System Shock is a 2023 action-adventure game developed by Nightdive Studios and published by Prime Matter. It is a remake of the 1994 game System Shock by Looking Glass Studios. The game is set aboard a space station in a cyberpunk vision of the year 2072. Assuming the role of a nameless security hacker, the player attempts to hinder the plans of a malevolent artificial intelligence called SHODAN.
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| Developer(s) | Nightdive Studios |
| Publisher(s) | Prime Matter |
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| Programmer(s) | Matthew Kenneally |
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| Composer(s) | Jonathan Peros |
| Series | System Shock |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
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| Genre(s) | Action-adventure |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
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System Shock (2023) Reviews
System Shock (2023) is rated 'Strong' after being reviewed by 101 critics, with an overall average score of 77. It's ranked in the top 29% of games and recommended by 70% of critics.
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IGN Spain
MAY 20, 2024
SHODAN once again displays all its charm, this time on PS5 and Xbox Series, by the grace of a Nightdive that once again demonstrates the love and respect it feels for the original System Shock. Played on PS5 the result is outstanding with no bugs, performance drops or any other error.
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PLAYSTATION 5
80
God is a Geek
MAY 20, 2024
System Shock on PS5 is a great opportunity for console players to experience Nightdive Studios excellent remake of a classic.
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PLAYSTATION 5
80
Daily Star
MAY 20, 2024
While this type of game has obviously been done better and bigger in the decades since, old school gamers will love stepping back into this world. Modern players may find it interesting but not vital.
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PLAYSTATION 5
75
Player 2
MAY 20, 2024
At the very least, anyone who has lost themselves in Deus Ex, Dishonored, Bioshock, Prey and many other titles that have cribbed heavily from the blueprint laid out here owe it to themselves to see where it all began.
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PLAYSTATION 5
75
Press Start Australia
MAY 20, 2024
While the changes to the ending and some quality-of-life improvements do great work in improving this remake, System Shock still brings with it the thirty years of baggage that the original game did. Despite its resounding influence and its impact on a genre it arguably helped to carve out, the System Shock remake does best with what it has to offer an experience that's authentic to the original game, for better or for worse.
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PLAYSTATION 5
70
Finger Guns
MAY 20, 2024
System Shock is a classic and Nightdive Studio have not gotten in the way of bringing it to modern hardware. With punishing gameplay, relenting atmosphere and an all-timer villain with SHODAN, it’s an incredible remake. The console experience isn’t the best but it doesn’t totally dampen the grandfather of immersive sims.
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PLAYSTATION 5
70
GamersRD
MAY 20, 2024
System Shock is a title that fans or those who have never tried the original game and like the genre but will find it a bit rudimentary will love. Those who know how to see beyond will have a challenging game, it inherits some shortcomings that the 1994 game has and they stuck quite closely to some of its playable bases.
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PLAYSTATION 5
60
Push Square
MAY 20, 2024
At the end of the day, System Shock is the faithful remake of a 30-year-old game, and you can feel that age in every facet of its being. In some ways, this is a tantalising look back at the game that started an entire genre, and if you’ve got the enthusiasm or nostalgia for immersive sims like it, then it’s worth checking out for that alone. However, if you lack that nostalgic connection, then System Shock is more a showcase of how far the genre has come, rather than a spotlight on how well it’s held up. System Shock may have walked so others in the genre could run, but for us, that walk is just a little too slow.
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PLAYSTATION 5
60
RPGamer
MAY 20, 2024
On one hand, I am happy I finally got the chance to play System Shock, but the experience I had was mixed overall. While the storytelling, world-building, and environments were interesting and engaging, its gunplay, awkward UI, and unbalanced difficulty make the game hard to recommend outside of those who have already experienced it before. This remake retains a lot of old-school design choices but dresses them up in a new 3D outer shell, meaning it’s still the same game from 1994, for better or worse. Those who love challenging gameplay and don’t mind some stiff gunplay will find a lot to like here, but for first-timers, this game is not newcomer-friendly, and you’re better off tracking down a copy of Prey or BioShock which do a better job of being more inviting story-driven shooter experiences.
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PLAYSTATION 5