Electronic Arts

Dead Space

Game

Game details

First release year
2023

Platforms

Genres

Play modes

  • single-player video game

Series

  • Dead Space

Localized titles

  • Dead Space

Steam version platforms

  • Windows*
    Supported
    Yes*
  • macOS*
    Supported
    No*
  • Linux*
    Supported
    No*

Store genres

  • Action*
  • Adventure*

Game features

  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Camera Comfort*
  • Color Alternatives*
  • Custom Volume Controls*
  • Adjustable Difficulty*
  • Keyboard Only Option*
  • Stereo Sound*
  • Subtitle Options*
  • Surround Sound*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • HDR available*
  • Family Sharing*

Interface languages

  • English*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • French*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Italian*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • German*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Spanish - Spain*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Simplified Chinese*
    Full audio
    Yes*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*

Audio languages

  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*

Community tags · historical

  • Horror*
    Votes · historical
    399*
  • Third-Person Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    323*
  • Sci-fi*
    Votes · historical
    319*
  • Space*
    Votes · historical
    318*
  • Survival Horror*
    Votes · historical
    311*
  • Psychological Horror*
    Votes · historical
    262*
  • Shooter*
    Votes · historical
    262*
  • Action-Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    237*
  • Singleplayer*
    Votes · historical
    234*
  • Third Person*
    Votes · historical
    228*
  • Atmospheric*
    Votes · historical
    227*
  • Action*
    Votes · historical
    217*
  • Survival*
    Votes · historical
    184*
  • Remake*
    Votes · historical
    180*
  • Aliens*
    Votes · historical
    179*
  • Dark*
    Votes · historical
    169*
  • Violent*
    Votes · historical
    161*
  • Adventure*
    Votes · historical
    155*
  • Combat*
    Votes · historical
    147*
  • Blood*
    Votes · historical
    131*

System requirements

  • Windows · Minimum*
    Operating system
    Window 10 64-bit +*
    Processor alternatives
    Ryzen 5 2600x, Core i5 8600*
    Memory
    16 GB RAM*
    Graphics alternatives
    AMD RX 5700, GTX 1070*
    Graphics API
    Version 12*
    Network
    Broadband Internet connection*
    Storage
    50 GB available space*
    Conditions
    Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · 50GB SATA SSD*
  • Windows · Recommended*
    Processor alternatives
    Ryzen 5 5600X,Core i5 11600K*
    Graphics alternatives
    Radeon RX 6700 XT, Geforce RTX 2070*
    Memory
    16 GB*
  • Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27*
    Memory
    16 GB*

Compatibility and community reports

  • Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27*
    Community-reported frame rate
    45 fps*
    Reports
    1*
  • Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27*
    Community Linux compatibility tier
    Gold*
    Reports
    232*
    Community confidence
    strong*
  • Controller support · 2026-06-27*
    Controller support
    Full*
  • Steam Deck · 2026-06-27*
    Compatibility category
    Playable*

Studios & publishers

Developers

  • Motive Studio
  • Motive*

Publishers

  • Electronic Arts

Release history

  • 2023
    Date precision
    Year only
    Market
    worldwide
  • 2023-01-27
    Date precision
    Exact date
    Market
    worldwide

