Will now try and contact EA tech support in hopes of a solution. Thank God I got it from Humble Bundle though, so that much of my money went to charity instead. Valve and other publishers are likely watching. I sincerely regret buying the EA Humble Bundle that led me to get Origin, in hopes of finally playing DS2 without the crap-DLC. The Dead Space trial isnt restricted to a certain point in the game, allowing players to explore as much as they want within the 90-minute period. Replacing the exe with the pre-patch exe will give out a missing error, so that workaround will never work anymore.

UPDATE: Yes, even the Origin copy, even if un-updated, comes with the crap-DLC. I had read that the Origin version had this junk patched in too, is that true? With the Dead Space remake about to launch at the end of the month on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, be sure to grab the game on Steam if you want the free Dead Space 2 copy. I'd have to agree, as the finishing bonuses will work correctly in Origin, but not the original exe version off Steam. I'm not sure if unlocks for completing the game and multiplayer work with diffrent exe on Steam. Dead Space 2 Free Download, three years after the Necromorph infestation aboard the USS Ishimura, Isaac Clarke awakens from a coma, confused, disoriented. 引用自 PL kamil950：I think that still activate Dead Space 2 from Steam on Origin (and download and install from Origin) is easier and better than change exe on Steam.

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