List of All Necromorphs and How to Beat (Monsters) | Dead Space Remake (2023)|Game8 (2024)

List of All Necromorphs and How to Beat (Monsters) | Dead Space Remake (2023)|Game8 (1)
The Dead Space Remake (2023) features the return of the original game's classic enemies: the Necromorphs. Read on to learn about all new and returning Necromorphs, their weaknesses, weak spots, and tips on how to beat them!

List of Contents

  • All Necromorphs
  • Normal Necromorphs
  • Special Necromorphs
  • Bosses
  • Phantom Necromorphs
  • How to Kill Necromorphs
  • Related Guides

All Dead Space Remake Necromorphs

Normal Necromorphs

Normal Necromorphs are the most frequent type of foes you will encounter throughout the game. They are generally easy to take down by dismembering their limbs or tentacles and using explosives.

However, they are dangerous in large numbers, and their enhanced versions can easily take out careless players in a few hits.

List of Necromorphs
Divider Weak Spots: None Specific
Weaknesses: Stasis, Explosives How to Beat: Shoot all limbs including the head, then cast stasis as it divides. Shoot the head creeper first followed by the rest.
Exploder Weak Spots: Left Arm Sac
Weaknesses: None How to Beat: Shoot the sac on its left arm to make it explode.
Guardian Weak Spots: Tentacles
Weaknesses: Explosives How to Beat: Cast stasis to slow pod spawns, then dismember all tentacles from the stomach.
Infector Weak Spots: None Specific
Weaknesses: Stasis How to Beat: Cast stasis then shoot or use melee until dead.
Leaper Weak Spots: Limbs
Weaknesses: Stasis How to Beat: Cast stasis to slow them down. Dismember arms and tail while they are in stasis.
Lurker Weak Spots: Tentacles
Weaknesses: None How to Beat: Dismember two or three tentacles sprouting from its back.
Pods Weak Spots: Tentacles
Weaknesses: None How to Beat: Shoot its tentacle to incapacitate it. Kill the Guardian to stop Pods from spawning.
Pregnants Weak Spots: Limbs
Weaknesses: Stasis How to Beat: Cast stasis and dismember all limbs. And do not shoot its stomach.
Slasher Weak Spots: Limbs
Weaknesses: None How to Beat: Dismember all Limbs.
Super-Lurker Weak Spots: Tentacles
Weaknesses: Stasis How to Beat: Dismember all tentacles. May take more shots than standard Lurker.
Super-Slasher Weak Spots: Limbs
Weaknesses: None How to Beat: Dismember all Limbs. May take more shots than standard Slasher.
Swarmers Weak Spots: None Specific
Weaknesses: Stasis, Explosives, Fire How to Beat: Cast stasis on the group, then use explosive cannisters or flamethrower.
Twitcher Weak Spots: Limbs, Chest (Stasis Module)
Weaknesses: None How to Beat: Cast stasis on the ground, then dismember its limbs.
Wheezer Weak Spots: None Specific
Weaknesses: None How to Beat: Passive necromorph, can be killed by any damaging means.
Super-Leaper Weak Spots: Limbs
Weaknesses: Stasis How to Beat: Same strategy as the standard leaper. But it may take more shots.
Spitters Weak Spots: Head, Limbs
Weaknesses: None How to Beat: Shoot its head first to disable it from spitting; then proceed to remove the rest of its limb until dead.
Super-Pregnant Weak Spots: Limbs
Weaknesses: Explosives How to Beat: Dismember its legs to slow it down, then remove its arms to finish it off. Alternativley you can use the Force Gun's Primary and Alternate fire respectfully to peel off its skin, making it easier to dismember.

Special Necromorphs

Special Necromorphs are less common than Normal Necromorphs, typically found in unique encounters inside the Ishimura. They are generally sturdier than other Necromorphs and require more effort to take down and avoid.