Store release history

  • Steam*
    Release date
    Jan 27, 2023*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 14 fields
Windows minimum processor requirement
Ryzen 5 2600x, Core i5 8600*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
AMD RX 5700, GTX 1070*
Windows minimum memory requirement
16* GB
Name
Dead Space*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Ryzen 5 5600X,Core i5 11600K*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Radeon RX 6700 XT, Geforce RTX 2070*
Windows recommended memory requirement
16* GB
Release year
2,023*
Windows minimum processor requirement
Windows · Minimum
Processor alternatives
Ryzen 5 2600x, Core i5 8600*
Windows minimum graphics requirement
Windows · Minimum
Graphics alternatives
AMD RX 5700, GTX 1070*
Windows minimum memory requirement
Windows · Minimum
Memory
16 GB*
Windows recommended processor requirement
Windows · Recommended
Processor alternatives
Ryzen 5 5600X,Core i5 11600K*
Windows recommended graphics requirement
Windows · Recommended
Graphics alternatives
Radeon RX 6700 XT, Geforce RTX 2070*
Windows recommended memory requirement
Windows · Recommended
Memory
16 GB*
Specifications 2 · 36 fields
Achievements · historical
47*
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
103* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
852* min
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Camera Comfort*
  • Color Alternatives*
  • Custom Volume Controls*
  • Adjustable Difficulty*
  • Keyboard Only Option*
  • Stereo Sound*
  • Subtitle Options*
  • Surround Sound*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • HDR available*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Motive*
DLC count · historical
1*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500000 - 1000000*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Linux support · historical
No*
macOS support · historical
No*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
129* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
686* min
Metacritic score
87*
Name
Dead Space*
Negative reviews · historical
4,774*
Peak ccu
313*
Positive reviews · historical
46,485*
Price (historical; currency unreported)
8.99*
Publishers
  • Electronic Arts*
Recommendations
51,759*
Store release date · historical
Jan 27, 2023*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Game website · historical
https://www.ea.com/games/dead-space/dead-space*
Windows support · historical
Yes*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Camera Comfort
Camera Comfort*
Color Alternatives
Color Alternatives*
Custom Volume Controls
Custom Volume Controls*
Adjustable Difficulty
Adjustable Difficulty*
Keyboard Only Option
Keyboard Only Option*
Stereo Sound
Stereo Sound*
Subtitle Options
Subtitle Options*
Surround Sound
Surround Sound*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
HDR available
HDR available*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Motive
Motive*
Audio languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Linux support · historical
Linux
Supported
No*
macOS support · historical
macOS
Supported
No*
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Jan 27, 2023*
Interface languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Windows support · historical
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Specifications 3 · 21 fields
Mean playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
87* min
Mean playtime since March 2009 (historical)
798* min
Ccu
313*
Developer
Motive*
Historical discount
85* %
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Historical US original list price
5,999* US cents
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Median playtime over the reported two-week window (historical)
109* min
Median playtime since March 2009 (historical)
589* min
Name
Dead Space*
Negative reviews · historical
4,774*
Estimated ownership range (historical)
500,000 .. 1,000,000*
Positive reviews · historical
46,485*
Historical US price
899* US cents
Publisher
Electronic Arts*
Community tags · historical
  • Horror*
  • Third-Person Shooter*
  • Sci-fi*
  • Space*
  • Survival Horror*
  • Psychological Horror*
  • Shooter*
  • Action-Adventure*
  • Singleplayer*
  • Third Person*
  • Atmospheric*
  • Action*
  • Survival*
  • Remake*
  • Aliens*
  • Dark*
  • Violent*
  • Adventure*
  • Combat*
  • Blood*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Languages
  • English*
  • French*
  • Italian*
  • German*
  • Spanish - Spain*
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Polish*
  • Simplified Chinese*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Community tags · historical
Horror
Horror*
Third-Person Shooter
Third-Person Shooter*
Sci-fi
Sci-fi*
Space
Space*
Survival Horror
Survival Horror*
Psychological Horror
Psychological Horror*
Shooter
Shooter*
Action-Adventure
Action-Adventure*
Singleplayer
Singleplayer*
Third Person
Third Person*
Atmospheric
Atmospheric*
Action
Action*
