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Dead Rising 3

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First release
Nov 22, 2013
Engine
Forge
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure · Sandbox, Open world, Action, Horror, Survival, Comedy
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox One

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 are introduced to Nick Ramos, a young mechanic with a strange tattoo and a mysterious past, who must find a way to escape a city full of zombies before an impending military strike wipes the city of Los Perdidos, California, and everyone in it, off the map. Nick can’t do it alone – he must join up with other survivors to stay alive. They must fight their way out before it’s too late.

Also known as DR3

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Storyline
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.Read more

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.

Release dates
Xbox One
Nov 22, 2013
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Sep 05, 2014
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person, Bird view / Isometric
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Keywords
zombies, baseball, soccer, football, motorcycle
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Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 13,902 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 24 Oct
  • Online co-opIGDB · 24 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 24 Oct
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 24 Oct

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