The System Shock remake is set to release in 2022 The remake is said to be larger, more complex, and imposing in ways that fans of the classic title may not be expecting, including new areas and puzzles. The team has been hard at work on the game and has even been working with folks who made the original. The CEO goes on to note that this partnership will allow the developer to better disseminate the game in both digital and physical versions, in addition to helping with System Shock‘s Kickstarter obligations. Early buyers will also be treated to a free copy of System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition.Additionally, it’s been announced that Nightdive is partnering with publisher Prime Matter to help get this thing done. System Shock is now available to pre-order on Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store for £35/$40/€40, and a free demo is available on all storefronts right now. No matter how frustrated I was at some of its more obvious antiquities, I was totally sold on System Shock’s world.”įans won’t need to wait too long to find out, as the remake is only a couple of months away.
The remake looks and sounds great, but how does it play? Ed previewed the game last year, and he said it “had the magnetic pull of the best immersive sims. Our trek through the Citadel Station will also have all-new areas, populated with never before seen mutants that are itching to take a bite out of you. Other updates include an overhauled interface, a revamped hacking system, and remastered sound effects and music. Earlier this year, we were treated to a fresh look at the bloody cool dismemberment system which allows you to target specific mutant limbs, watching them shatter like the necromorphs in Dead Space. In 2017, Nightdive switched engines to Unreal, but just a year later, the studio “refocused” the remake’s development - talks with potential publishers had fallen through and the project had to be rescoped.ĭespite that turbulence, System Shock looks like an equally faithful and beautiful resurrection of the 1994 sci-fi adventure. It was originally announced back in 2015, after Nightdive successfully remastered the game for its Enhanced Edition. The System Shock remake has been through a bumpy development cycle. To see this content please enable targeting cookies.
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