The release of EA subsidiary Motive Studios’ highly-anticipatedDead Spaceremake is slated for late January 2023, and new screenshots and digital storefront listings hint that the publisher is preparing new teaser content to fill the roughly four-month gap. In mid-September, EA uploaded the first of a series of blog posts titled “InsideDead Space” to its website which detailed the work that’s being done to“honor the legacy” ofDead Space, and a set of recently-released screenshots showcase what that philosophy looks like in practice.
The first of the three screenshots seems to depict an early encounter with a necromorph. Isaac is seen wielding his iconic Plasma Cutter as the body-horror abomination bears down on him, the weapon’s laser sight trained precisely on the enemy’s shoulder, the arm having recently been blasted off. TheDead Spaceseries was, of course, remembered for its stellar combat mechanics which demanded accuracy and mandated that players target enemy limbs first, and this deadly doctrine looks to have been maintained in the remake.
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The second screenshot grants a peek at another fairly early-game area, though the third shows off a hitherto-unseen zero-gravity section. This is of particular interest, because, of the game’s many areas, these were probably the most in need of revamping. In an August 31 developer livestream, members of theMotive Studios team showed some zero-gravity gameplayand indicated that these segments would be refined, and, when paired with the stellar visual flair seen in the screenshot, it feels as if the remake may do an excellent job of shuffling off the limitations of its nearly fifteen-year-old predecessor.
That said, while authenticity does seem to be a key component of theDead Spaceremake, Motive Studios has elected to make a few non-insignificant deviations, the most notable of which was the decision togive the once silent protagonist Isaac Clarke a voice. Gunner Wright, the voice actor who provided Clarke’s sparse speech in the original trilogy, is set to reprise his role, though, given how infrequent conversations between characters were in the original game, this addition isn’t likely to be too intrusive.
Additionally, while sci-fi horror fans are certainly eager to get their hands on the game in early 2023, theDead Spaceremake will have to share some of the limelight withStriking Distance Studios’The Callisto Protocol, which is slated for a June 30, 2025 release. Helmed by Glen Schofield, co-creator of theDead Spaceseries, Striking Distance Studio’s effort looks to tread a lot of the same territory as EA’s sci-fi horror series, though, given the traditionally niche appeal of horror media, there’s certainly more than enough room for both titles.
Dead Spacewill release on Jul 16, 2025 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
