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This guide details the methods for acquiring and locations of all video, audio and text logs in Dead Space. All entries that aren’t in bold will be obtained automatically as you progress through the story.
 
 

Chapter 1

Video Logs
 
 

• Message from Nicole
• Repair the Tram System
• Replaced the Tram Car
• Found the Data Board
• Activated the Tram
• Go to Medical

 
Audio Logs
 
 

• Run!
• Vent Warning – On the floor just before the door to the room where you see Kendra and Hammond across the tram tracks
• Dismemberment
• Stasis Door
• Tram Status – In the back left corner of the Tram Depot, next to the malfunctioning auto-loader
• Replacing the Tram
• Find the Data Board – After replacing the tram car in the Tram Depot, avoid entering the lift to the Maintenance Bay and go to the Tram Control Room instead. This will trigger Kendra to remind you about getting the Data Board
• Maintenance Bay Unlocked
• Shoot the Limbs – On the floor just before the elevator to the Maintenance Bay
• Locked Door
• Arrived on Bridge

 
Text Logs
 
 

• Repair Invoice – Found to the left of the key you pick up on the upper floor of the Maintenance Bay

 
 
Total logs: 18
 
Total missable logs: 5
 
 
 

Chapter 2

Video Logs
 
 

• Destroy the Barricade
• Kyne and the Captain – In the room on the lower floor of the Research Wing directly opposite the elevator you descend on
• Nicole’s Report – On the floor in the hallway that is opened up after the barricade is destroyed with the thermite and shock pads
• Engine Problems

 
Audio Logs
 
 

• Mercer’s Journal – On the lower floor of the Research Wing, in a corner near the bathroom sinks
• Found the Thermite
• Mercer and Kyne – In the power node locked supply room to Isaac’s left upon entering the Imaging Diagnostic Wing
• Found the Shock Pad
• Barricade Destroyed
• We’ll Find Her – Received only if you pick up and watch Nicole’s Report (Video Log) found in the hallway that is opened up after destroying the barricade with thermite and shock pads
• Eileen – To the left of the door to the room where an insane nurse is seen mutilating a man with a scalpel before using it on herself
• Colonist Problems – After entering the hallway to the Morgue, this log is on the floor directly in front of Isaac
• Codes Received
• Ship Gravity

 
Text Logs
 
 

• Marker Overview – Opposite the elevator you descend on in the Research Wing, there is a well lit office. In that office is a bookshelf, use telekinesis to move it out of the way, revealing the secret room. The log is found on the floor here
• Interesting Results – To the left of the Bench in the Imaging Diagnostics Room (with the large cylinder containing a human corpse)
• Newborns – On the floor, near the end of the long L-shaped hallway with an oxygen recharge station. Telekinesis is advisable for collecting this log as venturing to the end of this hallway will trigger a Necromorph ambush
• More Time – On the floor, near the end of the room where you see an insane nurse mutilate a man with a scalpel before using it on herself
• Autopsy Report – On the right side of the Morgue where you encounter the first Enhanced Slasher and Infector of the game

 
 
Total logs: 19
 
Total missable logs: 12
 
 
 

Chapter 3

Video Logs
 
 

• Repair the Ship’s Orbit
• Kendra is Alive
• Engine Fired

 
Audio Logs
 
 

• Temple Report 1 – In the middle of the Control Room next to a corpse resting in a chair. This is the first room you enter after starting Chapter 3
• Temple Report 2 – At the end of the men’s locker room located near some ramps, a jumpscare Necromorph lying on the ground and a Bench
• Engine Refueled
• Temple Report 3 – After crossing the massive engine room on the gondola and killing a bunch of Necromorphs, you’ll find this log on the floor next to the ramp you walk up to turn on the second engine refueling switch
• Temple Report 4 – Found in a locker just before entering the Decontamination Chamber for the first time
• Centrifuge Activated
• Temple Report 5 – On a shelf in a dark room next to the elevator on the top floor of the large multilevel room covered with The Corruption (sticky organic substance that slows your movement speed)
• Strange Transmission

 
Text Logs
 
 

