System Shock: Enhanced Edition
First-person sci-fi adventure with hacking on a rogue AI's station
Looking Glass Studios, Nightdive Studios · Published by Nightdive Studios, Atari · Released Oct 22, 2015
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 89% of 2,367
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 3
- peak 24h 4
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- 5 years ago
- Jan 22, 2021
Metacritic: 85/100 (critic reviews)
What is System Shock: Enhanced Edition?
This first-person sci-fi action-adventure takes place on Citadel Station, where a hacker wakes from a coma to find the facility overrun by cyborgs, robots, and mutants controlled by an AI called SHODAN. You explore the station, fight enemies, collect weapons and supplies, solve puzzles, and enter cyberspace to steal information and hack security.
For you if...
- +you like exploring eerie sci-fi spaces without objective markers
- +you enjoy solving puzzles and hacking computer security
- +you want first-person combat against robots and mutants
Not for you if...
- −you expect modern controls and a quick tutorial
- −you dislike getting lost without clear directions
What players say
89% of 2,367 reviews are positive
Players praise the station's atmosphere and the way exploration and recordings reveal its story. They criticize the controls and limited guidance. Several recent players also report choppy movement and stuttering, which they link to an earlier update.
Screenshots and trailer
System Shock: Enhanced Edition system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- OS
- Windows 7
- Processor
- 1 GHz Processor
- Graphics
- Any 100% OpenGL capable card (Card or Onboard)
- Memory
- 128 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
Recommended
- OS
- Windows 10
- Processor
- 1.5 GHz Processor
- Graphics
- Any 100% OpenGL capable card (Card or Onboard)
- Memory
- 256 MB RAM
- Storage
- 1 GB available space
PC version details
DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Achievements
- 6
- Steam features
- Family Sharing, Trading cards
Steam Deck: Playable
- Default controller config not fully functional
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
Tags
- Immersive Sim
- Cyberpunk
- Classic
- RPG
- Sci-fi
- Horror
- FPS
- Action
- First-Person
- Adventure
- Retro
- 1990's
- Singleplayer
- Atmospheric
- Great Soundtrack
- Story Rich
Recent updates
- Jan 22, 2021 · Source Port Update #5 is available now!
- Jul 31, 2020 · Source Port Update #4 is available now!
- Oct 26, 2018 · Source Port Update #3 is available now!
- Sep 25, 2018 · Source Port Update #2 is available now!
- Sep 13, 2018 · Source Port Update #1 is available now!
1 DLC available.
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