Three years after the Ishimura, Isaac wakes up in a straitjacket in a hospital on the Sprawl, with no memory of how he got there, just as the station is overrun. He's still seeing things and someone still wants him, and this time there's a city of civilians on the station with him. Unlike the silent hero of the first game, Isaac now talks.
Books connected to this game
- Read afterDead Space
Finds Isaac three years after the Ishimura and builds on what happened to him there. Play the first game before this one.
- Background forDead Space: Catalyst
Written after Dead Space 2, it fills in the history of EarthGov's Marker research that the second game builds on. It doesn't spoil the game, but it lands better once you've played it.
- Comes afterDead Space: Ignition
Set on the Sprawl in the hours before Dead Space 2 begins, and its ending leads into the second game's opening scene. Play it first if you play it at all.
- Ties intoDead Space 2: Severed
Runs alongside Dead Space 2 on the same station and assumes you know how the outbreak there plays out. Finish the main campaign before starting it.
- Ties intoDead Space: Liberation
Set a few years after Dead Space 2, with Ellie Langford in a leading role, so it gives away how the second game ends for her. Finish Dead Space 2 first.
- Comes beforeDead Space 3
Picks up a few years after the Sprawl, opening on where Dead Space 2 left Isaac and Ellie. Play the second game first.
Where to get it
PC