Is Dead Rising® 2 multiplayer or co-op?

Yes — co-op. Dead Rising® 2 is an open world adventure game released in 2010, 78% positive on Steam (8,100 reviews), with 64 playing right now. $19.99 on Steam.

How Dead Rising® 2 plays with friends, according to Steam

Online co-op

Not listed on Steam

Local / split-screen co-op

Not listed on Steam

Online PvP

Not listed on Steam

LAN play

Not listed on Steam

Single-player mode

Yes

Controller

Partial controller support

Steam's own category list for the game, as of 2026-09-09. "Not listed" means the store page does not claim that mode; community mods or Remote Play can still add it.

Steam tags: Zombies, Action, Open World, Co-op, Adventure, Online Co-Op, Third Person, Multiplayer

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Quick answers

Is Dead Rising® 2 co-op?

Yes, Dead Rising® 2 supports co-op.

Does Dead Rising® 2 have PvP?

Steam does not list PvP for Dead Rising® 2.

Do we both need to own Dead Rising® 2 to play together?

Yes. Dead Rising® 2 is played online, so each player needs their own copy on their own Steam account (or PC Game Pass where it is offered). Steam Families can share a library, but two people cannot play the same shared game at the same time.

How many people play Dead Rising® 2?

About 64 players were in-game when this page's data was last refreshed (2026-09-09).

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