Chapter 1: New Arrivals

Dead Space guide · Isaac Clarke arrives on the USG Ishimura to find the crew missing and Necromorphs attacking.

Isaac Clarke arrives aboard the USG Ishimura with the emergency repair team of the USG Kellion to investigate a communications blackout. After a deadly Necromorph ambush separates Isaac from the crew, he must find a Plasma Cutter, repair the damaged tram system, and return to the Kellion to refuel it before it is destroyed.

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Plasma Cutter: Resting on a workbench in the Service Workshop next to a dead crew memberStasis Module: Lying on the floor next to a malfunctioning, rapidly cycling security door in the Tram Control Room areaData Board: Found inside the Maintenance Bay Office, required to restore power and complete tram repairsStasis Pack Schematic: On a bench in the Main Tram Station hallway right after bypassing the malfunctioning door with Stasis

Enemies

Slasher

Weak to Severing the limbs, especially the scythe arms or legs

Common Necromorph variant that charges aggressively; dismembering its legs drastically reduces its movement speed.

Tips

Shoot off a Slasher's blade-like arm using the Plasma Cutter, then use Kinesis to impale the enemy with its own severed blade to conserve ammunition.
You can rotate the Plasma Cutter's firing reticle between horizontal and vertical orientations to align with horizontal legs or vertical arms for easier dismemberment.

Not listed for this area: secrets, shops and people.

Chapter 2: Intensive Care

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