And if you’re still protesting Origin somehow, all these years later? Lucky for you, the original Dead Space is still on Steam-though you’ll need to pay $20 for it there. If you already have one, head here and click “Add to Game Library.” After that, it’s yours to keep forever. Bit morbid for EA to give away Dead Space so soon after that closure actually, but.well, that’s EA’s prerogative I guess.Īnyway, like all On the House titles you’ll need an Origin account to partake.
It’s a great reminder of what we lost when EA closed Visceral last year-that was a talented team. Like seriously, they seem to crawl out of every single air duct you walk past.ĭead Space was excellent back in 2008 and it holds up surprisingly well today. Unlike the action-heavy sequels, the original Dead Space is a masterpiece of tension, ammo preservation, and vents that are just riddled with aliens.
Some games will make enemies stumble or whatever when they’re shot, but few games are as grisly.īeyond that, it’s also just a well-crafted survival horror game. Originally planned as a single game, it was split in two due to Executive Meddling, with Syberia being released in 2002 and Syberia II, in 2004. Despite coming up on a decade old, the way Dead Space handled enemy damage-allowing you to slice off body parts, affecting how they attacked-is still incredibly unique. That’s quite a while ago though, so if you missed it back then (and missed it in 2008) then this is the best way to pad out your library.Īnd everyone should own Dead Space. Okay, technically this one’s a repeat too- Dead Space was actually the first On the House game, back in 2014. But I would imagine it's part of an advertising campaign by the development studio to get people hyped about the series. On the House is starting semi-strong for 2018 though, with 2008’s sci-fi horror classic Dead Space up for grabs. Origin's on the house never stated it would just be EA games, considering that Origin just does sell EA games, and even has some none EA games on Origin access. Zombies for the hundredth time) and one lone standout, Steamworld Dig. It didn’t, but after starting strong with Mass Effect 2 last January the rest of the year featured giveaways of more niche games ( Syberia II), downright awful games ( Dead in Bermuda), a few repeats ( Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault and Plants vs.
#SYBERIA II ORIGIN ON THE HOUSE FREE#
EA’s “On the House” program has given away some great free games over the past few years, but almost felt like it took a hiatus during 2017.
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