It will require a lot more money and resources. This System Shock project is different, though, since it’s a complete remake. Nightdive has a history or restoring classic games, including System Shock 2, 7th Guest, and Turok. Nightdive has already released a pre-alpha demo of the project on Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store. It was also have a new score and an updated user interface. As promised the System Shock Pre-Alpha Demo is now available on Linux due to demand for it and closing in on the Linux + Mac stretch goal. The remake will feature new assets and graphics created from the ground up in the Unity engine. “As well as including members of the original team, such as famed concept artist Robb Waters, we have been expanding to include a number of industry veterans with years of triple-A development experience having worked on games such as Fallout, Tomb Raider, Skyrim, and Wasteland.” “This is a full-fledged reboot of a classic game into something new” said Stephen Kick, chief executive officer of Nightdive Studios, in a press release sent to GamesBeat.

Mac and Linux versions will be added as stretch goals. It is targeting a release for Xbox One and PC. The game costs $44.95 and is set to release in 2021 with no exact release date.System Shock is asking for $900,000. System Shock is available for pre-order now on PC and Linux via Epic Games Store, GOG, and Steam with each platform offering the free demo. And the station’s AI, SHODAN, seems to have developed quite the God complex. Murderous robots, killer cyborgs, and malicious mutants have run amok. Players, in the space-boots of an unnamed hacker who awakes after a six-month snooze, finds Citadel Station in quite the state. The new System Shock is a complete remake of the groundbreaking immersive sim, first released in 1994. Nightdive went in and recreated the game with HD visuals, updated controls, revamped hacking, and added areas and secrets to Citadel Station.

This isn’t just a refresh or a remaster that provides some stability improvements and slight graphical updates.

I want to note, this is a remake from the ground up. Not only do we have a trailer for you to check out below, but a free demo is now available for fans to check out. In case you missed it, the beloved game is getting remade by Night Dive Studios and you can check it out now.

The game served as a spiritual precursor to more modern titles like BioShock and Deus Ex. Back in 1994, a little game called System Shock was released by LookingGlass Technologies and Origin Systems.

System shock pre alpha demo