How many people are playing Dead Space™ 2 right now?

106 people are playing Dead Space™ 2 on Steam right now, making it the 2055th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 225 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is Dead Space™ 2's all-time peak player count?

Dead Space™ 2's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 2,484, reached in January 2011.

Is Dead Space™ 2 good? What do Steam reviews say?

94% of 26,357 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does Dead Space™ 2 cost on Steam?

Dead Space™ 2 costs $19.99 on Steam (US).

Does Dead Space™ 2 work on Steam Deck?

Dead Space™ 2 is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

Dead Space™ 2

by Visceral Games · published by Electronic Arts · Released Jan 25, 2011

Steam Deck PlayableLinux & Deck: Platinum

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Players now

#2,055

106

▼ 10.9%vs 24h ago · updates every minute

Review score

94% positive

Very Positive26,357 reviews

Owners (est.)1M–2M

24h peak

225

Highest seen2,484

Jan 201115.8 years ago

Price on Steam

$19.99

Lowest ever $19.99 Oct 2026

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Players -10.9% in the last 24 hoursUpdated 12:45 UTC · tracking since 2012-07-01

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94% positive of 26,357 · Very Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works, but may need extra effort. Results from Valve's own testing.

Steam Deck Playable

!Launcher interaction issues
!Text input does not automatically invokes keyboard
!Native resolution not default
✓Default controller config fully functional
✓Controller glyphs match deck device
✓Interface text is legible
✓Default configuration is performant
iFirst time setup requires active internet connection
iSingleplayer gameplay requires active internet connection

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Nov 1, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC
Build 21478the current build when we started tracking27.3 GB on Windows

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Mar 26, 2024
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If you're low on money, you can always just smash up an ATM. In Dead Space 2, I mean. I'm talking about the videogame Dead Space 2. Because 13 years after the game came out, players have stumbled upon the discovery that applying a bit of percussive (…
May 3, 2022
Amazon Prime Gaming offers Dead Space 2 for free
Those who subscribe to Amazon Prime Gaming are being treated to Dead Space 2 as a free game. It was originally released for PC and consoles in 2011, was met with glowing reviews, and has gone on to be considered one of the best horror games of all time. But is…
Nov 7, 2018
10 years on, here s how Dead Space went from horror to action horror in three games
The first Dead Space turned 10 years old last month. It took me a month to get through the first two hours when I first played it. Every time I jumped back in and clumped down one of the USG Ishimura s dark corridors, a monster would pop out of the vents and I…
Jul 13, 2018
Visceral had some cool ideas for Dead Space 4
When it comes to Dead Space, what dies doesn't stay dead for long. Dead Space 3 launched in February 2013 and EA has said nothing since to indicate it's ready to revive the science fiction horror series. We've already explored the Dead Space 3 the developers w…
Jun 8, 2018
The worst marketing misfires and PR moves in PC gaming (and a pair of console flubs, too)
Image source: The Elder Scrolls Wiki What happens when PR goes awry? Not slightly sideways, as we saw recently with the leak of Rage 2 (which is probably the best thing that could have happened to it anyway) but completely, irretrievably wrong, in a way that i…
Nov 25, 2017
Dead Space 2 is really cheap on Steam right now
Dead Space 2 is available now on Steam for just $5.00/£2.49 —but be quick; it won't stay that price for long. Dead Space 2 sees you reprise your role as Systems Engineer Isaac Clarke three years after the horrific events on the USG Ishimura. E…

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What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 94% on 2026-11-01 → 94% today (26,357 reviews)

Oct 31, 2026Price$19.99

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5 cards. Buying one of each costs $0.56, which crafts this game's badge; the foil set costs $3.68.

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Dead Space™ 2 player count and quick facts

How many people are playing Dead Space™ 2 right now?: 106 people are playing Dead Space™ 2 on Steam right now, making it the 2055th most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 225 players. The number updates every few minutes.
What is Dead Space™ 2's all-time peak player count?: Dead Space™ 2's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 2,484, reached in January 2011.
Is Dead Space™ 2 good? What do Steam reviews say?: 94% of 26,357 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).
How much does Dead Space™ 2 cost on Steam?: Dead Space™ 2 costs $19.99 on Steam (US).
Does Dead Space™ 2 work on Steam Deck?: Dead Space™ 2 is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

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Three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented, and on a space station called The Sprawl. Explore this world and its zero-g environments to discover the truth about the Unitology and its role in the Necromorph epidemic.

Developer: Visceral Games
Publisher: Electronic Arts
Release date: Jan 25, 2011
Install size: 10 GB minimum
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action, Adventure · All
Steam app ID: 47780

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