Dead Space

Dead Space

Steam Deck Playable

Motive · Horror · Jan 27, 2023

Yes, worth buying.

On sale at $14.99, but it has been as low as $5.99.

90%
Very Positive
70k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 121 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 94 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 74 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Performance: 78 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 25 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 15 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 70k player reviews · updated 2 days ago

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
42% of themes are praise33% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
-Story is pretty good
121 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The remake retains the original story and overall level design while dramatically improving the graphics, character presentation, voice acting, zero-gravity movement, atmosphere, and optional content.
94 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
-Gameplay Is fun
74 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The remake retains the original story and overall level design while dramatically improving the graphics, character presentation, voice acting, zero-gravity movement, atmosphere, and optional content.
51 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
Honestly, the Steam Deck can still surprise me.
9 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love5 themes
Story and characters121 reviews
Graphics94 reviews
Gameplay74 reviews
Audio51 reviews
Steam Deck9 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat71 reviews
87%
Optimization37 reviews
43%
Interface28 reviews
86%
Difficulty23 reviews
83%
Players complain% still recommend
Performance78 reviews
58%
Crashes25 reviews
48%
Bugs15 reviews
67%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $14.99 (−75%). The lowest we've tracked is $5.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $14.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
90%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
47
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.