Action · January 27, 2023

Dead Space (2023)

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The sci-fi survival-horror classic Dead Space™ returns, completely rebuilt from the ground up to offer a deeper, more immersive experience. This remake brings jaw-dropping visual fidelity, suspenseful atmospheric audio, and improvements to gameplay while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision. Isaac Clarke is an everyman engineer on a mission to repair a vast mining ship, the USG Ishimura, only to discover something has gone horribly wrong. The ship's crew has been slaughtered and Isaac’s beloved partner, Nicole, is lost somewhere on board. Now alone and armed with only his engineering tools and skills, Isaac races to find Nicole as the nightmarish mystery of what happened aboard the Ishimura unravels around him. Trapped with hostile creatures called Necromorphs, Isaac faces a battle for survival, not only against the escalating terrors of the ship but against his own crumbling sanity. IMMERSE YOURSELF IN NEXT-GEN SCI-FI HORROR A sci-fi horror classic returns fully rebuilt from the ground up with elevated visual fidelity and 3D atmospheric audio. From the frighteningly detailed rooms and workspaces of a slaughtered crew to the eerie atmospheric sounds of a desolate spaceship, you’ll explore a stunning sci-fi setting full of unpredictable and tense moments without interruption. UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY ABOARD THE USG ISHIMURA What starts as a routine repair mission for engineer Isaac Clarke and the crew of the USG Kellion quickly turns into a battle for survival as the truth behind the horrors onboard begins to unravel. Following an expanded narrative experience, uncover the dark secrets behind the events aboard the USG Ishimura through the final logs of the ill-fated crew and your encounters with the few survivors that remain. IMPROVISE TO SURVIVE Confront the nightmare aboard the USG Ishimura with genre-defining strategic gameplay. Repurpose and upgrade Isaac’s engineering tools to creatively defeat enemies with precision.

Action releases from 2023

223 Action titles launched in 2023 — top 6 by review volume.

Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume51.3k Steam reviewsTop 12% in Action
Positive rating91% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 32%
Metacritic87/100Genre average 77 — top 11% of Action titles
Concurrent peak313 playersTop 19% in Action by live player count
Engagement hours14 h averageTop 35% for session depth among Action

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French volume_up
  • Italian volume_up
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  • Spanish - Spain volume_up
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish volume_up
  • Simplified Chinese volume_up
  • Spanish - Latin America
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Portuguese - Brazil volume_up

Full audio (8)

  • English
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Polish
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Peer Action titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Horror · 399
  • Third-Person Shooter · 323
  • Sci-fi · 319
  • Space · 318
  • Survival Horror · 311
  • Psychological Horror · 262
  • Shooter · 262
  • Action-Adventure · 237
  • Singleplayer · 234
  • Third Person · 228
  • Atmospheric · 227
  • Action · 217
  • Survival · 184
  • Remake · 180
  • Aliens · 179

Reception Metrics

Steam community

91%Very Positive · 51.3k reviews

46.6k positive · 4.6k negative

Metacritic

87/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.8/10

Curator recommendations

51.8k

Peak concurrent players

313

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Accessibility

  • Color Alternatives
  • Adjustable Difficulty
  • Subtitle Options

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support
  • Camera Comfort
  • Custom Volume Controls
  • Stereo Sound
  • Surround Sound

Other

  • Single-player
  • Keyboard Only Option

Press Quotes

“...one of the best games of all time.” 10/10 – Inverse “It’s a masterpiece...” 10/10 – GamingBolt “...one of the survival horror genre's best.” 9/10 – Gamespot

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

14h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

11h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

2h

Current engagement

Achievements

47

Steam unlocks available

Release & Availability

Release dateJan 27, 2023
DeveloperMotive
PublisherElectronic Arts
Base price$8.99 -85%
Required age17+
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Content Notes

This Game may contain content not appropriate for all ages, or may not be appropriate for viewing at work: Frequent Violence or Gore, General Mature Content

Editions & Packages

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