Dead Space™ 2
Third-person sci-fi horror shooter built around strategic dismemberment
Visceral Games · Published by Electronic Arts · Released Jan 25, 2011
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 94% of 30K
- Recent reviews
- Very Positive
- 92% of 253 in 30 days
- Playing now
- 125
- peak 24h 228
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 87/100 (critic reviews)
What is Dead Space™ 2?
A third-person sci-fi survival horror shooter set on the Sprawl, a giant space station orbiting Saturn. As engineer Isaac Clarke, you fight Necromorphs with weapons, telekinesis, and dismemberment traps, move through zero gravity, and solve physics-based puzzles while investigating another outbreak.
For you if...
- +you want horror balanced with fast, action-focused combat
- +you like dismemberment mechanics and telekinetic combat
- +you enjoy story-driven science fiction set in space
Not for you if...
- −you dislike gore and grotesque reanimated enemies
- −you prefer horror with little emphasis on shooting
What players say
94% of 29,933 reviews are positive · 92% of 253 in the last 30 days
Players praise the responsive gunplay, pacing, and balance of horror with more action. Recent complaints focus on legacy DRM activation limits reportedly locking owners out after hardware changes or reinstalls. Players also recommend an unofficial patch for frame-rate, mouse-input, physics, and unwanted DLC inventory issues.
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Dead Space™ 2 system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- Processor
- 2.8 GHz processor or equivalent
- Graphics
- NVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better (7300, 7600 GS, and 8500 are below minimum system requirements), ATI X1600 Pro or better (X1300, X1300 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements), 256MB Video Card and Shader Model 3.0 required
- Memory
- 1 GB RAM (XP), 2 GB RAM (Vista or Windows 7)
- Storage
- At least 10GB of hard drive space for installation, plus additional space for saved games
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- The launcher or setup tool may need the touchscreen or virtual keyboard
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- The native resolution is not the default one
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
- First time setup requires active internet connection
- Singleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection
Multiplayer and co-op
Languages
Full audio: French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain. Text only: Russian, English, Japanese.
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