System Shock

System Shock

Released: May 30, 2023
Type: Remake

Platforms:

Xbox Series X|S PlayStation 4 Linux PC (Microsoft Windows) PlayStation 5 Mac Xbox One

Genres:

Shooter Role-playing (RPG) Adventure

Game Modes:

Single player

Themes:

Action Science fiction Horror

Player Perspectives:

First person

Ratings

User Rating

76.4
Based on 40 ratings

Critics Rating

80.0
Based on 6 ratings

Total Rating

78.2
Based on 46 ratings

Summary

After 22 years, cyberpunk cult classic System Shock is getting an update. A "reimagined" version of the 1994 Windows PC game is in the works at Night Dive Studios for PC and Xbox One, and it's a project that company founder Stephen Kick says he can hardly believe is really happening.

Storyline

You're a renowned hacker, the most notorious cyberspace thief in the corporate world. Caught during a risky break-in, you become indentured to a greedy TriOptimum executive. After six months in a healing coma, you awaken to the twisted aftermath of a terrible disaster. Where are the surgeons? Why is the station in such disrepair? Slowly, the chilling realization that something is very wrong creeps over you. Once a prime corporate research facility, Citadel Station now teems with mindless cyborgs, robots and terribly mutated beings, all programmed to serve SHODAN, a ruthless A.I. There's scarcely time to think before it unleashes the first terror...

Involved Companies

Prime Matter

Role:
Publisher

Nightdive Studios

Role:
Developer

Game Engines

Unreal Engine 4 Nvidia PhysX

Keywords

cyberpunk 3d robots action-adventure cyborg mutants atmospheric survival horror crowdfunding - kickstarter story rich inventory management crowdfunding single-player only audio logs hostile a.i. adjustable difficulty realtime 3d interconnected-world

Alternative Names

System Shock Remake SystemShock.exe

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