Skip it if you hate timers, sparse manual saves, or babysitting dumb escort AI.
Great for
Players who enjoy goofy, challenging time-pressure games and smashing zombies with anything in a mall
Main risk
Terrible survivor AI, clunky controls and a punishing timer/save system can make it feel more frustrating than fun
What players love
Charming humor, story and atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Game so goofy and bootleg and I love it.”
Steam review · 51.5 h played ↗
Great port, runs well, good on Steam Deck
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“This port is absolutely immaculate, I had literally 0 issues the entire time.”
Steam review · 22.6 h played ↗
Everything is a weapon
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“I like the gimmick of this game where every object is a weapon.”
Steam review · 13.2 h played ↗
Better than the censored remaster
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“this is the best version of dead rising the new deluxe remaster is censored very heavily don't buy it get this original instead”
Steam review · 52 h played ↗
Tense timer and satisfying mastery
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“The real fun comes from the amount of pressure the timer puts on you and how quickly you can get your stuff done.”
Steam review · 23.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Terrible survivor AI and escort missions
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“the survivors are a core part of the game (imo) yet the AI on them sucks so badly that it totally drains the fun out of the game”
Steam review · 30.6 h played ↗
Clunky, outdated controls and aiming
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Worst control scheme in gaming, near unplayable.”
Steam review · 0.4 h played ↗
Sparse manual saves, no autosave
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The save system is ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥. I lost hours of progress because I wasn't able to get to a bathroom.”
Steam review · 15.9 h played ↗
Punishing timer and missable content
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“The biggest flaw this game has is just the concept of making an open world game and then slapping a timer on it.”
Steam review · 28.7 h played ↗
Bugs, softlocks and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“couldn't pass the first boss encounter as the boss kept disappearing, and the guy your sent to save loads as just a pair of legs.”
Steam review · 6.9 h played ↗
Unfair, cheesy boss fights
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 negative reviews
“the bosses and survivor NPCs are just outrageously horrible.”
Steam review · 9.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: UnknownController support8 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 550TI / AMD Radeon HD 6770
Storage8 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 10 (64-bit) / Windows 11
ProcessorIntel® Core i5 family or AMD equivalent
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 / AMD Radeon HD 7790
Storage8 GB available space
OSWindows 10 (64-bit)
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 550TI / AMD Radeon HD 6770
Storage8 GB available space
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