Dead Rising® 2
Released Sep 2010
The sequel to the million-plus selling Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 takes the zombie survival horror to Fortune City, America’s latest and greatest entertainment playground.
78% positive · 8,872 reviews
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
Done
All announced content has been released
High confidence
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Evaluation
Dead Rising 2 launched on September 27, 2010 and is a fully complete, standalone game. All four DLC packs (Ninja Skills Pack, Psychopath Skills Pack, Soldier of Fortune Pack, and Sports Fan Skills Pack) were released on March 17, 2015 alongside the game's transition from Games for Windows Live to Steamworks. No DLC remains unreleased.
The developer's most recent communications on this game's Steam page are focused on Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster — a separate product (a remaster of the original Dead Rising, not Dead Rising 2). The news posts from 2024 and 2025 promote that other title and are not announcements of new content for Dead Rising 2 itself. The last substantive update to Dead Rising 2 was the save migration tool posted on May 20, 2015.
There is no roadmap, announced DLC, or developer statement indicating any additional content is planned for Dead Rising 2. The game launched as a complete product and received its DLC content in 2015. No further development activity has been communicated.
Evidence
All four DLC packs (Ninja Skills Pack, Psychopath Skills Pack, Soldier of Fortune Pack, Sports Fan Skills Pack) released on March 17, 2015 — no unreleased DLC remains.
Save migration tool released alongside a bug fix patch — the last substantive update to Dead Rising 2 itself.
Content
4 of 4 released · no outstanding content
Media
Details
Developer
Publisher
Capcom
Achievements
50
Platform
Windows
Controller
partial support
Steam Deck
Playable
Players
Single-player · Multiplayer · Co-op
About this game
The sequel to the million-plus selling Dead Rising, Dead Rising 2 takes the zombie survival horror to Fortune City, America’s latest and greatest entertainment playground. Featuring a new story, two online multiplayer modes (2-player co-op campaign and a 4-player “TV show” themed Pay-Per-View event that pits humans against zombies), thousands of on-screen zombies and more, Dead Rising 2 takes zombie survival horror to a whole new level.
As Chuck Greene, you have 72 hours to save your infected daughter, clear your name and survive the hordes of hungry zombies before the military comes in and nukes the city. To ensure your survival, you can combine everyday objects to create numerous deadly combo weapons and slaughter the ravenous zombies. Dead Rising 2, it’s where Creativity Kills.
As Chuck Greene, you have 72 hours to save your infected daughter, clear your name and survive the hordes of hungry zombies before the military comes in and nukes the city. To ensure your survival, you can combine everyday objects to create numerous deadly combo weapons and slaughter the ravenous zombies. Dead Rising 2, it’s where Creativity Kills.
Key Features
- Sequel to the critically acclaimed and 1 million+ selling Dead Rising: Dead Rising 2 is bigger and better in every way, adding new custom combo weapons, multiplayer and thousands of zombies on-screen at once!
- Thousands of Zombies On Screen: The undead are everywhere creating a dynamic and challenging zombie-killing experience for the player as weapons will be created to kill massive amounts of zombies at one time!
- Combo Weapons: Players can combine two everyday items using duct tape to create the ultimate zombie killing creations such as the Portamower and Paddlesaw. Unlocking combo cards along the way will give players the advantage as the helpful cards will show you what items are best for combining.
- New Storyline and Characters: A new protagonist, Chuck Greene, must save his infected daughter, clear his name, and survive 72 hours in Fortune City.
- 2-Player Co-Op: Online co-op play is introduced to the Dead Rising universe for the first time as players can invite their friends to partner up with them at any time to take on the zombie massacre- tag-team style! Killing zombies with a friend is always more fun!
- 4-Player Terror is Reality: 4 players compete in a gladiator type TV show named Terror Is Reality that pits zombies against a group of players in the ultimate Vs. multiplayer blood bath
Are these done yet?
Last evaluated Jun 28, 2026
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