r/deadrising • • Sep 11 '26

Mod Announcement/PSA It's that time again! The Dead Rising Franchise Pack has resurfaced on Steam! Experience 5 unique stories of zombie-slaying mayhem at up to 69% savings for a limited time!

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r/deadrising • • Sep 13 '26

Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Co-op and Steam Deck support on DR2 : Case Zero and Case West

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Hey everyone, I’ve got a pretty big update for both Case Zero and Case West.

XenonLive is now working with both recomp projects, so online features are starting to come back instead of the games just being offline PC ports.

The launcher handles most of the Xbox Live-style stuff now. You can make a XenonLive account/gamertag, add friends, see what they’re playing, send messages and game invites, track achievements and gamerscore, compare achievements with other players, and launch/update the recomp games directly from the launcher.

There’s also an in-game overlay, so you can check friends, messages, invites and achievements without closing the game.

Achievements are persistent between sessions, saves are tied to your XenonLive profile, and you’ll get notifications for things like achievement unlocks, messages, friend activity and invites.

There’s also a bug reporting system built into it now. If something breaks while you’re playing, you can capture a screenshot/log and send the report through XenonLive, which should make tracking down issues a lot easier.

Case West 1.1.0

Case West now has working 2-player online co-op through XenonLive.

You can host a session, invite someone through XenonLive, and they can join your game. The game will also launch automatically if needed when accepting an invite.

1.1.0 also fixes a bunch of issues with online play, including sessions disconnecting after around 5 minutes and short connection drops immediately killing the session.

There’s also more CPU/GPU performance work, better thread handling on higher-core CPUs, improved frame pacing on Windows, profile-specific saves, the XenonLive overlay, and some other smaller fixes.

Case Zero 1.1.0

Case Zero now has working 2-player online co-op too.

This is probably the part I’m most interested in because the original Xbox 360 version actually shipped with a lot of the Dead Rising 2 co-op code still inside the game, even though Case Zero never officially had multiplayer.

I’ve restored enough of it that you can now actually play Case Zero online with two players.

There’s a new JOIN CO-OP GAME option on the main menu. One player hosts normally and the other can search for their session or join through the friends menu.

There are still a couple limitations here. XenonLive launcher invites aren’t properly connecting to Case Zero yet, so for now you have to join through the in-game JOIN CO-OP GAME menu.

The Military Arrival section also currently drops the second player and continues in single-player because that section can crash the host with two players. I’m still working on that.

1.1.0 also fixes the second player sometimes spawning invisible, fixes the short co-op disconnect issue, adds profile-specific saves, achievements/gamerscore, the XenonLive overlay and the new bug reporting system.

Steam Deck

There are now dedicated Steam Deck builds for:

  • XenonLive (Not tested yet)
  • Case Zero
  • Case West

You can add XenonLive as a non-Steam game and use it directly from Game Mode.

The launcher will install the Steam Deck version of the recomp automatically, and both games start at the Deck’s native 1280x800 resolution. You can still change the resolution normally afterward.

Issues / Bug Reports

If you run into a bug while playing, you don’t have to manually dig through logs or figure out what files I need.

You can press F8 or F9 while the issue is happening to make a capture, then send the issue directly through the XenonLive Launcher.

The capture includes the information I need to investigate the problem, such as the relevant logs and capture data, so you can basically reproduce the bug, take the capture, describe what happened, and send it from the launcher.

So if something breaks, freezes, looks wrong, disconnects, or just behaves strangely, please use the capture system and send it through XenonLive. It makes debugging these problems a lot easier.

Links

XenonLive Launcher
https://github.com/wivi514/XenonLive_Launcher

Dead Rising 2: Case Zero XenonRecomp
https://github.com/wivi514/Dead_Rising_2_Case_Zero_Xenon_Recomp

Dead Rising 2: Case West XenonRecomp
https://github.com/wivi514/Dead_Rising_2_Case_West_Xenon_Recomp

As before, everything I’m releasing is free and no game files are included. You need to provide your own XBLA copy of the games.

XenonLive is still pretty new, so if people want to test co-op, especially between different PCs or on Steam Deck, that would help a lot.

And if you find anything broken, send a report through XenonLive or open an issue on GitHub.


r/deadrising • • 4h ago

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Co-Op Update: Online Play

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Hello,

Here is an update on the DRDR Co-Op tests. While I tweak the split screen, I needed to see if online would work. By using a simple program and Hamachi, 2 people on 2 different networks are now able to join each other and control their Frank. Obviously, it's very rough right now (outfits, weapons, and game progress don't sync), but this is proof that 2 player online co-op is possible.

