Great sequel that improves on the original
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Dead Space 1 is a legendary horror game, but the second one is a better game in every aspect.”
Steam review · 11.2 h played ↗
Dead Space™ 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%Visceral Games2011Horror · Survival Horror · Third-Person Shooter
$19.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
The verdict
A fast, cinematic action-horror sequel with excellent combat and set pieces, but on modern PCs it needs community patches and has a DRM lockout risk. Skip it if you want slow, pure horror.
Great for
Dead Space fans who want fast, gory, cinematic action-horror and don't mind installing a fan patch
Main risk
Game may not launch on modern PCs or get locked out by the DRM activation limit
What players love
Still holds up after 15 years
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“this is a masterpiece when it comes to direct game sequels and has aged like fine wine.”
Steam review · 11.8 h played ↗
Varied locations and great set pieces
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Can't disagree after experiencing so many raw set pieces back to back.”
Steam review · 19.5 h played ↗
Fast, polished combat and weapons
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Extremely responsive control and satisfy gunplay, Fast paced combat that reward quick decision making to overcome any challenge by utilizing Stasis and Kinesis power.”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Strong story and voiced Isaac
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“I really liked that Isaac was finally given a voice.”
Steam review · translated · 10.7 h played ↗
Runs well on Steam Deck and handhelds
Mentioned in ~1 in 25 positive reviews
“Now let’s talk Steam Deck performance. It’s peeeerrrfect. Max settings, smooth gameplay, and great battery life.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Fails to launch or crashes on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“if you have more than 10 cores the game will crash on a black screen and theirs absolutely nothing to do about it”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Broken DRM and activation limit lockout
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“EA have left in some broken arcane DRM with a 5 machine activation limit. If you change PCs or reinstall Windows more than that, that's it.”
Steam review · 59.2 h played ↗
Less horror, more action and enemy hordes
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“This game throws out of the window the horror element and keeps spamming you with hordes of mkonsters making it a horror game trying to be an action game”
Steam review · 8.7 h played ↗
Cheap, constant jump scares
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“The jump scares never let up, too many of them.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Free DLC gear in the shop ruins progression
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Mandatory DLC gives you every weapon and armor piece right away, totally ruining the core experience”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Poor mouse controls and port quality
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“Playing without the mod made it feel like I was moving the mouse through mud.”
Steam review · 28.4 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable10 GB
Minimum
Processor2.8 GHz processor or equivalent
Memory1 GB RAM (XP), 2 GB RAM (Vista or Windows 7)
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better (7300, 7600 GS, and 8500 are below minimum system requirements), ATI X1600 Pro or better (X1300, X1300 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements), 256MB Video Card and Shader Model 3.0 required
StorageAt least 10GB of hard drive space for installation, plus additional space for saved games
Processor2.8 GHz processor or equivalent
Memory1 GB RAM (XP), 2 GB RAM (Vista or Windows 7)
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 6800 or better (7300, 7600 GS, and 8500 are below minimum system requirements), ATI X1600 Pro or better (X1300, X1300 Pro and HD2400 are below minimum system requirements), 256MB Video Card and Shader Model 3.0 required
StorageAt least 10GB of hard drive space for installation, plus additional space for saved games
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