System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
The original System Shock 2 is a genre-defining experience that established innovative gameplay mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Delve through the corridors of the derelict ship Von…
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is an adventure developed by Nightdive Studios, released 26 June 2025 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
What System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is an adventure game developed by Nightdive Studios and released in 2025. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Dark Engine. It carries an ESRB M age rating.
The premise, in the publisher's words
The original System Shock 2 is a genre-defining experience that established innovative gameplay mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Delve through the corridors of the derelict ship Von Braun and immerse yourself in the story rich atmosphere and environments. Explore deck by deck and unravel the horrifying fate of the Von Braun and her crew. System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary modernizes the 1999 sci-fi horror classic using Nightdive Studios’ proprietary KEX Engine for a definitive version of the game featuring Enhanced Characters, Weapon Models and Animations, Up to 144FPS performance with ultra-widescreen support, Optimized Controller support, 50 Achievements to…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action, horror, open world and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player. There are 50 achievements to unlock.
Where it sits in the System Shock series
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is the second of 2 entries we hold in the System Shock series. It arrived 2 years after Pinball FX Midnight. It is the most recent released entry in the series.
How it was received
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster holds a critic score of 88 out of 100. That places it above 90% of the 7,527 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2025 averaged 78, so it scored 10 points above the year average.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel or AMD Dual-Core at 2.0 GHz, 2 GB RAM and GPU with DirectX 11 or Vulkan 1.1 support. At 2GB of RAM, it will run on essentially any working PC — that is below what a budget laptop ships with today. Install size is roughly 5GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster launched on 26 June 2025, within three weeks of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Dune: Awakening, The Alters and Donkey Kong Bananza. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 5 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Dune: Awakening, The Alters, Donkey Kong Bananza.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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