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Dead Rising 3

Available exclusively for Xbox One and Windows, Dead Rising 3 marks the return of one of the most popular zombie video game franchises. Set 10 years after the events of Fortune City in Dead Rising 2, players…

76 22 November 2013 from $5.63

Dead Rising 3 is an adventure developed by Capcom Game Studio Vancouver, Inc., released 22 November 2013 on Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It currently starts at $5.63 at Gamesplanet.

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What Dead Rising 3 is

Dead Rising 3 is an adventure game developed by Capcom Game Studio Vancouver, Inc. and released in 2013. It was published by Capcom. It is available on Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Forge.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Dead Rising 3 takes place ten years after the events of Fortune City in Dead Rising 2. The story follows a young mechanic named Nick Ramos and his attempt to survive a massive zombie outbreak in the fictional city of Los Perdidos, California. Ramos must team up with other survivors and find a way to escape Los Perdidos before an impending military strike wipes out the city and its inhabitants.
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How it plays

It is played from a bird view / isometric perspective. Its themes are action, comedy, horror and open world. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 88 achievements to unlock.

Where it sits in the Dead Rising series

Dead Rising 3 is the seventh of 13 entries we hold in the Dead Rising series. It arrived a year after Project X Zone: Limited Edition. The next entry was Super Ultra Dead Rising 3 Arcade Remix Hyper Edition EX Plus Alpha in 2014. Its critic score of 76 is 2 points above the series average of 74. The highest-rated entry is Tatsunoko vs. Capcom: Ultimate All Stars at 87.

See all 13 Dead Rising games in release order →

How it was received

Dead Rising 3 holds a critic score of 76 out of 100. That places it above 54% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2013 averaged 70, so it scored 6 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 72, across 151 votes.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz (or Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz) / AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.00 GHz or higher, 6 GB RAM and NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 570 / AMD Radeon 7870 or higher. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 30GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it costs, and where

The cheapest verified price right now is $5.63 at Gamesplanet, 81% below its usual price.

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What it launched against

Dead Rising 3 launched on 22 November 2013, within three weeks of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D World, Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition and XCOM: Enemy Within. All of them reviewed better. It was a Xbox One launch-window title.

Released around the same time: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Super Mario 3D World, Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition, XCOM: Enemy Within.

Cheats and codes

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Official trailer

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Quick answers

Dead Rising 3 — frequently asked questions

When did Dead Rising 3 come out?
Dead Rising 3 was released on 22 November 2013 for Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
How much does Dead Rising 3 cost?
The cheapest current price for Dead Rising 3 is $5.63 at Gamesplanet, which is 81% off its usual price. Prices on this page are checked daily.
What are the minimum PC requirements for Dead Rising 3?
At minimum, Dead Rising 3 needs Intel Core i3-3220 @ 3.30GHz (or Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 2.83GHz) / AMD Phenom II X4 945 @ 3.00 GHz or higher, 6 GB RAM, NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 570 / AMD Radeon 7870 or higher graphics, 30 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Dead Rising 3?
The PC version needs about 30 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("30 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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