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Killer Is Dead

Original title: Killer Is Dead - August 1, 2013
Killer Is Dead
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Director:Suda 51
Studio:XSEED Games
Stars:Hajime Iijima, Ryôtarô Okiayu, Unshô Ishizuka - Full View
Soundtrack:Original score by Akira Yamaoka (Silent Hill) — jazz- and rock-inflected
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Game Details
Developer
Grasshopper Manufacture
Publisher
XSEED Games
Studio
XSEED Games
Genres
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platforms
PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
Release Date
August 1, 2013
Metacritic ScoreMetacritic
64
Game Engine
Unreal Engine 3

Killer is Dead is an action game that is no sequel to Killer7 or the No More Heroes series by the same developers, but shares elements such as violent action, a main character wielding a katana as the most prominent weapon, assassins as an important theme, and a cel shaded visual style. The game is divided into 12 episodes in locations all over the world and stars Mondo Zap as the main character. He is a contract executioner who works for the he Bryan Execution Firm. The game is set in the future and Monda receives jobs to kill cyborgs and assassins. Before each mission a brief overview of the objective is shown against a world map and in between the fighting there are often animated sequences that further the story. Completing a main mission usually opens up several side missions.

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Last updated: 15.07.2026
Business
Budget
Not disclosed
Revenue
Not disclosed

Sales never disclosed by Kadokawa/Xseed/Deep Silver.

Time to Beat
Main Story7h
Main + Extras11h
Completionist18h
Language Support
Language
AudioSubUI
Japanese
✔✔✔
English
✔✔✔
Spanish (Spain)
—✔✔
French
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German
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Italian
—✔✔
Content Rating
Blood and Gore
Intense Violence
Sexual Themes
Violence
ESRB M
CERO Z
ACB MA 15+
PEGI 18
USK 18
System Requirements
Minimum
OS:Windows Vista 64-bit · CPU: Core 2 Quad 2.3 GHz / Phenom X4 2.3 GHz · RAM: 4 GB · GPU: Shader Model 3.0 · DirectX 10 · Storage: 13 GB
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Data aggregated from 3 sources: IGDB, RAWG, Metacritic
Last updated: 15.07.2026