Survival
Survival*
Remake
Remake*
Aliens
Aliens*
Dark
Dark*
Violent
Violent*
Adventure
Adventure*
Combat
Combat*
Blood
Blood*
Tags votes
Horror
Votes · historical
399*
Third-Person Shooter
Votes · historical
323*
Sci-fi
Votes · historical
319*
Space
Votes · historical
318*
Survival Horror
Votes · historical
311*
Psychological Horror
Votes · historical
262*
Shooter
Votes · historical
262*
Action-Adventure
Votes · historical
237*
Singleplayer
Votes · historical
234*
Third Person
Votes · historical
228*
Atmospheric
Votes · historical
227*
Action
Votes · historical
217*
Survival
Votes · historical
184*
Remake
Votes · historical
180*
Aliens
Votes · historical
179*
Dark
Votes · historical
169*
Violent
Votes · historical
161*
Adventure
Votes · historical
155*
Combat
Votes · historical
147*
Blood
Votes · historical
131*
Specifications 4 · 28 fields
Features
  • Single-player*
  • Steam Achievements*
  • Full controller support*
  • Camera Comfort*
  • Color Alternatives*
  • Custom Volume Controls*
  • Adjustable Difficulty*
  • Keyboard Only Option*
  • Stereo Sound*
  • Subtitle Options*
  • Surround Sound*
  • Steam Cloud*
  • HDR available*
  • Family Sharing*
Developers
  • Motive*
Store genres
  • Action*
  • Adventure*
Free to play · historical
No*
Linux requirements
Minimum: *
macOS requirements
Minimum: *
Metacritic score
87*
Name
Dead Space*
Windows requirements
Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Window 10 64-bit + Processor: Ryzen 5 2600x, Core i5 8600 Memory: 16 GB RAM Graphics: AMD RX 5700, GTX 1070 DirectX: Version 12 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 50 GB available space Additional Notes: 50GB SATA SSD *
Platforms
  • windows*
Historical price currency
USD*
Discount percentage (historical)
0*
Historical store price
$59.99*
Publishers
  • Electronic Arts*
Recommendations total
49,860*
Coming soon · historical store status
No*
Store release date · historical
Jan 27, 2023*
Store age restriction · historical
17*
Interface languages
English (full audio), French (full audio), Italian (full audio), German (full audio), Spanish - Spain (full audio), Japanese, Korean, Polish (full audio), Simplified Chinese (full audio), Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Brazil*
Type
game*
Features
Single-player
Single-player*
Steam Achievements
Steam Achievements*
Full controller support
Full controller support*
Camera Comfort
Camera Comfort*
Color Alternatives
Color Alternatives*
Custom Volume Controls
Custom Volume Controls*
Adjustable Difficulty
Adjustable Difficulty*
Keyboard Only Option
Keyboard Only Option*
Stereo Sound
Stereo Sound*
Subtitle Options
Subtitle Options*
Surround Sound
Surround Sound*
Steam Cloud
Steam Cloud*
HDR available
HDR available*
Family Sharing
Family Sharing*
Developers
Motive
Motive*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Windows requirements
Windows · Minimum
Operating system
Window 10 64-bit +*
Processor alternatives
Ryzen 5 2600x, Core i5 8600*
Memory
16 GB RAM*
Graphics alternatives
AMD RX 5700, GTX 1070*
Graphics API
Version 12*
Network
Broadband Internet connection*
Storage
50 GB available space*
Conditions
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system · 50GB SATA SSD*
Platforms
Windows
Supported
Yes*
Publishers
Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts*
Store release date · historical
Steam
Release date
Jan 27, 2023*
Interface languages
  • Japanese*
  • Korean*
  • Spanish - Latin America*
  • Traditional Chinese*
  • Portuguese - Brazil*
Specifications 5 · 22 fields
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
full*
Co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
playable*
Steam Deck community-reported FPS · 2026-06-27
45* fps
Steam Deck performance reports · 2026-06-27
1*
Store genres
Action|Adventure*
Local co-op listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Owners-based popularity rank · 2026-06-27
1,909*
Community Linux rating confidence · 2026-06-27
strong*
Community Linux report count · 2026-06-27
232*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
gold*
PvP listed on Steam · 2026-06-27
No*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
16* GB
Steam release year · historical
2,023*
Title
Dead Space*
Coming soon · historical Steam listing
No*
Declared controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support · 2026-06-27
Controller support
Full*
Steam Deck compatibility · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27
Compatibility category
Playable*
Steam Deck community-reported FPS · 2026-06-27
Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27
Community-reported frame rate
45* fps
Reports
1*
Store genres
Action
Action*
Adventure
Adventure*
Community Linux compatibility tier · 2026-06-27
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold*
Reports
232*
Community confidence
strong*
Windows recommended RAM · 2026-06-27
Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27
Memory
16 GB*

* Provisional data