Dead Space

Third-person survival horror aboard a ship overrun by Necromorphs

Motive · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Jan 27, 2023

Reviews: Very Positive; 91% of 71K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 942 in 30 days
Playing now: 547; peak 24h 730
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 3 years ago; Feb 17, 2023

What is Dead Space?

A single-player, third-person survival horror remake set aboard the USG Ishimura, a mining ship whose crew has been slaughtered. As engineer Isaac Clarke, you explore the ship, investigate what happened, and fight Necromorphs using upgradeable engineering tools while searching for his missing partner.

For you if...

+you like tense, atmospheric single-player survival horror
+you enjoy precise third-person combat with upgradeable tools
+you want a faithful remake with expanded story details

Not for you if...

−you avoid graphic gore and psychological horror
−you prefer multiplayer games over solo campaigns

What players say

91% of 71,144 reviews are positive · 89% of 942 in the last 30 days

Players praise the remake's faithfulness, atmosphere, visual detail, expanded story, and gameplay updates. The most common complaint is persistent traversal and frame-pacing stutter on PC regardless of settings, while some players also report progression-blocking bugs and poor handheld performance.

Screenshots and trailer

Dead Space system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Window 10 64-bit +
Processor: Ryzen 5 2600x, Core i5 8600
Graphics: AMD RX 5700, GTX 1070
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Storage: 50 GB available space
DirectX: Version 12
Notes: 50GB SATA SSD

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: Denuvo
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 47
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, HDR
Age rating: 17+

Steam Deck: Playable

Default configuration is not performant
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
First time setup requires active internet connection

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

Languages

Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Simplified Chinese. Text only: Japanese, Korean, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil.