ActionAdventure
DEAD RISING®
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
Reach the ending 31% of players who started
Started playing 68% of owners
Steam reviews 88% positive of 7,311
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (32%); after 15h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- 31% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “3 Day Survivor” (Survive for at least 72 hours): only 31% of starters get there.
- Only 68% 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 7,358 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 17.5h for positive, 9.1h 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 (68.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- 3 Day Survivor Survive for at least 72 hours. Most players quit here 31% −69
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
- Freefall Drop from a height of at least 16 feet (5 meters). 100%
- Photojournalist Score at least 1,500 PP from a single photo. 87%
- The Artiste Score at least 3,000 PP from a single photo. 83%
- Portraiture Photograph at least 10 survivors. 72%
- Self Defense Defeat at least 1 psychopath. 51%
- Group Photo Get 50 Target Markers with the camera. 49%
- Zombie Hunter Defeat at least 1,000 zombies. 44%
- Carjacker Steal the convicts' vehicle. 44%
- Peace Keeper Defeat at least 5 psychopaths. 36%
- 3 Day Survivor Survive for at least 72 hours. 31%
- Bullet Point Fire at least 1,000 bullets. 31%
- Marathon Runner Cover a distance of 26.2 miles (42.195 km). 30%
- Humanist Get at least 10 survivors out of the mall. 30%
- Legendary Soldier Defeat at least 10 special forces soldiers. 30%
- Overtime Mode Unveil all CASES and be at the heliport at noon. 27%
- Life Saver Get at least 20 survivors out of the mall. 26%
- ∞ Mode Get the true ending. 25%
- Snuff Shot J Successfully photograph zombie Jessie. 22%
- Punisher Defeat at least 10 psychopaths. 22%
- Psycho Photo Photograph at least 4 psychopaths. 21%
- Level Max Reach Lv. 50. 21%
- Raining Zombies Knock at least 30 zombies aside with a parasol. 19%
- Unbreakable Get the true ending without being knocked out. 19%
- Stunt Driver Jump a car at least 33 feet (10 meters). 16%
- Zombie Road Walk over 33 feet (10 meters) on the backs of zombies using the Zombie Ride. 16%
- Item Smasher Break at least 100 items. 15%
- Stunt Rider Jump a motorcycle at least 33 feet (10 meters). 15%
- Zombie Killer Defeat at least 10,000 zombies. 15%
- Snuff Shot B Successfully photograph zombie Brad. 12%
- Sharp Dresser Change into at least 20 different costumes. 11%
- Hella Copter Successfully repel a helicopter. 10%
- Costume Party Place novelty masks on at least 10 zombies. 9.5%
- Zombie Genocider Defeat at least 53,594 zombies. 9.5%
- Full Set Collect all portraits in the NOTEBOOK. 9.4%
- Perfect Gunner Don't miss with a machine gun. 9.3%
- Strike! Send at least 10 zombies flying with bowling balls. 8.7%
- Saint Get at least 50 survivors out of the mall. 7.8%
- Census Taker Photograph at least 50 survivors. 7.3%
- Tour Guide Escort 8 survivors at once. 7.3%
- Karate Champ Defeat at least 1,000 zombies barehanded. 6.3%
- Psycho Collector Photograph at least 10 psychopaths. 6.2%
- Indoorsman Spend at least 24 hours indoors. 5.9%
- PP Collector Photograph all PP Stickers. 5.7%
- Gourmet Eat all types of food available in the mall. 5.4%
- Clothes Horse Change into all costumes available in the mall. 5.3%
- Outdoorsman Spend at least 24 hours outdoors. 5.1%
- Frank the Pimp Simultaneously escort 8 female survivors. 4.8%
- 5 Day Survivor Survive for at least 5 days. 4.6%
- Transmissionary Answer all calls from Otis. 4.4%
- 7 Day Survivor Survive for at least 7 days. 4.3%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.