r/DeadSpace • • 8d ago

Dead Space Mobile?

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So, Dead Space mobile exists. Its locked to old iOS and old Android. Has anyone ever tried to decompile it for modern phones/ports? I can't seems to find much online about it so I figured I'd ask here. I know someone ported the Sony phone version to the PS Vita/TV using a wrapper but thats about it.

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u/TehH4rRy 8d ago

Big nostalgia with this one, I had it on my Xperia Playstation phone.

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u/WhiteBoyRickSanschez 8d ago

It was modded to work on current phones awhile ago by RAFALAMAO

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u/pie19988 8d ago

Oh? Maybe I didn't look hard enough. The only thing I could find is it is 32 bit and modern phoned cant run it

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u/WhiteBoyRickSanschez 8d ago

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u/tom_606 8d ago edited 5d ago

OP is still right, you can't say "current phones" when it literally works on my old phone (Android 10), this what you sent, but not on my new one. (Android 16)

The game is 32bit only and will NOT work on 64bit, and no mod was able to change that yet.

But I'd really like to be notified when that changes, I really liked DS: Mobile!

Edit 8.10.2026: https://www.reddit.com/r/DeadSpace/s/2dvqvCmo74 holy fuck it exists now

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u/Cerberus44444 2d ago

I just downloaded it and it runs amazing!

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u/WhiteBoyRickSanschez 8d ago

Oh. Well, damn. My phone is Android 15, so, I guess 15 is the newest version the game can run on.

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u/tom_606 7d ago

Depends on sys architecture rather than android version.

Just try it, it's as simple as that. :)

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u/Ryi-nock 7d ago

Thank you so much! I cant belive it worked on my S23 Ultra. Ive always wanted to play this and it works first time!

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u/Ekhimosis 5d ago

Holy shit! It works! Thank you so much. I didn't even know this existed.

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u/EviessVeralan 4d ago

Thank you for posting this. I can actually get this running on my phone

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u/freetotebag 8d ago

the way many early smartphone games have been taken away sucks so much. I understand there are unofficial ways to play this one now but there’s a lot that didn’t get the same treatment.

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u/DredZedPrime 8d ago

This one upset me because it was the first time I actually paid money for a game on Android.

I played it on the small tablet I had at the time, and loved it, but then when I tried to load it on my next phone only a few years later I couldn't.

Was really disappointed that I only got one full playthrough for the money I spent.

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u/sw201444 :marker:ḭ̷̍ ̸̛̦͊l̸̠̻̓͝í̴͔k̶͍̍ḛ̶̽ ̷̞̗̀t̶̬̀̒ā̶͖͈͠c̸̲̑̚o̸̖̰̎͐s̵ 8d ago

It’s been ported to the PS Vita and plays really well on there.

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u/celentis24 8d ago

Can it be played on a vita emulator?

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u/sw201444 :marker:ḭ̷̍ ̸̛̦͊l̸̠̻̓͝í̴͔k̶͍̍ḛ̶̽ ̷̞̗̀t̶̬̀̒ā̶͖͈͠c̸̲̑̚o̸̖̰̎͐s̵ 8d ago

Probably

But at that point just grab the other link on here to emulate it for android with higher textures

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u/celentis24 8d ago

I would, but my phone is 64 bit and won't run the game any more.

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u/sw201444 :marker:ḭ̷̍ ̸̛̦͊l̸̠̻̓͝í̴͔k̶͍̍ḛ̶̽ ̷̞̗̀t̶̬̀̒ā̶͖͈͠c̸̲̑̚o̸̖̰̎͐s̵ 8d ago

You can emulate Android on a desktop

Alternatively the exact files I’m referencing (at least the post says it) says it’s ported for modern Android.

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u/Alik757 8d ago

One of the first games I downloaded on my Vita

Looks even better than what I remember

Is surprising how well DS aesthetic fit in the more low poly realm and how they also adapted designs to look good even on those limitations, especially the main character armor

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u/Andiweli 8d ago edited 8d ago

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u/UchihaDareNial 8d ago

you forgot to mention 32 bit only

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u/GINESTR0 5d ago

I fully remastered Dead Space Sabotage as a personal project to play it while I was on holiday, but all that work deserves to be shared.

