Compared to the previous games, the horror elements have been toned down significantly in favour of action gameplay. That way Clarke's opponents do not only include Necromorphs, but also Danik's allies called Unitologists. Other characters in the game include Ellie's current boyfriend Robert Norton, the female scientist Santos, and antagonist Jacob Danik who is a member of the Children of Altman cult that believes the Markers will save humanity. After a series of sequences on a flotilla of drifting ships he reaches the planet itself where most of the game is set. That way Clarke has to save her and also discover the base's secrets to stop the Markers. Upon entering the planet however the ship breaks down and Ellie is separated. Clarke wants to investigate the long lost colony and find out if it is the origin of the Markers, to prevent future Necromorph outbreaks once and for all. Carver survived the Necromorph outbreak on the planet Uxor and tells about the discovery of the frozen planet Tau Volantis. He and Ellie Langford (from the previous game and his ex-girlfriend in the meantime) meet sergeant John Carver in a lunar colony. Clarke travels there when two months after escaping the space station Sprawl.

The prologue serves to introduce the Tau Volantis base where the game takes place. After the prologue the events shift to 18th June 2314 with the protagonist Isaac Clarke, returning from the previous games.

There the Markers are investigated, mysterious alien artifacts that play a central role in the Dead Space universe. It starts with a prologue 200 years before the events of the main game where the player controls a soldier part of the Sovereign Colonies Armed Forces at a base at the planet Tau Volantis. Dead Space 3 is the third main game in the futuristic third-person shooter series and a direct sequel to Dead Space 2.

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