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Dead Space (2008)
by EA Redwood Shores, published by Electronic Arts
You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.
Released Jan 9, 2009
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Very Positive · 92% positive of 23,021 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | 27,474 | Oct 24, 2026 |
| Regular US price | $19.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 97 | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 123 | 8 |
| Jan 2026 | 103 | 7 |
| Feb 2026 | 103 | 8 |
| Mar 2026 | 158 | 18 |
| Apr 2026 | 104 | 8 |
| May 2026 | 110 | 10 |
| Jun 2026 | 96 | 7 |
| Jul 2026 | 111 | 7 |
| Aug 2026 | 127 | 8 |
| Sep 2026 | 100 | 4 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 920k – 2.5M | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $7.3M – $25M before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 23,021 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 40–106 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. This game was on Steam before reviews began in November 2013; many copies sold before then have no review, so the ranges may be low. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Aliens | 1 in 43 games |
| Third-Person Shooter | 1 in 41 games |
| Survival Horror | 1 in 23 games |
| Gore | 1 in 22 games |
| Space | 1 in 20 games |
| Futuristic | 1 in 21 games |
| Dark | 1 in 12 games |
| Third Person | 1 in 10 games |
Games like Dead Space (2008)
| Game | Developer | Match | Steam reviews |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dead Space | Motive | 86% | Very Positive · 63,956 |
| Dead Space™ 2 | Visceral Games | 83% | Very Positive · 26,275 |
| The Evil Within | Tango Gameworks | 77% | Very Positive · 21,630 |
| Alien: Isolation | Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive (Mac) | 75% | Very Positive · 48,834 |
| The Evil Within 2 | Tango Gameworks | 76% | Very Positive · 19,871 |
| The Callisto Protocol™ | Striking Distance Studios | 76% | Mixed · 35,209 |
| The Thing: Remastered | Nightdive Studios, Computer Artworks | 76% | Very Positive · 1,227 |
| Outlast | Red Barrels | 71% | Overwhelmingly Positive · 105,216 |