EA Motive's upcoming Dead Space Remake is one of the most anticipated games of the year, and it's only a few days away. In a matter of hours, fans will finally be able to relive one of gaming's best nightmares, now in more gruesome detail than ever. The original Dead Space is still widely considered to be one of the best horror games ever made, with terrifying enemies, an incredible atmosphere, and an intuitive and satisfying combat system. That original game was so good, in fact, that many of its fans set out to grab every achievement and trophy in the game, despite some being a little heinous.
The Dead Space Remake's trophy list has just leaked online, and thankfully, getting the Platinum this time around seems a lot easier than it did in 2008. But that's not to say it'll be a breeze either, as though the Dead Space Remake has dropped some of the 2008 original's most egregious trophies, it's also added a few of its own into the mix, some of which could be enough to leave the player shaking in their space boots.
How the Dead Space Remake's Trophies Stack Up to the 2008 Original
Dead Space Remake's Trophy List:
- Concordance Officer - Collect all Trophies.
- Welcome Aboard - Complete Chapter 1 on any difficulty setting.
- Lab Rat - Complete Chapter 2 on any difficulty setting.
- All Systems Go - Complete Chapter 3 on any difficulty setting.
- Cannon Fodder - Complete Chapter 4 on any difficulty setting.
- True Believer - Complete Chapter 5 on any difficulty setting.
- Greenhouse Effect - Complete Chapter 6 on any difficulty setting.
- S.O.S. - Complete Chapter 7 on any difficulty setting.
- Strange Transmissions - Complete Chapter 8 on any difficulty setting.
- Wreckage - Complete Chapter 9 on any difficulty setting.
- Keeper of the Faith - Complete Chapter 10 on any difficulty setting.
- Betrayed - Complete Chapter 11 on any difficulty setting.
- Exodus - Complete Chapter 12 on any difficulty setting.
- Final Regeneration - Discover the Hunter’s origins.
- Whole Again - Pursue Nicole’s investigation.
- Set A Benchmark - Complete the game on Medium difficulty or above.
- Untouchable - Complete the game in Impossible Mode.
- Trusted Contractor - Complete New Game Plus on any difficulty mode.
- Full Arsenal - Own every weapon in the game.
- Built To Order - Install every weapon upgrade.
- Autofire - Kill 30 enemies with the Pulse Rifle.
- Live with the Hot Ones - Kill 30 enemies with the Flamethrower.
- A Cut Above - Kill 30 enemies with the Ripper.
- Pusher - Kill 30 enemies with the Force Gun.
- Eviscerator - Kill 30 enemies with the Line Gun.
- Full Contact - Kill 30 enemies with the Contact Beam.
- One Gun - Beat the game using only the Plasma Cutter.
- Pack Rat - Place 25 items in Storage.
- Story Teller - Collect 75 Logs.
- Legend Teller - Collect 150 Logs.
- Merchant - Collect all Schematics.
- Marksman - Dismember 50 Limbs.
- Surgeon - Dismember 500 Limbs.
- Wishbone - Rip off a dangling limb using Kinesis.
- Raise The Stakes - Pin an enemy.
- Freeze - Use Stasis on 50 enemies.
- Backbreaker - Kill 10 enemies with a stomp attack.
- Maxed Out - Fully upgrade all weapons and equipment.
- Front Toward Enemy - Survive the Shooting Gallery.
- Z-Baller - Complete Level 6 in Zero-G Basketball.
- There’s Always Peng! - Find the Peng Treasure.
- Full Clearance - Create the Master Security Override.
- Brute Force - Kill a Brute.
- Exterminator - Kill the Leviathan.
- Get Off My Ship! - Kill the Leviathan Remnant.
- Mindless Prey - Kill the Hive Mind.
- Marked - Pick up a Marker fragment for the first time.
- Reunion - See the alternative ending on any difficulty mode.
For the most part, the Dead Space Remake's trophy list is a pretty standard AAA affair. Players get rewarded with a shiny new trophy for every chapter they complete, there are some trophies linked with certain milestones like killing enemies with certain weapons, and there are a few trophies based on finding all the game's collectibles. In fact, the list is extremely similar to the original 2008 Dead Space's, with most trophies even sharing the same names as well as objectives.
However, the Dead Space Remake does have its fair share of brand-new trophies, with those marked in bold being either completely fresh additions or trophies that have been changed slightly from their original 2008 counterpart. Some of the biggest additions to the Dead Space Remake are the introduction of a New Game Plus mode and an Impossible difficulty setting. These two trophies mean that at least two playthroughs are needed in order to obtain the game's Platinum trophy. Trophies linked with difficulty have started to become much less common in the gaming industry as they tend to put off those who aren't die-hard fans, and more importantly, act as a barrier for those with accessibility needs.
