
Dead Space is not interested in thinking about its horror. To get why that’s so important you have to understand Dead Space. READ MORE: Best horror games: what’s the best horror you can play in 2022?.It’s a cliched adage, but after a few hours with EA’s all-singing, all-dancing remake of action-horror gem Dead Space, we’re getting a new and improved experience that reinforces what made Dead Space so great in the first place. Trapped with hostile creatures called 'necromorphs', Isaac faces a battle for survival, not only against the escalating terrors of the ship but his own crumbling sanity.The more things change, the more they same the same. Now Isaac is alone with only his tools and engineering skills as he attempts to uncover the nightmarish mystery of what happened aboard the Ishimura. and Isaac's beloved partner, Nicole, is lost somewhere on board. The ship's crew has been slaughtered and infected by some alien scourge. Isaac Clarke is an everyman engineer on a mission to repair a vast, sprawling starship, the USG Ishimura, only to discover something has gone horribly wrong. Prepare to unravel a thrilling mystery in the darkest depths of space.

Here's the official reboot story synopsis:

Now after numerous sequels and spinoffs (plus an animated feature) selling millions of copies worldwide since the franchise's inception 14 years ago, Motive Studio and Electronic Arts are resurrecting the award-winning "Dead Space" for a horror-crazed generation with a sparkling new remake for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC that hits the streets on Friday (Jan. Necromorphs attack in the new "Dead Space" remake! (Image credit: Electronic Arts)
