<s>
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2013	O
survival	O
horror	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Visceral	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	O
and	O
final	O
main	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Production	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
began	O
in	O
2011	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
;	O
the	O
sequel	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
as	O
a	O
horror-focused	O
experience	O
but	O
demands	O
from	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
action	B-Application
elements	O
,	O
the	O
de-emphasis	O
of	O
horror	O
themes	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
microtransactions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
(	O
DLC	B-Protocol
)	O
episode	O
subtitled	O
Awakened	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2013	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
developed	O
with	O
more	O
focus	O
on	O
horror	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
promoted	O
with	O
additional	O
media	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
graphic	O
novel	O
called	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	O
Liberation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
generally	O
positive	O
reception	O
,	O
praising	O
to	O
its	O
atmosphere	O
and	O
gameplay	O
,	O
but	O
critics	O
and	O
players	O
questioning	O
its	O
shift	O
towards	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
peaked	O
high	O
in	O
sales	O
charts	O
but	O
sold	O
fewer	O
copies	O
than	O
the	O
publisher	O
had	O
expected	O
so	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
sequel	O
were	O
abandoned	O
,	O
the	O
development	O
team	O
was	O
disbanded	O
,	O
and	O
Visceral	O
Games	O
closed	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
series	O
remained	O
dormant	O
until	O
a	O
remake	B-Algorithm
of	O
the	O
first	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
game	O
was	O
announced	O
in	O
2021	O
and	O
released	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
science-fiction-themed	O
survival	O
horror	O
action	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
exploring	O
,	O
Isaac	O
can	O
break	O
crates	O
using	O
his	O
melee	O
attack	O
or	O
a	O
stomp	O
action	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
with	O
previous	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
games	O
,	O
almost	O
all	O
gameplay	O
displays	O
show	O
in-game	O
as	O
diegetic	O
holographic	B-Algorithm
projections	I-Algorithm
;	O
the	O
exception	O
is	O
the	O
interface	O
for	O
a	O
crafting	O
bench	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
incorporates	O
the	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
peripheral	O
,	O
with	O
which	O
players	O
can	O
use	O
voice	O
commands	O
to	O
communicate	O
and	O
activate	O
abilities	O
such	O
as	O
stasis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
"	O
Hardcore	O
"	O
introduces	O
permadeath	B-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
Isaac	O
has	O
only	O
one	O
life	O
;	O
his	O
death	O
forces	O
the	O
player	O
to	O
restart	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
the	O
campaign	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
26th	O
century	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Marker	O
incidents	O
are	O
revived	O
when	O
the	O
mining	O
ship	O
USG	O
Ishimura	O
discovers	B-General_Concept
one	I-General_Concept
on	I-General_Concept
the	I-General_Concept
planet	I-General_Concept
Aegis	I-General_Concept
VII	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
main	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
Isaac	O
Clarke	O
,	O
an	O
engineer	O
who	O
survived	O
the	O
Ishimura	O
incident	O
,	O
resultant	O
torture	O
by	O
EarthGov	O
for	O
the	O
Marker	O
blueprints	O
in	O
his	O
mind	O
,	O
a	O
subsequent	B-Device
outbreak	I-Device
on	O
the	O
Titan-based	O
space-station	O
Sprawl	O
,	O
and	O
mental	O
illness	O
triggered	O
by	O
the	O
Markers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
the	O
team	O
of	O
developers	O
at	O
studio	O
Visceral	O
Games	O
found	O
sales	O
were	O
similar	O
to	O
those	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
but	O
the	O
production	O
budget	O
had	O
increased	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
2012	O
report	O
showed	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
almost	O
canceled	O
following	O
the	O
poor	O
sales	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
which	O
disappointed	O
publisher	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
increased	O
action	B-Application
focus	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
Wanat	O
wanted	O
to	O
return	O
to	O
survival-horror	O
elements	O
with	O
the	O
crafting	O
system	O
that	O
was	O
originally	O
designed	O
to	O
emphasize	O
Isaac	O
's	O
engineering	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
broaden	O
the	O
third	O
game	O
's	O
appeal	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
