System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

Buy88%

Very Positive · 2k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Nightdive Studios · Immersive Sim · Jun 26, 2025

Player review score
88%
Very Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
50
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
5
Full audio1 of 5
Subtitles5 of 5

Should I buy System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 65 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 49 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 34 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Multiplayer: 24 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 22 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 2k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
50% of themes are praise8% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
65 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay is diverse—searching corpses for useful items, opening locked doors, crawling through narrow passages, upgrading our skills at terminals (provided we have enough upgrade modules).
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The vibes are creepy, the story is cool, and it’s wild how well this game still holds up.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
49 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Overall visuals are nice but some new fearures need to be completed (and i fear that mods won't help).
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Decent game overall on sale as this is a remake with better lighting, textures, and netcode for coop.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
26 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
It looks and runs great, without changing the story or altering the excellent soundtrack.
Controls
Players who bring up Controls mostly praise it.
10 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The gamepad controls work excellently, a clear improvement over the original from 1999.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay65 reviews
Story49 reviews
Graphics49 reviews
Co-op33 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Controls10 reviews
Divided opinion
Difficulty
86% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
85% still recommend
Multiplayer
58% still recommend
Interface
68% still recommend
Bugs
43% still recommend
Crashes
67% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Co-op
  • Cross-Platform Multiplayer
  • LAN Co-op
  • Multi-player
  • Online Co-op
  • Single-player

Controller

  • DualSense Controller Support
  • DualShock Controller Support
  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Captions available
  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$29.99

The lowest we've tracked is $16.49.

7 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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