Games like Dead Space™ 3
If Dead Space™ 3 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dead Space™ 2, Dead Space (2008) and Dead Space — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its collectibles, craft weapons and enjoy coop. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →Dead Space 3 is a third-person action shooter set in a dark sci-fi universe where players journey to the icy planet of Tau Volantis alongside Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver. The game features online cooperative multiplayer, weapon modification systems, a heavy-frame system, collectibles, and side-quests alongside its main campaign. Players describe the experience as grim, intense, stressful, and tense, with the cooperative mode being a significant draw. Reviewers highlight exploration of the game's lore and crafting weapons as engaging activities. The challenging, lengthy campaign is playable on Steam Deck at its current price point of 3.99 USD, and holds a 69% positive rating from over 4,900 Steam reviews.
About Dead Space™ 3: Journey across space to the icy planet of Tau Volantis with Isaac Clarke and Sgt. John Carver to discover and destroy the source of the Necromorph outbreak.
Players who liked Dead Space™ 3 also play
Steam players who put hours into Dead Space™ 3 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
Dead Space™ 2
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Dead Space™ 3.
Top pick for Dead Space™ 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
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.
Dead Space (2008)
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Dead Space™ 3.
Second-strongest match for Dead Space™ 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
You are Isaac Clarke, an engineer on the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You're not a warrior. You're not a soldier. You are, however, the last line of defense for the remaining living crew.
Dead Space
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Dead Space™ 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite
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Shares a stressful mood with Dead Space™ 3.
Ranked #4 for Dead Space™ 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
Aliens: Fireteam Elite is a cooperative third-person survival game set in the iconic Alien Universe. Battle through hordes of different types of Xenomorph, customize your character and gear, and level-up as you try to contain this ever-growing threat.
Apocalypse: Floodgates
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Dead Space™ 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
Herd 'em up, Mow 'em Down! Mindless Carnage, fast-paced action. Apocalypse: Floodgates is a Third-Person Zombie Horde Shooter featuring post-apocalyptic weapons and deadly traps. Play online with up to four friends or play alone and see how many zombie waves you can take down.
Memo R.I.P.
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Dead Space™ 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
First‑person psychological horror card game with 900+ handcrafted horror events, real‑time voice multiplayer, a final boss, and progression aboard a cursed spaceship.
Deborg Desolation Pre-Born
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Dead Space™ 3 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
Deborg Desolation is a first-person indie game intended for the survival of mankind. Train to be a soldier capable of containing any injurious entity to achieve the survival of your own race, seek to plan strategies that allow your advancement without stopping.
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Prey
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Reviewers of Dead Space™ 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Dead Space™ 2
WHY THIS
Shares a stressful mood with Dead Space™ 3.
Reviewers of Dead Space™ 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
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.
System Shock
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Dead Space™ 3.
Reviewers of Dead Space™ 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
The Evil Within
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Dead Space™ 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
Developed by Shinji Mikami -- creator of the seminal Resident Evil series -- and the talented team at Tango Gameworks, The Evil Within embodies the meaning of pure survival horror. Highly-crafted environments, horrifying anxiety, and an intricate story are combined to create an immersive world that will bring you to the height of tension.
Mass Effect (2007)
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Dead Space™ 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
As Commander Shepard, you lead an elite squad on a heroic, action-packed adventure throughout the galaxy.
Resident Evil
WHY THIS
Shares a tense mood with Dead Space™ 3.
Reviewers of Dead Space™ 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
The game that defined the survival-horror genre is back! Check out the remastered HD version of Resident Evil.
Dead Space
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Dead Space™ 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
The sci-fi survival-horror classic returns, completely rebuilt to offer an even more immersive experience — including visual, audio, and gameplay improvements — while staying faithful to the original game’s thrilling vision.
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2008)
WHY THIS
Reviewers of Dead Space™ 3 cross-mention this title as a similar play.
The Sherlock Holmes series returns with this updated version of The Awakened, which brings a whole new dimension to the original title developed by Frogwares. The game puts the player into an investigation of the Cthulhu Mythos - as imagined by Father of modern horror, H.P. Lovecraft.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Dead Space™ 3 at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Dead Space™ 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Dead Space™ 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Dead Space™ 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
Bit Blaster XL
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Dead Space™ 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!
TYRONE vs COPS
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Priced ~75% under Dead Space™ 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
Awaken the latent power of your melanin and kill cops in this thought-provoking game on police brutality in America.
Orbt XL
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Priced ~75% under Dead Space™ 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
Defy gravity in Orbt XL! A fast-paced, addictive, 'just-one-more-round' arcade score chaser. Stay in orbit, dodge obstacles, and rack up points, the closer you are to the black hole, the higher your score! Easy to learn, tough to master, and perfect for quick play sessions while waiting in queue.
Toree 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Dead Space™ 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
A bite-sized 3D Platformer sequel with more focus on the things people enjoyed in the first game like fast gameplay, flow focused levels and cute costumes (two this time).
UBERMOSH Vol.5
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under Dead Space™ 3 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
The fifth volume of the arcade series UBERMOSH.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
The Expendabros
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
The Expendabros have assembled and set their sights on the forces of ruthless arms dealer Conrad Stonebanks in the forests of Eastern Europe.
Iron Snout
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.
Star Fetchers
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Dead Space™ 3.
The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories
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Frequently asked about Dead Space™ 3
- Does Dead Space™ 3 run on Steam Deck?
- Dead Space™ 3 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does Dead Space™ 3 cost?
- Dead Space™ 3 is listed on Steam at 3.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Dead Space™ 3 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Dead Space™ 3 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Dead Space™ 3?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Dead Space™ 3 are Dead Space™ 2, Dead Space (2008), Dead Space.
- Who developed Dead Space™ 3?
- Dead Space™ 3 was developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Dead Space™ 3.
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