Faithful, well-made remake
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 positive reviews
“This is how you do a remake, its as perfect as you can make it and the art style is 10/10.”
Steam review · 29.7 h played ↗
System Shock
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 91%Very Positive · 91%Nightdive Studios2023Immersive Sim · Action · Adventure
−70%$39.99$11.99
US Steam price, checked 1 h ago
The verdict
A faithful, atmospheric remake of the 1994 immersive sim with great sound, SHODAN and exploration, but also maze levels and heavy backtracking. Skip it if you want hand-holding.
Great for
Patient players who like old-school, no-hand-holding exploration, note-taking and sci-fi horror atmosphere
Main risk
Maze-like levels, vague objectives and heavy backtracking leave you lost and bored
What players love
No hand-holding, rewarding exploration
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“there's nothing quite like feeling of accomplishment you get after figuring something out without the game handholding you”
Steam review · 24.8 h played ↗
Great visuals and sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The atmosphere, visuals and especially the sounddesign are superb.”
Steam review · 36.5 h played ↗
Excellent atmosphere and SHODAN
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The corridors in this game are very well done. Blinking lights and hissing dorrs everywhere.”
Steam review · 30.4 h played ↗
Fun gunplay and weapon variety
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“The guns feel fantastic, it is a joy to run around with the speed boots”
Steam review · 89.5 h played ↗
Customizable difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“The game has 4 different difficulty sliders”
Steam review · 49.5 h played ↗
What players complain about
Confusing maze-like level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“You very quickly lose your sense of place in what feels like an endless maze.”
Steam review · 17 h played ↗
Vague objectives, guide needed
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“I just spent 3 hours trying to find how to fix the relay even with googles hlp.”
Steam review · 24.3 h played ↗
Cyberspace and final boss are frustrating
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“The worst part of the game are the cyber space sections”
Steam review · 44.4 h played ↗
Respawning enemies
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“they thought it was a good idea to add random enemy respawns, which completely ruins the game”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Too much backtracking
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“This is Backtracking: The Game, you will spend hours doing just that.”
Steam review · 34.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable10 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit only)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or better
Storage10 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit only)
ProcessorIntel Core i7-3770/AMD FX-8350 or better
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 970 4GB/AMD Radeon R9 290 4GB or better
Storage10 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit only)
ProcessorIntel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better
Memory4 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or better
Storage10 GB available space
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