Summary
Earlier this year, reports surfaced thata Dead Space 2 remake was shelveddue to poor sales, butEA later claimed that it was never in development to begin with. Either way, it looks like the series is back on ice, but with fans hungry for more, they’re taking things into their own hands.
One such fan, llSCPll, has announced that they are developing an unofficialDead Spacegame played entirely within Discord called “Deep Space”. They explain that it “runs […] through a bot,” meaning that it’s text-based. However, it still has rendered images and a sound engine, with completely original assets.
“Deep Space is a free to play game and predicted to be at least five-to-seven hours to beat at full release,” llSCPll said. “No profit is made directly from the game itself. We love Dead Space, and we know many of you do too. This passion project is our tribute to the series and adding our own twists to the storyline. Yes, DSDS is a real-time based game just like the other entries in Dead Space and has been thoroughly stress-tested and optimised”.
This unofficial fan game doesn’t seek to continue the story of Isaac Clarke after the third game, but instead follows a new protagonist called Felix Everett. Set in 2509, placing it between the first two Dead Space games, we step into the shoes of this new crew as they investigate the Centauri space station after it goes completely dark.
In the screenshots embedded above, you may see how the game works in practice. Felix has a health bar, stasis charges, and equipped weapons, all of which you can manage via the Discord bot. Despite being text-based, you can still use your weapons to dismember Necromorphs in real-time, with your health, ammo, and the enemy’s status all relayed to you live.
Each room has a map with a dot depicting your character, complete with save stations so that you can make note of your progress. It has all the survival horror, Dead Space hallmarks, just in Discord bot form. It’s an interesting experiment, to say the least, but the main concern many fans have is how long such a project will survive before EA clamps down. Time will tell, but if you want to keep up with the project, you can join the Discord serverhere.
