Dead Space
- Developer
- Motive Studios
- Publisher
- Electronic Arts
- Released
- 27 January 2023
- Age rating
- PEGI 18
- UK price
- £49.99
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC, PlayStation 5
Genres: shooter , role playing rpg , adventure
The sci-fi survival-horror classic Dead Space returns, completely rebuilt from the ground up to offer a deeper, more immersive experience. This remake brings jaw-dropping visual fidelity, suspenseful atmospheric audio, and improvements to gameplay while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Best gaming PC for Dead Space in 2026
Full buyers guide →Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Dead Space today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.
Budget
1080p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 5 7600
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
High-end
1440p · 144fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
- RAM
- 32 GB
- Storage
- 2TB NVMe SSD
Enthusiast
4K · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 32GB
- RAM
- 64 GB
- Storage
- 4TB NVMe SSD
Official system requirements
These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Electronic Arts on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.
| Minimum | Recommended | |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Window 10 64-bit + | Window 10 64-bit + |
| CPU | Ryzen 5 2600x, Core i5 8600 | Ryzen 5 5600X,Core i5 11600K |
| RAM | 16 GB | 16 GB |
| GPU | AMD RX 5700, GTX 1070 | Radeon RX 6700 XT, Geforce RTX 2070 |
| Storage | 50 GB | 50 GB |
| DirectX | 12 | 12 |
Verified 16 July 2026 against the Steam store page.
Can your PC run Dead Space?
If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Ryzen 5 5600X,Core i5 11600K and your GPU is at or above Radeon RX 6700 XT, Geforce RTX 2070, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.