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Dead Space™ 3
Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak.
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
44 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“I never will understand the negative hype for this game, you literally get to craft your own unique weapons which none of the other games in the series will let you do, plus it also has coop which none of the other…”
“Despite the backlash I really like this game! The 20 hour sex scene between Isaac and Carver was a little drawn out tho.”
“this game is actualy awesome i can see why its the weakest out of the franchise cuz its a diffrint formula but that doesnt mean its a bad game edit: just finished the game i wrote my original review before chapter 14…”
25 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“I never will understand the negative hype for this game, you literally get to craft your own unique weapons which none of the other games in the series will let you do, plus it also has coop which none of the other…”
“I just wrapped up a 20-hour run on Impossible difficulty with a friend, and honestly? This game gets way more hate than it deserves. Is it as scary as the first two? Not really. But as a co-op action horror game, it’s a…”
“The way they handled Co-op is genuinely the best thing I've seen in a coop game ever. I wish Capcom did something like this for their coop RE games. I'll be honest the game isn't scary, but it IS a really good and an…”
7 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“I just wrapped up a 20-hour run on Impossible difficulty with a friend, and honestly? This game gets way more hate than it deserves. Is it as scary as the first two? Not really. But as a co-op action horror game, it’s a…”
“this one definitely leans more into action than horror, but i still had fun with it. the co-op makes it way more enjoyable and some of the environments look really good. not as scary as the older ones, but still worth…”
“Amazing game to play with your best friend! The story is great and gameplay is even better. Graphics are pretty dang good for how long this game is, i was pretty impressed!”
6 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“My favorite in the series. The puzzles are simple but fun. The weapon crafting is very engaging and has alot of possible combinations. The story explains more about the the origins of the necromonsters. This game is…”
“just finished the game. here are thoughts and honest opinion: this is a good action game but a poor dead space sequel. its the weakest link in the dead space trilogy. what i liked in the dead space franchise was its…”
“Dead Space 3 is a game I finished mainly out of commitment rather than enjoyment. The story and overall concept are actually interesting, especially the Marker lore and the idea behind the ending. There are some good…”
4 of the 105 reviews raise this.
“I bought this hoping for a third dead space game. This was not that. This was very very far from that. Everything in it was all so unbelievably sane. All the wonderful flavor of the first two games was diluted down to…”
“I just wrapped up a 20-hour run on Impossible difficulty with a friend, and honestly? This game gets way more hate than it deserves. Is it as scary as the first two? Not really. But as a co-op action horror game, it’s a…”
“In comparison to the first two games, this game is absolute crap. However, I can definitely enjoy it (I particularly enjoy the gun modding). 3 stars”
38 of the 105 reviews raise this · 25 of them still recommend the game.
“This game is soulless trash compared to the previous entries in the series, even playing it with a friend doesn't stop it from feeling like a boring slog with constant backtracking and zero horror as the game is just a…”
“I bought this hoping for a third dead space game. This was not that. This was very very far from that. Everything in it was all so unbelievably sane. All the wonderful flavor of the first two games was diluted down to…”
“Dead Space 3 Visceral Games Electronic Arts Initial Release: February 5, 2013 MSRP: $59.99 The game that killed a franchise, Visceral laid the foundation for a generational horror series with the first Dead Space and…”
14 of the 105 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“Despite the backlash I really like this game! The 20 hour sex scene between Isaac and Carver was a little drawn out tho.”
“I bought this hoping for a third dead space game. This was not that. This was very very far from that. Everything in it was all so unbelievably sane. All the wonderful flavor of the first two games was diluted down to…”
“The way they handled Co-op is genuinely the best thing I've seen in a coop game ever. I wish Capcom did something like this for their coop RE games. I'll be honest the game isn't scary, but it IS a really good and an…”
9 of the 105 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Game simply crashes with modern day hardware. There are zero solutions or fixes for this problem. If you have a high-end computer, just simply stay away from this.”
“If I had a nickel for every time that EA ruined one of my favourite game franchises…. I’d have a lot of nickels.”
“Dead Space 3 is *bad game* with the bones of a great one. It was ruined by trend chasing and EA's design by committee interference. All pretext of being a SURVIVAL horror game is tossed out the window shortly after it…”
8 of the 105 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“This game requires you to have an Origins account and if you don't, it will install it on to your pc without your consent.”
“with EA launcher attached to it and whatever else they did with this game prevents many of us launching this game, Linux PS is locked out as well don't buy it.”
“♥♥♥♥ the origin/EA app, ♥♥♥♥ DRM, ♥♥♥♥ 3rd party apps to play and ♥♥♥♥ you EA”
7 of the 105 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“Is Dead Space 3 the horror masterpiece the first two were? Absolutely not. Is it basically a third person shooter cosplaying as a Dead Space game? Pretty much. But once you stop grieving what it could have been and just…”
“i really want to say yes, but i cant condone how EA butchered the series by overseeing development like a hawk and squandering the original vision the game had, and the microtransactions too, EA had lightning in a…”
“Shat my pants when I looked at the DLC page.”
Counted across 105 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 73.6% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“First of all, I wish I were able to give this game a mixed review, but here we are! Dead Space 3 is a good game, however, it feels downgraded in most areas - like gameplay, storyline, etc. And on top of that, we're not getting the full game, you need to buy the Awakened DLC to…”
— a player, Steam review · 19 hrs played“I played the first chapter of this game when it first came out but didn't like it cos it was too different in mood from the first two... Now I decided to give it another try since I don't seem to like modern games anymore and boy, it is so good to play a title from the golden…”
— a player, Steam review · 6 hrs played“[h2]tl;dr[/h2] absurdly bad - this is the "lulu" of video game legacies [h2]Overview[/h2] Dead Space 3 continues Isaac Clarke’s story and shifts the series almost entirely into third-person shooter territory. Set across space stations and the frozen planet Tau Volantis, the game…”
— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-24 00:59 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Latest official news
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Screenshots
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Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | Action · Horror · Online Co-Op · Sci-fi · Co-op · Shooter · Survival · Third-Person Shooter · Space · Dark · Singleplayer · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Online Co-op · Steam Achievements · Steam Trading Cards |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Russian * |
| Achievements | 58 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.ea.com/games/dead-space/dead-space-3 |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: FOR (SP3), Vista (SP1) or WINDOWS 7 Processor: 2.8 GHz processor or equivalent Memory: 1 GB RAM 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 DirectX: Version 9.0c Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space Additional Notes: Please note that attempting to play the game using video hardware that isn’t listed above may result in reduced performance, graphical