Dead Space

The starship USG Ishimura sends out a distress signal to the Concordance Extraction Corporation during a mining operation on the planet Aegis VII. Another ship is sent to investigate the causes of the signal; however, as it attempts to dock with the Ishimura, it crashes into it because of a system malfunction. The crew is attacked by terrifying monsters. Only three people survive, among them an engineer named Isaac Clarke. It looks like the ship is barely able to sustain its existence, many of its systems critically damaged. Isaac is the only one who would know how to fix them, and his two companions send him on a mission to find out a way to bring things back to normal and discover the truth behind the horrible events.

The game features improvised mining tools as primary weapons, such as a rotary saw, plasma cutter, hydrazine torch used as a flamethrower, and others. All these weapons have a secondary fire mode; for example, the plasma cutter can be rotated to cut off vertical limbs more efficiently. Isaac also has special abilities, allowing him to slow down enemies or pick up and throw items from a distance. A few sections in the game feature Isaac floating in a zero-gravity environment. Ammo and tools can be found during exploration or purchased in automatic shops available on the ship. Workbenches can be used to upgrade Isaac's weapons and armor.