Dead Space™

Today i tried Dead Space for first time...im new at pc games but im lovin it, recommended. :)

Great game, works wine on WIN 11

A classic in the horror genre. Arguably the best of the whole Dead Space trilogy

Dead Space has an issue where if you run the framerate uncapped the game’s aiming slows down to a crawl, eventually making the game unplayable. You can cap the fps, either with Rivatuner, or with your gpu control panel, but the issue there is that if I cap the fps at say… 70? The game refuses to launch for me… I could use the vsync in-game, but this one is extremely poorly implemented across all Dead Space games on pc, because it’s half refresh rate vsync, that means it’ll cap the fps at half of your monitor’s screen, causing massive input lag too, because of its poor implementation. So if you have a 60hz monitor, get ready for some horrid input lag and 30fps cap… I thought the GOG version would’ve some sort of fix for this, because GOG sometimes does for older titles, but this isn’t the case sadly, it’s the same as any other version of the game… Oh and I can’t use the Nvidia vsync through the control panel, because that one doesn’t work with laptops that use gpu’s in hybrid modes… aaaaaah.

Dead Space is one of my favorite games of all time. It gave me some unforgettable moments when I first played it on console back in 2008 and I've continued to play it for the past 8 years on various systems. Sure the more in your face horror doesn't hold up as well with multiple playthroughs, but its gameplay, lore, and solid design have kept me engaged even when the howling monsters are more annoyances than serious threats after 4+ outings. One of the immediate features to note is the amazing UI on display. The HUD is on your character's back and is considered a part of the world (diagetic if you want to be fancy). This not only helps make the world feel more real, but can make the dreaded QTEs a little more interesting as you won't be sure if you're about to die when you're lying on the ground. Overall the bosses are well done, with the repeated one (no spoilers) being a particular stand out thanks to your, shall I say relationship? with it. They all have some bit of personality even if they're mostly just mashed up corpses.