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Dead Space (2008)

EA Redwood Shores · Electronic Arts · 2009-01-09

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Dead Space · Modes: Single player

Releases: Oct 20, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Oct 14, 2008 (PlayStation 3), Oct 14, 2008 (Xbox 360)

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.

87
playing now
92%
positive of 29k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
88/100
critic score (6 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (1239 ratings)
20h
to beat · rushed 16h · completionist 38h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$19.99
steam price (US)

87 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 16:00 UTC (census sample)

Dead Space is a 2008 survival horror game developed by EA Redwood Shores and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Windows as the debut entry in the Dead Space series. Set on a mining spaceship overrun by deadly monsters called Necromorphs following the discovery of an artifact called the Marker, the player controls engineer Isaac Clarke as he navigates the spaceship and fights the Necromorphs while struggling with growing psychosis. Gameplay has Isaac exploring different areas through its narrative, solving environmental puzzles and finding ammunition and equipment to survive.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 87 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 981 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~123/week).
  • · Review velocity up 26% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 6% of 10,862 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 1.2M–2.3M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 29,148 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00
GOG$7.99-60%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$7.99-60%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.99 at EA Store (2020-06-04) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 38 of 69 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
58958920182026Week of 2018-01-01: 115 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 70 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 129 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 227 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 330 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 418 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 170 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 451 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 347 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 441 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 204 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 589 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 458 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 395 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 245 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 265 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 297 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 174 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 260 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 125 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 229 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 133 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 137 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 94 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 127 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

11102026-08-06 21:00 — 98 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 61 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 56 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 91 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 85 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 65 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 108 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 57 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 83 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 104 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 65 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 57 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 81 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 68 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 68 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 96 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 56 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 62 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 111 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 48 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 50 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 74 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 61 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 0 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 64 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 83 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 39 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 63 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 76 players2026-08-30 16:00 — 87 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$19.99$1.992015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-03-17 — best price $19.992015-05-04 — best price $19.992015-06-22 — best price $19.992015-11-03 — best price $19.992016-03-09 — best price $6.792016-08-16 — best price $9.992017-01-02 — best price $19.992017-07-05 — best price $19.992017-11-29 — best price $19.992018-06-04 — best price $2.992018-11-21 — best price $4.992019-03-05 — best price $4.992019-07-22 — best price $19.992019-11-18 — best price $8.782020-02-29 — best price $19.992020-06-04 — best price $1.992020-10-09 — best price $19.992021-01-05 — best price $19.992021-06-09 — best price $4.992021-08-31 — best price $19.992021-12-01 — best price $19.992022-03-08 — best price $19.992022-07-26 — best price $19.992024-05-01 — best price $7.992024-09-17 — best price $7.992025-01-02 — best price $19.992025-04-03 — best price $19.992025-08-07 — best price $7.992025-11-20 — best price $7.992026-02-07 — best price $19.992026-04-23 — best price $7.992026-07-15 — best price $7.992026-08-30 — best price $7.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

8692182026-05-29 — 284 pageviews2026-06-01 — 287 pageviews2026-06-04 — 275 pageviews2026-06-07 — 271 pageviews2026-06-10 — 267 pageviews2026-06-13 — 319 pageviews2026-06-16 — 219 pageviews2026-06-19 — 364 pageviews2026-06-22 — 312 pageviews2026-06-25 — 371 pageviews2026-06-28 — 444 pageviews2026-07-01 — 356 pageviews2026-07-04 — 360 pageviews2026-07-07 — 324 pageviews2026-07-10 — 345 pageviews2026-07-13 — 394 pageviews2026-07-16 — 494 pageviews2026-07-19 — 372 pageviews2026-07-22 — 645 pageviews2026-07-25 — 350 pageviews2026-07-28 — 326 pageviews2026-07-31 — 320 pageviews2026-08-03 — 346 pageviews2026-08-06 — 298 pageviews2026-08-09 — 358 pageviews2026-08-12 — 384 pageviews2026-08-15 — 398 pageviews2026-08-18 — 367 pageviews2026-08-21 — 450 pageviews2026-08-24 — 448 pageviews2026-08-25 — 338 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsFull controller supportSingle-playerFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsRemote Play on PhoneRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing

5 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

DarkGoreSpaceActionAliensHorrorSci-fiShooterFuturisticStory Rich

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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