
Dead Space
Critics 872008
third-person shooter, psychological horror fiction, science fiction video game
- Developer
- Electronic Arts
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Platforms
- Various
- Game modes
- single-player video game
- Released
- 2008-10-13
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.
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- Won British Academy Games Award for Music
- Part of the Dead Space series
- First released 2008-10-13
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