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System Shock 2 cover
Video game · 1999

System Shock 2

Released 11 August 1999 on PC, Mac, Linux, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 and 3 more

Developer
Irrational Games, Looking Glass Studios
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Made in
Boston, United States
Genre
Shooter, Role-playing (RPG)
Themes
Action, Science fiction, Horror, Survival, Stealth
METACRITIC92
IGDB PLAYERS89388 ratings

About System Shock 2

A first-person cyberpunk exploratory horror RPG and sequel to System Shock (1994) in which a soldier wakes up in the starship Von Braun in the aftermath of a disaster and finds himself in the midst of a conflict between SHODAN, the artificial intelligence antagonist of System Shock seeking mastery over humanity, and The Many, a flesh-based psychic hive mind led by the ship's corrupted AI.

Summary: IGDB.

Release dates

PC11 August 1999
Linux10 May 2013
Mac10 May 2013
Nintendo Switch10 July 2025
PlayStation 410 July 2025
PlayStation 510 July 2025
Xbox One10 July 2025
Xbox Series X|S10 July 2025

Screenshots

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Videos

System Shock 2: Gameplay videoSystem Shock 2: Trailer

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Sources: Wikidata, IGDB, Wikipedia's release lists.