Choose Dead Rising® 2
Choose Dead Rising® 2 if you want an Adventure game with Co-op. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 77.5% positive across 3,497 reviews.
Dead Rising® 2 vs Dead Rising 4
Dead Rising® 2 and Dead Rising 4 both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Dead Rising® 2 (2010) is 7 years older than Dead Rising 4 (2017). Dead Rising® 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (77.5% positive) than Dead Rising 4 (60.9% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Dead Rising 4
Choose Dead Rising 4 if you want the Online PvP and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2017) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 1,627 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Dead Rising® 2 and Dead Rising 4 sit in Action on Steam and both list Multi-player, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Dead Rising® 2 |  Dead Rising 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2010 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 77.5% positive (3,497 reviews) | 60.9% positive (1,627 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Multi-player |
| Developers | Capcom Vancouver | Capcom Game Studio Vancouver, Inc. |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Dead Rising® 2 (2010) is 7 years older than Dead Rising 4 (2017).
- Dead Rising® 2 scores higher on Steam reviews (77.5% positive) than Dead Rising 4 (60.9% positive).
- Dead Rising® 2 is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Dead Rising 4 (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Dead Rising® 2 has co-op; Dead Rising 4 does not.
- Steam Deck: Dead Rising® 2 is Deck Playable, Dead Rising 4 is Deck Verified.
Dead Rising® 2 vs Dead Rising 4 — FAQ
- Which is better, Dead Rising® 2 or Dead Rising 4?
- On Steam reviews Dead Rising® 2 scores higher (77.5% positive) than Dead Rising 4 (60.9% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Dead Rising® 2 is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Dead Rising® 2 or Dead Rising 4 first?
- If you want chronology, Dead Rising® 2 (2010) came out before Dead Rising 4 (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Dead Rising® 2 and Dead Rising 4 similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.