Action · May 30, 2023

System Shock (2023)

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System Shock is the fully fledged remake of the ground breaking original from 1994, combining cult gameplay with all-new HD visuals, updated controls, an overhauled interface and all-new sounds & music; it even has the original voice actor of SHODAN, one of gaming’s most iconic villains. Witness the rebirth of one of the greatest and most influential games ever created. SHE IS SELF-AWARE AND AWARE OF YOU Meet SHODAN. The psychotic AI has taken control of Citadel Station and turned the crew into an army of cyborgs and mutants; She now plans to do the same to Earth. You must explore and battle your way through the depths of a space station gone to hell. Stop SHODAN and avert humanity’s destruction. HER TERMINATION IS OUR SALVATION FEATURES - Fight to death in the depths of space - Face off against the forces of a rogue AI gone mad - Improve your skills and adapt to take on your foes - Discover a non-linear story unfolding at your own pace - Jack into cyberspace to hack the system and open other routes - Innovative art style combines retro future design with modern technology Become fully immersed: shoot, brawl, crawl, climb, leap and think your way through Citadel Station.

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Peer Action titles

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Position in Action

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume10.7k Steam reviewsTop 38% in Action
Positive rating91% positiveGenre average: 83% — this title sits in top 32%
Engagement hours11 h averageTop 43% for session depth among Action

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Action · 305
  • Immersive Sim · 281
  • Adventure · 277
  • Cyberpunk · 277
  • Sci-fi · 263
  • Horror · 229
  • Remake · 226
  • FPS · 216
  • First-Person · 176
  • Atmospheric · 176
  • Singleplayer · 174
  • Survival Horror · 158
  • Space · 157
  • Shooter · 150
  • Story Rich · 137

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English volume_up
  • French
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Japanese
  • Korean
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Simplified Chinese
  • Traditional Chinese
  • Turkish

Full audio (2)

  • English
  • Portuguese - Brazil

Press Quotes

“SUPERB - A hallmark of excellence.” 9/10 – Destructoid “Amazing: System Shock deftly returns a classic immersive shooter to its place on top of the heap, updated for nearly anyone to enjoy.” 9/10 – IGN “SHO-damn good” RPS Bestest Bests - Award – RockPaperShotgun

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

11h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

5h

Typical completion time

Achievements

46

Steam unlocks available

Reception Metrics

Steam community

91%Very Positive · 10.7k reviews

9.8k positive · 966 negative

Curator recommendations

9.1k

Release & Availability

Release dateMay 30, 2023
DeveloperNightdive Studios
PublisherAtari, Nightdive Studios
Base price$13.99 -65%
DLC / Add-ons1 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Support · [email protected]

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Partial Controller Support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Content Notes

System Shock contains scenes of violence and gore toward humanoid enemies. System Shock also has spider-like enemies that users with arachnophobia may find disturbing.

Editions & Packages

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