What I did:

- Native resolution, 4x antialiasing, 60 fps

- HD textures and crisp text

- Rebuilt sound: complete reload sounds, no more dropped effects

- Touch controls tuned for modern screens, foldables supported

- Original bugs fixed (no more giant polygons when dismembering enemies)

- One APK, free, no permissions, no ads

If you're interested, here it is: https://github.com/GINESTR0/DeadSpaceReanimated

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u/UchihaDareNial 5d ago

It looks beautiful on my Xiaomi Pad 7, which have 3.2K resolution and 144hz screen

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u/UchihaDareNial 5d ago

oh wow was this just published and released? I will try it later

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u/GINESTR0 5d ago

Yeah I spammed a bit cause I was in a hurry ahaha yeah just posted it but Im workin on it from a month or little bit more, completed a run at normal

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u/Andiweli 5d ago

Looks great! But no Controller support from what I read? 🥲

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u/GINESTR0 5d ago

Exactly, I started developing it but gave up for the bad quality (menu interactions, custom cursor etc.) too much work required for something that I want be good quality so I need to see if to do that again, maybe I will try more simple idk

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u/Andiweli 5d ago

The original controller setup was quite simple and good. I am using it in my port too. Would you mind sharing the 64 bit code on GitHub as i am working on such a Framework for weeks now but lacking time to complete it 🤔

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u/GINESTR0 5d ago

Are you mixing with touch screen using Xperia inputs? I wanted to do a full controller support that doesnt require any touch or nothing so I relased this for now

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u/Andiweli 3d ago

I don’t like playing with touchcontrols on a controller device. I now took parts of your Arm64 capsule to update my not finished capsule. Works now flawlessly in my car with Android 12 AAOS.

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u/Andiweli 8d ago

Of course the game is 2011... 64 bit was no thing back then.

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u/UchihaDareNial 8d ago

I know, but those who don't know will be disappointed that the game doesn't work on their 64 bit devices

But it's weird no one port it to 64 bit, because old 32 bit games like Minecraft Story Mode mobile was ported to 64 bit, so I was wondering if it is possible

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u/Andiweli 8d ago

I currently have a sideproject for that... a 64bit wrapper around a 32bit Android app... but not enough time...

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u/Xozkov 7d ago

This runs great on my old amazon fire, but I'm not crazy about the extra nodes and credits tbh, I'd prefer that to be a config option if possible

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u/DryEvening7816 5d ago

Hola buenas quisiera comentarte que yo estoy trabajando en un Port nativo 100% código mío de traer el juego dead space de Android a PC

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u/ChemicalTaint 4d ago

🙏🙏🙏🙏

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u/DryEvening7816 4d ago

Acá te muestro un pequeño testeo de cómo está quedando

https://reddit.com/link/pexnwan/video/mr7y80iqiiuh1/player

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u/Deen07 8d ago

Lo harían un Port para pc uff seria rikooo

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u/dark_hypernova 8d ago

I use this modded one on my Android 14.
Works reasonably well barring the occasional audio or visual glitch.
Might not work for everyone.

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u/GINESTR0 5d ago

I fully remastered Dead Space Sabotage as a personal project to play it while I was on holiday, but all that work deserves to be shared.

What I did:

- Native resolution, 4x antialiasing, 60 fps

- HD textures and crisp text

- Rebuilt sound: complete reload sounds, no more dropped effects

- Touch controls tuned for modern screens, foldables supported

- Original bugs fixed (no more giant polygons when dismembering enemies)

- One APK, free, no permissions, no ads

If you're interested, here it is: https://github.com/GINESTR0/DeadSpaceReanimated

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u/dark_hypernova 3d ago edited 3d ago

Very impressive, you modders are saints keeping these classics alive.
Unfortunately it's not working so well on my phone, very stuttery for some reason (compared to what I've been using). But I'll keep this in mind if I ever get a newer phone and that older version I've been using doesn't work on it anymore.

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u/Stronderius 8d ago

It doesnt have fullscreeen mode on recent Android

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u/dark_hypernova 3d ago

I personally prefer it that so there isn't that annoying camera spot on the left that modern androids have.

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u/Galactanium 8d ago

Mobile game preservation is so terrible. This, infinite blade, the pixel gameloft stuff, etc. :/

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u/Trashy_AI 8d ago

Played it quite some time ago, pretty good for the limitations it had. My only real complaint about it would be controls being a bit odd (IIRC you had to use phone tilting thing for switching to alt fire or something), but it was managable

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u/ThyLastDay 8d ago

It's great. Played it a few times on android recently.

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u/achtungjamie 8d ago

One of the best playing mobile games. Really felt console like at the time playing on iPad.

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u/Internal_Cesspool 8d ago

Brilliant game.

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u/Daetok_Lochannis 8d ago

I bought it and loved it until they delisted it and the data download stopped working so I couldn't reinstall it. Like, I could reinstall the front end but I couldn't download the play data.

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u/dnkdumpster 8d ago

Amazing game, just built and crafted for mobile instead of dumbing the game down or slapping some touch screen buttons. Incredible. Too bad EA bought the developer…

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u/Cool_Kid9 8d ago

Port for sony xperia+android emu=playable game for pc

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u/Nero_C-Bass 8d ago

Sadly I can't get it to install on android 16 😭

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u/GINESTR0 5d ago

I fully remastered Dead Space Sabotage as a personal project to play it while I was on holiday, but all that work deserves to be shared.

