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Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition

Get ready for some seriously stylish action from renowned designer SUDA51. In this exclusive version for PC, players will be slicing, dicing, and shooting as the suave executioner Mondo Zappa. Prepare for the…

73 23 May 2014 PEGI 18

Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition is a hack and slash/beat 'em up developed by Grasshopper Manufacture, released 23 May 2014 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition is

Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition is a hack and slash/beat 'em up game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture and released in 2014. It was published by Deep Silver. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 3. It carries an PEGI 18 age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Get ready for some seriously stylish action from renowned designer SUDA51. In this exclusive version for PC, players will be slicing, dicing, and shooting as the suave executioner Mondo Zappa. Prepare for the thrill of love and kill in KILLER IS DEAD!
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 48 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition holds a critic score of 73 out of 100. That places it above 52% of the 1,125 rated hack and slash/beat 'em up games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2014 averaged 69, so it scored 4 points above the year average.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core 2 Quad 2.3 Ghz or AMD Phenom X4 2.3 Ghz or above, 4 GB RAM and GPU that supports Shader Model 3.0. At 4GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 13GB. 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 launched against

Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition launched on 23 May 2014, within three weeks of Watch Dogs, Mario Kart 8, Wolfenstein: The New Order and Transistor. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Watch Dogs, Mario Kart 8, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Transistor.

Cheats and codes

We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.

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Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition — frequently asked questions

When did Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition come out?
Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition was released on 23 May 2014 for PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition?
At minimum, Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition needs Intel Core 2 Quad 2.3 Ghz or AMD Phenom X4 2.3 Ghz or above, 4 GB RAM, GPU that supports Shader Model 3.0 graphics, 13 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Killer is Dead: Nightmare Edition?
The PC version needs about 13 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("13 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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