Dead Rising vs Source Filmmaker
Dead Rising is a horror open-world game from Capcom (2006) while Source Filmmaker is a horror sandbox game from Valve (2012).
What each one is
Steam files Dead Rising under Horror and Open-World. In contrast, it files Source Filmmaker under Horror and Sandbox.
You are Frank West. A hard-edged photojournalist hellbent on investigating the mystery at Willamette Mall. It's swarming with zombies. You have 72 hours. Chop 'till you drop!
The Source Filmmaker (SFM) is the movie-making tool built and used by us here at Valve to make movies inside the Source game engine. Because the SFM uses the same assets as the game, anything that exists in the game can be used in the movie, and vice versa.
At a glance
| Dead Rising | Source Filmmaker | |
|---|---|---|
| GamingPickz Score | 7.3/10 | 8.1/10 |
| Steam rating | Very Positive (88%, 7,253) | Very Positive (93%, 43,896) |
| Critic aggregate | No aggregate | No aggregate |
| Price | $9.99 | Free |
| Install size | 8 GB | — |
| Steam Deck | verified | playable |
| Released | 2006 | 2012 |
| Developer | Capcom | Valve |
Prices and Steam ratings are read live and move over time.
Dead Rising vs Source Filmmaker, point by point
Each facet side by side. A round is marked won only where a figure settles it; feel and "which is better" carry no mark, because no number we hold decides them.
Genre and premise
Dead RisingHorror open-world gameSource FilmmakerHorror sandbox gameWhat each is filed as. Each game describes itself in full above; we do not judge a premise.
How it plays
Dead RisingZombies, Action, AdventureSource FilmmakerAnimation & Modeling, Free to Play, Video ProductionThe tags players apply most, in order of votes. A read on feel, not a verdict.
Reception
Dead RisingScore 7.3 · 88% on SteamSource Filmmaker ✓Score 8.1 · 93% on SteamThe GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment, critics and popularity, computed the same way for every game.
Content and scale
Dead Rising7,253 reviews · 8 GBSource Filmmaker43,896 reviewsReach and footprint, not quality: more reviews or a bigger install is not a better game.
Price
Dead Rising$9.99Source Filmmaker ✓FreeRead live from Steam and subject to change.
On a Steam Deck
Dead Rising ✓VerifiedSource FilmmakerPlayableValve's own Deck compatibility rating.
Source Filmmaker takes 2 of the marked rounds to 1. That is only what a number can decide, not which you will enjoy more.
The two on the grid
Compare the whole catalogueDead Rising and Source Filmmaker on the axes the GamingPickz Score is built from, on the full 0 to 100 scale so each dot is its real position. Change either axis to compare them on any measure.
2 games have both
Players. The share of Steam reviews marked positive, pulled toward the catalogue average in proportion to how few reviews stand behind it. A game with 200 reviews moves a long way toward the average; one with 200,000 barely moves at all. Without this a title sitting at 100 percent on nine reviews outranks Half-Life 2 at 98 percent on 278,000.
Popularity. A blend of two things that are not the same. Audience is how many people wrote a Steam review, which is a floor on how many played it. Reach is how many language editions of Wikipedia document the game, which is cultural footprint rather than sales. A game can score high on one and low on the other: a huge free-to-play title has audience without reach, and a landmark console exclusive has reach without a Steam audience at all. Where both exist they are averaged; where only one does, that one carries it.
- Mobile
- PC
Every point links to that game's entry. The value map and the reception map are fixed views of the same data.
How positions are decided
No paid placement, no favouritism, live third-party data
- Placed by the published method, not by us. Every coordinate is computed from the axis definitions and weights printed on this site. Nobody moves a point. See the axes.
- Nothing here is paid for. No sponsored placements, no promoted slots, no arrangement of any kind affects a position. If that ever changes it will be labelled and sit outside the ranking.
- No favouritism, including our own. The 16 games we have written full reviews of are scored by exactly the same formula as the other 1,510, from the same third-party inputs, and they land where it puts them. Our own opinion of a game does not enter its coordinates.
- A position is not an endorsement. It says how a game was received and what it costs, not that we recommend it. Where we do recommend something, it carries a written review with a name on it.
- Fetched from live third-party data. Player sentiment from Steam, critic aggregates as published on store pages, prices checked hourly, attention from Wikipedia. Each figure carries its source and the date it was read, and we do not adjust any of them.
Which to pick, by what you want
- The higher-rated of the two: Source Filmmaker (GamingPickz Score 8.1)
- The cheaper right now: Source Filmmaker (Free)
- Better on a Steam Deck: Dead Rising (verified)
- The safer bet by weight of reviews: Source Filmmaker (43,896 reviews)
What they have in common
Both are tagged by Steam players with:
SingleplayerSandboxFunnySurvival HorrorComedyGreat SoundtrackDifficultMemes
Where they differ
ZombiesActionAdventureOpen WorldThird PersonSurvival
Animation & ModelingFree to PlayVideo ProductionSoftwareMovieModdable
Tags players apply to one game and not the other.
Difficulty and who each is for
By the tags players apply, Dead Rising is demanding, for players who want a challenge. Source Filmmaker is demanding, for players who want a challenge.
System requirements, side by side
| Dead Rising | Source Filmmaker | |
|---|---|---|
| Minimum GPU | NVIDIA GeForce 550TI / AMD Radeon HD 6770 | NVIDIA GeForce 200 series card |
| Minimum CPU | Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz | 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 (or higher) |
| Minimum RAM | 2 GB | 2 GB |
| Install size | 8 GB | — |
Can your PC run them? Check each against your own kit: Dead Rising · Source Filmmaker.
Accessibility features
Steam store pages declare 1 accessibility feature for Dead Rising and 0 for Source Filmmaker. A declaration is a floor, not a review.
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Common questions
How different are Dead Rising and Source Filmmaker in scope?
Dead Rising has drawn 7,253 Steam reviews and installs in 8 GB. Source Filmmaker has drawn 43,896 Steam reviews.
Is Dead Rising or Source Filmmaker better?
By the GamingPickz Score, Source Filmmaker rates higher (8.1 to 7.3). That is a composite of player sentiment, the critic aggregate and popularity, not our taste. "Better" also depends on price, length and platform, which the table above lays out.
Which is cheaper, Dead Rising or Source Filmmaker?
Source Filmmaker is cheaper right now at Free, against $9.99. Prices move, so this is read live from Steam and can change.
Do you rank one above the other for a fee?
No. Neither game, nor anyone else, pays for placement or a verdict here. The order and every figure come out of the same public data the rest of the site uses.
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How we compare, and what we will not do
The GamingPickz Score is a composite of player sentiment (adjusted for sample size), the critic aggregate and popularity, computed by the same code every ranked list on this site uses. The Steam rating label is Valve's own, reconstructed from the positive percentage and review count. Prices are read live. We do not write an opinion of which game is "better": we report the numbers and say which wins each measurable question above.