Dead Space 2

Platforms

• PlayStation 3

• Microsoft Windows

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

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^*

Series

• Dead Space

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  No^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Action^*
• Adventure^*

Game features

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

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^*

Community tags · historical

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  860^*

• Survival Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  655^*

• Third-Person Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  639^*

• Shooter^*

  Votes · historical

  626^*

• Survival^*

  Votes · historical

  612^*

• Third Person^*

  Votes · historical

  610^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  609^*

• Story Rich^*

  Votes · historical

  605^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  551^*

• Space^*

  Votes · historical

  529^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  389^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  377^*

• Aliens^*

  Votes · historical

  377^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  371^*

• Futuristic^*

  Votes · historical

  371^*

• Gore^*

  Votes · historical

  370^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  370^*

• Combat^*

  Votes · historical

  359^*

• Co-op^*

  Votes · historical

  220^*

• Blood^*

  Votes · historical

  185^*

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^*

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^*

Developers

• Visceral Games

Publishers

• Electronic Arts

• 2011-01-25

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2011-01-25 · PlayStation 3^*

  Release date

  2011-01-25^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  PlayStation 3^*

• 2011-01-25 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2011-01-25^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jan 25, 2011^*

Detailed specifications