Dead Space (2008)

In Dead Space, you are Isaac Clarke, an engineer aboard the spacecraft USG Ishimura. You are not a warrior or a soldier, but you are the last line of defense for the remaining living crew. Only the dead survive.

A massive deep-space mining ship goes dark after unearthing a strange artifact on a distant planet, and Isaac embarks on the repair mission only to uncover a nightmarish blood bath: the crew horribly slaughtered and infected by an alien scourge. Now Isaac is cut off, trapped and engaged in a desperate fight for survival, uncovering the horrific truth of a shocking thriller.

The Necromorphs are unlike any enemies you have faced, since headshots barely scratch them; to survive you must strategically dismember their insect-like limbs one at a time. Isaac's toolkit doubles as improvised weaponry, from the Plasma Cutter to the Disc Ripper and Line Gun, all upgradeable for ammo, power and reload speed. Zero-gravity combat means terror can strike from anywhere, and everything happens in real time, so reloading or digging through your inventory gives the Necromorphs a perfect opening to attack.