• Chaos – To the right of a Bench you approach after killing a jumpscare Necromorph lying on the ground
• Corruption – On the top floor of the multilevel covered with The Corruption in the room opposite the elevator. It’s found on the floor next to a locker, you can also pick up a free Power Node here

 
 
Total logs: 13
 
Total missable logs: 7
 
 
 

Chapter 4

Video Logs
 
 

• The Marker
• Captain’s Demise – In the elevator facing the doorway the first Brute of the game comes from
• Atmosphere Contaminated

 
Audio Logs
 
 

• Initial Attack – On the right side of the Bridge, next to a couple of storage containers on the floor
• Temple on the Bridge – After exiting the elevator at Level 3, the log will be directly in front of Isaac
• Astrogation Module Placed*
• Control Module Placed*
• Report from Kendra
• Systems Module Placed*
• Asteroid Impact
• Brute Combat
• Aim the ADS Cannon
• Reversed Gravity
• Avoid the Asteroids
• Hurry Up!
• Almost Fixed
• One More Minute
• ADS Online

 
Text Logs
 
 

• Report of Infection – As soon as you enter the large open room with two Enhanced Slashers and large swathes of exposed gravity plating, turn to Isaac’s right. You’ll see a door on the same wall you’re next to. Enter this room and pick up the log in front of the locker
• List of Dead – On the Captain’s chair in the Captain’s Nest where you reunite with Hammond

 
 
*It is impossible to get all three of these audio logs as the Aim the ADS Cannon audio log will play upon rerouting power from the last system. A second playthrough is required to unlock all three. Make sure you don’t activate the system tied to your missing log last otherwise Aim the ADS Cannon audio log will again play instead of the audio log you need to unlock
 
 
Total logs: 20
 
Total missable logs: 5-6, see above note
 
 
 

Chapter 5

Video Logs
 
 

• Go to Chemistry
• Interrupted
• Got the Poison

 
Audio Logs
 
 

• Someone Else
• Door Opened
• Mercer’s Experiment 1 – In front of the elevator and in the corner of the hallway outside Mercer’s Lab where you first fight the Hunter
• Creating the Poison
• Mercer’s Experiment 2 – Inside Mercer’s small office next to a bunch of loot on the floor and two supply boxes
• Hammond on Hydroponics
• Finish the Poison
• Poison Complete
• Indestructible
• Secret Lab Revealed
• DNA Needed
• The Leviathan

 
 
Total logs: 15
 
Total missable logs: 3
 
 
 

Chapter 6

Video Logs
 
 

• Hammond’s Alive
• Victory Against the Leviathan

 
Audio Logs
 
 

• Cross Report 1 – In front of and to the left of Isaac as soon as you exit the Tram
• Cross Report 2 – Next to the elevator you descend on in the Air Filtration Room (the one with a bunch of fuses and fire you have to get past)
• Cross Report 3 – On Level 2 of the East Grow Chamber, on the floor in front of a locked door
• Temple’s Search – After shooting off The Tentacle that grabs Isaac and entering the door at the end of that hallway, you’ll find this log on the floor
• Getting to the Leviathan
• A Message
• Cross Report 4 – After finally purifying the air and unlocking the door to Food Storage, this log will be in the middle of the hallway (the one before the room where you use the poison on The Leviathan but fail to kill it fully)
• Pods Destroyed
• Kill the Leviathan
• Trust

 
Text Logs
 
 

• Corruption – On the floor in the hallway you enter through the door to the East Grow Chamber, after exiting this hallway you’ll fight a Guardian

 
 
Total logs: 13
 
Total missable logs: 6
 
 
 

Chapter 7

Video Logs
 
 

• Distress Call
• Asteroid Launched

 
Audio Logs
 
 

• Elevator Problem
• Temple and Elizabeth – Directly in front of Isaac after exiting the elevator onto the Processing Subdeck
• Clear the Boulders
• Key Found
• Kyne’s Hostage – After exiting the elevator onto the Maintenance Subdeck, go down the ramp to the area where you fight the Infectors and turn around. You’ll see the log next to a shelf and a storage container on the floor
• Beacon Recovered
• Elevator Fixed
• Supervisor’s Choice – Opposite the Store on the Mining Deck
• Attach the Beacon – Destroy all gravity tethers, DON’T plant the beacon and finally try to launch the asteroid then Kendra will call you giving you this audio log

