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System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a singleplayer, multiplayer and immersive sim game developed by Nightdive Studios, Looking Glass Studios and Irrational Games and published by Nightdive Studios and Atari.
Released on June 26th 2025 is available only on Windows in 5 languages: English, German, French, Italian and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 2,065 reviews of which 1,813 were positive and 252 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 6.79€ on Gamivo.

The Steam community has classified System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster into these genres:

Singleplayer Multiplayer Immersive Sim Online Co-Op FPS Horror Sci-fi Cyberpunk Action Atmospheric Adventure Shooter Action RPG Dark Action-Adventure RPG Metroidvania Story Rich 3D First-Person

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System requirements

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Windows

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS *: Windows 7 (64-bit required)
Processor: Intel or AMD Dual-Core at 2.0 GHz
Memory: 2 GB RAM
Graphics: GPU with DirectX 11 or Vulkan 1.1 support
Storage: 5 GB available space
Sound Card: 100% DirectX compatible sound card or onboard sound

User reviews & Ratings

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Sept. 2025

Not worth $30, but because the game is mostly unchanged from the original I have to recommend because it's such a great game. Here's what was remastered: - Higher quality cutscenes, though not even close to the level of something like the Halo 2 remaster - Upscaled textures and minor touch-ups to some areas, e.g., additional wall posters - Rebalancing, e.g., Tank gives +10 hp instead of +5, a big improvement on Impossible difficulty. I think they also patched the bug where the Smasher perk makes the Crystal Shard super overpowered. - New NPC/enemy meshes and textures, but overall this is only a minor improvement. The NPCs and dead bodies feel particularly lazy and all have the same goofy horrified expression with wide-open eyes. Weird choice. - Some good QoL changes like improved save slot management The reason this remaster feels lackluster is that the lighting and level geometry is completely unchanged, so the overall look and feel of the game is identical to the original. Watch a comparison video. It's kind of hilarious. This is really apparent in the Body of the Many, where you walk through halls made of flesh. The untouched geometry is flat and angular, and the original lighting doesn't do the space justice at all in 2025. The game itself IS fantastic and this IS undoubtedly a better experience than the original game, but for what you get over that original experience, it is maybe not worth the $30 price tag.

July 2025

Very good remaster. I've been waiting for this for years, but honestly as the date to release got closer my hype slowly turned into "eh what's the point?" and even as I played the first few levels that line of thinking remained. On a surface level it just looks like modded SS2 with some extra enhancements like better animations, real weapon animations, faithfully remodeled enemies/ weapons, and post processing like AO, bloom, and specular lighting. And visually yeah, that's exactly what you get. What you get on top of that though really makes the difference for me. Audio/Visual: This game felt smooth , like ridiculously so. The older New Dark engine updates for Thief and SS2 do support high framerates and whatnot, but physics always has to be locked, and the responsiveness never feels *quite* good enough. This remaster has support for unlimited refresh rate as far as I can tell, up to 4k(8k?) (no clue, who uses 8k?), and comes with Vulkan and DX11 support both so you have your options. Only thing it's missing is an FOV slider but I THINK that was removed because of a bug with the new models when you increase it. Aside from that, the game has native OpenAL and HRTF support, and it sounds awesome . You could emulate EAX to OpenAL in the original, but they clearly did some extra work here. It's great. Extra modeling/ texture enhancements... I technically mentioned this above, but I really want to point it out. Even with SHTUP and SCP, etc. in the original game, many models still remained technically flat albeit with higher res textures. Instead they've gone the whole nine yards here and fully remodeled pretty much every world object from doors to panels, kiosks, and furniture, and given it real depth . If you've never played the original or barely played it you might not notice, but with the amount I've played it, it was always something I wish was rectified in some of the original HD texture/model mods, and I LOVE seeing it here. Something else you get that isn't really a possibility of the old engine is that addition of extra animation support. Every character's animations have been improved and those that physically talk now have a bit of lip syncing which is pretty cool. Aside from that, all weapon models now have both hands and reload animations! If you're familiar with the old game you'll now that you held every weapon (even shotguns and grenade launchers) with one hand, and reloading was handled by lower the gun off screen. Again, a change many wouldn't REALLY notice, but it's awesome to have, and another thing I had always wished for. The rest of the honorable mentions are stuff like light balance changes, though I'm not sure what was implemented from mods and what is new. There's also the QOL of key items not requiring being dragged which I thought was great. Achievements are cool. Multiplayer now actually works, though saves are bugged, but from what I've seen of it, it looks really fun. Already implied, but you also get all of these enhancements WITHOUT having to download like 20 different mod packages, which I think is dope. I just finished the game on Impossible - Navy and it was an insanely good time. As I said it started out kind of eh but I soon found myself thinking about the game when I was working or doing chores and just HAD to come back and beat it. All time game right here, one of if not my favorite FPS of all time still. My hopes are that some of my favorite mods like Secmod 3 get ported, and that some new tools come out to help reignite the modding community for this game as Thief has in recent years. 11/10 type game.

July 2025

All I can think about when playing this game is that Nightdive would do a phenomenal job if they gave Deus Ex the same treatment. 10/10 remaster.

June 2025

Man, I remember playing this game 25 years ago and I'm still blown away by it! This, Deus Ex and Vampire - The Masquerade: Bloodlines were the pinnacle of game design back then and I'm honestly not sure if that level has ever been reached again since then.

June 2025

If there is any franchise that needs to be revived it's this one. The story, the setting, the atmosphere - everything was amazing. This game will always hold a special place in my heart. Now it's time to get Deus Ex and Thief: The Dark Project remastered, Nightdive!

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System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 28.99€ on Steam.

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster received 1,813 positive votes out of a total of 2,065 achieving a rating of 8.40.

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System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster was developed by Nightdive Studios, Looking Glass Studios and Irrational Games and published by Nightdive Studios and Atari.

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is playable and fully supported on Windows.

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is not playable on MacOS.

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is not playable on Linux.

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster does not currently offer any DLC.

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster does not support Steam Remote Play.

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