When does Dead Rising 2: Off the Record get good?

Give it 10 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (52%); after 15h it's 1 in 8 (12%). Fully opens up by hour 15.

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Dead Rising 2: Off the Record

Oct 11, 2011 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 10 hours

Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 59% of owners

Steam reviews 77% positive of 4,304

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (52%); after 15h it's 1 in 8 (12%).
Fully opens up by hour 15.
The opening is criticised more than in 80% of games we track.
Most players drop off before “Out With the Old”: only 42% of starters get there.
Only 59% 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 4,323 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 14.3h for positive, 5h 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 (59% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Out With the Old Defeated Chuck the Psychopath. Poor guy just couldn't let her go... Most players quit here 42% −58
Save the Girl Saved Rebecca from the clutches of the Twins. Close enough to a white knight... 24% −19
Save the Girl... Again Saved Rebecca from Sgt. Boykin. She never really covered wars, you know. 21% −2
True Colors Defeated Stacey. The shifty eyes should have given it away! 19% −2
Save the Girl... Yet Again Saved Rebecca from TK. Who knows what he would have done? 17% −2

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

Prom Night Killed 69 zombies. Crude humor at its finest. 100%
Photo School Took a picture worth 1,000 PP. Front page material! 71%
Drugged Up Took a dose of Zombrex. Say what you will, the stuff works. 63%
Nice Shot Photographed a PP sticker. Pictures are worth a thousand words. 60%
Puking Rally Got a zombie to slip in a puddle of vomit. Classy move. 53%
Camera Crazy Took a picture of a psychopath. You can see the crazy in that one! 48%
New Hotness Built one of the new combo weapons. Now put it to good use! 47%
Full Camera Filled the camera with 30 pictures. You could cover wars, you know! 46%
I Got a Medal! Got a medal on a challenge! It says "Participant" in small letters at the bottom... 43%
Out With the Old Defeated Chuck the Psychopath. Poor guy just couldn't let her go... 42%
Maintaining The City Visited 10 different maintenance rooms. Time to fix this town. 42%
Photojournalist Earned over 10,000 PP from pictures. You're back in the game! 41%
Making Memories Took a picture of your co-op partner. You'll both cherish this moment! 35%
Elite Killer Killed 1337 zombies. You pwned those nubs. Chainsaws are imba. Nerf the blambow. 35%
Card Collection Collected 20 combo cards. A variety of killing instruments are at your disposal. 33%
No Zombies In The Vents Unlocked the secret shortcut. Why are these vents even here? 24%
Save the Girl Saved Rebecca from the clutches of the Twins. Close enough to a white knight... 24%
BFF Used the Snapshot skill move to get a picture with your new BFF! Best friends forever! 23%
Save the Girl... Again Saved Rebecca from Sgt. Boykin. She never really covered wars, you know. 21%
Technological Terror Destroyed a queen harvester. What hath science wrought? 20%
True Colors Defeated Stacey. The shifty eyes should have given it away! 19%
We Have a Winner! Played a carney game and won. Always find time for fun during a zombie outbreak. 19%
Save the Girl... Yet Again Saved Rebecca from TK. Who knows what he would have done? 17%
Dominoes Used the Jump Kick to knock down 100 zombies. Set them up just to watch them fall! 16%
Party Time Got a survivor drunk. It's always a good time for a party. 13%
Team Player Averted a mutiny in the safe house. Didn't they notice that there's a zombie outbreak going on? 13%
Adult Content Took an erotic picture worth 1,000 PP. If your mother knew about this... 13%
Powered Up Restored power to the Yucatan Casino. Time to play some slots! 12%
Hands of Doom Unlocked all skill moves. Real men kill zombies with their bare hands. 12%
Best of Friends Defeated 5 psychopaths in co-op. Violence strengthens the bonds of friendship. 11%
Safety Check: Failed Used the amusement park rides to kill 10 zombies at once. Someone could get hurt on those things. 10%
Raw Emotion Took a dramatic picture of a survivor worth 1,000 PP. Heartbreaking. 8.3%
Luggage Code Killed 12,345 zombies. That's the kind of thing an idiot would have on his luggage! 8.0%
Frank West: Cross Dresser Dressed up completely in women's clothing. No one here is going to judge. 8.0%
Mixed Messages Took a picture that had horror, brutality, outtake and erotica. An emotional rollercoaster! 7.1%
Prestigious PP Got over 2,000 PP from a single zombie kill. Your twisted genius knows no bounds. 6.9%
Challenge Addict Got a bronze medal on 10 different single player challenges. 6.3%
Card Archive Collected 50 combo cards. Quite the collection of carnage. 6.3%
Tiger Tamer Had Snowflake attack and damage a psychopath. That's a lesson they won't soon forget. 5.6%
Six Digits?!? Killed 100,000 zombies. The blood of the undead feeds your power. 4.9%
Cramped Quarters Got 8 survivors into the clown car. It's still suprisingly spacious in here! 4.6%
Photo Album Photographed 25 PP stickers. These photos tell the real story. 4.6%
The Challenge Experience Got at least a bronze medal on all single player challenges. Now it's time to go for gold! 4.4%
Purewal Memorial Cup Remained a sober vegan until the military arrived. Time to celebrate with steak and a cold beer. 3.9%
Help From My Friends Got at least a bronze medal on 10 different co-op challenges. You guys make a great team! 3.7%
Challenge Domination Got a gold medal on all single player challenges. Note: Medals may not be 100% pure gold. 3.7%
Alpha Vs. Omega Brought Denyce to attack Sgt. Boykin. Why would you put the poor girl through all that? 3.7%
Award-Winning Photography Photographed 75 PP stickers. If a picture is worth 1,000 words, you've written a novel. 3.7%
More Help From My Friends Got at least a bronze medal on all co-op challenges. You owe your buddy a beer by now. 3.2%
Even More Help From My Friends Got a gold medal on all co-op challenges. Double the victory! 3.2%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.