Dead Space Arrives January 2023 On Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC

Written by Brandon Hofer on May 12, 2022

News: The Dead Space remake is coming along nicely in development with a target release date now being in the first part of 2023.

EA has just revealed when the Dead Space remake will arrive and it is sooner than you might think. This announcement came during the “Crafting the Tension Art Developer Lifestream” put on by Motive. Dead Space is a remake of the classic sci-fi survival horror game that is being rebuilt from the ground up leveraging the Frostbite game engine. Still remaining true to the original game’s vision, the remake offers enhanced audio and crisp, harrowing visuals that have been carefully reimagined to evoke a new level of immersion and quality. You will be able to experience this beginning on January 27, 2023. Perhaps most importantly Dead Space will be available on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC, meaning it will not be appearing on last-gen consoles.

“Developing this remake has been a lot of fun for us at Motive, as we’re true fans of the franchise and want to treat it with the respect it deserves. It’s been equally exciting to see players' reactions as we’re taking them on this development journey with us,” said Phillippe Ducharme, Senior Producer of Dead Space. “We’re making great progress on our road to hitting Alpha and we’re happy to announce that the game will be launching in January next year. We can’t wait for players, both old and new, to see how we've elevated the original experience in the remake to be just as impactful for this generation.”

Dead Space puts players in the boots of Isaac Clarke, an everyman engineer on a routine mission to fix a gigantic mining starship, the USG Ishimura. But aboard the Ishimura, a living nightmare awaits. The ship’s crew has been slaughtered and infected, and Isaac’s girlfriend, Nicole, is missing somewhere on board. Alone and trapped, with only his engineering tools and skills, Isaac faces a battle for survival - not only against terrifying monsters called Necromorphs, but his own crumbling sanity.

Also revealed today in the Dead Space livestream, the team at Motive showcased an early look at how the remake visually evolves and updates the original with in-game props, tools, environments and more being reconstructed to a level of polish and details fit for the current generation of hardware and PCs. Moreover, by combining enhancements like dynamic, volumetric lighting with atmospheric and environmental VFX rendered in full-HDR, Dead Space allows players to confront the frighteningly tight corridors and shadowed hallways of the USG Ishimura with unprecedented levels of immersion for the beloved franchise.

Dead Space officially launches worldwide on January 27, 2023 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Check out the video and tell us what you think. Are you excited to return to the USG Ishimura?