Every player has their iconic games from the various video game genres and Dead Space is often at the top of their list when it comes to sci-fi survival horror.
Before the Motive team even began the lengthy task of remaking this classic title, we decided reaching out to the most dedicated fans was a priority. Why? Because our primary goal was to stay as true to the original version as possible.
Getting feedback from the most passionate players we could find helped the team make informed decisions rather than relying on internal opinions as the game work progressed. The question, “What do the players really want from a remake?” was always front and center.
Rebuilding the game for the Frostbite engine presented new opportunities to modernize every aspect of the game – from new 3D atmospheric audio to refined Visual Effects (VFX) that help intensify the mystery, tension, and immersion for players on today’s platforms.
That’s not to say, of course, updating visual and audio effects were the only changes being made. Beyond the jaw-dropping visual fidelity and suspenseful atmospheric audio updates, there are also improvements to gameplay including updating Zero-G traversal, refined combat/dismemberment, enemy damage effects, and more. Plus, the addition of lore elements from all three original games, new side-quests, and deeper character backstories, will enrich the narrative for both new and veteran players.
If you never played the original Dead Space, it’s a sci-fi survival horror game where you assume the role as Isaac Clarke, an engineer tasked with repairing the USG Ishimura. You discover the crew have been wiped out and your beloved partner is missing. Armed only with your engineering background and tools of the trade, you race to discover what happened to your partner and the rest of the USG Ishimura crew. Your battle for survival is not only against the escalating terrors of the ship but your own crumbling sanity.
With Dead Space, it all comes down to improving and enhancing what was already a classic sci-fi survival horror gaming experience without losing sight of what made it so iconic in the first place. You’ll get your chance to explore the USG Ishimura and experience everything this remake has to offer when it launches on January 27, 2023.
Dead Space is now available for pre-order on Xbox Series X|S.
Dead Space Digital Deluxe Edition
Electronic Arts
$79.99
$71.99
The sci-fi survival horror classic Dead Space™ returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience – including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision. The Dead Space Digital Deluxe Edition includes the base game and five exclusive cosmetics (three Unique Suits and two Suit Textures). It’s everything you need to look your best while surviving the horrors aboard the USG Ishimura.
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN NEXT-GEN SCI-FI HORROR
A sci-fi horror classic returns fully rebuilt from the ground up with elevated visual fidelity and 3D atmospheric audio. From the frighteningly detailed rooms and workspaces of a slaughtered crew to the eerie atmospheric sounds of a desolate spaceship, you’ll explore a stunning sci-fi setting full of unpredictable and tense moments without interruption.
UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY ABOARD THE USG ISHIMURA
What starts as a routine repair mission for engineer Isaac Clarke and the crew of the USG Kellion quickly turns into a battle for survival as the truth behind the horrors on board begins to unravel. Following an expanded narrative experience, uncover the dark secrets behind the events aboard the USG Ishimura through the final logs of the ill-fated crew and your encounters with the few survivors that remain.
IMPROVISE TO SURVIVE
Confront the nightmare aboard the USG Ishimura with genre-defining strategic dismemberment gameplay. Repurpose and upgrade Isaac’s engineering tools to creatively defeat and dismember enemies– peeling them down to flesh and bone.
Conditions & restrictions apply. See ea.com/legal for details.
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Age restrictions may apply.
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Dead Space
Electronic Arts
$69.99
$62.99
Isaac Clarke is an everyman engineer on a mission to repair a vast mining ship, the USG Ishimura, only to discover something has gone horribly wrong. The ship’s crew has been slaughtered and Isaac’s beloved partner, Nicole, is lost somewhere on board.
Now alone and armed with only his engineering tools and skills, Isaac races to find Nicole as the nightmarish mystery of what happened aboard the Ishimura unravels around him. Trapped with hostile creatures called Necromorphs, Isaac faces a battle for survival, not only against the escalating terrors of the ship but his own crumbling sanity.
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN NEXT-GEN SCI-FI HORROR
A sci-fi horror classic returns fully rebuilt from the ground up with elevated visual fidelity and 3D atmospheric audio. From the frighteningly detailed rooms and workspaces of a slaughtered crew to the eerie atmospheric sounds of a desolate spaceship, you’ll explore a stunning sci-fi setting full of unpredictable and tense moments without interruption.
UNRAVEL THE MYSTERY ABOARD THE USG ISHIMURA
What starts as a routine repair mission for engineer Isaac Clarke and the crew of the USG Kellion quickly turns into a battle for survival as the truth behind the horrors on board begins to unravel. Following an expanded narrative experience, uncover the dark secrets behind the events aboard the USG Ishimura through the final logs of the ill-fated crew and your encounters with the few survivors that remain.
IMPROVISE TO SURVIVE
Confront the nightmare aboard the USG Ishimura with genre-defining strategic dismemberment gameplay. Repurpose and upgrade Isaac’s engineering tools to creatively defeat and dismember enemies– peeling them down to flesh and bone.
Conditions & restrictions apply. See ea.com/legal for details.
