Dead Space
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Developers | |
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EA Redwood Shores | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 20, 2008 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 86 |
IGDB | 88 |
Taxonomy | |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | Third-person |
Controls | Direct control |
Genres | Shooter, Survival horror |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Horror, Sci-fi, Space |
Series | Dead Space |
Dead Space | |
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Dead Space | 2008 |
Dead Space 2 | 2011 |
Dead Space 3 | 2013 |
Dead Space (2023) | 2023 |
Key points
- In-game Vsync limits frame rate to half the monitor's refresh rate.[1] Disable it and force Vsync externally.
- A glitch in the game causes the difficulty to change itself when multiple save files are present. See Issues fixed.
- Very poor mouse input due to aggressive acceleration and lowered speed when running above 60 FPS. Use Dead Space Mouse Fix.
General information
- Dead Space Wiki
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
- Dead Space on TheGameEngine.org
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | SecuROM PA DRM. Unknown machine limit. A De-Authorization Tool is available. | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
GOG.com | ||||
Origin | Included with EA Play. Has SecuROM DRM removed. |
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Steam | Included with EA Play (Steam). Automatically unlocks on Origin if Origin is installed. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Electronic Arts\Dead Space\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17470/pfx/[Note 1] |
- The file for key-bindings
controls.rmp
is in a binary format and requires hex editing.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Electronic Arts\Dead Space\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/17470/pfx/[Note 1] |
- 20 save slots available.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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GOG Galaxy | ||
Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Brightness settings. With exclusive fullscreen, game is so much brighter that even lowest value looks relatively bright.
WSGF multi-monitor screenshot.[2]
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | Game's brightness is much higher in exclusive fullscreen mode. | ||
Multi-monitor | |||
Ultra-widescreen | Only if your display supports a refresh rate of 60 Hz or more.[Note 2] | ||
4K Ultra HD | Subtitles do not scale. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Use Widescreen Fixer. Works with GOG.com version when selecting Origin game version. | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | Use Borderless Gaming. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Ingame antialiasing is a simple blur shader. On/off toggle. Nvidia users can force SGSSAA, see Anti-aliasing (AA). |
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Vertical sync (Vsync) | Limits frame rate to half the monitor's refresh rate. Disable it and force Vsync externally. | ||
60 FPS | In-game Vsync limits frame rate to half the monitor's refresh rate. | ||
120+ FPS | Mouse input has issues when running over 60 FPS. Use Dead Space Mouse Fix. Can introduce desyncing issues with extremely high framerates (300FPS+).[3] |
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High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Force SGSSAA (Nvidia only)[4] |
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Notes
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Input
- Game uses controller HUD if controller is present. Simply unplug/disable controller when playing with keyboard and mouse.
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Two keys per action. In-game remapping is really limited; see Remapping. |
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Mouse acceleration | Use Dead Space Mouse Fix for raw mouse input. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | Renders most DirectInput controllers unuseable. | |
Controller sensitivity | The command has to be manually added through the settings.exe file for the game. | |
Controller Y-axis inversion |
Controller types |
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XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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Xbox button prompts | ||
Impulse Trigger vibration |
PlayStation controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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Generic/other controllers | Game tries its best to autoassign buttons in correct places, but often fails, leading controller to be unuseable. XInput wrapping highly recommended. |
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Button prompts | Keyboard buttons shown if DirectInput controller used. |
Additional information | ||
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Button prompts | Controller given priority for displaying on-screen buttons. | |
Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | XInput only. | |
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Steam Input | ||
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Steam Input API support | ||
Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
Official controller preset(s) | ||
Steam Controller button prompts |
Remapping
Hex edit controls.rmp[5] |
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Notes
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Up to 5.0 output.[6] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost | Only when minimized |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Czech | GOG and Origin version. | |||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | GOG, Origin and Retail version, the language files are available here. | |||
Italian | ||||
Polish | GOG, Origin and Retail version. | |||
Russian | GOG, Origin and Retail version, download. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Turkish | Fan translation available here |
VR support
3D modes | State | GG3D | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Dead Space 3D Vision fix update. | |||
TriDef 3D | ||||
iZ3D | ||||
vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Devices | |||
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3RD Space Gaming Vest | |||
Novint Falcon |
Issues fixed
Mouse acceleration, lag, and random sensitivity
- Mouse view becomes messier the more the framerate exceeds 60 FPS.
