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[PC, Steam] System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster $17.98 @ Steam

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[PC, Steam] System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster $17.98 @ Steam
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Hiphopopotamus on 21/09/2025 - 17:24 store.steampowered.com (1146 clicks)

System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster by Nightdive Studios brings to you the modernized remaster of the FPS/RPG classic, featuring Cross-Play Co-Op multiplayer, Mod Support and more.

It’s the year 2114 and as you awake from cryo sleep on the FTL ship Von Braun, you are unable to remember who or where you are… and something has gone terribly wrong. Hybrid mutants and deadly robots roam the halls while the cries from the remaining crew reverberate through the cold hull of the ship. SHODAN, a rogue AI bent on the destruction of mankind has taken over and it's up to you to stop her.

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  • Chazzozz on 21/09/2025 - 19:17
    +24

    Oh wow, one of the most atmospheric games I’ve ever played. It used to creep me out with some of the background sounds you’d hear. Definitely worth playing through again! For those who don’t know, this was developed by the same team who went on to build Bioshock and its successors.

    Fun fact: the development studio was based in Canberra, and I used to unknowingly walk past their front door almost every day on the way to work.

    • kungfuman on 22/09/2025 - 07:57

      finally they remastered system shock 2!!!

    • Aldonis on 22/09/2025 - 08:55
      -1

      I remember being so unimpressed that the twist in Bioshock was the same one from System Shock

      • toliman on 22/09/2025 - 10:21
        +2

        well, TBF, it's not exactly the same

        • it's more of a horror mystery story trope that the villain is in control of everything - including the player's actions.

        This is something of a spoiler, so i'll be careful

        Disney Villains have the same twist (sic). Because it's part of the anti-hero twist that heroes are not so virtuous when beheading all the beasts along the way to gain strength, sic. Something has to be lost in the conflict that was part of how the villain was born / introduced, or how they interact, sic. Especially in stories where you want a sympathetic villain.

        It is an Evil AI story - SHODAN is right there on the cover.

        Controlling the Narrative, Controlling the Player, playing games, etc.

        Almost literally the story has to revolve with interacting with SHODAN in both stories to different degrees - so POV is always going to be reflective / antagonistic. MGS also has the same Evil AI is in control of everything story with Colonel Campbell at the end of MGS2 Sons of Liberty - where you find out your leader is an AI overlord manipulating everything. (spoilers)

        It's not quite 'the same' as Bioshock - because Metal Gear Solid also has a similar 'you were the villain all along' trope - being manipulated by the 'villain' as an accomplice sic. It's also a common horror trope that the protag is the unknowing antagonist - because it's part of the mystery story formula when you have an unreliable narrator (sic). It's also a really common form of The Villain is the Hero of their own story.

        https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Evil_All_Along
        https://tropedia.fandom.com/wiki/Sliding_Scale_of_Anti-Heroe…

        • Aldonis on 22/09/2025 - 10:54
          +1

          that's a great break down and better than I could have put it. I was moreso just referring to the surface level similarities in the twist that Polito is SHODAN/Atlas is Fontaine

          • toliman on 23/09/2025 - 09:54
            +1

            @Aldonis: The probable reason you see Bioshock having a similar thesis/story is that Ken Levine worked on both.

            Well, kind of a side note and I suppose spoilers, a lot of the Looking Glass devs moved from the company into other studios, and Thief, Dishonored, Bioshock, Prey et al. came from the Alums/devs that worked in Origin/LGS.

            Levine originally concepted SS2 as a different franchise, Junction Point as a spinoff of System Shock, with different concept / art https://shodan.fandom.com/wiki/System_Shock_2_Original_Pitch…

            but when the studio got bought out by Origin/EA, EA wanted to tie the concept into the System Shock Universe/franchise again to leverage the original fans - as EA understood the marketing for System Shock as a FPS type shooter / RPG had more magnetic appeal. The original concept was more of a Cyberpunk story aka Junction Point set on a space station - which was a Thief-like stealth gameplay - similar to a Dead Space Deus Ex 'thing'.

            In a way, System Shock 2 is an amalgam of ideas in the late 90s - which was later refined into concepts like Dishonored, Thief, Bioshock, Arkane's Prey, and so on.

  • MrJJ on 21/09/2025 - 19:45

    60% off for anyone wondering

    • Agret on 21/09/2025 - 20:33
      +3

      Historical low for this game

      • kungfuman on 22/09/2025 - 08:18
        +3

        this game is worth it!!!! system shock 2 is my favorite one of the series.

        • Agret on 23/09/2025 - 02:25

          Wonder if the coop netcode is more stable in this remaster. It was damn near impossible to get a 3 player game going on the original game.

  • FabMan on 21/09/2025 - 20:25
    +2

    That and Hades, cheers.

  • Hoddi on 21/09/2025 - 20:53

    Might be a stupid question, but should I play the system shock one remake first?

    • iJebus on 22/09/2025 - 00:19
      +3

      I wouldn't say it's necessary.

    • kungfuman on 22/09/2025 - 08:18
      +5

      meh you don't have to but its better if you do.

  • locknuts on 22/09/2025 - 05:05
    +1

    This game scared me as a kid. Could only play so long before I had to quit. Hard too.

  • yippy on 22/09/2025 - 06:59

    Could never play the original System Shock 2 back in the day. It used to give me the worst motion sickness.

  • Manny Calavera on 22/09/2025 - 09:03
    +2

    We are, we are, we are…

    • Chazzozz on 22/09/2025 - 09:40
      +1

      "Joiiiiiiiin Usssss…"

      Hearing those whispers in the distance was freaky.

    • Sxio on 22/09/2025 - 10:04
      +1

      And other great quotes as well.

      My fave is "yes she's a beauty! The compass in the handle will sure come in handy too!"

      • Mikeer on 26/09/2025 - 22:05
        +1

        Criminally underrated comment.

  • lonewolf on 22/09/2025 - 12:38
    +1

    one of the best games of all time. Btw its some of the same people who have moved around to different studios over time, but basicaly from ultima underworld 1,2 to system shock, deus ex, thief, to system shock 2,, bioshock, prey . They took similar ideas and attention to detail as well as atmosphere. Have played this game start to finish in co-op with a mate multiple times with different characters.

  • CaptainSizzle on 23/09/2025 - 15:41

    Deal seems to be over

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