altered	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
genre	O
by	O
incorporating	O
action	B-Application
elements	O
,	O
though	O
there	O
was	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
horror	O
elements	O
the	O
series	O
was	O
known	O
for	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
shift	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
refocusing	O
of	O
marketing	O
and	O
resources	O
on	O
established	O
franchises	O
with	O
strong	O
sales	O
figures	O
,	O
contrasting	O
with	O
their	O
earlier	O
experiments	O
with	O
new	O
game	O
ideas	O
like	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
production	O
finished	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
team	O
remained	O
to	O
complete	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
episode	O
Awakened	O
while	O
the	O
rest	O
dispersed	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
other	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
franchise	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Executive	O
producer	O
Papoutsis	O
stated	O
the	O
team	O
wanted	O
to	O
make	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
superior	O
in	O
quality	O
to	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
first	O
developed	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
then	O
ported	O
to	O
Windows	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
limited	O
graphical	O
options	O
for	O
Windows	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
asked	O
whether	O
a	O
Wii	B-Device
U	I-Device
version	O
was	O
being	O
considered	O
,	O
Papoutsis	O
said	O
the	O
platform	O
was	O
wrong	O
for	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
series	I-Application
at	O
that	O
point	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
implemented	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
functionality	O
into	O
the	O
co-op	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
had	O
worked	O
with	O
other	O
motion-control-based	O
systems	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
but	O
had	O
never	O
worked	O
with	O
Kinect	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
had	O
repeatedly	O
raised	O
the	O
possibility	O
of	O
including	O
a	O
multiplayer	O
mode	O
to	O
broaden	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
appeal	O
;	O
it	O
was	O
dropped	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
for	O
design	O
and	O
budget	O
reasons	O
while	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
includes	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
separate	O
competitive	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
agreed	O
to	O
include	O
cooperative	O
multiplayer	O
from	O
the	O
outset	O
and	O
"	O
do	O
it	O
properly	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Woldman	O
compared	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
levels	O
to	O
a	O
roller	O
coaster	O
,	O
with	O
moments	O
of	O
high	O
action	B-Application
and	O
tension	O
between	O
periods	O
of	O
rest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Flotilla	O
allowed	O
the	O
team	O
to	O
incorporate	O
more	O
traditional	O
,	O
closed	O
environments	O
like	O
those	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
December	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
focused	O
on	O
tuning	O
controls	O
and	O
the	O
weapon-upgrade	O
system	O
,	O
increasing	O
the	O
speed	O
of	O
Isaac	O
's	O
movements	O
from	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
to	O
match	O
the	O
new	O
human	O
enemies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
in-game	B-Application
currency	I-Application
Credits	O
was	O
removed	O
to	O
focus	O
players	O
on	O
the	O
crafting	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
also	O
wanted	O
to	O
minimize	O
backtracking	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
been	O
used	O
and	O
criticized	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
reduced	O
in	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
had	O
written	O
a	O
backstory	O
for	O
the	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
universe	O
,	O
and	O
beginning	O
with	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
had	O
started	O
making	O
a	O
cohesive	O
narrative	O
involving	O
these	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
art	O
director	O
was	O
Alex	O
Muscat	O
,	O
who	O
was	O
senior	O
environmental	O
artist	O
on	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previous	O
lead	O
series	O
artist	O
Ian	B-Application
Milham	I-Application
left	O
the	O
team	O
after	O
pre-production	O
was	O
completed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
design	O
was	O
allowed	O
to	O
be	O
less	O
realistic	O
and	O
potentially	O
more	O
horror-themed	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
a	O
homage	O
to	O
early	O
concept	O
designs	O
for	O
the	O
original	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Moon	O
incorporates	O
features	O
from	O
squids	B-Protocol
and	O
