Dead Space (2023)
This page is for the 2023 remake. For the 2008 original, see Dead Space.
| Developers | |
|---|---|
| Motive Studios | |
| Publishers | |
| Electronic Arts | |
| Physical | Limited Run Games |
| Engines | |
| Frostbite 3 | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | January 27, 2023 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| 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 | |
|---|---|
| Dead Space | 2008 |
| Dead Space 2 | 2011 |
| Dead Space 3 | 2013 |
| Dead Space (2023) | 2023 |
Dead Space (2023) is a singleplayer third-person shooter and survival horror game in the Dead Space series.
The game was received well by many critics, especially for its visuals, improved zero-gravity sections and many other changes that were made compared to the 2008 original Dead Space.[1]
General information
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Store | Digital Deluxe Edition also available | |||
| EA app | Digital Deluxe Edition also available | |||
| Steam | Digital Deluxe Edition also available |
- All versions feature Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM.[2]
Version differences
- (Digital) Deluxe Edition: contains the base game and 5 cosmetic items; three unique suits (Infested, Lone survivor and Venture) and two unique suit textures (Sanctified and Bloody).
- Pre-ordering the game through Origin or Steam grants a copy of Dead Space 2 on launch.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| DLC | Edition upgrade can be bought to unlock cosmetics. |
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Digital Deluxe Edition upgrade | Upgrades the game to the deluxe edition, featuring five cosmetic items; three unique suits (Infested, Lone survivor and Venture) and two unique suit textures (Sanctified and Bloody). |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dead Space (2023)\settings\steam |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1693980/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Steam | %USERPROFILE%\Documents\Dead Space (2023)\settings\steam |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1693980/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Games Launcher | ||
| EA app | ||
| OneDrive | Requires enabling backup of the Documents folder in OneDrive on all computers. | |
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | [3] | ||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | [4] | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | Exclusive fullscreen also available.[4] | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | No setting available to adjust AF.[4] | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | TAA with Low and High settings.[4] | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | DLSS 2.5, FSR 2.1 [5][6] |
||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | On/Off toggle. | ||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | [4] | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | [4] | ||
| Ray tracing (RT) | Ray-trace ambient occlusion.[7] | ||
| Color blind mode | Protanopia, Deuteranopia and Tritanopia options available.[8] | ||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | [3] | |
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | [3] | |
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | [3] | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | Has separate Default, DS2 and DS1 presets. Use Custom preset to remap the control layout.[3] | |
| Controller sensitivity | Stick and trigger sensitivity can be adjusted separately. Seperate Camera Y-axis Speed and Camera X-axis Speed settings are also available.[3] | |
| Controller Y-axis inversion | [3] |
| Additional information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Input prompt override | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | Separate volume sliders available for Music, Dialogue, Sound effects and Menu narration.[8] | |
| Surround sound | Mono, Stereo, Multichannel (5.1 and up) and 3D headphones options available.[8] | |
| Subtitles | Separate settings available for Font size, Capitalization, Color, Background opacity, Speaker name and Name color.[8] | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | Named Keep audio in background. | |
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Spanish | ||||
| Latin American Spanish |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Direct3D | 12 |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| Windows | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-8600 AMD Ryzen 5 2600X | Intel Core i5-11600K AMD Ryzen 5 5600X |
||
| System memory (RAM) | 16 GB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | 50 GB SATA SSD | 50 GB PCIe SSD | ||
| Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 AMD Radeon RX 5700 DirectX 12 compatible | Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070 AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT |
||
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
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.
- Games with Steam Cloud support may also store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1693980/. - Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (1693980) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ DEAD SPACE REVIEW - PCGamer - last accessed on 2023-01-27
- ↑ Dead Space Remake and Redfall are using the Denuvo anti-tamper tech - DSOG - last accessed on 2023-01-27
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Dead Space Remake 4K PC Gameplay Part 1 - RTX 4090 24GB Ryzen 5900x | 4K 60FPS | Max Settings - YouTube - last accessed on 2023-01-27
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 GTX 1650 - Dead Space Remake - 1080p All Settings Tested (FSR 2.0) - YouTube - last accessed on 2023-01-27
- ↑ Dead Space Launches January 27 With DLSS 2 - DLSS Momentum Continues: 50 Released and Upcoming DLSS 3 Games, Over 250 DLSS Games and Creative Apps Available Now - Nvidia GeForce News - last accessed on 2023-01-04
- ↑ Latest FSR 2 Supported Games List - AMD Community - last accessed on 2023-01-18
- ↑ Dead Space (2023) is a Remake Done Right [Exclusive Gameplay] - last accessed on 2022-11-30