A Thorough Breakdown of Completion Times in Dead Space Remake

As an avid Dead Space fan who has sunk over 50 hours into the remake and hundreds into the franchise, I‘m uniquely qualified to break down exactly how long it takes to complete Dead Space Remake. From casual players just looking to survive the USG Ishimura to completionist tackling every last side mission, this guide will give you a detailed look at completion times for all playstyles.

Average Playtimes From Multiple Sources

First, let‘s establish some overall averages from leading gaming sites.

So on the whole, most sources suggest:

• Main Story: Around 15 hours
• Completionist: 30 – 35 hours

However, times can still vary drastically depending on playstyle. These averages also don‘t reflect separate totals for side content.

To give a better sense of scope, let‘s break completion times down across all major playstyles and difficulty options.

Playtimes For Each Playstyle

Exactly how long it takes you to escape the Ishimura alive depends largely on your playstyle and goals.

Casual Playthrough

For casual players just looking to enjoy the story, you can expect to put around 15 – 20 hours into your initial playthrough. Taking time to explore and absorb the atmosphere is part of the iconic Dead Space formula for newcomers. Just know that on Impossible difficulty, times could easily double.

Completionist Playthrough

My fellow completionists aiming for 100% have a long journey ahead on the Ishimura lasting 30+ hours. Here‘s a general roadmap of what‘s required:

• 12+ hours for main story
• 5 hours for side missions
• 3+ playthroughs to tackle harder difficulties and cleanup collectibles
• 10+ hours grinding money for store items

Make sure not to miss restore power to the observation deck early on!

Speedrunning

For speedrunners, current world record pace would translate to about a 5 hour main story playthrough. However, that requires ample practice and intense combat/routing optimization.

More realistic first-time speedrun totals:

• Skilled speedrunners: 6 – 8 hours
• General players: 10+ hours

Chapter 3 in particular has one of the biggest skill checks for optimizing runtimes.

Playtime By Chapter

While playtime questions often focus on totals, it‘s also useful to know how the 25+ hour journey breaks down per chapter:

Chapters 2 through 11 make up the bulk of playtime given their size, difficulty spikes, and amount of side content.

Comparison to Original Dead Space & Other Horror Games

To fully appreciate Dead Space Remake‘s scope, it helps to compare to similar titles:

What stands out is:

• The remake takes 5+ hours longer for main story over the original
• It offers the most total content for completionists out of recent horror titles
• The story alone is almost double full playthroughs of other AAA horror games

So Dead Space Remake clearly builds on the original formula significantly.

Conclusion

Hopefully breaking completion times down across difficulties, chapters, playstyles and more gives you a detailed idea of how long your escape attempt will last. I‘m happy to answer any other questions from my experiences surviving the Ishimura dozens of times over! Just know the nightmarish corridors have never been longer thanks to fantastic added side content.

Let me know if you have any other playtime questions in the comments! I wish everyone the best in keeping Isaac alive.