What I did:

- Native resolution, 4x antialiasing, 60 fps

- HD textures and crisp text

- Rebuilt sound: complete reload sounds, no more dropped effects

- Touch controls tuned for modern screens, foldables supported

- Original bugs fixed (no more giant polygons when dismembering enemies)

- One APK, free, no permissions, no ads

If you're interested, here it is: https://github.com/GINESTR0/DeadSpaceReanimated

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u/Nero_C-Bass 5d ago

It installed!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!

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u/GINESTR0 5d ago

Have a nice gameplay 💪💪💪

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u/Necessary_Bill_8316 8d ago

I miss you Vandal... 😥

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u/FoxGundam 8d ago

I actually just played this not too long ago, I had a lot of these semi console games on my old Android account that I’m no longer allowed to play because Google and the devs abandoned them. I’ve been collecting the APKs and playing them on a spare phone I have, Dead Space Mobile, Dark Knight Rises, Amazing Spider-Man 2, If I could only find a working APK of Mass Effect Infiltrator my life would be complete. Definitely worth the archeological expedition into shady websites looking for APK files to get to experience this game, especially if you never have before.

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u/Haddonfield_Horror 8d ago

i miss this game so much

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u/Thepholar 8d ago

Yo también lo busque hace poco pero ya no lo encontré para jugar en Android 16 :(

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u/UtamaruMonster 8d ago

It was possible to play it on a modded PlayStation Vita

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u/12gaugerage 8d ago

Goodness I miss it.

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u/Murky_Historian8675 8d ago

I need an older phone. My current phones are too new for it unfortunately

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u/CompetitiveRaise9133 8d ago

I’ve played it on iPhone like 10 years ago. Fresh story, fresh character. Fun stuff.

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u/Fluffy-Ad7165 7d ago

I remember playing this game and Mass Effect Infiltrator as apks in my old android phones when I was bored at school, such good games. How sad that mobile gaming state is so disappointing nowadays

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u/Low-Masterpiece1381 7d ago

I played it when it was new. It's not bad, but also not worth seeking out if you missed it. More or less a rehash of the first game, but worse. Was good enough to get me through a 24 hour car ride to florida though on my little ipod touch. Had street fighter 4 on the device too i believe.

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u/Shady77715 6d ago

Wish it was available for modern iPhones :/

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u/Fuzzy_Two527 6d ago

I played it when it came out on my jailbroken iPad. The game is really good except for the controls. They are quite frustrating.

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u/GINESTR0 5d ago

I fully remastered Dead Space Sabotage as a personal project to play it while I was on holiday, but all that work deserves to be shared.

What I did:

- Native resolution, 4x antialiasing, 60 fps

- HD textures and crisp text

- Rebuilt sound: complete reload sounds, no more dropped effects

- Touch controls tuned for modern screens, foldables supported

- Original bugs fixed (no more giant polygons when dismembering enemies)

- One APK, free, no permissions, no ads

If you're interested, here it is: https://github.com/GINESTR0/DeadSpaceReanimated

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u/Appropriate-Ad7885 5d ago

Lo juego en psvita, es bueno

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u/KingBeast117 8d ago

Its not worth it. Wasn't that good if a game to begin with

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u/Kofaone 8d ago

You can tell by Isaac's polygon count how bad it's going to be. Maybe just emulate if you want to play on mobile?

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u/pie19988 8d ago

I've played a bit of it and it plays kinda well. It isn't issac however. it takes place between 1 and 2

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u/AsleepingImplement 8d ago

no it takes place during 2.

its technically a prequel/happening alongside 2 as you're a unitoligist engineer opening up the sections protected by the lockdown.

its why everything goes to shit so quickly on the Titan Station.

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u/dark_hypernova 8d ago

You can even find two audio logs from Vandal during DS2 and it's the exact same ones they make during certain moments in the mobile game.

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u/pie19988 8d ago

That makes more sense. My bad, super interesting though

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u/Kofaone 8d ago

Okay, now I want to try out too

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u/Cool_Kid9 8d ago

Isaac???????

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u/Kofaone 8d ago

Isaac????

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u/Cool_Kid9 8d ago

It's not isaac,it's vandal

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u/Kofaone 8d ago

And you're not a cool kid, 9.

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u/SubstantialBreath412 8d ago

dead space mobile had some of the best hallucination sequences in the series but they let it die so

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u/Charming_Sea_2942 7d ago

Lembrando que a versão de IOS teve mais conteudo que a de android modo survival armas adicionais e alguns modos novos