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System Shock remake’s release date has been delayed to May 30thSHODAN is still waiting

SHODAN is still waiting

Sci-fi immersive sim System Shock is being remade by Nightdive Studios, who remastered the original for its Enhanced Edition.

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The System Shock remake has been through a bumpy development cycle. It was originally announced back in 2015, after Nightdive successfully remastered the game for its Enhanced Edition. In 2017, Nightdive switched engines to Unreal, but just a year later, the studio“refocused” the remake’s development- talks with potential publishers had fallen through and the project had to be rescoped.

Despite that turbulence, System Shock looks like an equally faithful and beautiful resurrection of the 1994 sci-fi adventure. Earlier this year, we were treated to a fresh look at thebloody cool dismemberment systemwhich allows you to target specific mutant limbs, watching them shatter like the necromorphs inDead Space. Other updates include an overhauled interface, a revamped hacking system, and remastered sound effects and music. Our trek through the Citadel Station will also have all-new areas, populated with never before seen mutants that are itching to take a bite out of you.

The remake looks and sounds great, but how does it play? Edpreviewed the gamelast year, and he said it “had the magnetic pull of the best immersive sims. No matter how frustrated I was at some of its more obvious antiquities, I was totally sold on System Shock’s world.”

Fans won’t need to wait too long to find out, as the remake is only a couple of months away. System Shock is now available to pre-order onSteam,GOG, and theEpic Games Storefor £35/$40/€40, and a free demo is available on all storefronts right now. Early buyers will also be treated to a free copy ofSystem Shock 2: Enhanced Edition.