List of Necromorphs
Brute Weak Spots: Yellow Sac, Back
Weaknesses: Stasis, Explosives How to Beat: Cast Stasis then run behind it and shoot its yellow sacs.
Hunter Weak Spots: None Specific
Weaknesses: Stasis How to Beat: Prioritize dismembering its legs before using Stasis and running away.
Tentacle Weak Spots: Yellow Sacs
Weaknesses: None How to Beat: Shoot the sac to dismember the tentacle and stop the drag.
Super-Brute Weak Spots: Yellow Sac, Back
Weaknesses: Stasis, Explosives How to Beat: Same strategy as a standard Brute. But it may take more shots to kill.

Bosses

The Dead Space Remake also features a few Boss Necromorphs, which players often fight during the climax of a specific chapter.

These Necromorphs have immense amounts of health and are much larger than their brethren, forcing players to use boss-specific mechanics and strategies to take them down.

List of Necromorphs
Leviathan Weak Spots: Tentacles, Mouth
Weaknesses: Explosives, Kinesis
Chapter Encounter: Chapter 6 How to Beat: Shoot the sacs of the three tentacles and dodge the thrusts. Shoot its mouth during 2nd phase or throw back the 1st, 3rd, and 5th explosive pods.
Leviathan Remnant Weak Spots: Yellow Sacs
Weaknesses: Explosives
Chapter Encounter: Chapter 8 How to Beat: Activate each ADS Cannons, and shoot its sac or throw back the explosive pods it releases.
Hive Mind Weak Spots: Yellow Sacs
Weaknesses: None
Chapter Encounter: Chapter 12 How to Beat: Shoot all its yellow sacs and dodge its tentacle slams with its acid spit. Use the Force Gun to clear other Necromorphs in 2nd phase.

Phantom Necromorphs

Phantom Necromorphs are a new type of further enhanced Necromorph with high health, which only appear in New Game Plus. They are hard to take down even with fully upgraded weapons.

List of Phantom Necromorphs

How to Kill Necromorphs

Dismember Their Arms and Legs

To efficiently take down Necromorphs, you should aim to dismember their limbs or tentacles. Cut off the arms, legs, and tentacles of Necromorphs to maximize your damage output while impairing their ability to move and attack.

Enemy Weak Spots: How to Sever Necromorph Limbs

Aim for Larger Necromorphs' Yellow Sacs

List of All Necromorphs and How to Beat (Monsters) | Dead Space Remake (2023)|Game8 (26)
When fighting against larger Necromorphs, like Brutes and Tentacles, focus your firepower toward the yellow sacs on their body, as these are their weak spots. In addition, these yellow sacs are incredibly susceptible to being dismembered, so it's always beneficial to aim for them.

Utilize Kinesis and Environmental Hazards

The USG Ishimura has plenty of objects which Isaac can pick up with his Kinesis Module to use as makeshift weapons. Prioritize using heavy objects, sharp rods, Necromorph slicers, and red explosive canisters to efficiently deal with foes without using up your ammo.

How to Use Kinesis

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FAQs

Can the Necromorphs be defeated? ›

The most effective way to defeat the majority of Necromorph forms is through dismemberment; by cutting off a Necromorph's means of mobility, the creature will collapse and be rendered seemingly inert, although, even in this state, the Marker signal will continue to permeate their body, making minute changes to their ...

What are the weak spots of a Necromorph? ›

Most Necromorphs do not have a specific weak spot, but generally, all normal necromorphs' weak spots are their limbs. By dismembering their limbs, the necromorphs will have nothing to move and attack with.

Are Necromorphs unkillable? ›

These Necromorphs are generally very large in size and extremely hard to kill. Some of which are "unkillable." The few that are considered this are the Ubermorph due to regeneration and the Tormentor due to the fact you only kill it by blowing up hundreds of pounds of explosives.

