Dead or Alive 7

Dead or Alive 7 (Japanese: デッドオアアライブ7 Hepburn: Deddo oa Araibu 7) is a fighting video game developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo. It is the seventh main installment in the Dead or Alive series, released for Microsoft Windows, Playstation 5, and Xbox Series X on May 6, 2024.

Gameplay
The gameplay in Dead or Alive 7 is similar to Dead or Alive 6.

Plot
The game follows the events of Dead or Alive 6. Prior to Raidou’s death, another Dead or Alive tournament is held once again.

Returning

 * Ayane
 * Bass Armstrong
 * Bayman
 * Brad Wong
 * Christie
 * Diego
 * Ein
 * Eliot
 * Gen Fu
 * Hayate
 * Helena Douglas
 * Hitomi
 * Honoka
 * Jann Lee
 * Kasumi
 * Kokoro
 * La Mariposa/Lisa Hamilton
 * Leifang
 * Leon
 * Marie Rose
 * Mila
 * NiCO
 * Nyotengu
 * Phase-4
 * Rig
 * Ryu Hayabusa
 * Tina Armstrong
 * Zack

New
TBD

Development
Prior to the announcement of the final update for Dead or Alive 6, there have been rumors about Team Ninja releasing an ”Ultimate” edition of the game with additional features. On November 18, 2020, the team had confirmed that they would be working on Dead or Alive 7 on their Twitter page. The game was officially announced at the 2021 E3 event.

Reception
Dead or Alive 7 recieved positive reviews according to the review aggregation website Metacritic. In Japan, Famitsu gave it a score of 30 out of 40.