Dead Space™ 3

Buy72%

Mostly Positive · 15k player reviews · High confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Visceral Games · Horror · Jun 18, 2020

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Price
$19.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
58
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
6
Full audio5 of 6
Subtitles6 of 6

Should I buy Dead Space™ 3?

Buy it if you like
  • Co-op: 118 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 114 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 17 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Story: 99 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Combat: 71 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 27 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 15k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
25% of themes are praise300 helpful reviews75% are complaints
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
118 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I'll admit, it does tone down the horror dread vibe significantly than the game already did but with a Co-Op partner, it is fun playing with them on Impossible Mode dying in some the most ridiculous & hilarious ways in Co-Op.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
114 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Messing around with Dead Space mechanics and gameplay can be pretty fun with a friend, though that isn’t a high bar.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
17 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The atmosphere, lighting, snow, ice, environments, suit detail and sound design are TOP NOTCH.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Co-op118 reviews
Gameplay114 reviews
Graphics17 reviews
Divided opinion

No themes split opinion in this sample.

Players complain
Story
60% still recommend
Combat
58% still recommend
Monetization
48% still recommend
Difficulty
53% still recommend
Interface
40% still recommend
Multiplayer
29% still recommend
Bugs
25% still recommend
Audio
27% still recommend
Performance
22% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$19.99

The lowest we've tracked is $3.99.

10 points recordedtoday · $19.99

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