ActionAdventure
Dead Rising® 2
Give it 4 hours
Gets good by 4h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 24% of players who started
Started playing 49% of owners
Steam reviews 78% positive of 8,912
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (52%); after 10h it's 1 in 9 (11%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 81% of games we track.
- 24% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Clean Record” (Completed The Facts. The End... or is it?): only 24% of starters get there.
- Only 48% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 8,957 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 15.8h for positive, 4.6h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (48.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Clean Record Completed The Facts. The End... or is it? Most players quit here 24% −76
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (50)
story milestone ending side
- Needs More Chainsaw Created a combo weapon. Introduce it to the nearest zombie! 100%
- Zombie Slaughter Killed 500 zombies. Not a bad start. 67%
- Fashion Aficionado Changed into 10 different pieces of clothing. Looking dapper, chap! 53%
- Saving the Day Saved 10 survivors. But more are still out there... 41%
- Bartender Mixed a drink. Tasty stuff! 37%
- Don't You Die on Me! Revived another player in Co-op. He owes you one. 35%
- Apprentice Rising Reached level 25. Halfway there! 31%
- Vigilante Justice Defeated 5 psychopaths. There's a new sheriff in town! 31%
- Father of the Month Gave Katey a gift. It's good to spoil her sometimes. 26%
- Half Deck Collected 25 combo cards. So many combinations, so little time. 26%
- Clean Record Completed The Facts. The End... or is it? 24%
- Judge, Jury and Executioner Defeated 10 psychopaths. The world is a safer place. 23%
- Tough Guy Collected all combo cards from psychopaths. Pried from their cold, dead fingers. 21%
- Justice Served Completed Overtime Mode. TK got what he deserved. 19%
- The Skill to Survive Tamed Snowflake. Keep some steak handy, just in case. 15%
- Professional Rising Reached level 50. You're a machine! 12%
- Zombie Destruction Killed 5,000 zombies. Is that all you've got? 12%
- He Hasn't Covered Wars... Used every type of firearm on a zombie. Bang! 9.1%
- Hero of Fortune City Saved 50 survivors. What a great guy! 8.9%
- Better With a Friend Solved all case files in Co-op. You're a great friend! 8.5%
- Wrong Kind of "Chopper" Killed 1,000 zombies while riding a motorcycle. Chainsaws on the side make it easier. 8.2%
- Come on! Follow Me! Escorted 8 survivors at once. It's a party, everyone is invited! 7.0%
- Tape It or DIE! Discovered the secret combo card. Did you cheat by checking online? 7.0%
- Big Spender Spent $6,000,000 total in Fortune City. Where did you get all that money? 6.8%
- Masquerade Had 10 zombies with masks on at once. You showed them who's boss! 6.4%
- Father of the Year Gave Katey every possible gift. Bribery is the fastest way to earn a child's love! 6.2%
- Custom Finish Gave your bike a custom paint job. Sweet ride! 6.0%
- Data Miner Filled all entries in the notebook and made some friends along the way. 5.2%
- Life Saver Collected all combo cards from survivors. The gift of zombie killing! 4.9%
- Zombie Fu Killed 1,000 zombies barehanded. Those were some killer moves! 4.9%
- Look at All That Juice! Created and consumed all mixed drinks in the game. Just like Mom used to make. 4.3%
- Z-Genocider 2: Genocide Harder Killed 53,596 zombies. You left them all for dead! 4.3%
- Curiously Inventive Collected all combo cards hidden in Fortune City. Inspiration is all around you. 4.3%
- Zombie Genocide Master Killed 72,000 zombies. King of carnage! 4.3%
- Explosive Temper Used every type of explosive on a zombie. Kaboom! 4.1%
- Having a Gas Killed 1,000 gas zombies. As if zombies weren't bad enough... 4.1%
- Smashy Smashed 100 zombies using the Smash skill move. Brains everywhere! 4.1%
- Stick 'em up Covered a zombie in objects. That sure was funny! 4.1%
- Finally Full Ate all types of food in the game. That can't be healthy. 3.9%
- Window Shopper Entered all the stores in the game. Did you buy anything? 3.9%
- Full Deck Collected all combo cards. All 49. Seems odd, doesn't it? 3.9%
- Death From Afar Used every type of ranged weapon on a zombie. They can't bite you if they're already dead. 3.7%
- Improper Behavior Spray-painted all Zombrex posters. They didn't do much good in the first place. 3.7%
- Slaughter - S = Laughter! Used every type of novelty weapon on a zombie. Lighten up a bit! 3.5%
- Duct Tape FTW Created all combo weapons. Now put them to use! 3.5%
- Chuck Greene: Cross-Dresser? Changed into all the clothes in the game. Zombie invasion is no excuse for poor style. 3.5%
- Head Trauma Used every type of melee weapon on a zombie. Anything is deadly in the right hands. 3.3%
- Rising Star Came in first place in a single TIR event. Victory tastes sweet! 3.3%
- Win Big! Finished in first place in a TIR episode. Don and Paul love watching you go! 3.3%
- TK's Favorite Played and won in all 9 TIR events. A true American hero! 3.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.