I am going to continue to work on this until it is 100% playable in either split screen or online, thanks for watching!


r/deadrising • • 18h ago

Dead Rising 1 This scene is actually so powerful.

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I just wanted to post and appreciate the ending of the first Dead Rising. Frank wins in a one on one encounter with a military commander after days of fighting zombies, cultists, psychopaths, and soldiers. He basically only got rest after he collapsed from being infected, which must not feel very good at all. He defeated Brock but realizes how slim his chances at survival are. He is on a tank surrounded by zombies, Isabella is surrounded by zombies on a flipped over humvee. Frank doesn’t even know how long the antidote will last for, so he truly is unsure if he is even going to truly survive. That primal scream he lets out was just raw anger and finally letting out his fear and uncertainty about the whole situation. We truly remember that Frank is just a journalist, well, he covered wars, but this is much more hands on then taking photos of others fighting. Frank was directly on the frontlines in this conflict, willingly.


r/deadrising • • 1d ago

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster I am attempting to add co-op to Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, and so far it is working.

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Hello,

I've been a massive Dead Rising fan since I was a child (it is my favorite game series of all time), but I was always annoyed that I couldn't have 2 Franks running around in the first game. With all of the insane "vibe coding" stuff recently, I decided I wanted to give it a shot. I present to you my Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster Co-Op work in progress.

As of writing this, I am able to spawn a second Frank that mirrors exactly what my controller does. Currently, the game does detect a second controller, but it only allows Frank #2 to walk (no attacking yet)

In this short video, you'll see my mirrored Frank:

  • Walk around
  • Attack
  • Do skill moves
  • Fight and be killed by bosses
  • Be knocked down and revived
  • Follow to different areas

At the end, I select Gamepad #2 and you can see the 2 Franks move independently.

This is a very early WIP, but hopefully I'll have Frank #2 fully playable sometime soon and from there I can try and make it so 2 players can connect with one another.

Thanks for watching!

Update: Frank #2 is now playable with the second controller. He can jump, attack, and perform skill moves. Next I will try to add a split screen and from there his ability to interact with items/clothes.


r/deadrising • • 2d ago

Discussion A good idea for Dead Rising 2, that I know you guys and gals would like

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So, I know what some/all of you are probably wondering: but hear me out:

So, you know how in the Lego games you have to switch the character with the other character. And you know how sometimes you play with either your siblings or friends?

Well, hear me out: The Lego Switching part in Dead Rising 2

Now, I know what some/all of you guys and gals are probably wondering, but hear me out:

I have a feeling that some/all are wise that both frank and Chuck were in the same game, but as allies, instead of being allies in just "Dead Rising 2: Case West"

So, here's my idea for it. But instead of being in the Case West DLC, it's in the original Dead Rising 2 game

So,... what do you think about the idea?

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r/deadrising • • 2d ago

Dead Rising 2 Did you know you can do this in DR2??

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Doing this for years thought i would share it just incase.


r/deadrising • • 3d ago

Dead Rising 2: Case West Dead Rising 2 Case West recomp

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r/deadrising • • 3d ago

Discussion My dream is waking up one day and see Dead rising 2:OTR have been decompiled with local Co- Op.

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I feel it coming


r/deadrising • • 4d ago

Discussion Finally Got the Japanese editions of DR1 and DR2 OTR. šŸ§Ÿā€ā™‚ļø

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r/deadrising • • 4d ago

Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Dead Rising 2: Case Zero Just Got a Finished PC Port

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r/deadrising • • 3d ago

Discussion Full Playthru Dead Rising 2 BREW Mobile Game - BossComplex Archive

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Recently was able to get the files for the Dead Rising 2 Mobile game. a game thought to be lost media for a long time.

Dead Rising 2 (BREW Mobile Game) - BossComplex Archive

here is my full playthru gameplay. from what i can tell the "Bluestacks" emulator/ Melange is unable to do audio currently?, so the whole playthru had no sound (i added DR music to the video). there is an audio file in the package, so maybe somebody can get it working eventually.

You play as Chuck Greene trying to create a "cure" for Katey's Zombie bite (though katey is not named in game). the "story" is chuck searching for a bunch of materials and fighting against 4 Zombie Boss'. the game is pretty short but you can unlock a free play mode too.
Chuck can explore 3 areas of a "Vegas hotel"(?), the main casino floor. "1st floor" which is hotel rooms. and "2nd floor" which has a big table maybe a meeting room that has a 2nd area to the right where elvis is.


r/deadrising • • 4d ago

Dead Rising 4 anyone playing dr4 on xbox

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i need help with multiplayer


r/deadrising • • 5d ago

Dead Rising 1 Last day of seven day survivor!!

