Once you complete the adventures of USG Ishimura in Dead Space Remake, you can begin the game with new challenges in the New Game Plus mode. This mode offers veterans a chance to revisit the ravaged ship with a significant edge and adds a new difficulty setting for a significant challenge.
NG+ grants access to a wealth of new content. Carry over your arsenal of upgraded weapons and suits, tackle tougher enemies with increased difficulty, earn the Trusted Contractor achievement, and uncover a hidden alternate ending.
The following guide will explain how to unlock New Game Plus in Dead Space Remake and what you will carry forward in your second playthrough.
How to unlock New Game Plus?
Like with the 2008 original game, you have to beat the main story of the remake on any difficulty. Once you finish the final chapter, wait for the credits to roll (if you want) and go to the main menu.
You will now have the option to play Dead Space again in New Game Plus mode. Select your “Cleared Game” save file, and the game will restart. You will find yourself at the beginning of the game to start your journey a second time.
After completing the main campaign and unlocking the New Game Plus, you will get 50,000 credits, 10 power nodes, new text logs, and Advanced Soldier RIG (level 6). But if you complete the Impossible difficulty level, you will get a Hand Cannon weapon and the Burnished Suit. You will also unlock the Untouchable achievement when you do so. But be warned, the name really says it; the challenge will SIGNIFICANTLY be greater, and yes, you can start your new game plus run of Dead Space Remake on this difficulty.
What carries over in New Game Plus?
You will not start from scratch. You will carry over all of your items, weapons, upgrades, credits, and suits in your inventory or that you earned the last time. However, you will have to pick them up yourself.
When your New Game Plus playthrough starts, head to the first store on the USG Ishimura to get all your inventory back. Access the storage there and you can retrieve all your stuff from there. You will still wear the last suit and all the nodes you installed in it. Moreover, the Plasma Cutter will also be in its upgraded state when you pick it up.
Remember that some abilities, like kinesis and stasis, will not carry over. This is because they are part of the main quests, and you will have to unlock them again in your second playthrough.
What does NG+ Feature?
Most of the game will have a similar playthrough to the normal one, but your enemies will be tougher. You will encounter new Phantom Necromorphs, a quicker variant of necromorphs. Moreover, you will have an additional 12 Marker Fragments spread throughout the game. You must collect all fragments to unlock a new ending.
How to Unlock Dead Space Remake Alternate Ending?
To unlock the new ending, you must complete the game in NG+ mode and collect all 12 Marker Fragments. Once you have collected them, take them to Captain Mathius’s room in the Crew Deck’s Executive Quarters. This will unlock the alternate ending for you.
