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June 27, 2024

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Spunge Games Pty Ltd

Dead Second is the award-winning rail-shooter inspired by arcade classics like Time Crisis.

"The best arcade shooter on Quest." - Paradise Decay

"Simple, Satisfying Arcade Fun, 5 Stars" - Dec 2024

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The Ultimate Welcome to VR Shooter

Enemies across the city have swapped their usual gear for Christmas themed outfits, including elves, toy soldiers, winter mobsters, and other holiday variants that add personality to every encounter.

Depth and Competition for Endless Arcade Fun

Easy to learn but hard to master. Compete against the world for speed, accuracy and score across 8 missions with a huge range of guns and unlockable skins!

Your home base now feels warm and festive, decorated with lights, presents, a glowing Christmas tree, and seasonal props that set the mood the moment you step in. The shooting range has also been updated for the holidays, featuring Gingerbread Man targets and themed breakable items that give practice sessions a fun twist.

Become an Action Hero

Players can unlock a Santa Glove skin to bring even more Christmas style into missions. It’s a simple touch that adds personality and makes every reload feel that little bit more festive. Feel like John Wick stringing together headshots or Neo from The Matrix dodging bullets in slow-motion. All in super smooth framerate!

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4.75

698 ratings

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Halloween Update Live Now!

October 30, 2025

Happy Halloween from the Dead Second Team! Enjoy all the new tricks and treats in the game :)

Player reviews

Bronts98

October 11, 2025

5/5

Really good, great workout.

I've had this for a while now. Following the first big update, I couldn't believe how good this was for a game that flew under my radar. At first, I was a little disappointed having to teleport between the multiple shooting locations, however, this has become a big part of how I play and I have fully embraced it. Once you realise you don't need a thumbstick to move, it's more about actually moving by taking cover, getting down low and jumping up, it's absolutely amazing fun, and an amazing workout for your knees! I fully recommend this game. As long as you know this is an arcade style shooter, you can easily jump in for 5 minutes and stay for an hour. Also, I love the Halloween update. It was a fun and unexpected suprise.

24 found this helpful

ACTAFOOL

January 22, 2026

5/5

AMAZING!

Absolutely one of the BEST games on the entire META PLATFORM! My wife is NOT a gamer and HATES anything TOO physically draining.. well she played this game ONE TIME and now she finds herself all at work thinking bout this game!🤣🤣 SHE HAS PLAYED NON STOP SINCE CHRISTMAS!! SHE HAS BEEN THROUGH ENTIRE BODY SORENESS AND IS PROUDLY EXPERIENCING MUCH IMPROVED DAILY FUNCTIONALITY AND STRENGTH AND HER STAMINA AT WORK AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS THROUGH THE ROOF!! ALL FROM A LIL OLE GAME... IMAGINE THAT. WE LOVE IT! VISUALLY STUNNING, IMPECCABLE GRAPHICS! NOTHING TRASH! PURE FUN AND QUALITY!

21 found this helpful

Snow.Leopard

November 18, 2025

5/5

Great shooter game

This is a very fun shooter game. It’s not too hard to get the hang of it, and progressing through the levels is challenging without being overwhelming. A fantastic value at $5.00. But once you’ve gotten through the full game a few times, you really feel the need for more challenges. Hopefully the developers don’t stop here and keep adding to this great experience.

21 found this helpful

SilverFoxuk.2024

December 8, 2021

5/5

My new nemesis

Wow early release and its absolutely amazing for the price, ok only 4 levels at present but so far today I've booked in 6 hours of gameplay on just this, I love it. Also got zombieland which had about half an hour as has to come back to this game its that addictive. All I can say is I'd of paid double for this game and cant wait for new added features, they have nailed it with dead second

20 found this helpful

Teeepee

May 16, 2025

5/5

This game flew under my radar.

I don't know how I missed this game, it totally flew under my radar. It's pretty much Time Crisis in VR and it's loads of fun. I haven't been able to stop playing or thinking about this game for the past several days because the game play loop is so addicting. Everything about the game is so polished, you can tell a lot of TLC went into making this. There are a lot of achievements and leaderboards to chase after with several different categories. Loads of different guns, skins, and gloves you can unlock that will keep you coming back. This is a great title to showcase VR because it's relatively easy to learn, won't cause motion sickness, and is pretty immersive. Do yourself a favor and buy this game.

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