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System Shock 2 (1999)

Irrational Games, Looking Glass Studios

Linux · Mac · PC (Microsoft Windows)

4.27 from 657 ratings · #208 top rated on Grouvee

4168 members have it in their collection · 56 playing now · 2418 backlogged · 430 wish listed

How long? Main story 18h · with extras 18h (from 7 logged playthroughs)

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.
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Details

Developers
Irrational Games, Looking Glass Studios
Publishers
Electronic Arts, Nightdive Studios
Genres
Role-playing (RPG), Shooter
Themes
Action, Horror, Science fiction, Stealth, Survival
Series
System Shock
Steam
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Release dates

  • Aug 11, 1999 (Full Release) (Worldwide) PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • May 10, 2013 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Linux, Mac
  • Apr 01, 2014 (Full Release) (Worldwide) Linux

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Rating distribution

5 stars
329
4 stars
208
3 stars
91
2 stars
25
1 star
3
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Dallen

Status Dallen Jul 9, 2019

Thanks to Torgo I tried out system shock 2 and I forgot how much I love Immersive Sim games and kinda accidentally went on steam and bought every immersive sim game I could... excited to try Prey especially.

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