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FranchiseDead SpaceSeriesDead Space

Dead Space 3

Critic score15 critics
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First release
Feb 05, 2013
Genres
Adventure, Shooter, Puzzle · Action, Science fiction, Horror, Survival, Stealth
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360

Dead Space 3 is a 2013 survival horror action video game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Windows, and Xbox 360. It is the third and final main entry in the Dead Space series. The game supports online cooperative multiplayer sessions in which a second player takes the role of new character John Carver.

Also known as 데드 스페이스 3

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Storyline
Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak. Comb the harsh environment for raw materials and scavenge parts to create the ultimate customized weapons and survival tools. You’ll need them if Issac and Carver hope to make it off the planet alive. And Necromorphs are just one of many enemies they’ll face this time around. Overcome avalanches, treacherous ice climbs, violent wilderness, and an army of deadlier, more evolved enemies on your mission to save mankind from the impending apocalypse.Read more

Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak. Comb the harsh environment for raw materials and scavenge parts to create the ultimate customized weapons and survival tools. You’ll need them if Issac and Carver hope to make it off the planet alive. And Necromorphs are just one of many enemies they’ll face this time around. Overcome avalanches, treacherous ice climbs, violent wilderness, and an army of deadlier, more evolved enemies on your mission to save mankind from the impending apocalypse.

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
Feb 05, 2013
PlayStation 3
Feb 05, 2013
Xbox 360
Feb 05, 2013
All 5 release dates
Xbox One
Feb 06, 2013
PlayStation 3
Feb 08, 2013
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main Story
14h
Main + Extras
19h
Completionist
32h
Game modes
Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player
Perspective
Third person
Keywords
aliens, space combat, cybernetics, bloody, psychological thriller
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At a Glance

Critic Score
74
Main Story (IGDB)
14h
Main + Extras (IGDB)
19h
Completionist (IGDB)
32h
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Overview

Steam review summary

Steam users rate this Mostly Positive, 12,413 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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Multiplayer

  • Online multiplayerIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Online co-opSteam · 16 Oct
  • Co-op campaignIGDB · 1 Nov
  • Drop-in, drop-out co-opIGDB · 1 Nov

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