The following is a timeline for the Dead Space series of video games and spin-off media (comics and novels).

The games are listed in bold black text, and any DLC for the games are listed in regular black text. The novels are listed in bold italicized blue text, the comics in bold italicized green text, and the animated films are in bold regular red text. There are several spin-off games which act as prequels or interquels between the main games, such as Extraction and Ignition. There is also a spin-off game for iOS devices that is also titled Dead Space. This is a separate storyline than the console Dead Space, and occurs between Dead Space and Dead Space 2. To avoid confusion its listed as Dead Space (iOS).

The first column is the media entry (game, novel, comic), the second column is the year it takes place in, and the third column lists the media format.