Visceral Games has announced that it plans to bring a downloadable demo for Dead Space 3 to PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade Marketplace on January 22. Xbox owners who want a chance at the demo a week earlier can sign up at http://demo.deadspace.com.

The demo will place players in the shoes of Isaac Clarke and Sergeant John Carver as they crash onto Tau Volantis, a planet of ice filled with Necromorphs. Dead Space 3 is the first game in the franchise to introduce coop gameplay.

Fans of the series will want to check out the demo in January prior to the games February 5th release on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.