jellyfish	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
series	I-Application
is	O
known	O
and	O
noted	O
for	O
its	O
audio	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gunner	O
Wright	O
provided	O
voice	O
and	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
for	O
Isaac	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
part	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
as	O
fun	O
to	O
perform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jason	O
Graves	O
,	O
composer	O
for	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
franchise	O
,	O
returned	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
creating	O
the	O
score	O
with	O
newcomer	O
James	O
Hannigan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mirroring	O
the	O
shift	O
towards	O
action	B-Application
in	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
the	O
music	O
shifted	O
to	O
be	O
more	O
action-oriented	O
,	O
though	O
Graves	O
wanted	O
to	O
keep	O
themes	O
and	O
motifs	O
from	O
earlier	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
zero-gravity	O
environments	O
,	O
while	O
generally	O
realistic	O
,	O
use	O
small	O
musical	O
cues	O
to	O
emphasize	O
action	B-Application
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
trailer	O
focusing	O
on	O
the	O
co-op	O
and	O
action	B-Application
elements	O
was	O
produced	O
,	O
leading	O
fans	O
to	O
become	O
worried	O
about	O
the	O
direction	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
taking	O
and	O
prompting	O
Wanat	O
to	O
reassure	O
fans	O
it	O
would	O
retain	O
horror	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
demo	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
January	O
22	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
through	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Live	I-Application
,	O
reaching	O
two	O
million	O
downloads	O
by	O
February	O
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
with	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
save	O
data	O
gained	O
early	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
powerful	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Plasma	O
Cutter	O
weapon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
with	O
save	O
data	O
from	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
3	I-Application
could	O
unlock	O
a	O
RIG	O
suit	O
that	O
is	O
themed	O
on	O
the	O
N7	O
armor	O
of	O
Mass	B-Application
Effect	I-Application
protagonist	O
Commander	O
Shepard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
during	O
February	O
2013	O
;	O
it	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
February	O
5	O
,	O
Australia	O
on	O
February	O
7	O
,	O
Europe	O
on	O
February	O
8	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
Japan	O
February	O
14	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
launch	O
trailer	O
featured	O
Wright	O
portraying	O
Isaac	O
in	O
live-action	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Customers	O
who	O
pre-ordered	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
were	O
also	O
provided	O
with	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
was	O
originally	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
Origin	B-Operating_System
platform	O
but	O
on	O
June	O
18	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
rival	O
platform	O
Steam	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
pieces	O
of	O
printed	O
media	O
—	O
the	O
novel	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	O
Catalyst	O
and	O
the	O
graphic	O
novel	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
:	O
Liberation	O
—	O
were	O
created	O
to	O
promote	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
;	O
forming	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
trans-media	O
franchise	O
"	O
approach	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
had	O
adopted	O
for	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
launch	O
,	O
multiple	O
DLC	B-Protocol
items	O
were	O
sold	O
separately	O
from	O
the	O
microtransaction	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
tied	O
into	O
the	O
crafting	O
and	O
upgrade	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
covered	O
upgrades	O
to	O
the	O
scavenger	O
robot	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
suits	O
and	O
armor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Papoutsis	O
hinted	O
on	O
story-based	O
DLC	B-Protocol
in	O
January	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
story-based	O
DLC	B-Protocol
expansion	O
subtitled	O
Awakened	O
was	O
released	O
worldwide	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
some	O
months	O
before	O
release	O
,	O
production	O
began	O
on	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
producer	O
Shereif	O
Fattouh	O
said	O
the	O
concept	O
for	O
a	O
fear-based	O
experience	O
had	O
been	O
in	O
place	O
for	O
some	O
time	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
influenced	O
by	O
any	O
feedback	O
about	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
