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Dead Space™ 2
Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
49 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Dead Space 2 is what happens when a sequel actually does its job right. Isaac Clarke went from silent space janitor to a man who is completely done with everyone's nonsense and honestly, same. The combat feels tight,…”
“FYI TO REVIEW READER: This game will need a patch to run properly on modern systems, as it's dated design will crash on start, along with other issues that may persist with an older game. There are publicly available…”
“Absolutely loved it, this game does everything the original did and expanded it further!”
13 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“great game with great story and an amazing sequel. A must play for anyone who like action and horror games”
“10/10 horror action masterpiece, lots of disturbing moments and of course, Isaac Clarke is one of gaming's most badass characters.”
“Dead Space 2 is not as good as part 1 but has its flaws. Here they switched from horror-action to more action with less horror, it's not exactly a bad thing but not for me. Don't get me wrong the game is fun af but I…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Dead Space 2 is what happens when a sequel actually does its job right. Isaac Clarke went from silent space janitor to a man who is completely done with everyone's nonsense and honestly, same. The combat feels tight,…”
“Dead Space 2 was a much better experience for me than Dead Space Remake. Even though it is an older game, it felt more engaging, better paced, and simply more fun to play. The chapter structure moves quickly, the story…”
“This game aged so well and was so ahead of it's time, everything feels great, looks great, sounds great. I really hope a remake is in the pipeline and is as punchy as the original. Especially since this game is so much…”
6 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Great game! If you hate gore, violence, death and body horror... really wholesome and relaxing, music is especially calming and soothing, perfect after a long stressful day of work or a meeting with youre boss.”
“Great game if you hate gore, violence, death and body horror really wholesome and relaxing, music is especially calming and soothing, perfect after a long stressful day of work”
“ainda mantem o terror do 1, da muito susto se tiver de fone, as vezes o jogo é bem imjusto mas é para o toque de terror”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“Improves upon the original, liked that they gave Isaac a voice which makes you more invested into the story. The combat is slightly better than the first game, not to say the original is bad, but here its more flushed…”
“Steam version of DS2 actually works out the gate on win11, and a last gen system Game doesn't look great at default graphic settings, use the custom option to get rid of anything you find annoying, and smooth…”
“Light recommend if you enjoyed the first one. This one had a more digestible and exciting story but the gameplay got stale after a bit for me. Pretty similar to the first game overall, which isn't necessarily a bad…”
10 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“FYI TO REVIEW READER: This game will need a patch to run properly on modern systems, as it's dated design will crash on start, along with other issues that may persist with an older game. There are publicly available…”
“best sequel since shrek 2, but it will NOT launch if you have a modern pc, just go watch markerplier play it i guess”
“RE4 in Space. Download Marker Patch to make it compatible with Windows 11”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Requires a little patching to run well on modern hardware like the first game does, but otherwise is fantastic and a great sequel to Dead Space, just more focused on action this time. It's like what Aliens is to Alien!”
“Needs small tweaks to run smoothly on a modern PC, but overall Dead Space 2 is still an amazing game. Compared to the first game, this one focus more on action. Blasting necromorphs with a Plasma Cutter at 2 AM feels…”
“the game is overall very good but it doesn't run well at all on modern pc's and will sometimes just crash randomly in the middle of combat because it is trying to use multiple cores at once but then just breaks and if…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“THIS GAME IS NO LONGER SUPPORTED AND THE DRM WILL LOCK YOU OUT IF YOU CHANGE PCs. https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Dead_Space_2_activation_limit_lockout”
“- Shut down DRM needed to access the game after download. - Still proceeds to sell the game. Honestly not sure which company is more evil at this point: EA or Ubisoft because both seem to be in a dead heat at the moment…”
“EA stealing from customers again. DRM that is no longer supported is stopping people from playing the game they bought and paid for.”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“Dead Space 2 is not as good as part 1 but has its flaws. Here they switched from horror-action to more action with less horror, it's not exactly a bad thing but not for me. Don't get me wrong the game is fun af but I…”
“It's kinda weird from go from the remake of 1 to 2 and controller to keyboard but its a very good game but i was expect to being able to backtrack but am in chapter 6 and 7 i forgot”
“Light recommend if you enjoyed the first one. This one had a more digestible and exciting story but the gameplay got stale after a bit for me. Pretty similar to the first game overall, which isn't necessarily a bad…”
5 of the 103 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“- Shut down DRM needed to access the game after download. - Still proceeds to sell the game. Honestly not sure which company is more evil at this point: EA or Ubisoft because both seem to be in a dead heat at the moment…”
“EA has shut down the DRM for this game without removing it from the game and is still charging $20 for it. Do not buy. You might not be able to play it. And EA is still selling it for $20USD.”
“15 years after releasing the game, EA has taken away people's ability to play the game, yet they continue to sell it. Apparently there are patches to fix this problem, but I have no personally verified if they exist or…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.0% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“DOWNLOAD THIS PATCH FIRST, BEFORE YOU BUY, DOWNLOAD AND INSTALLED THIS GAME!: https://github.com/Wemino/MarkerPatch INSTALLATION: - Extract the Content of the .ZIP to the game folder. Easy! A toddler can do that. TL;DR: The best sequel ever made, but also a messy port with TAGES…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“While similar to the original game, Dead Space 2 takes a more linear and streamlined approach. Compared to Dead Space, there’s less emphasis on optional exploration and hidden content, and the path you follow is much more direct, with a stronger focus on guiding the player…”
— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played“EA stealing from paying customers while Dead Space 2 is still being actively distributed It's blatant theft. You're effectively renting the game and will be locked out after some time. Violating consumer rights and caused solely by EA and their internal arbitrary decisions. They…”
— a player, Steam review · 39 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:48 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, Adventure |
| Player tags | Horror · Survival Horror · Third-Person Shooter · Shooter · Survival · Third Person · Action · Story Rich · Sci-fi · Space · Atmospheric · Singleplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Trading Cards · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | French * , German * , Italian * , Russian, Spanish - Spain * , English, Japanese * |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://deadspace.ea.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Processor: 2.8 GHz processor or equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM (XP), 2 GB RAM (Vista or Windows 7) Hard Disk Space: At least 10GB of hard drive space for installation, plus additional space for saved games Video Card: 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 DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c