Passage: Electronic Arts kwupụtara Dead Space na September 2007. Egwuregwu ahụ mepụtara na studio ha na Redwood Shores, California. A 2006 asịrị na-atụ aro na studio na-arụ ọrụ na a System Shock sequel. Nke a mechara kwadoro site Dead Space emepụta Ben Wanat na Wright Bagwell, bụ ndị kwuru na ọ bụ na mbụ bu n'obi na-System Shock 3, tupu ntọhapụ nke Resident Ọjọọ 4 kpaliri ha ka ha laghachi azụ na osisi ịbịaru na ịzụlite ya n'ime ihe ọzọ n'akụkụ ndị ahụ. Egwuregwu ahụ si Executive Producer, Glen Schofield, kwuru na otu lekwasịrị anya na-ike ihe 'darker na creepier' karịa ha gara aga utu aha: "Anyị niile bụ ndị dị otú ahụ nnukwu Fans nke egwu na sci-fi genres; anyị chọrọ ike ndị kasị egwu egwuregwu anyị nwere ike, na-edebe player na isi onu nke ha dum oge".
Afọ 2007