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Dead Space (2008)

by EA Redwood Shores

Released Oct 20, 2008
$19.99
16 h to beat
PC (Microsoft Windows)
PlayStation 3
Xbox 360

92%positive reviews

27,002 positive2,377 negative

What players say

Pros

Tense, atmospheric horror that holds up well
Brutal, satisfying shooting

Cons

Mouse and keyboard controls are problematic
EA's account and arbitration policies criticised

Mixed

Some call it a near-masterpiece, others find the port flawed

Media

Launch Trailer (YouTube)

Trailer (YouTube)

DLC, expansions and more

Remakes (1)

Dead Space

System requirements

Supported OS: Microsoft Windows® XP SP2 or Vista

Processor: 2.8 GHz or faster

Memory: 1 GB RAM or more for Windows XP (2 GB for Vista)

Graphics: DirectX® 9.0c compatible video card, Shader Model 3.0 required, 256 MB or better, 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)

Hard Drive: 7.5 GB free space

Sound: DirectX® 9.0c compatible sound card

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Dead Space is a 2008 science fiction survival horror video game developed by EA Redwood Shores (now Visceral Games) for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released on all platforms through October 2008. The game puts the player in control of an engineer named Isaac Clarke…