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System Shock

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First release
May 30, 2023
Publisher
Prime Matter
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, Shooter, Simulator · Action, Science fiction, Horror
Platforms
PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Linux, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S

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.

Also known as System Shock Remake, SystemShock.exe

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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...Read more

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...

Release dates
PC (Microsoft Windows)
May 30, 2023
Mac
May 30, 2023
Linux
May 30, 2023
All 9 release dates
PlayStation 4
May 21, 2024
Xbox One
May 21, 2024
PlayStation 5
May 21, 2024
Xbox Series X|S
May 21, 2024
Nintendo Switch
Dec 18, 2025
Nintendo Switch 2
Dec 18, 2025
Time to beatIGDB · recorded
Main + Extras
31h
Game modes
Single player
Perspective
First person
Keywords
cyberpunk, 3d, robots, action-adventure, cyborg
… All 18, 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

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Critic Score
80
Main + Extras (IGDB)
31h
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Steam users rate this Very Positive, 9,859 reviews in all languages, recorded 16 October 2026

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