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Forget the Dead Space Remake, This Retro Dead Space Demake Is Where It’s At

Make us whole again. Retro style.

dead space Image Source: Fraser Brumley

Okay so don’t actually forget the Dead Space remake. It’s a really good game that deserves all the praise and critical acclaim that’s been thrown at it earlier this year. That said, we’ll never say no to a good ol’ fan-made demake of beloved games.

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Fraser Brumley has created a retro-themed demake of the original Dead Space, and you can now download it for free over on his itch.io page. Granted, it’s not a demake of the entire game, and it serves more as a vertical slice or demo, but it’s the aesthetic that matters, and sometimes that’s good enough. You can check out the demake in action down below as well:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFwPUL9BO6s

A lot of core mechanics have been retained in the demake, including Isaac’s health condition being reflected by the lights on the exosuit. The innovative UI was what made Dead Space so compelling and groundbreaking back in 2008, and it’s nice to see some of those elements carry over in the demake as well.

Dead Space Remake is now available on PC and consoles.

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Zhiqing Wan

Zhiqing is the Reviews Editor for Twinfinite, and a History graduate from Singapore. She's been in the games media industry for nine years, trawling through showfloors, conferences, and spending a ridiculous amount of time making in-depth spreadsheets for min-max-y RPGs. When she's not singing the praises of Amazon's Kindle as the greatest technological invention of the past two decades, you can probably find her in a FromSoft rabbit hole.

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