Dead Space 2008 Trophy List:
- Concordance Officer - Collect all Trophies
- Lab Rat - Complete Chapter 2 on any difficulty setting
- All Systems Go - Complete Chapter 3 on any difficulty setting
- Cannon Fodder - Complete Chapter 4 on any difficulty setting
- True Believer - Complete Chapter 5 on any difficulty setting
- Greenhouse Effect - Complete Chapter 6 on any difficulty setting
- S.O.S. - Complete Chapter 7 on any difficulty setting
- Strange Transmissions - Complete Chapter 8 on any difficulty setting
- Wreckage - Complete Chapter 9 on any difficulty setting
- Keeper of the Faith - Complete Chapter 10 on any difficulty setting
- Betrayed - Complete Chapter 11 on any difficulty setting
- Exodus - Complete Chapter 12 on any difficulty setting
- Epic Tier 3 Engineer - Complete the game on the hardest difficulty setting
- Survivor - Complete the game on any difficulty setting
- Brute Force - Kill a Brute
- Exterminator - Kill the Leviathan
- Get off my ship! - Kill the Slug Boss
- Mindless Prey - Kill the Hive Mind
- Pack Rat - Store 25 Items in Safe
- Story Teller - Collect 75 Logs
- Legend Teller - Collect 150 Logs
- Full Arsenal - Own every Weapon in the game
- Z-Baller - Complete Level 6 in Zero-G Basketball
- Merchant - Collect 8 schematics
- Armstrong - Shoot 50 objects using Kinesis
- Playing Catch - Catch a Brute or Leviathan Pod using Kinesis
- Kickin it - Escape from a Lurker's grab attack 10 times
- Marksman - Dismember 20 Limbs
- Surgeon - Dismember 500 Limbs
- Butcher - Dismember 1000 Limbs
- Freeze - Use Stasis on 50 Enemies
- Crackshot - Achieve a perfect score in the Shooting Gallery
- Don't get cocky, kid - Survive the ADS Canon with over 50% Shield strength remaining
- Air Alert - Zero-G Jump over 100 times
- One Gun - Beat the game using only the Plasma Cutter
- Brawler - Kill at least 30 enemies with a melee attack
- Maxed Out - Upgrade all weapons and equipment
- Ragdoll Check - Force an enemy into a Gravity Panel 5 times
- Big Spender - Spend 200,000 credits at the store
- Slugger - Kill the Slug Boss with more than 50% Shield strength remaining
- Full Contact - Kill 30 enemies with the Contact Beam
- A Cut Above - Kill 30 enemies with the Ripper
- Tool Time - Kill 30 enemies with the Plasma Cutter
- Pusher - Kill 30 enemies with the Force Gun
- Live With The Hot Ones - Kill 30 enemies with the Flamethrower
- Autofire - Kill 30 enemies with the Pulse Rifle
- Eviscerator -Kill 30 enemies with the Line Gun
- There's Always Peng - Find the Peng Treasure
- Dead on Arrival - Complete Chapter 1 on any difficulty setting
On the whole, Dead Space Remake's trophy list shares some major similarities with the 2008 original, with the original having just one more trophy. However, there are some pretty big, and welcome, changes for the remake. One of Dead Space's most infamous trophies, "Don't Get Cocky, Kid," has been removed from the remake. This trophy tasked players with surviving the ADS canon section with over half health, which was practically impossible. The Dead Space Remake has also simplified and streamlined quite a few of the original's more difficult trophies as well. The "Crackshot" trophy, for instance, which required players to get a perfect score on the shooting range, has been changed to "Front Toward Enemy," which requires players to simply survive the sequence. Generally speaking, aside from the Impossible difficulty trophy, Dead Space Remake's trophy list actually seems much easier than its 2008 counterpart, with most objectives being easily achieved by simply progressing through the game naturally.
One of the more interesting changes to the trophy list that fans have spotted is the Dead Space Remake's "Reunion" trophy, apparently tasking the player with seeing an alternate ending for the game on any difficulty. While the Dead Space Remake will presumably still be extremely similar to its 2008 original, it seems as though EA Motive is adding in or shaking up a few of the game's plot beats to keep die-hard fans on their toes, and this alternate ending seems to be one of these changes. Hopefully players won't have to dig too hard to find out how to achieve this alternate ending when Dead Space Remake releases on January 27, 2023.
Dead Space launches on January 27 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
