Dead Space 3
Developers | |
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Visceral Games | |
Publishers | |
Electronic Arts | |
Engines | |
Visceral Engine | |
Release dates | |
Windows | February 5, 2013 |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 78 |
IGDB | 74 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | DLC |
Modes | Singleplayer, Multiplayer |
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 option caps frame rate at 30 FPS; a higher frame rate Vsync lock can be forced externally instead.
General information
- Official forums
- Dead Space Wiki
- Neoseeker Forums PC-specific
- Aegis7 forums non PC-specific, less active
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | 2 DVDs. Limited Edition. | |||
Amazon.com | ||||
Origin | Included with EA Play. | |||
Steam | Included with EA Play (Steam). |
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Awakened | ||
Tau Volantis Survival Kit | Includes: Tundra Recon Suit, Marauder Suit, Sharpshooter Suit, Aegis VII Survivalist, AL-9 Clearcutter, SMP-90 Sharpshooter and Bot Accelerator. | |
Bot Capacity Upgrade | ||
Bot Accelerator | Included in the Tau Volantis Survival Kit pack. | |
Bot Personality Pack | ||
EG-900 SMG | ||
Enervator | ||
First Contact Pack | Includes: First Contact Suit and Negotiator. Included with the Limited Edition | |
Marauder Pack | Includes: Marauder Suit and AL-9 Clearcutter. Included in the Tau Volantis Survival Kit pack. | |
Sharpshooter Pack | Includes: Sharpshooter Suit and SMP-90 Sharpshooter. Included in the Tau Volantis Survival Kit pack. | |
Tundra Recon Pack | Includes: Tundra Recon Suit and Aegis VII Survivalist.Included in the Tau Volantis Survival Kit pack. | |
Witness the Truth Pack | Includes: Witness Suit and Evangelizer. Included with the Limited Edition. |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\EA Games\Dead Space 3\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1238060/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\EA Games\Dead Space 3\ |
Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1238060/pfx/[Note 1] |
- 5 player profiles available. Each player profile only has 1 save slot, but a chapter select feature is available.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Origin | ||
OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
Steam Cloud |
Video
Graphics feature | State | WSGF | Notes |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
Multi-monitor | Works with Nvidia Surround in 2D and 3D modes. | ||
Ultra-widescreen | |||
4K Ultra HD | Subtitles do not scale. | ||
Field of view (FOV) | Fixable through config file. See Field of view (FOV). | ||
Windowed | |||
Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Up to 16 samples. | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | Only post-process AA (FXAA, SMAA). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Only 30 FPS lock. See the glossary page for proper Vsync. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Very high frame-rate (+30 FPS) potentially causes problems with QTEs, physics (specifically ragdoll), and animations | ||
High dynamic range display (HDR) | See the glossary page for potential alternatives. |
Field of view (FOV)
- There is deliberately no in-game option to modify the FOV.[citation needed]
Edit config file to change FOV[citation needed] |
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Notes
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | ||
Mouse acceleration | Positive and negative mouse acceleration. | |
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support | ||
Full controller support | ||
Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
Controller sensitivity | ||
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 | ||
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PlayStation button prompts | ||
Light bar support | ||
Adaptive trigger support | ||
DualSense haptic feedback support | ||
Connection modes |
Generic/other controllers |
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Additional information | ||
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Controller hotplugging | ||
Haptic feedback | ||
Digital movement supported | ||
Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Mouse smoothing
- Dead Space 3 suffers from floaty mouse movement, which becomes more pronounced the higher the frame rate.
Turn off mouse smoothing[citation needed] |
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Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | ||
Surround sound | Up to 5.1 output.[1] | |
Subtitles | ||
Closed captions | ||
Mute on focus lost |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | Fan translation. | |||
Italian | ||||
Polish | Fan translation, download. Only base game is translated. | |||
Brazilian Portuguese | Fan translation: download (TriboGamer) | |||
Russian | ||||
Spanish |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Players | Notes | |
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LAN play | ||||
Online play | 2 | Co-op Co-op campaign.[2] |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Dead Space 3 - 3D Vision fix. | ||
vorpX | G3D Officially supported game, see official vorpx game list. |
Issues unresolved
Cannot retrieve information from Origin error when accessing DLC store ingame
- Several users affected by the issue have started posting tracerouting logs of their connection to the Origin servers to help EA identify the cause of the issue[3]
- EA has responded to this issue with a workaround[4]
- Many users are reporting that the workaround does not fix the issue[5][6]
Possible fixes:
- Uninstall Origin and reinstall the latest version
- Run Origin as administrator
- Add Dead Space 3 and Origin to your firewall's exception list
- Port forward the following ports:
TCP | UDP |
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80 | 3659 |
443 | 14000-14016 |
9988 | 22990-23006 |
20000-20100 | 25200-25300 |
22990 | |
17502 | |
42127 |
Game crashes at start-up
Disable desktop composition[citation needed] |
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Disable problematic game controllers[citation needed] |
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Disable Origin overlay[citation needed] |
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Issues fixed
Could not initialize display hardware
- Dead Space 3 tries launching with a video resolution unsupported by the video card/monitor.
Manually set resolution[citation needed] |
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Modify the configuration file ( |
Origin In-Game not working
- Origin In-Game is not working, preventing you to invite or accept invites from friends
Disable any OSD programs[citation needed] |
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Disable or exit any OSD programs (Although Fraps is usually the cause, MSI Afterburner and GF Experience could also cause problems) |
Alt-Tab or setting the game in Borderless mode crashes the game
- Setting the game in borderless, windowed mode, or alt-tab causes the game to freeze and crash.
Disable Origin in-game[citation needed] |
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Open Origin go to settings, and disable the toggle, Origin in-game |
Change your monitors refresh rate to 60hz |
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Game too dark or (with higher brightness) colors are washed out
- Dead Space 3 only lets you adjust brightness, not gamma level.
Game too dark or (with increased brightness) colors are washed out[citation needed] |
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Use an external tool such as SweetFX (function "Lift Gamma Gain") to increase the gamma level of the image. |
Kinesis Door Audio Bug
Use Kinesis Door Audio Stutter FIX[citation needed] |
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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 | [1] |
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | XP SP3, Vista SP1, 7 | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista, 7) |
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Hard disk drive (HDD) | 10 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce 6800 ATI Radeon X1600 Pro 256 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0c compatible Shader model 3.0 support |
- Nvidia GeForce 7300, 7600 GS, 8500 and ATI Radeon X1300, X1300 Pro, HD2400 are below minimum system requirements.
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 (1238060) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 PC Gaming Surround Sound Round-up
- ↑ Dead Space 3 - Dead Space 3 Co-Op FAQ
- ↑ http://answers.ea.com/t5/Dead-Space-3/Downloadable-Contents-Connection-Issue/m-p/1401320/highlight/true#M7326
- ↑ http://answers.ea.com/t5/Dead-Space-3/Unable-to-access-Downloadable-Content-in-Dead-Space-3-Limited/m-p/476536/highlight/true#M565
- ↑ http://answers.ea.com/t5/Dead-Space-3/Unable-to-access-Downloadable-Content-in-Dead-Space-3-Limited/m-p/476612/highlight/true#M573
- ↑ http://answers.ea.com/t5/Dead-Space-3/Downloadable-Contents-Connection-Issue/m-p/475760/highlight/true#M500
- ↑ http://answers.ea.com/t5/Dead-Space-3/Dead-Space-3-Door-Sound-Bug-Glitch/td-p/471140
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYIYcjbVJFI