In the far reaches of space, the USG Ishimura, an immense mining ship, encounters a mysterious alien artifact. For reasons nobody back on Earth understands, the ship's communications are cut off abruptly. On the assumption that it is a mere technical glitch, engineer Isaac Clarke is dispatched to the scene to repair the ship's communications array. But instead of an equipment snafu, what Clarke finds is a scene of horror beyond his imagination. The ship is a floating bloodbath, its crew mutilated and infected by a terrifying alien force. Now Clarke is engaged in a fierce battle for his own survival. Will he be able to escape with his own life and limbs intact, or is he doomed to become the alien scourge's next victim?Travel to a remote star system for heart-stopping terror in Dead Space. Intricately rendered graphics draw you into the nightmarish deep-space carnage, made all the more horrific by the game's wrenchingly scary pace and panic-inducing audio. Experience terror in zero-gravity as you battle against relentless enemies bent on your mutilation. Fight back with a campaign of strategic dismemberment, wielding powerful weapons to shear off limbs and neutralize the enemy. Ward off the attacking hordes and get to the heart of the Ishimura's terrible mystery so that the artifact can be returned to its home planet before the alien menace expands its campaign of destruction.