Visceral Games

Dead Space 2

2011 science fiction video game · third-person shooter · psychological horror fiction +4^*

At a glance

Genres

science fiction video game
third-person shooter
psychological horror fiction
horror game^*
shooter game^*
action game^*
adventure game^*

Play modes

single-player video game
multiplayer video game

Series

Dead Space

Game facts

Developers

Visceral Games

Publishers

Electronic Arts

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Platforms

Players by platform

PlayStation 3^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
8^*
Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
8^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
M - Mature^*
ESRB · PlayStation 3^*
Classification
M - Mature^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Partial^*
Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27^*
Community-reported frame rate
35 fps^*
Reports
1^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Platinum^*
Reports
85^*
Community confidence
strong^*

System requirements

Windows · Unspecified tier^*
Processor alternatives
2.8 GHz processor or equivalent^*
Memory
1 GB RAM (XP), 2 GB RAM (Vista or Windows 7) Hard Disk Space: At least 10GB of hard drive space for installation, plus additional space for saved games Video Card: 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), 256MB Video Card and Shader Model 3.0 required DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c^*
Windows · Minimum^*
Processor alternatives
2.8 GHz processor or equivalent^*
Memory
1 GB^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
No^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

French^*
Full audio
Yes^*
German^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Italian^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Russian^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Full audio
Yes^*
English^*
Japanese^*

Audio languages

French^*
German^*
Italian^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Japanese^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Multi-player^*
Steam Trading Cards^*
Partial Controller Support^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Action^*
Adventure^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from Dead Space 2

Screenshot 2 from Dead Space 2

Screenshot 3 from Dead Space 2

* Provisional data