Dead Rising 4 is an developed by and published by for . It is the fourth installment in the series. It was announced at Microsoft's press conference on June 13, 2016. It features the return of , and is set in a -themed .
The game was released worldwide on December 6, 2016. The game received mixed reviews from critics, praising the gameplay and the return of Frank West; however, a decline in quality and some technical problems were cited as negatives. A Microsoft Windows version for was released in March 2017, published by . A version of the game, titled Dead Rising 4: Frank's Big Package, was released on December 5, 2017.Dead Rising 4 is a with a goal to explore the surroundings and battle against the group of zombies. The controls were designed to be more streamlined, with separate buttons for shooting and melee attacks. Any item can be picked up and used as a weapon, some being more efficient than others. Frank can level up with an experience system named Prestige Points (or shortened, PP). Taking photographs from returns, with an added selfie and night vision mode. The camera is also used for finding clues during the missions.
Each region has a number of safe houses that must be free of zombies in order to unlock missions nearby. The safe houses can be leveled up by completing side missions, which in turn gives more stuff to buy. The zombies aren't the only enemies in the game, because Frank will also face soldiers carrying rifles and shotguns. Unlike its predecessors, the game does not feature a timer system or story gameplay. As with the other games in the series, the game features an open world setting