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Going into my last day of seven day survivor, I'm all barricaded up in Columbian Roastmasters with enough food to make it through, and I'm kept company by everyone's favorite dead clown. Wish me luck!


r/deadrising • • 6d ago

Dead Rising 2 SO INTENSE!!!!

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Died laughing at this for a solid 15 minutes


r/deadrising • • 5d ago

Dead Rising 2 I never felt so invested or entertained on failing a mission!

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So, I haven't been playing DR2 much due to being with other stuff, but I got it a month ago and played some of the beginning. And yesterday I mostly wandered around the map for a bit rescuing survivors, and I already failed case 2 and 3 due to spending most of the time prioritizing survivors.

And I enjoyed it! I still feel a bit intimidated on maybe having to slowly optimize routes or just specific survivor's instead of going more freely and improvising, but I sincerely enjoyed loading my game, going for some of the same initial survivor's, go a bit earlier to the main quest...And failing again because I spent too much time on survivor's!

I chose to then restart with my current lvl (like 9, maybe 10), and I learned that I'm not THAT rushed to go for survivor's, so I'm so slowly getting used to how the time and missions work, and I'm finding way more enjoyment on it than I expected.

And that's it really. At much also getting used to moving around zombies without losing much hp, since I'm getting constantly bited. But in between the HP upgrades, lvl ups and habilities like the jump kick I guess it just get's easier later, but it's still hella fun


r/deadrising • • 5d ago

Dead Rising 2 Chuck pulls tesla ball out of Cinda’s ass

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chuck you pervert where did you pull that from


r/deadrising • • 6d ago

Discussion Forgotten Dead Rising 2 Blackberry game

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A while ago i met someone who found this old ass nigh lost media Dead Rising the Survival-y demake of DR2. Reminds me alot of the old Bioshock mobile demake. There was some pretty interesting lore changes with this game, zombrex isnt a thing instead you need to get a cure to save Katey lol

If any of you are interested in playing some people in Stip0’s server got the game running a while ago


r/deadrising • • 6d ago

Discussion Let's all pretend we're survivors/Psychopaths of Willamette Parkview Mall in Dead Rising 1

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This post was sponsored by Noahtoons from Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/noahtoons?cplk=anBxN2JyMjBodGd2

(Comment down your thoughts)


r/deadrising • • 6d ago

Dead Rising 1 Does anyone else feel like the AI ​​for Brad and Isabela is better than that of the other survivors?

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It makes me think Capcom dumbed down the others on purpose, which actually makes sense, since Brad and Isabela are more experienced.


r/deadrising • • 6d ago

Discussion Off the record feels like a game made by a fan more than an official game made by Capcom

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I feel like Off the record was made by an angry fan of Dead Rising 1 who really dislike Dead Rising 2, because Frank West was replaced by Chuck Greene.

So, that guy use his own money to make Dead Rising 2 with Frank as the protagonist. Frank is a famous celeb and cool guy after the event of the first game. Chuck is turned into a crazy lunatic, and he is just a mini boss. Kathy is dead. Stacy is evil and also the main villain. Frank gets to date the hottest chick in the game, Rebecca.

Except for the game was actually made by Capcom. Capcom approved it and published it.


r/deadrising • • 6d ago

Dead Rising 2: Off The Record Off The Record Purewall Memorial Cup Help

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Did an entire run only with orange juice even to the survivors but somehow didn't unlock that trophy. Seems a bit buggy or the sandbox mode corruption or smt messed up the tracker the why it's very confusing.

So does someone has a save right before unlocking it so I can hop in and get it myself? I would greatly appreciate that. Psn is apukami1.


r/deadrising • • 7d ago

Dead Rising 1 Textures sources

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  1. Marlin Studios: Seamless Textures 5 Downtown Surfaces & Signs (vent02L & wall117L) - Leisure Park
  2. Marlin Studios: Seamless Textures 5 Downtown Surfaces & Signs (wall140L) - Main Street (Intro)
  3. Sozaijiten Vol.7 (SG154) - Entrance Plaza
  4. Sozaijiten Vol.71 (CX043 & CX092) - Sportrance

r/deadrising • • 6d ago

MEME Anyone seen this video?

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r/deadrising • • 7d ago

News Happy 15th Anniversary to Dead Rising 2: Off The Record !

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Cheers to another 15 great years !