Dead Space
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ActionAdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorThird-Person ShooterSpaceSci-fi

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Peak in the last 24 hours: 760

Peak in the last 7 days: 1,035

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Game description

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.

Basic info

DeveloperMotive
PublisherElectronic Arts
PlatformsWindows
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateJan 27, 2023
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindow 10 64-bit +
ProcessorRyzen 5 2600x, Core i5 8600
Memory16 GB
GraphicsAMD RX 5700, GTX 1070
Storage50 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 438 reviews from the past 1 year

85.2/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (91%)

Metacritic: 87 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 13, 2026)

Atmosphere and tension define this horror remake for 153 reviewers, and Dead Space scores 85.2 from 72,359 Steam reviews.

👍 Strengths

Visuals & Sound ranks 107th of 1249 and Story & World 152nd of 1096. 103 reviews praise the visuals, and 43 say they enjoyed it, the most upvoted calling it a brilliant remake of an already brilliant game. Players describe meaningful changes to the story and map that make it fresh, and excellent sound design. Gameplay ranks 176th of 1396. Players single out the atmosphere and horror sound design as the best parts.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 1193rd of 1399. 93 reviews describe stutter and poor optimization that break immersion. 26 find some objectives repetitive, and 21 describe unfair difficulty spikes. Others report audio glitches, a freeze during a cutscene and enemies stuck in walls, and some find the inventory controls awkward. Content Volume ranks 481st of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“atmosphere, sound design, level design, and overall tension are incredible” · 153 reviews
“great remake with strong visuals” · 103 reviews
“calls it a brilliant remake of an already brilliant game” · 43 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 47% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Controls & feel +2.73 · Responsiveness, precision, and how the menus handle
Positive “gameplay is so good, plays better with mouse and keyboard” · 12 reviews
Negative “inventory controls annoying, arrow keys or mouse wheel instead of updated UI” · 9 reviews

Progression 10% · Difficulty 24% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 6% · Strategy 9%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 72% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

World +4.15 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “atmosphere, sound design, level design, and overall tension are incredible” · 153 reviews
Negative “censorship removed psychological horror elements like holograms and scene design” · 5 reviews

Story 39% · Characters 18%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 25% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Volume +2.82 · How much there is to play, including endgame, for the price
Positive “新しいバックストーリーと説明が追加されている” · 1 review
Negative “wants more content despite 50 hours” · 2 reviews

Variety 13% · Replayability 8%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 61% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.18 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “great remake with strong visuals” · 103 reviews
Negative “lighting transitions and texture quality lack polish” · 2 reviews

Audio 38%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 1% of reviews mention this.

Community +4.00 · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 1% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 8% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.06 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “main weapon too powerful, progression makes player overpowered, breaks survival tension” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 5% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 37% of reviews · Bottom 20% of the games we've analyzed

Performance -0.60 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “constant stuttering from poor optimization breaks immersion repeatedly” · 93 reviews
Positive “runs smoothly without stuttering after patches” · 3 reviews

Stability 11% · Developer support 9%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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