Game Rant

System Shock

Originally a survival horror game made in 1994, created by LookingGlass Technologies, System Shock is also an upcoming remake of this classic game survival horror game by Nightdive Studios. Both games feature a protagonist dropped into Citadel Station, overrun by mutated humans and a deranged AI, SHODAN.

SYSTEM SHOCK 1994
System Shock

Platform(s)
PC
Released
September 23, 1994
Developer(s)
Looking Glass Technologies
Publisher(s)
Origin Systems
Genre(s)
Action , Adventure
Engine
Dark Engine
ESRB
M For Mature 17+ due to Animated Blood and Gore, Animated Violence
How Long To Beat
15 Hours

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