Use raw mouse input fix[7] |
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Notes
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Invisible door
- With a high frame rate, the first door after getting the Plasma Cutter may be impassable.
Limit frame rate to 60 FPS or lower[citation needed] |
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Large deadzone
- The game inserts massive deadzones onto the analog sticks, making precise control very difficult, especially on gamepads like the Logitech Gamepad F310, which have their own deadzones.
Make deadzones smaller[8] |
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- For Steam users.
Make deadzones smaller |
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Game crashes at launch
Fix settings.txt[9] |
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Try unplugging or disabling controllers[10] |
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Audio stutter
- This must be done every time you launch the game.
Make Dead Space a high priority task in Task Manager[11] |
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Windows mouse cursor visible
- If this cursor is visible, it may cause problems on multi-monitor systems.[citation needed]
See Disable Origin in game or Toggle the Steam overlay per game[12] |
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Spinning camera
- These will also fix the camera/reticule being pulled to the top left during turret sequences, like the tentacle grab or asteroid defense sequences.
Create an empty joypad profile[13] |
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Unplug any extra input device except mouse and keyboard[citation needed] |
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Disable Logitech G13 Joystick[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Difficulty changes itself when multiple save files are present
Always select "load game" instead of "continue game" on main menu[14] |
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Use CheatEngine to change the game difficulty[15] |
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Doctor Challus Mercer doesn't appear in Chapter 5: Lethal Devotion
Momentarily enable Vsync[16] |
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Deadly lock-up during landing in zero gravity
- At high framerates there's a risk of player getting soft-locked in landing state during zero gravity sections, game resolves this lock-up by forcibly killing the player after 5-10 seconds. This can be "fixed" by capping framerates to 60 or 30 FPS. Severity of the issue can potentially scale up with the framerate, being very common at 300+ FPS.
Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 9 | |
Shader Model support | 3 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Havok | |
Audio | RwAudioCore | [6] |
Unlock impossible difficulty without playthrough
Modify settings.txt[citation needed] |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | XP SP2 | Vista |
Processor (CPU) | AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz |
AMD Athlon 64 x2 4200+ Intel Core 2 2.0 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7.5 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6800 GT ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Nvidia GeForce 8600 GT ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
Sound (audio device) | DirectX 9.0c compatible |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (17470) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
- ↑ At 3440x1440 and a 50 refresh, max resolution is limited to 1920x1080
References
- ↑ Verified by User:Aemony on 2019-01-16
- Resolution list in-game includes the various supported refresh rates of each resolution. Change to a higher refresh rate to increase the FPS cap of vsync.
- ↑ Dead Space | WSGF
- ↑ Verified by User:Marioysikax on 2019-04-01
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ [DS1] Left Handed Key Bindings - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: [DeadSpaceMouseFix] Raw Mouse Input, Easy To Install - last accessed on 2017-01-08
- ↑ Dead Space XBOX Controller/60fps Fixes - Steam community discussions
- ↑ Game launches then crashes (Fixed) :: Dead Space General Discussion
- ↑ Dead Space Crash on start-up D: - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ How to Fix Dead Space Audio Issue
- ↑ Solved: Double Mouse Pointer in Dead Space
- ↑ Steam Community :: screen keeps looking up left, HELP - last accessed on 2017-06-22
- ↑ Dead Space: Difficulty Changed Itself - Steam Users' Forums (retrieved)
- ↑ Dead Space 1 - A Fix for the "Continue bug" (PC Only) - Reddit
- ↑ Wikia - Glitches and oddities in Dead Space