review	O
aggregate	O
website	O
Metacritic	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
versions	O
scored	O
78	O
points	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
based	O
on	O
68	O
and	O
16	O
reviews	O
respectively	O
,	O
while	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
scored	O
76	O
based	O
on	O
37	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
2013	O
National	O
Academy	O
of	O
Video	O
Game	O
Trade	O
Reviewers	O
Awards	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
in	O
the	O
categories	O
"	O
Animation	O
,	O
Interactive	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Direction	O
in	O
a	O
Game	O
Cinema	O
"	O
;	O
"	O
Sound	O
Effects	O
"	O
;	O
and	O
"	O
Use	O
of	O
Sound	O
,	O
Franchise	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
many	O
of	O
whom	O
praised	O
its	O
gameplay	O
,	O
crafting	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
common	O
criticism	O
was	O
the	O
move	O
from	O
survival-horror	O
toward	O
action	B-Application
,	O
which	O
many	O
felt	O
weakened	O
the	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fan	O
reaction	O
was	O
also	O
mixed	O
on	O
the	O
change	O
to	O
an	O
action-heavy	O
experience	O
,	O
both	O
before	O
and	O
after	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tim	O
Turi	O
of	O
Game	O
Informer	O
and	O
Arthur	O
Gies	O
of	O
Polygon	O
were	O
positive	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
saying	O
the	O
incorporation	O
of	O
action	B-Application
benefited	O
the	O
series	O
without	O
diluting	O
its	O
horror	O
and	O
aesthetic	O
,	O
and	O
praising	O
the	O
co-op	O
mode	O
as	O
an	O
unobtrusive	O
addition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nathan	O
Ditum	O
of	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
praised	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
tone	O
and	O
co-op	O
elements	O
,	O
though	O
he	O
noted	O
pacing	O
issues	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
size	O
and	O
the	O
disjointed	O
nature	O
of	O
its	O
chapters	O
;	O
he	O
also	O
said	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
natural	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
and	O
still	O
carries	O
key	O
elements	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joystiqs	O
Ludwig	O
Kietzmann	O
called	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
"	O
an	O
exciting	O
,	O
shocking	O
and	O
mammoth	O
adventure	O
"	O
,	O
praising	O
its	O
integration	O
of	O
action	B-Application
elements	O
and	O
co-op	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
lauded	O
its	O
space	O
sections	O
as	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
best	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Computer	O
and	O
Video	O
Gamess	O
Matthew	O
Pellett	O
praised	O
the	O
mechanics	O
,	O
highlighting	O
some	O
early	O
co-op	O
sections	O
and	O
enemy	O
designs	O
for	O
their	O
use	O
of	O
horror	O
but	O
said	O
several	O
elements	O
,	O
including	O
changes	O
to	O
ammunition	O
and	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
variety	O
,	O
were	O
detrimental	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
"[wasn't]	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
anymore	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edge	O
Magazine	O
lauded	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
immersion	O
and	O
outer-space	O
section	O
but	O
said	O
the	O
campaign	O
is	O
too	O
long	O
and	O
the	O
storyline	O
of	O
saving	O
humanity	O
lets	O
down	O
the	O
narrative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Joel	O
Gregory	O
of	O
PlayStation	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
UK	O
,	O
while	O
enjoying	O
the	O
gameplay	O
,	O
noted	O
a	O
loss	O
of	O
elements	O
that	O
make	O
earlier	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
games	O
stand	O
out	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
recycling	O
of	O
elements	O
caused	O
a	O
loss	O
of	O
scariness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edwin	O
Evans-Thirlwell	O
writing	O
for	O
Official	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
UK	O
praised	O
the	O
crafting	O
and	O
co-op	O
integration	O
,	O
but	O
wrote	O
negatively	O
about	O
the	O
story	O
and	O
repetitive	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VideoGamer.com	O
was	O
less	O
enthusiastic	O
than	O
other	O
reviewers	O
,	O
faulting	O
a	O
lack	O
of	O
originality	O
and	O
faulting	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
both	O
action	B-Application
and	O
horror	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lynch	O
called	O
it	O
the	O
best	O
part	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
due	O
to	O
its	O
focus	O
on	O
Isaac	O
's	O
mental	O
state	O
;	O
he	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
criticized	O
its	O
status	O
as	O
DLC	B-Protocol
rather	O
than	O
being	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Carsillo	O
praised	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
psychological	O
elements	O
but	O
faulted	O
