Setting and charactersĭead Space is set in the year 2508, a time when humanity has spread throughout the universe.

Isaac has access to a basic stomp, which can be used to break supply crates and attack enemies, and a melee punch, which can kill smaller enemies and repel larger ones. Isaac can use a navigation line, projected onto the floor on command, to find the next mission objective.

At certain points in the ship, Isaac can access a store to buy supplies and ammunition. During exploration of the Ishimura, Isaac finds ammunition for his weapons, health pickups, and Nodes that are used to both unlock special doors and upgrade weapons and Isaac’s suit. Some areas are subject to zero-G, with both Isaac and specific enemy types able to jump between surfaces these areas have dedicated puzzles. While in the vacuum, Isaac has a limited air supply, which can be replenished by finding air tanks within the environment. In some parts of the ship that have decompressed, Isaac must navigate the vacuum. Players navigate the spaceship Ishimura, completing objectives given to Isaac during the narrative, solving physics-based puzzles within the environment, and fighting monsters dubbed Necromorphs. Players take on the role of Isaac Clarke, controlling him through a third-person perspective. Gameplayĭead Space is a science fiction survival horror video game. Gameplay has Isaac exploring different areas through its chapter-based narrative, solving environmental puzzles. The player controls engineer Isaac Clarke as he navigates the spaceship and fights the Necromorphs, while struggling with growing psychosis. The game is set on a mining spaceship overrun by deadly monsters called Necromorphs, which were released following the discovery of an artifact called the Marker. Uncover the horrific truth of this shocking thriller. Zero gravity combat means terror can strike from anywhere. Strategically dismember the Necromorph enemies limb by bloody limb.

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