Finally, an exact release date for the eagerly anticipated System Shock remake has been set, however it involves yet another delay. The game was previously scheduled to be released this month by publisher Prime Matter. We had wanted to release the game by the end of March, but that proved to be just out of reach because, unlike Shodan!, we are only merely human, it claimed.
The game will now launch on May 30th on Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store. The price is $40. When Nightdive Studios’ port of System Shock 2 is released, early purchasers will receive a free copy of System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition.
For those who have been anticipating the release of the System Shock remake on consoles, there comes additional discouraging news. After May, it will be available on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S. More information will be made accessible, according to Prime Matter.
It’s taken a while for the 1994 first-person role-playing game to get a remake. It was first revealed by Nightdive in 2015, and we got our first look at it in 2016. System Shock was supposed to release in the summer of 2021, according to the studio, but this obviously didn’t happen.
According to Prime Matter, the most recent edition will improve the aesthetics, music, controls, and interface while maintaining the gameplay of the well-known original game. New opponents are being added to Nightdive’s hacking function, and the combat has been updated to include a dismemberment mechanism. There is a PC demo of System Shock accessible right now, so you can play a little bit of it.
