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Dead Space™ 3

Visceral Games · Electronic Arts · 2020-06-18

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Action

Franchise: Dead Space · Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Feb 05, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Feb 05, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Feb 05, 2013 (Xbox 360), Feb 06, 2013 (Xbox One)

Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak.

Dead Space™ 3 is an Action game released in 2020, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 500,000 .. 1,000,000 owners and Mostly Positive (72% of 15008 reviews).

167
playing now
72%
positive of 15k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
500,000–1,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
74/100
critic score (15 outlets, IGDB)
73/100
IGDB user rating (434 ratings)
102
Nexus mods (55k downloads)
19h
to beat · rushed 14h · completionist 32h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

167 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 03:00 UTC (census sample)

Dead Space 3 is a 2013 survival horror action video game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360. It is the third and final main entry in the Dead Space series. The game's story follows player-character Isaac Clarke and his allies as they explore a frozen planet, Tau Volantis, to discover the origins of the growing threat from their enemies, the Necromorphs. Players control Isaac and explore the environment, solve puzzles, and find resources, while fighting Necromorphs and hostile humans called Unitologists. The game supports online cooperative multiplayer sessions in which a second player takes the role of new character John Carver.

Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 167 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,358 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~170/week).
  • · Review velocity up 35% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 4% of 27,841 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 302k–680k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 15,106 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$0.00

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $3.99 at EA Store (2023-10-26) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 41 of 54 observed days · at its all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
44444420202026Week of 2020-06-01: 271 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 275 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 214 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 444 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 339 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 282 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 141 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 288 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 98 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 95 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 168 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 217 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 110 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 65 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 112 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 59 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 114 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 77 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 103 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 99 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 60 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 78 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 124 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 96 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 43 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

346842026-09-15 12:00 — 115 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 183 players2026-09-18 04:00 — 146 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 160 players2026-09-20 19:00 — 346 players2026-09-22 03:00 — 195 players2026-09-23 10:00 — 97 players2026-09-24 18:00 — 222 players2026-09-26 01:00 — 207 players2026-09-27 09:00 — 211 players2026-09-28 16:00 — 255 players2026-09-30 00:00 — 173 players2026-10-01 07:00 — 97 players2026-10-02 15:00 — 209 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 251 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 137 players2026-10-06 14:00 — 194 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 208 players2026-10-09 05:00 — 140 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 218 players2026-10-11 20:00 — 264 players2026-10-13 04:00 — 129 players2026-10-14 11:00 — 84 players2026-10-15 03:00 — 167 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
58369Jun 2020Aug 2026Jun 2020 — avg 583 · peak 937Aug 2020 — avg 106 · peak 206Oct 2020 — avg 333 · peak 1,057Dec 2020 — avg 439 · peak 909Feb 2021 — avg 464 · peak 955Apr 2021 — avg 127 · peak 265Jun 2021 — avg 189 · peak 621Aug 2021 — avg 331 · peak 1,083Oct 2021 — avg 174 · peak 528Dec 2021 — avg 232 · peak 511Feb 2022 — avg 274 · peak 661Apr 2022 — avg 130 · peak 271Jun 2022 — avg 143 · peak 373Aug 2022 — avg 133 · peak 230Oct 2022 — avg 203 · peak 544Dec 2022 — avg 162 · peak 301Feb 2023 — avg 216 · peak 430Apr 2023 — avg 69 · peak 135Jun 2023 — avg 126 · peak 317Aug 2023 — avg 107 · peak 235Oct 2023 — avg 96 · peak 292Dec 2023 — avg 116 · peak 262Feb 2024 — avg 168 · peak 371Apr 2024 — avg 91 · peak 196Jun 2024 — avg 81 · peak 227Aug 2024 — avg 140 · peak 326Oct 2024 — avg 94 · peak 190Dec 2024 — avg 131 · peak 267Feb 2025 — avg 156 · peak 379Apr 2025 — avg 108 · peak 239Jun 2025 — avg 127 · peak 318Aug 2025 — avg 95 · peak 182Oct 2025 — avg 123 · peak 306Dec 2025 — avg 171 · peak 332Feb 2026 — avg 152 · peak 383Apr 2026 — avg 155 · peak 444Jun 2026 — avg 136 · peak 378Aug 2026 — avg 167 · peak 364
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$0.002015-01-012026-10-152015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-02-23 — best price $16.662015-04-13 — best price $9.992015-05-12 — best price $18.582015-06-12 — best price $9.992015-08-13 — best price $11.132015-12-01 — best price $19.992016-02-09 — best price $19.992016-06-20 — best price $19.992016-11-29 — best price $19.992017-06-20 — best price $19.992018-01-09 — best price $9.992018-11-20 — best price $9.992019-06-06 — best price $9.992020-02-18 — best price $9.992020-08-18 — best price $19.992020-11-20 — best price $4.992021-04-20 — best price $19.992021-08-17 — best price $9.992021-12-21 — best price $4.992022-03-31 — best price $19.992022-09-27 — best price $19.992023-09-11 — best price $4.992024-03-07 — best price $3.992024-08-05 — best price $3.992024-12-19 — best price $4.992025-04-24 — best price $19.992025-09-29 — best price $3.992026-02-07 — best price $19.992026-05-07 — best price $19.992026-08-09 — best price $3.992026-09-15 — best price $3.992026-09-28 — best price $3.992026-10-15 — best price $0.00
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3781382026-05-29 — 167 pageviews2026-06-02 — 184 pageviews2026-06-06 — 155 pageviews2026-06-10 — 170 pageviews2026-06-14 — 169 pageviews2026-06-18 — 207 pageviews2026-06-22 — 188 pageviews2026-06-26 — 247 pageviews2026-06-30 — 199 pageviews2026-07-04 — 254 pageviews2026-07-08 — 217 pageviews2026-07-12 — 243 pageviews2026-07-16 — 251 pageviews2026-07-20 — 216 pageviews2026-07-24 — 225 pageviews2026-07-28 — 218 pageviews2026-08-01 — 227 pageviews2026-08-05 — 191 pageviews2026-08-09 — 242 pageviews2026-08-13 — 214 pageviews2026-08-17 — 212 pageviews2026-08-21 — 250 pageviews2026-08-25 — 241 pageviews2026-08-29 — 221 pageviews2026-09-02 — 253 pageviews2026-09-06 — 250 pageviews2026-09-10 — 238 pageviews2026-09-14 — 294 pageviews2026-09-18 — 378 pageviews2026-09-22 — 295 pageviews2026-09-26 — 255 pageviews2026-09-30 — 238 pageviews2026-10-04 — 270 pageviews2026-10-07 — 223 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Completion

58
achievements tracked
79.1%
earned "Stranger in a Strange Land"
8.3%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading Cards12 DLC

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

Post-launch support: 12 DLC released, first 2020-06-18 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

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

Player tags

DarkCo-opSpaceActionHorrorSci-fiShooterSurvivalThrillerFuturistic

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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