Games like Dead Space (2008)
If you like Dead Space (2008) (horror, sci-fi and action), these 10 games are similar in what you do and how you play. They go from most to least similar.
Resident Evil 4
- In common: action and progression
When you have energy and want an intense, varied campaign, more action than pure horror.
F.E.A.R.
- In common: action and long sessions
- Difference: less progression
When you want a main campaign of around 12 hours of slow-motion tactical firefights in an unsettling atmosphere.
Alien: Isolation
- Difference: less action
When you want to be properly scared and have the energy for sustained tension.
Resident Evil 2
- In common: action and long sessions
When you have energy and fancy being scared in a campaign you can finish in about 8-10 hours.
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition
- In common: action
- Difference: less management
When you want a straightforward, gory action campaign that actually ends: reviews put it at 6 to 10 hours.
Mass Effect (2007)
- In common: action and progression
- Difference: more story
When you have dozens of hours for a space opera where your answers nudge you toward idealism or a hard line.
Tomb Raider Game of the Year
- In common: action and progression
When you want an action adventure with movie pacing, in chapters of one or two hours.
Half-Life
- In common: action and long sessions
- Difference: less management
When you fancy a classic campaign at your own pace: you can save anytime and progress in hour-long chunks.
BioShock™
- In common: action and long sessions
- Difference: more creative
When you want a story-driven campaign with an unsettling atmosphere and fights you can approach in many different ways.
Half-Life: Opposing Force
- In common: action
- Difference: less management
When you've already played Half-Life and want to return to that world for a couple of afternoons, with more shooting and fewer puzzles.
How we pick them
We compare the tags the Steam community gives each game with our own classification: what you do (action, story, building…), the difficulty, how long sessions last and whether you play alone or with others. Nobody pays to appear.
About Dead Space (2008)
As engineer Isaac Clarke you board a mining ship overrun by Necromorphs, which only go down if you cut off their limbs. You slow enemies with Stasis, move objects with Kinesis and upgrade your weapons and suit at workbenches.
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