Why is Isaac not affected by the marker? ›

As an engineer, Isaac's intelligence made him very compatible with the Marker signal, making him one of the select individuals whom the Markers "speak" to in order to replicate themselves.

Why can't Necromorphs go near the marker? ›

Additionally, the signal creates a dead space around the Marker that keeps the Necromorphs from approaching it; this allows the Marker to protect living beings of interest to its plans by drawing them to its base, where they will be protected from the Necromorphs while their proximity to the Marker ensures that it can ...

What is the secret weapon in Dead Space Remake? ›

The Hand Cannon is an unlockable weapon in Dead Space 2 after completing the game on Hard Core mode, and in Dead Space (2023) after completing the game on Impossible mode. It takes the shape of a comically large red foam sports hand that Isaac Clarke or Gabe Weller wear on their right hand.

How do you unlock the secret ending in Dead Space Remake? ›

Simply complete the game on any difficulty, then access New Game + (again, on any difficulty). In the New Game + playthrough, Issac will be required to collect 12 marker fragments throughout the levels of the game. Each of these fragments is tucked away somewhere throughout the Ishimura.

What is the hardest achievement in Dead Space Remake? ›

1 Untouchable

This is undoubtedly the hardest achievement in the entire game. You will have to beat Dead Space on Impossible mode. This difficulty setting is only unlocked after you beat the game on Hard difficulty. In Impossible mode, the enemy difficulty is at the "Hard difficulty" level.

What is the strongest Necromorph? ›

That's because Isaac has no choice but to wade through the toughest Necromorphs just to make the most of his engineering degree.
  1. 1 Hunter.
  2. 2 Brute/Super-Brute. ...
  3. 3 Divider. ...
  4. 4 Leaper/Super-Leaper. ...
  5. 5 Lurker/Super Lurker. ...
  6. 6 Exploder. ...
  7. 7 Pregnants. ...
  8. 8 Swarmers. ...
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Which is the hardest Dead Space? ›

Impossible mode is the hardest difficulty in 2023's Dead Space, available from the start. In terms of gameplay changes, it works identically to the second-hardest difficulty, Hard mode.

Are Necromorphs dead? ›

Necromorphs are a collective of undead creatures in the science fiction horror multimedia franchise Dead Space by Electronic Arts, introduced in the 2008 comic book series of the same name. Within the series, the Necromorphs are constructed from reanimated corpses and come in multiple forms of various shapes and sizes.

How do you beat Necromorphs? ›

As the iconic, spooky wall graffiti says, the most important technique for killing necromorphs isn't shooting in the general direction of their head or body, but instead focusing fire exclusively on severing their limbs.

Where did the first Necromorph come from? ›

Necromorph Creation and Origins

Necromorphs are created by an alien infection that reanimates dead tissue and brings the deceased being back to life. The sole purpose of these lifeforms is to continue spreading the infection, creating as many Necromorphs as possible.

Are Necromorphs a virus? ›

For one thing, every individual cell of a Necromorph is a viral pathogen in itself. That pathogen can spread to other creatures, transforming them into Necromorphs, though this only works if the creature in question is already dead or near death.

How to beat Necromorphs? ›

Cut Off The Limbs

As the iconic, spooky wall graffiti says, the most important technique for killing necromorphs isn't shooting in the general direction of their head or body, but instead focusing fire exclusively on severing their limbs.

Why are Necromorphs so strong? ›

Vital and digestive organs that are no longer needed are turned into additional musculature, giving all Necromorphs increased physical strength. Pure Necromorph tissue is light pink and translucent; it is capable of independent movement and sticks to surfaces.

What causes people to turn into Necromorphs? ›

Humans turn into necromorphs by either through a "infection form" necromorph, or by being in the vicinity of their highly infectious bacterias growing on the walls and such. Either way, most of the infections happen near a marker for some reason.

Is there multiple endings to Dead Space? ›

Dead Space Remake's alternate ending requires the player to complete the game at least twice. There is no difficulty expectation required.

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