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Dead Space
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
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
40 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This remake makes a great effort to enrich the plot, characters, lighting and replay value. It all succeeds. I had no performance issues with this game. Check your graphical settings before you embark. Make intelligent…”
“Dead Space just nails the atmosphere. It’s quiet, tense, and then suddenly something jumps out and you’re scrambling. Combat feels really satisfying once you get into it, especially cutting stuff apart instead of just…”
“Hey, it’s a decent remake of a classic game. Decent if repetitive action, gnarly monsters reminiscent of The Thing. But ofc this is an EA game, so they enshittified it. Charging $70 for a game that came out in 2008 with…”
38 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“Dead Space just nails the atmosphere. It’s quiet, tense, and then suddenly something jumps out and you’re scrambling. Combat feels really satisfying once you get into it, especially cutting stuff apart instead of just…”
“The game itself is great, however due to wide spread technical issues like constant micro stutters and poor optimisation i cannot recommend this game on PC. No matter what Specs you have you WILL experience these…”
“I remember Dead Space experience it was remarkable!! Fantastic Graphics and enjoyable gameplay!”
22 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This remake makes a great effort to enrich the plot, characters, lighting and replay value. It all succeeds. I had no performance issues with this game. Check your graphical settings before you embark. Make intelligent…”
“Loved the experience. What can I say about this game that hasn’t already been said? The story is great, the combat is fun, and the atmosphere is beautiful and terrifying. One of the best survival horror games ever made,…”
“i like how isaac feel like a real engineer compared to the first game. Where he only told "Isaac fix this, Isaac fix that"”
13 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“I played the original Dead Space (and its sequels) on console and having the chance to play on PC with updated mechanics and graphics is absolutely awesome. Still one of the best audio designs of any game I've ever…”
“I finished the game in 2008, but just can't get through it again. Guess I am not into horror, was just desperate for Mass Effect back in the day. Great sound design, Ishimura beautiful as ever, love the voice overs,…”
“true classic in the survival horror and sci fi genres. has some of the most interesting and unique mechanics in horror, and possibly the best environment and sound design i've experienced. this game is incredible at…”
7 of the 104 reviews raise this.
“This remake makes a great effort to enrich the plot, characters, lighting and replay value. It all succeeds. I had no performance issues with this game. Check your graphical settings before you embark. Make intelligent…”
“Really worth It, Never played the original, enojoyed it a lot :) Well optimized even For intel GPU's Scary but not super scary, anoyone can Enjoy it”
“true classic in the survival horror and sci fi genres. has some of the most interesting and unique mechanics in horror, and possibly the best environment and sound design i've experienced. this game is incredible at…”
18 of the 104 reviews raise this · 12 of them still recommend the game.
“Traversal stuttering made me refund this game. I love action/survival horror games but the stuttering was unbearable.”
“It's just bad, remake or no the controls are sloppy AF, zero gravity control is terrible and nausea inducing, as is the entire combat system and using things like spare O2 takes 3 key strokes to an unresponsive game…”
“Just buy the original. The optimization is awful. There were many times where full rooms don't load, where the room is just an empty foggy void and I have to wait minutes for it to work. Sometimes when I loaded my save…”
10 of the 104 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“Garbage remake. Poor voice acting, amateur sound design, unnecessary changes to the original story, removes good core elements from the original Play the original Dead Space for better story and atmosphere Also, Nicole…”
“Hey, it’s a decent remake of a classic game. Decent if repetitive action, gnarly monsters reminiscent of The Thing. But ofc this is an EA game, so they enshittified it. Charging $70 for a game that came out in 2008 with…”
“It's just bad, remake or no the controls are sloppy AF, zero gravity control is terrible and nausea inducing, as is the entire combat system and using things like spare O2 takes 3 key strokes to an unresponsive game…”
4 of the 104 reviews raise this · 3 of them still recommend the game.
“Garbage remake. Poor voice acting, amateur sound design, unnecessary changes to the original story, removes good core elements from the original Play the original Dead Space for better story and atmosphere Also, Nicole…”
“Very true to the OG despite the stupid poster changes and stuff. Very well done and it runs nice and smooth!”
“Phenomenal remaster. I can finally play Dead Space at 120 fps with no issues. Though, don't use the FSR since it is an old version and makes things blurry.”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“Just buy the original. The optimization is awful. There were many times where full rooms don't load, where the room is just an empty foggy void and I have to wait minutes for it to work. Sometimes when I loaded my save…”
“Absolutely fantastic game, but recently I've been having some major desync or something. I've played this game countless times, since its conception in 2009. I have been an avid dead space player ever since, but never…”
“Performance: is overall good but definitely not great, even with good hardware there are frame stutters every now and again, turning on vsync doesn't help. the audio in the late game starts glitching sometimes. Visuals…”
3 of the 104 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“It's just bad, remake or no the controls are sloppy AF, zero gravity control is terrible and nausea inducing, as is the entire combat system and using things like spare O2 takes 3 key strokes to an unresponsive game…”
“Graphics over the original are much upgraded, but they made story changes and gameplay changes I very much dislike. Stasis is slow and unreliable, enemies have a "peeling" system which is basically invisible armor you…”
“One of the greatest futuristic horror games remastered. Sounds and gameplay is dynamic and progression is steady but balanced. Only thing Zero Gravity can be overwhelming..”
Counted across 104 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 90.7% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“This is exactly how you do a remake. It’s the gold standard. They took a masterpiece and somehow made it the definitive way to play. The Ishimura looks incredible, and giving Isaac a voice actually makes him feel like a human being instead of a silent brick. The plasma cutter…”
— a player, Steam review · 20 hrs played“This is what a real remake looks like. It doesn’t just update graphics. It fixes what needed fixing and respects what made the original great. The pacing is tighter, the experience is smoother, and the game cuts out the tedious parts, like the asteroid section. Isaac finally has…”
— a player, Steam review · 71 hrs played“[Original Review, edit at bottom] Until Denuvo is removed from this game, i cannot recommend anyone spend their money on it. Really, dont spend your money on ANY game with Denuvo. I've got a 3080ti and a 5800x, regardless of resolution or tier of graphical fidelity, the game…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 13:49 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
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.
Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.
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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 · Third-Person Shooter · Sci-fi · Space · Survival Horror · Psychological Horror · Shooter · Action-Adventure · Singleplayer · Third Person · Atmospheric · Action (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Camera Comfort · Color Alternatives · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Keyboard Only Option |
| Languages | English * , French * , Italian * , German * , Spanish - Spain * , Japanese, Korean, Polish * , Simplified Chinese * , Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 47 |
| Estimated owners | 500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | https://www.ea.com/games/dead-space/dead-space |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Window 10 64-bit + Processor: Ryzen 5 2600x, Core i5 8600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: AMD RX 5700, GTX 1070 DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 50 GB available space Additional Notes: 50GB SATA SSD