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    System Shock 2

    Looking Glass Studios · 1999 · 3 platforms

    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.

    Role-playing (RPG)Shooter

    01 — About

    The story

    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.

    The game takes place on board a starship in a cyberpunk depiction of 2114. The player assumes the role of a lone soldier trying to stem the outbreak of a genetic infection that has devastated the ship. Like System Shock, gameplay consists of first-person shooting and exploration. It also incorporates role-playing system elements, in which the player can develop unique skills and traits, such as hacking and psionic abilities.

    02 — At a glance

    Metascore

    92/100

    Exceptional — among the best of the year.

    Age

    ACB 15+

    Released

    Aug 11 1999

    Platforms

    LinuxMacPC (Microsoft Windows)

    Developer

    Looking Glass Studios

    Publisher

    Electronic Arts

    Genres

    Role-playing (RPG)Shooter

    03 — World & gameplay

    Technical sheet

    Classification

    Franchise
    • System Shock
    Themes
    • Action
    • Horror
    • Science fiction
    • Stealth
    • Survival
    Game modes
    • Co-operative
    • Single player
    Perspective
    • First person
    Engine
    • Dark Engine

    Multiplayer

    • Online co-opUp to 4 players
    • LAN co-op
    • Co-op campaign

    IGDB details for: PC (Microsoft Windows)

    Links

    • Official website(opens in a new tab)
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    • Wikipedia(opens in a new tab)
    • Community wiki(opens in a new tab)
    • Reddit(opens in a new tab)
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    04 — Age ratings

    Mature audiences

    ACB15+

    ACB MA 15+

    ACB

    ESRB17+

    Mature 17+

    ESRB

    Content descriptors

    • Violence
    • Sexual Content
    USK16+

    USK 16

    USK

    05 — Languages

    Available worldwide

    2 languages supported

    LanguageInterfaceAudioSubtitles
    German—
    English—

    06 — How long is this game?

    Source: HowLongToBeat

    Estimated duration

    • Main Story18.4h
    • Main + Extras13.0h
    • Completionist32.3h

    07 — Media

    See it in action

    10 screenshots · 3 videos

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    Gameplay video

    Gameplay video

    Trailer

    Trailer

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    Trailer

    12 — Price history

    Last 90 days

    13 — Community voice

    What players say

    14 — In the same franchise

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