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You are Frank West. A hard-edged photojournalist hellbent on investigating the mystery at Willamette Mall. It's swarming with zombies. You have 72 hours. Chop 'till you drop!

| Poll | Players |
|---|---|
| 8 Nov, 11:00 UTC | 26 |
| 7 Nov, 10:59 UTC | 24 |
Player counts over time, as we observed them.
Source: Steam Web API, ISteamUserStats/GetNumberOfCurrentPlayers. Full methodology
| Month | Avg players | Kept | Compared with other games |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaunchSeptember 2016 | 399 | — | The busier of its first two months |
| 3 months onDecember 2016 | 50 | 13% | Loses players fast (better than 21% of 9,248 other games) |
| 12 months onSeptember 2017 | 90 | 23% | About average (better than 57% of 7,787 other games) |
DEAD RISING® kept 13% of the average players it had at its launch in September 2016 after 3 months and 23% after 12 months. Monthly averages, ranked against every game we can score. How we count
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2026Nov 2026 (so far) | 20 | −7 | −27.2% | 26 |
| October 2026Oct 2026 (from 19 Oct) | 27 | −13 | −32.8% | 42 |
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 41 | −2 | −5.7% | 77 |
| August 2026Aug 2026 | 43 | +6 | +17.1% | 86 |
| July 2026Jul 2026 | 37 | −1 | −1.9% | 66 |
| June 2026Jun 2026 | 38 | −1 | −2.6% | 67 |
| May 2026May 2026 | 39 | 0 | −0.2% | 74 |
| April 2026Apr 2026 | 39 | +5 | +15.4% | 67 |
| March 2026Mar 2026 | 33 | −4 | −10.1% | 64 |
| February 2026Feb 2026 | 37 | +1 | +3.7% | 69 |
| January 2026Jan 2026 | 36 | +5 | +17% | 69 |
| December 2025Dec 2025 | 31 | −3 | −7.7% | 61 |
| November 2025Nov 2025 | 33 | −7 | −18.1% | 61 |
| October 2025Oct 2025 | 41 | +7 | +19.6% | 67 |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 34 | 0 | −1.3% | 62 |
| August 2025Aug 2025 | 34 | 0 | −0.7% | 65 |
| July 2025Jul 2025 | 35 | −2 | −5.8% | 60 |
| June 2025Jun 2025 | 37 | +7 | +21.9% | 80 |
| May 2025May 2025 | 30 | +3 | +8.9% | 59 |
| April 2025Apr 2025 | 28 | −3 | −10.5% | 54 |
| March 2025Mar 2025 | 31 | −4 | −12% | 64 |
| February 2025Feb 2025 | 35 | −3 | −7.8% | 66 |
| January 2025Jan 2025 | 38 | −1 | −2.5% | 91 |
| December 2024Dec 2024 | 39 | −22 | −36.3% | 80 |
| Month | Average | Change | Change % | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2024Nov 2024 | 61 | −32 | −34% | 153 |
| October 2024Oct 2024 | 93 | −51 | −35.5% | 236 |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 144 | +12 | +8.9% | 304 |
| August 2024Aug 2024 | 132 | −56 | −29.8% | 276 |
| July 2024Jul 2024 | 189 | +109 | +136.5% | 369 |
| June 2024Jun 2024 | 80 | +27 | +51.9% | 187 |
| May 2024May 2024 | 53 | −4 | −7.9% | 117 |
| April 2024Apr 2024 | 57 | −33 | −36.5% | 124 |
| March 2024Mar 2024 | 90 | +43 | +93.8% | 239 |
| February 2024Feb 2024 | 46 | −14 | −22.7% | 87 |
| January 2024Jan 2024 | 60 | +5 | +9.9% | 120 |
| December 2023Dec 2023 | 55 | −20 | −27.1% | 115 |
| November 2023Nov 2023 | 75 | +18 | +32.4% | 164 |
| October 2023Oct 2023 | 56 | +8 | +16.4% | 157 |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 49 | −2 | −3.2% | 103 |
| August 2023Aug 2023 | 50 | −13 | −20.3% | 105 |
| July 2023Jul 2023 | 63 | +2 | +3.2% | 106 |
| June 2023Jun 2023 | 61 | +4 | +6.5% | 115 |
| May 2023May 2023 | 57 | +2 | +3.3% | 131 |
| April 2023Apr 2023 | 55 | −37 | −40.1% | 126 |
| March 2023Mar 2023 | 92 | +35 | +61.5% | 242 |
| February 2023Feb 2023 | 57 | −20 | −25.7% | 123 |
| January 2023Jan 2023 | 77 | +24 | +46.5% | 144 |
| December 2022Dec 2022 | 53 | −10 | −15.4% | 108 |
| November 2022Nov 2022 | 62 | +17 | +38.5% | 123 |
| October 2022Oct 2022 | 45 | −9 | −16.6% | 103 |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 54 | −5 | −8.4% | 118 |
