Passage: Electronic Arts ayaa ku dhawaaqday Dead Space bishii Sebtember 2007. Ciyaarta waxaa lagu horumariyay studio-yadooda Redwood Shores, California. Warar xan ah oo 2006 ah ayaa soo jeediyay in studio-yadu ay ka shaqeynayaan System Shock sequel. Tan waxaa markii dambe xaqiijiyay naqshadeeyayaasha Dead Space Ben Wanat iyo Wright Bagwell, oo sheegay in asal ahaan loogu talagalay in ay noqoto System Shock 3, ka hor inta aan la sii deyn Resident Evil 4 waxay ku dhiirrigelisay inay dib ugu laabtaan looxda sawirka oo ay u horumariyaan wax badan oo la mid ah. Soo saaraha fulinta ee ciyaarta, Glen Schofield, ayaa sheegay in kooxdu ay higsanayso inay abuuraan wax ka sii mugdi iyo cabsi badan oo ka badan cinwaanadooda hore: "Dhammaanteen waxaan nahay taageerayaal aad u weyn oo naxdin iyo sci-fi ah; waxaan dooneynay inaan abuurno ciyaarta ugu cabsida badan ee aan awoodno, oo aan sii wadi karno ciyaaryahanka geeska ugu weyn ee waqtiga ugu horreeya".
Sanadka 2007