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 5050 8GB
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 1TB NVMe SSD
Mid-tier
1440p · 60fps
- CPU
- AMD Ryzen 7 7700
- GPU
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB
- 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 13 September 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, look at the tier picks above.