 
Text Logs
 
 

• Processing Room Problem – Next to the Store on the Processing Subdeck
• Mining Timeline – In the hallway directly outside the huge room with the asteroid held in place by the gravity tethers

 
 
Total logs: 13
 
Total missable logs: 6
 
 
 

Chapter 8

Video Logs
 
 

• Go to Communications
• First Contact
• Impact
• Hammond’s Return

 
Audio Logs
 
 

• Eavesdropper
• Illegal Mining – After encountering a Divider, you will enter a room with a Bench and get on an elevator. After ascending, the log will be directly in front of you
• Main Array Problem
• Array Fixed
• Big Problems

 
 
Total logs: 9
 
Total missable logs: 1
 
 
 

Chapter 9

Video Logs
 
 

• The Valor
• Dr. Kyne
• Singularity Core Found

 
Audio Logs
 
 

• Radiation Hazard
• Find the Singularity Core
• Infected Soldiers
• Hammond’s Assistance
• Emergency – In front of the shooting range in the room where you encounter several Exploders and a Divider
• Hammond’s Death

 
Text Logs
 
 

• Orders – Near the store at the end of the barracks where you fight a massive horde of enemies

 
 
Total logs: 10
 
Total missable logs: 2
 
 
 

Chapter 10

Video Logs
 
 

• Find the Nav Cards
• Kyne’s Gambit
• Hive Mind Glimpse
• Mercer’s Last Sermon

 
Audio Logs
 
 

• Locked Executive Door – Access the door to Kyne’s saferoom (located next to a Save Station with a Bench close by) BEFORE you’ve collected every Nav Card
• Life Support Down
• The Hunter Returns
• SOB Override
• Lock Bypassed
• Executive Area Unlocked
• Kendra’s Warning
• Captain’s Report – Found on a cabinet in a room directly to Isaac’s left after entering the Executive Quarters where you will face four Pregnants
• On My Way
• Meet on the Flight Deck
• New Ally?

 
Text Logs
 
 

• Unitology Article – Next to the Save Station outside Dr Kyne’s saferoom, a Bench is also nearby
• Z-Ball Rules – To the right of the entrance to the Z-Ball court where you acquire one of the three Nav Cards
• White’s List – Found on a cabinet inside the second room on the left side of the Executive Quarters where you face four Pregnants

 
 
Total logs: 18
 
Total missable logs: 5
 
 
 

Chapter 11

Video Logs
 
 

• Find the Marker
• Come Onboard
• Betrayal
• Nicole’s Alive

 
Audio Logs
 
 

• Marker Transferred
• Terrible Mistake
• Rendezvous
• Landing the Shuttle
• Load the Marker
• Restore Gravity

 
 
Total logs: 10
 
Total missable logs: 0
 
 
 

Chapter 12

Video Logs
 
 

• Nicole’s Farewell

 
Audio Logs
 
 

• Colony Chaos – In order to move the Marker further along the track, you’ll need to enter a building with some Infectors and a power cell needed to progress. Upon entering, go through the door to your left then you should see the log on the floor in front of some hanging corpses
• The Pedestal
• Restore Power

 
Text Logs
 
 

• Unitology Exposed*
• The USG Ishimura*
• Background Request*
• Planetary Mining*
• Recombination Study*
• The Red Marker*

 
 
*All of these logs may be acquired by simply completing the game on any difficulty setting
 
 
Total logs: 10
 
Total missable logs: 1
 
 
 

Summary

In total, there are 168 logs in the game. However, just 53 of these are missable. Most are audio logs, followed by video logs then text logs which are the rarest. 6 logs are unlocked upon completing the game (the Backstory Logs, filed under Chapter 12).
 
 
It’s also important to note that it’s impossible to unlock every log in a single playthrough because of a quirk in Chapter 4. As previously explained, the audio log corresponding to whichever ship system’s power you reroute last will be lost for that playthrough so Hammond can give you the “Aim the ADS Cannon” audio log in which he tells Isaac that the ADS is ready for use.
 
 
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