To fire, the player taps the screen to aim, and taps the screen again to shoot. To reload, the player taps the weapon, and contextual swipes upwards or downwards are occasionally necessary. Players can move and explore freely, interact with objects, collect items and currency, and buy upgrades in much the same fashion as the original game. Players tilt the device to rotate the weapon's alignment.

Players slide their thumbs on either side of the screen to simulate the dual analog movement scheme of the original movement on the left of the screen moves the character, movement on the right moves the camera. The gameplay is similar to that of the original Dead Space game, with most changes centering on adapting the game to play with touchscreen controls.

Note the touchscreen specific control method whereby the player must swipe down and to the right to fight back. The game saw positive reviews from critics for its quality and accurate recreation of the series atmosphere. All versions of the game have been taken down as of 2016. Returning Dead Space staff included scenario writer Antony Johnston and composer Jason Graves. While an early concept was for a rail shooter, the production team decided to recreate the atmosphere and gameplay of the main series within the technical and control constraints of the mobile platform. Gameplay features protagonist Vandal navigating through chapter-based environments, fighting Necromorphs. A spin-off within the Dead Space series, the game is set after the events of original Dead Space and prior to the events of Dead Space 2 and shows how the Necromorph outbreak began and spread through the Titan Sprawl. Dead Space is a 2011 survival horror mobile game developed by Australian company IronMonkey Studios and published by Electronic Arts for iOS and Android-compatible devices.

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