System Shock (2023)

This page is for the 2023 remake. For the original game, see System Shock. For the 2015 remaster, see System Shock: Enhanced Edition.

System Shock
System Shock	1994
System Shock 2	1999
System Shock: Enhanced Edition	2015
System Shock (2023)	2023
System Shock 2 Enhanced Edition	TBA
System Shock 3	TBA

System Shock is a remake of the 1994 game of the same name. The remake was developed by Nightdive Studios and published by Prime Matter.

The development of the game started on the Unity engine and was first announced in 2015 for Windows and consoles. After a successful Kickstarter campaign, Linux and macOS ports were also confirmed. In 2017, the development moved from Unity to Unreal Engine 4. The Windows version was released on May 30, 2023.

The Linux and macOS ports are still under development and will be released at a later date.

General information

GOG.com Community Discussions for game series

GOG.com Support Page

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
Epic Games Store
GOG.com
Humble Store
Steam

A pre-alpha demo was released for Windows and Linux. It was removed from official digital distribution after the switch to Unreal Engine 4 as it no longer represented the final product. A newer demo using Unreal Engine 4 was released in 2020. On February 5, 2023, a significantly updated demo was released and can still be downloaded from GOG.com, Steam, and Epic Games Store.

Monetization

Type	Notes
One-time game purchase	The game requires an upfront purchase to access.

Microtransactions

Type	Notes
No microtransactions	The game does not contain microtransactions.

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Nightdive Studios\SystemShock\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/482400/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows	%USERPROFILE%\Saved Games\Nightdive Studios\SystemShock\Saved\SaveGames\
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/482400/pfx/^{[Note 2]}

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Epic Games Launcher
GOG Galaxy
Steam Cloud

Video

Display settings

Graphics settings

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen		Ultra-widescreen resolutions are supported, but the image is Vert-. This can be partially compensated by increasing the Field of view (FOV) setting.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)		Adjustable slider: 65° to 120°.
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed		Fullscreen setting also available.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		Scales with Texture quality setting.
Anti-aliasing (AA)		TAA is always on. SSAA up to 200% through the Resolution scaling option is also available.
High-fidelity upscaling		DLSS 3.1
Vertical sync (Vsync)		On/Off toggle.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

General controls settings

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		No support for remapping the hotbar or using mouse side buttons.
Mouse acceleration		No mouse acceleration.
Mouse sensitivity		Separately adjustable for Realspace (Hacker look sensitivity) and Cyberspace (Avatar look sensitivity).
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion		Separately adjustable for Realspace (Hacker invert look Y-axis) and Cyberspace (Avatar invert look Y-axis).
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support
Controller remapping
Controller sensitivity		Separately adjustable for Realspace (Hacker look sensitivity) and Cyberspace (Avatar look sensitivity).
Controller Y-axis inversion		Separately adjustable for Realspace (Hacker invert look Y-axis) and Cyberspace (Avatar invert look Y-axis).

Controller types

XInput-compatible controllers
Xbox button prompts
Impulse Trigger vibration

DualShock 4 controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Generic/other controllers		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback		No option to disable.
Simultaneous controller+KB/M		Prompts switch based on the last pressed button.

Steam Input
Steam Input API support
Hook input (legacy mode)
Official controller preset(s)
Steam Controller button prompts
Cursor detection

Keyboard and mouse remapping - Movement
Keyboard and mouse remapping - Interaction & Combat
Keyboard and mouse remapping - Hardware toggle
Keyboard and mouse remapping - Cyberspace
Keyboard and mouse remapping - Game

Controller remapping - Movement
Controller remapping - Interaction & Combat
Controller remapping - Hardware
Controller remapping - Cyberspace

Audio

Audio settings

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls		Master, Music, Speech, Effects, Environment, UI
Surround sound
Subtitles		On/Off toggle.
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Brazilian Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Issues fixed

Black screen

Launch the game with `-ngxdisable` parameter.^[3]

Other information

Gameplay settings

Accessibility and Interface settings

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

	Middleware	Notes
Physics	PhysX, APEX	PhysX v3.4.0.0, APEX v1.4.0.0
Audio	XAudio	v2.9

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8.1, 10
Processor (CPU)	Intel Core i5-2400 AMD FX-8320	Intel Core i7-3770 AMD FX-8350
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	10 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 670 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 970 AMD Radeon R9 290 4 GB of VRAM

A 64-bit operating system is required.

Notes

↑ Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0^[1]
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/482400/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (482400) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

References

↑ Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2023-05-29
Verified with the final version of the game.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 System Shock by Nightdive Studios — Kickstarter
↑ How to Fix Black Screen - last accessed on 2023-06-03

[2] Unreal Engine 4 engine build: 4.27.2.0^[1]

[Proton_path_note-4] 2.0 ^2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in ~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/482400/ in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (482400) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.

[Release_version-1] Verified by User:Jigen123 on 2023-05-29
Verified with the final version of the game.

[release_date-3] 2.0 ^2.1 System Shock by Nightdive Studios — Kickstarter

[5] How to Fix Black Screen - last accessed on 2023-06-03

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Developers

	Nightdive Studios
Publishers
	Prime Matter
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4^{[Note 1]}
Release dates
Windows	May 30, 2023
macOS (OS X)	TBA^[2]
Linux	TBA^[2]
Reception
Metacritic	77
OpenCritic	76
IGDB	78
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Microtransactions	None
Modes	Singleplayer
Pacing	Real-time
Perspectives	First-person
Controls	Direct control
Genres	Immersive sim, RPG, Shooter
Art styles	Stylized
Themes	Horror, Sci-fi, Space
Series	System Shock