Dead Rising 2 is an open world survival horror beat 'em up video game developed by Canadian company Blue Castle Games and published by Capcom in September 2010 for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Microsoft Windows video gaming platforms. It is a sequel to Dead Rising, and produced by Keiji Inafune. At the time, Dead Rising 2 became the fastest-selling game on Xbox Live. A sequel, Dead Rising 3, was released in 2013.

The game follows Chuck Greene, a motocross rider, as he tries to survive a zombie outbreak. The game is set in a shopping complex filled with zombies. Players encounter other people, 'survivors', who are often a threat, and can find or craft weapons to help them stay alive.