Checklists
Walkthrough
Welcome to IGN's Walkthrough for Dead Space (2023). This Dead Space Walkthrough contains complete guides for all twelve chapters of the game, including boss strategies, puzzle solutions, upgrade locations, and more, for both the remake and the 2008 original.
Each page also contains IGN's guide for Dead Space (2008), maintained at the bottom of each page. Check out our chapter-by-chapter guide to both games using the links below:
Getting Started
Before you start your first voyage to the USG Ishimura, check out some of our helpful guide pages:
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Chapter 1 - New Arrivals
Isaac Clarke is part of a security team sent to investigate issues on a mining ship named the USG Ishimura, which has mysteriously gone silent.
Chapter 1 Checklist
Chapter 2 - Intensive Care
Isaac journeys to the Medical Deck in search of the Captain's RIG.
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Chapter 2 Checklist
Chapter 3 - Course Correction
Having obtained higher Security Clearance, Isaac heads for the Engineering Deck to repair the Ishimura's engines.
Chapter 3 Checklist
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Chapter 4 - Obliteration Imminent
Having repaired the engines, Isaac's turns his attention to the broken Asteroid Defense System.
Chapter 4 Checklist
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Chapter 5 - Lethal Devotion
Isaac returns to the Medical Deck with a new lead on Nicole's whereabouts, and discovers a new threat in the process.
Chapter 5 Checklist
Chapter 6 - Environmental Hazard
Isaac journeys to Hydroponics to solve the ship's air quality issues, and ends up discovering a much bigger problem.
Chapter 6 Checklist
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Chapter 7 - Into the Void
Isaac travels to the Mining Deck in search of an SOS Beacon, hoping to find help for himself and the remaining members of the security team.
Chapter 7 Checklist
Chapter 8 - Search and Rescue
Isaac learns that the Ishimura's Comms Array is busted, rendering their SOS attempt useless. He heads to the Bridge in hopes of quickly fixing it.
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Chapter 8 Checklist
Chapter 9 - Dead on Arrival
The incoming "rescue" ship crashes into the Ishimura. Isaac boards the ship in hopes of salvaging its singularity core.
Chapter 9 Checklist
Chapter 10 - End of Days
Isaac returns to the Ishimura with the salvaged singularity core in hand, and sets out to repair and prepare their escape shuttle.
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Chapter 10 Checklist
Chapter 11 - Alternate Solutions
After learning more about the Marker from Dr. Kyne, Isaac decides to try and return the Marker to Aegis VII.
Chapter 11 Checklist
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Chapter 12 - Dead Space
Having been betrayed and abandoned by Daniels, Isaac and Nicole land on Aegis VII with the Marker, hoping to return it to the Hive Mind and end the Necromorph invasion.
Chapter 12 Checklist
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Post Ending
After completing Dead Space for the first time, you'll unlock New Game+. Play through it for the chance to find new collectibles and unlock an alternate ending.
