Staying faithful to the original
The newDead Space, a remake of the originalDead Space, is out now on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. This refurbished, upgraded version of the original sci-fi survival horror shakes up a decent chunk of the experience. But while the flow changes, the structure of theDead Spacechapters remains the same.
There are12 chapters in totalin theDead Spaceremake, just the same as the original. While this might seem fairly inconsequential to newcomers, long-timeDead Spacefans will probably know why this number and the chapters are significant. So yes, it is as it always was. Here’s the full list:
While the number stays the same, the way the chapters flow has significantly changed. Previously, chapters marked hard in’s and out’s for different areas. Motive’s take onDead Spacetreats them more like narrative book-ends, while not always creating hard stopping points or cut-offs. This is because the USG Ishimura, in Motive’sDead Spaceremake, is much more open and has side-quests that may require some back-tracking. Many chapters cut off a bit differently compared to the original, or have different ways of moving between them altogether.
Those 12 chapters ofDead Spacewill roughly run you anywhere from an hour to a little more to beat, but there are also some side quests to tackle too. These may be fairly quick runs back through areas you’re already familiar with, but they’ll still eat up some time.
Overall, the time it takes to beatDead Spacewill depend largely onyour difficultyand how many repeat runs you might need through an area. In our experience for review, it took us a little over 13 hours to beat theDead Spaceremake on Medium difficulty, without any New Game Plus benefits. With each subsequent run though, it will probably take you less time.
