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You can play the PS1-style Dead Space Demake right now, for free2023’s other Dead Space remake, kinda
2023’s other Dead Space remake, kinda
We have the dingy corridors ofDead Space(2008), we also have the pretty corridors ofDead Space remake(2023), and now, we can enter the Ishimura a third time with Dead Space Demake (2023, but it looks like 1996.) The fan-made Dead Space Demake takes the horror classic’s oppressive environment and brutal aliens, and recreates them in a PS1-style polygonal aesthetic. It’s out now on itch.io and it’s totally free.
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Dead Space Official Launch Trailer | Humanity Ends Here
The Demake acts as more of a demo, rather than a full recreation of the original game. It begins with gaming’s most iconic PSA, the “cut off their limbs” room, and continues for the next 20 minutes roughly. Isaac’s plasma pistol returns and is capable of alien dismemberment, just as you remember it from 15 years (or 3 months) ago. The stasis ability is also intact, but Isaac’s heavy stomp is the only notable omission in the early game. Apart from that, Dead Space Demake is as charmingly spooky as ever.
Dead Space Demake is out now!https://t.co/SvJdIjX10L#deadspace#deadspacedemake#PSX@HauntedPs1pic.twitter.com/pDlQxmQl7W— Fraser Brumley (@brumley53)April 10, 2023
Dead Space Demake is out now!https://t.co/SvJdIjX10L#deadspace#deadspacedemake#PSX@HauntedPs1pic.twitter.com/pDlQxmQl7W
Dead Space is far from the first game to be demade asBloodborne PSXand countless others have received similar treatments. Getting to see how technology affects art, design, and atmosphere is an interesting exercise. Sure, the remake lets you practically hear the sound of bones crunching. Is it a scarier experience because of that fidelity? Or is a low-detail approximation more effective, letting you imagine the horrors you can’t see? Either way, seeing a familiar setting in a new light is always good fun.
You can download Dead Space Demake over onitch,ioand you can find creator Frasier Brumley’s other workhere. The game also supports gamepad and keyboard ‘n mouse controls. And if you haven’t played the remake already: it’s good!Liam’s reviewsaid it was “luxuriously improved in small but considered ways.”
