Dead Space originally came out in 2008. It was re-released to great fanfare earlier this year, its visuals updated for modern hardware. You might think thatâs more than enough Dead Space for now, thank you very much, but we donât always have to go so HD with these remakes. Sometimes we can go back
Continuing in the tradition of everything from Elden Ring to Portal, Dead Space Demake is a recreation of EAâs horror game where the emphasis is on stripping so much of the experience back that it looks (and plays) like a PlayStation 1 game.
Created by Fraser Brumley, he describes it as:
Dead Space Demake has everything you want and more, from necromorph limb dismemberment to affine texture mapping errors.
Youâve played Dead Space (2008) and youâve played Dead Space (2023) itâs time to soak in the horrid vibes of Dead Space (1998)
Itâs of course not everything you want; this is more of a demo than a game, a fan-made showcase of a cool aesthetic rather than something you can grind through for 15 hours. And itâs missingIsaacâs bone-crunching stomp, perhaps the best thing about the entire game (aside from the map system).
But it still looks amazing, and has limb dismemberment, and is free. You can see how it all runs and works in this gameplay video uploaded by Retro Games Nostalgia. I love how heâs still got his suit-based health meter:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFwPUL9BO6s
If you want to download and try out Dead Space Demake for yourself, its available on PC here, with controls for both mouse + keyboard as well as a controller. And if you want to check out more of Fraserâs work, you can find it at his Patreon.
