Action · January 9, 2009

Dead Space (2008) (2009)

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Only the Dead Survive. A massive deep-space mining ship goes dark after unearthing a strange artifact on a distant planet. Engineer Isaac Clarke embarks on the repair mission, only to uncover a nightmarish blood bath — the ship's crew horribly slaughtered and infected by alien scourge. Now Isaac is cut off, trapped, and engaged in a desperate fight for survival. Strategically dismember the Necromorph enemies limb by bloody limb. Zero gravity combat means terror can strike from anywhere. Uncover the horrific truth of this shocking thriller. Game Features: Messy monster slaying The Necromorphs are unlike any enemies you've seen before. Headshots do about as much damage to them as flicking rubber bands. To survive, you'll need to dismember their insect-like limbs, one at a time. Improvised weapons There aren't many traditional firearms aboard the Ishimura, but there's plenty of stopping power in Isaac's toolkit. Send horizontal or vertical blasts of energy at enemies with the Plasma Cutter, remotely control a high-speed sawblade with the Disc Ripper, and fill hallways with wide swaths of destruction with the Line Gun. Switch things up with alternate fire modes, and purchase upgrades to increase ammo, power, and reload speed. Real-time attacks. Whatever you do, don’t drop your guard. Everything takes place in real-time. That means any action you take, whether it be reloading or digging through your inventory, gives the Necromorphs a perfect opportunity to attack. This nightmare has just begun and it’s up to get to the bottom of what happened here.

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume27.7k Steam reviewsTop 19% in Action
Positive rating92% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 28%
Metacritic87/100Genre average 77 — top 11% of Action titles
Engagement hours8 h averageTop 53% for session depth among Action

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Community Tag Signals

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

  • Horror · 938
  • Sci-fi · 649
  • Action · 609
  • Space · 557
  • Survival Horror · 505
  • Third Person · 489
  • Atmospheric · 406
  • Singleplayer · 394
  • Third-Person Shooter · 380
  • Gore · 354
  • Shooter · 302
  • Aliens · 260
  • Dark · 225
  • Futuristic · 199
  • Story Rich · 176

Reception Metrics

Steam community

92%Very Positive · 27.7k reviews

25.4k positive · 2.2k negative

Metacritic

87/100 critic aggregate

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Metacritic user score

8.2/10

Curator recommendations

22.0k

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Remote Play on Phone
  • Remote Play on Tablet
  • Remote Play on TV

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

8h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

3h

Typical completion time

2-week avg

5h

Current engagement

Release & Availability

Release dateJan 9, 2009
DeveloperEA Redwood Shores
PublisherElectronic Arts
Base price$7.99 -60%
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (5)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Italian
  • Spanish - Spain

Editions & Packages

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