Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster

One of the best Capcom games from the 7th generation of consoles has been brought back better than ever.

Overhauled visuals, gameplay tweaks, and a bevy of quality-of-life improvements come together in a spectacular return to the land of the living for Dead Rising.

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is far and away the best possible way you can experience Dead Rising. As a huge fan of the series, I'm thrilled to have a remaster/remake hybrid that's so true to the original.

Dead Rising returns with modern graphics! More than just a remaster, this Deluxe Remaster is a full graphical overhaul of the first game in zombie-slaughtering action game series "Dead Rising." This remaster has also been fully voiced, supports auto-saves, and has various other quality-of-life features. Witness the unmatched mayhem and freedom for yourself!

While not without its issues, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster is an impeccable remaster that feels more like a remake and offers hours of great entertainment.

If you want something that updates the game significantly you’ll be disappointed in Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster - but if you want to revisit the original, this is the definitive way to do so.

While the changes are minimal, Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster's shambling undead have never looked better. Fans of the original and newcomers alike will find plenty of zombie-slaying fun.

Everything you enjoyed from Dead Rising is here and the flurry of meaningful enhancements to the core game make it the complete package. Sure, some lingering quibbles remain from the original game like the time-sensitive gameplay, the pop-in, and bosses that repeat the same predictable attack patterns, yet this remaster refines many of the drawbacks of the original game, and fine-tunes it for a ga...

“Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster proves that Capcom's experimental zombie classic still holds up today.”

Capcom's tonally chaotic zombie game remains charming nearly 20 years later despite some obvious flaws.

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster pretty much does what it says on the tin, but we were hoping for a little bit more from the game's 'Deluxe' moniker. The new visuals and performance improvements are nice, and the game's fresh control schemes and autosave options make this the best way to play Dead Rising in the modern era. However, the game's ever-controversial timer feels even more restrictive in 2024...

Dead Rising's over the top zombie shenanigans still hold up in 2024, but next to the remaster from 2016, this is definitely geared more toward first-time players than returning fans.