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System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information
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System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a immersive sim, singleplayer and multiplayer 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 2,197 reviews of which 1,925 were positive and 272 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 5.39€ on Instant Gaming.
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- 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
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I booted up System Shock 2 thinking “haha funny old game” and next thing I know I’m 10 hours deep and emotionally attached to my wrench. The vibes are creepy, the story is cool, and it’s wild how well this game still holds up. BUT. Please. For the love of god. Always keep 200 nanites on you. If you don’t, you can literally softlock yourself. Ask me how I know 💀 I had to grind for HOURS just to continue. Actual suffering. Not immersive. Just pain. That was honestly the only thing that made me mad. Everything else was great. If you like old-school sci-fi horror and immersive sims, this is a W game.
I see a lot of comments about how this remaster is unnecessary, you can get mods that do what this remaster does, among other things.... I gotta say, I disagree. If you are even looking at this, you know what this game is, I am not going to review System Shock 2, there are literally thousands of gamers much wiser than I that can tell you why this game is epic, and why it matters; its okay if you only found out because of BioShock, I say welcome aboard the Von Braun!! No, I review this is a remaster of a very old, very respected game. First things first, this game runs fine - even with mods - from the standard Program Files/Steam directory, anybody who has tried to rock the original '99 version knows that because of the way it was originally coded, it installed to the root C:\ drive off the disc, and if you didn't do that (with the Steam version that is, I can't speak for the GoG version), you were asking for crashes and blue screens of death. Also, not for nothing, but does the PC you are reading this on even HAVE a disc drive? EXACTLY. Beyond the under-the-hood stuff, and new textures - that still feel faithful to the OG - its basically the same game, some of the upgrades that were of questionable use in the original have been buffed, and some weird quirks that you could exploit to be seriously OP have been nerfed, but not severely - the grenade launcher is still DA KING but not quite to the extent as it was back in 1999. If you know, you know. Should you buy this? I say yes just because again, if you are reading this, you know exactly what this game is, and while I understand that the OG has been available digitally for some time and mods to pretty it up a bit have been around for years, it was really old code - most of you remember Windows XP, some of you remember Windows 2K, none of us admit to remembering Windows 98 (second edition), but this game runs flawlessly on my modern Win11 rig. Didn't even have to give it admin rights, didn't have to edit an ini file, it just worked out of the box. Maybe wait until it goes cheaper if its a curiosity to you, but I am glad I bought and replayed this, and I love everything that Nightdive does - if you have played their Turok remasters, expect very much the same from this =D
I remember after getting really into Arkane's Prey, I kept hearing how it was a spiritual successor to the System Shock games, 2 in particular. I saw that System Shock: Enhanced Edition was on sale and bought it. Honestly it holds up way better than I expected, and I really enjoyed it. I meant to move on to System Shock 2, but before I got to it, the System Shock 1 remake came out. I played that and liked it a lot. "ok I really need to play 2 now," I told myself before getting distracted by some shiny object in my steam library and forgetting about it. (not including a few false starts that hardly got past the intro) Eventually though, Nightdive announced and released this remaster, and that finally broke the mutant camel's back or something.. it got me to play the game. After having beat it, I feel like this game simultaneously does and doesn't hold up. It's fun and well crafted, but there are a lot of elements that other games would go on to do better. the thing is, though, that's just cause this game was so influential that most of those games were probably inspired by this. It's kinda crazy how much of this game's DNA carries on into other games, such as Prey, but I can see why; the whole thing is stuffed with cool ideas and mechanics with just enough rough edges to make it feel like it could be made even better. The remaster doesn't overhaul the game by any means, but it smooths enough of the rough edges to make the game more approachable. TLDR: if you're interested in trying System Shock 2, this is a great way to do it, although maybe wait for a sale. And if you play the game and like it, go play Prey (2017)!! And its DLC Mooncrash! It's a really amazing game that lives up to the role of spiritual successor. Also it goes on sale for up to 90% off!
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.
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Frequently Asked Questions
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is currently priced at 28.99€ on Steam.
No, System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 28.99€ on Steam.
Yes, System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster received 1,925 positive votes out of a total of 2,197 achieving a rating of 8.39.
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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.
Yes, System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is not playable on MacOS.
No, 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.
No, System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster does not currently offer any DLC.
No, System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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32
Developer
Nightdive Studios,
Looking Glass Studios,
Irrational Games
Publisher
Nightdive Studios,
Atari
Release
26 Jun 2025
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