Dead or Alive
Dead or Alive is a 1996 fighting game developed and published by Tecmo for arcades. It is the first entry in the Dead or Alive series. Built on the Sega Model 2 hardware, it was released first in arcades in 1996, followed by home ports for the Sega Saturn in Japan during 1997, and for the PlayStation in all regions during 1998.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA, read 5 September 2026.
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- Released
- 1996
- Developer
- Team Ninja
- Platforms
- 1 systems
- Critics
- Not scored
- Steam Deck
- Unknown
- Download
- Not stated
The record
| First released | 26 November 1996 |
|---|---|
| Developer | Team Ninja |
| Publisher | Tecmo |
| Platforms | Arcade |
| Genres | Fighting |
Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q2548236, seeded 30 August 2026.
How long is Dead or Alive? How long to beat it
Total play time for Dead or Alive is about 55.7 hours to do everything, and around 0.7 hours to reach the end of the main story. These are player-submitted times from HowLongToBeat, not our own, shown with the number of players behind each.
| How you play | Hours | Players logged |
|---|---|---|
| Just the main story: straight through the critical path | 0.7h | 49 |
| Main + the extras: story plus the side content most people do | 8.1h | 14 |
| Completionist: everything: 100% the game | 55.7h | 4 |
Source: HowLongToBeat community submissions, read 2026-10-19.
Where Dead or Alive sits on the grid
The grid places every game in the catalogue on measured axes rather than on an opinion. This is where Dead or Alive lands on each map it has the data for, with the share of the catalogue it beats on each axis.
- Year
- 53ahead of 9% of the catalogue
- Reach
- 30ahead of 72% of the catalogue
Percentiles are against the games that carry a reading on that axis, not the whole catalogue: counting a game with no figure as a zero would flatter everything that has one. How the grid works.
What readers say about Dead or Alive
Reviews written by people who have played it. These are separate from the GamingPickz Score and are never averaged into it: that score comes from thousands of Steam reviews with a sample-size correction, and a handful of unverified ratings would distort it rather than improve it.
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Common questions about Dead or Alive
What platforms is Dead or Alive on?
Dead or Alive is available on Arcade. It first released in 1996.
Who made Dead or Alive?
Dead or Alive was developed by Team Ninja and published by Tecmo.
How long does it take to beat Dead or Alive?
about 0.7 hours for the main story, 8.1 hours with the main extras, 55.7 hours to complete everything, from HowLongToBeat's player-submitted times. These are community medians, so your own run may be shorter or longer.