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Dead Space 2

Critic score8 critics
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First release
Jan 25, 2011
Genres
Adventure, Shooter · Action, Science fiction, Horror, Survival
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Just as his health begins to improve, The Sprawl is overrun with even more advanced forms of the alien-zombie hybrids.

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Storyline
Dead Space 2 takes place three years after the events of Dead Space, in 2511. Following his nightmarish encounter on the USG Ishimura, former engineer Isaac Clarke arrives on the Sprawl, a civilian space station built on the remains of Saturn's moon, Titan, which was broken into pieces in a planet-cracking operation. Here a new Necromorph outbreak begins. Isaac witnesses the panic that overtakes the station from the start.Read more

Dead Space 2 takes place three years after the events of Dead Space, in 2511. Following his nightmarish encounter on the USG Ishimura, former engineer Isaac Clarke arrives on the Sprawl, a civilian space station built on the remains of Saturn's moon, Titan, which was broken into pieces in a planet-cracking operation. Here a new Necromorph outbreak begins. Isaac witnesses the panic that overtakes the station from the start.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Jan 25, 2011
PlayStation 3
Jan 25, 2011
Xbox 360
Jan 25, 2011
All 5 release dates
PlayStation 3
Jan 28, 2011
Xbox 360
Jan 28, 2011
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
14h
Main + Extras
16h
Completionist
28h
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
aliens, bloody, gravity, disease, crafting
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At a Glance

Critic Score
90
Main Story (IGDB)
14h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
16h
Completionist (IGDB)
28h
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Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Very Positive, 26,226 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 31 Oct

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