10 Video Game Plot Twists EVERYONE Saw Coming
7. Nicole Was Dead The Whole Time - Dead Space
Dead Space's big twist is that protagonist Isaac Clarke's girlfriend Nicole is actually dead for the entirety of the game, having previously killed herself to avoid becoming a Necromorph.
And so, every apparent in-person interaction Isaac has with Nicole is a hallucination induced by the extraterrestrial monolith known as the Marker.
Now, one easy way you can figure this out beforehand is by reading a list of the game's chapters and seeing that the first letter of each chapter spells out the phrase "NICOLE IS DEAD."
Beyond this, the game hammers home the idea of hallucinations enough that, when we see Nicole looking strangely pristine considering all the death around her, it immediately gives an off vibe.
Then there's the fact that she repeatedly says the very odd phrase "make us whole again," which doesn't exactly suggest a person who is their best self physically or mentally.
2023's Dead Space remake makes Nicole's true nature even more obvious through Isaac's interactions with her, enough that it can't be much of a surprise to anyone in 2025.