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System Shock

System Shock is a 2023 remake of the original 1994 title, now developed by Nightdive Studios. Set in the year 2072, a security hacker is taken aboard a space station after a botched hacking attempt forces him to accept a deal. The hacker must hack an AI known as Shodan, which helps maintain the station. Things go awry when the hacker wakes up months after a medically induced coma to discover that SHODAN has gone rogue and now controls the station and is planning to destroy Earth. Players will solve puzzles and engage in first-person combat to face the highly intelligent AI and stop her from destroying the planet.

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Your Rating

System Shock
8/10
Released
September 23, 1994
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ due to Animated Blood and Gore, Animated Violence
Developer(s)
Looking Glass Technologies
Publisher(s)
Origin Systems
Engine
Dark Engine
Franchise
System Shock

Platform(s)
PC
How Long To Beat
15 Hours

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