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You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.

Dead Space (2008) is a horror, sci-fi and action game developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts.
Released on January 09th 2009 is available only on Windows in 5 languages: English, French, German, Italian and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 27,660 reviews of which 25,388 were positive and 2,272 were negative resulting in a rating of 9.0 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 7.99€ on Steam with a 60% discount.

The Steam community has classified Dead Space (2008) into these genres:

Horror Sci-fi Action Space Survival Horror Third Person Atmospheric Singleplayer Third-Person Shooter Gore Shooter Aliens Dark Futuristic Story Rich Silent Protagonist Survival Adventure Zombies Immersive

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • 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
  • INTERNET CONNECTION, ONLINE AUTHENTICATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO PLAY. EA MAY RETIRE ONLINE FEATURES AFTER 30 DAYS NOTICE POSTED ON .

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Nov. 2025
Awesome game. Much better than the remake. Just don't turn off vsync until you get past the first door, cuz you'll get stuck if it's off at that point
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Oct. 2025
This game was ahead of it's time and it shows. Awesome atmospheric horror game!
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Aug. 2025
I will forever hate EA for killing this franchise during its peak for their own greed, Dead space original is still one of the goated games of the horror genre. Isaac doesn't speak in this game which makes it much more darker and relevant to his growing inner grief and dementia. Isaac in first game dont need no dialogues but just his ground shaking stomp and his deadly plasma cutter.
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March 2025
PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING! This game is old, it came out nearly 20 years ago. Yes it has some problems, that's an unfortunate reality with most games this old and definitely older. But, there are really simple fixes, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to do! Download this patch to fix the horrible mouse issues ---> https://community.pcgamingwiki.com/files/file/840-dead-space-mouse-fix/ Just follow the instructions, you can't really screw this up! Then, the game glitches HARD when playing at high frame rates. Bodies will be flying, doors might not open, it's a mess. DO NOT TURN ON IN GAME V-SYNC! Turning v-sync on through game will fix the weird physics issues, but it will also lock you at 30 fps. Instead, use your control panel to force v-sync on and lock it at 60 fps. Now the game works and you won't have a headache looking at it. You COULD try your luck with a higher frame rate, but don't try pushing it to 120 or higher. 60 is the safe spot. And that's it! the game is now perfectly playable, and any issues you have with the game after this should be purely game play related! Because again, this game is nearly 20 years old. If you don't like a lot of the jank in controls with older games, what are you doing here? They released a remake of this game that's pretty good too, go buy that if you want a MODERN experience. I just feel sorry for all the people leaving bad reviews of this game giving up before they even really start because I love old games, and the thing about old games is that there is almost always a way to fix them. Some old games just need a one download patch that everyone knows about, some you need to track down sources from a forum made years ago. But if you put in the time with these older games, you might be surprised by how well they hold up. How good is the game? Don't ask me, now that you can actually play the damn thing, go play it and see for yourself!
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Feb. 2025
Go to work, fix the ship, get traumatised by space zombies and develop schizophrenia. Not exactly what I had in mind when I said i wanted to be an engineer
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Frequently Asked Questions

Dead Space (2008) is currently priced at 7.99€ on Steam.

Dead Space (2008) is currently available at a 60% discount. You can purchase it for 7.99€ on Steam.

Dead Space (2008) received 25,388 positive votes out of a total of 27,660 achieving a rating of 8.99.
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Dead Space (2008) was developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts.

Dead Space (2008) is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Dead Space (2008) is not playable on MacOS.

Dead Space (2008) is not playable on Linux.

Dead Space (2008) is a single-player game.

Dead Space (2008) does not currently offer any DLC.

Dead Space (2008) does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Dead Space (2008) supports Remote Play on Phone, Remote Play on Tablet and Remote Play on TV. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

Dead Space (2008) is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

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Dead Space (2008) PEGI 18
-60% 19.99€ 7.99€ Buy Now
Rating
9.0
25,388
2,272
Game modes
Features
Online players
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Developer
EA Redwood Shores
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Release 09 Jan 2009
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