Dead Rising 4 is an action-adventure game with a goal to explore the environment and battle against hordes of the undead.[6] Unlike its predecessors, the game does not feature a timer system[7] or story co-op gameplay.[8] As with the other games in the series, the game features an open world setting.[9][10][11]
The controls were designed to be more streamlined, with separate buttons for shooting and melee attacks.[12] Any item can be picked up and used as a weapon, some being more efficient than others.[13] Frank can level up with an experience system named Prestige Points (PP). Taking photographs from Dead Rising returns, with an added selfie and night vision mode. The camera is also used for finding clues during the missions.[14]
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.[15] The zombies are not the only enemies in the game, because Frank will also face soldiers carrying rifles and shotguns.[16]