| August 2022Aug 2022 | 59 | +5 | +9.7% | 131 |
| July 2022Jul 2022 | 54 | −8 | −12.8% | 103 |
| June 2022Jun 2022 | 61 | −2 | −3.7% | 118 |
| May 2022May 2022 | 64 | +9 | +15.6% | 141 |
| April 2022Apr 2022 | 55 | −25 | −31% | 120 |
| March 2022Mar 2022 | 80 | +29 | +56.6% | 206 |
| February 2022Feb 2022 | 51 | −5 | −8.7% | 107 |
| January 2022Jan 2022 | 56 | +16 | +40.4% | 107 |
| December 2021Dec 2021 | 40 | −3 | −6.9% | 93 |
| November 2021Nov 2021 | 43 | +8 | +22.3% | 98 |
| October 2021Oct 2021 | 35 | +3 | +8.8% | 117 |
| September 2021Sept 2021 | 32 | −5 | −12.8% | 63 |
| August 2021Aug 2021 | 37 | −9 | −20.4% | 66 |
| July 2021Jul 2021 | 46 | +4 | +8.5% | 91 |
| June 2021Jun 2021 | 43 | −18 | −29.8% | 85 |
| May 2021May 2021 | 61 | −20 | −24.7% | 126 |
| April 2021Apr 2021 | 81 | +47 | +141.4% | 302 |
| March 2021Mar 2021 | 33 | −15 | −31.1% | 66 |
| February 2021Feb 2021 | 49 | −1 | −1.2% | 99 |
| January 2021Jan 2021 | 49 | +7 | +17.7% | 105 |
| December 2020Dec 2020 | 42 | −6 | −13.2% | 89 |
| November 2020Nov 2020 | 48 | +10 | +27.8% | 139 |
| October 2020Oct 2020 | 38 | −32 | −46.1% | 100 |
| September 2020Sept 2020 | 70 | +41 | +138.9% | 264 |
| August 2020Aug 2020 | 29 | −15 | −33.4% | 58 |
| July 2020Jul 2020 | 44 | +9 | +25.1% | 90 |
| June 2020Jun 2020 | 35 | −20 | −36.2% | 87 |
| May 2020May 2020 | 55 | +20 | +57% | 122 |
| April 2020Apr 2020 | 35 | +1 | +1.6% | 60 |
| March 2020Mar 2020 | 34 | −14 | −29.7% | 64 |
| February 2020Feb 2020 | 49 | +15 | +44.6% | 154 |
| January 2020Jan 2020 | 34 | −1 | −4% | 76 |
| December 2019Dec 2019 | 35 | 0 | +1.1% | 78 |
| November 2019Nov 2019 | 35 | +12 | +51.5% | 77 |
| October 2019Oct 2019 | 23 | +5 | +25.8% | 63 |
| September 2019Sept 2019 | 18 | −4 | −16.7% | 39 |
| August 2019Aug 2019 | 22 | −11 | −32.9% | 43 |
| July 2019Jul 2019 | 33 | +8 | +34.6% | 69 |
| June 2019Jun 2019 | 24 | −26 | −52% | 64 |
| May 2019May 2019 | 51 | +14 | +37.9% | 143 |
| April 2019Apr 2019 | 37 | +17 | +83.8% | 211 |
| March 2019Mar 2019 | 20 | −5 | −21.6% | 43 |
| February 2019Feb 2019 | 25 | −4 | −14% | 61 |
| January 2019Jan 2019 | 30 | −1 | −2.8% | 74 |
| December 2018Dec 2018 | 30 | −14 | −31.6% | 70 |
| November 2018Nov 2018 | 45 | +24 | +119.6% | 91 |
| October 2018Oct 2018 | 20 | −1 | −3.5% | 79 |
| September 2018Sept 2018 | 21 | −2 | −7.2% | 42 |
| August 2018Aug 2018 | 23 | −16 | −41.6% | 44 |
| July 2018Jul 2018 | 39 | +7 | +21.3% | 90 |
| June 2018Jun 2018 | 32 | +5 | +19.8% | 85 |
| May 2018May 2018 | 27 | −1 | −4.3% | 53 |
| April 2018Apr 2018 | 28 | +3 | +10.5% | 56 |
| March 2018Mar 2018 | 25 | −2 | −6.7% | 47 |
| February 2018Feb 2018 | 27 | −14 | −34% | 54 |
| January 2018Jan 2018 | 41 | −1 | −1.7% | 89 |
| December 2017Dec 2017 | 42 | −4 | −8.5% | 96 |
| November 2017Nov 2017 | 46 | −4 | −8.7% | 95 |
| October 2017Oct 2017 | 50 | −40 | −44.4% | 104 |
| September 2017Sept 2017 | 90 | +13 | +17% | 251 |
| August 2017Aug 2017 | 77 | +19 | +32.1% | 325 |
| July 2017Jul 2017 | 58 | +17 | +42.2% | 125 |
| June 2017Jun 2017 | 41 | +25 | +159.2% | 150 |
| May 2017May 2017 | 16 | −3 | −16.5% | 36 |
| April 2017Apr 2017 | 19 | −5 | −21.9% | 36 |
| March 2017Mar 2017 | 24 | −1 | −3.2% | 42 |
| February 2017Feb 2017 | 25 | −25 | −50.1% | 49 |
| January 2017Jan 2017 | 50 | 0 | −0.3% | 116 |
| December 2016Dec 2016 | 50 | +1 | +2.7% | 118 |
| November 2016Nov 2016 | 49 | −30 | −38.3% | 101 |
| October 2016Oct 2016 | 79 | −319 | −80.1% | 274 |
| September 2016Sept 2016 | 399 | — | — | 992 |
Average and peak concurrent players each month, and the change in average players from the month before. Months before October 2026 are from a licensed historical archive.