its	O
plot	O
and	O
lack	O
of	O
new	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Richard	O
Mitchell	O
writing	O
for	O
Joystiq	O
enjoyed	O
the	O
expansions	O
to	O
the	O
lore	O
but	O
noted	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
lack	O
of	O
new	O
gameplay	O
elements	O
made	O
it	O
a	O
hard	O
sell	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whitehead	O
summed	O
up	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
as	O
"	O
short	O
and	O
insulting	O
"	O
,	O
saying	O
its	O
only	O
redeeming	O
element	O
is	O
the	O
sound	O
gameplay	O
carried	O
over	O
from	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
calling	O
it	O
otherwise	O
unenjoyable	O
given	O
its	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Plot	O
holes	O
surrounding	O
the	O
protagonists	O
 '	O
fates	O
and	O
the	O
DLC	B-Protocol
's	O
short	O
length	O
were	O
generally	O
criticized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-selling	O
game	O
in	O
February	O
2013	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
NPD	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
sales	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
peaked	O
at	O
number	O
one	O
on	O
sales	O
charts	O
but	O
sales	O
were	O
more	O
than	O
20%	O
less	O
than	O
those	O
of	O
Dead	B-Device
Space	I-Device
2	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
and	O
Crysis	B-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
failed	O
to	O
meet	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
 '	O
sales	O
expectations	O
though	O
no	O
sales	O
figures	O
for	O
either	O
game	O
were	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
release	O
,	O
a	O
report	O
indicated	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
wanted	O
to	O
move	O
the	O
series	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
survival-horror	O
genre	O
once	O
the	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
trilogy	O
was	O
complete	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
production	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
the	O
team	O
created	O
story	O
and	O
gameplay	O
concepts	O
for	O
the	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
have	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
protagonist	O
scavenging	O
to	O
survive	O
as	O
humanity	O
neared	O
extinction	O
;	O
Wanat	O
envisioned	O
the	O
protagonist	O
as	O
Ellie	O
rather	O
than	O
Isaac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
gameplay	O
would	O
have	O
expanded	O
upon	O
the	O
open	O
,	O
brief	O
,	O
zero-gravity	O
sections	O
in	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
redesigned	O
the	O
Necromorphs	O
to	O
work	O
in	O
zero-gravity	O
environments	O
,	O
reworked	O
the	O
crafting	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
incorporated	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
ships	O
to	O
explore	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
Necromorphs	O
 '	O
origin	B-Operating_System
and	O
the	O
measures	O
humanity	O
might	O
have	O
to	O
take	O
to	O
avoid	O
extinction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimately	O
,	O
plans	O
for	O
a	O
fourth	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
game	O
were	O
abandoned	O
as	O
the	O
team	O
disbanded	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
other	O
projects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
rumors	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
had	O
canceled	O
the	O
series	O
emerged	O
;	O
the	O
company	O
denied	O
these	O
rumors	O
and	O
stated	O
Visceral	O
Games	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
other	O
properties	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visceral	O
Games	O
had	O
shifted	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
Battlefield	B-Application
Hardline	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
them	O
to	O
become	O
accustomed	O
to	O
the	O
Frostbite	B-Operating_System
game	O
engine	O
,	O
which	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
was	O
mandating	O
for	O
all	O
of	O
its	O
in-house	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Visceral	O
Games	O
was	O
closed	O
in	O
2017	O
amid	O
production	O
on	O
a	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
video	O
game	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dead	B-Application
Space	I-Application
series	I-Application
remained	O
dormant	O
until	O
the	O
2021	O
announcement	O
of	O
a	O
remake	B-Algorithm
of	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
that	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Motive	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
took	O
into	O
account	O
feedback	O
from	O
the	O
series	O
when	O
developing	O
the	O
remake	B-Algorithm
,	O
saying	O
microtransactions	O
would	O
be	O
omitted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Dead	B-Algorithm
Space	I-Algorithm
remake	I-Algorithm
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2023	O
,	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
