Action

System Shock

Single Player

Critic · Metacritic

3.9

Users · RAWG

2023

Released

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📅 Release Info

Release DateMay 30, 2023

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Publisher

🏷️ Game Details

Genres

ActionShooterAdventure

Playable on

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About this game

A seminal cyberpunk first-person exploratory adventure game with RPG elements in which, waking up in the Citadel Space Station, a lone hacker has to survive corrupted enemies and collect audio logs and equipment from former station workers in order to shut down SHODAN, the station's artificial intelligence that has killed everyone on board and now intends to destroy the world.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Faithful modernization preserves the original's identity while updating presentation.
Unsettling cyberpunk atmosphere with detailed environments and audiovisual presentation.
Interconnected station supports exploration and player-directed problem solving.
Updated controls make dense systems more approachable in first person.
SHODAN's taunting voice and threatening presence remain memorable.

Cons

Backtracking and older design conventions add friction to progression.
Combat has inconsistent enemy behavior and weapon feel.
Layered station layouts provide limited direction between objectives.
Inventory requires item categorization and frequent equipment management.

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