System Shock Delayed to May on PC, No Date Revealed for Consoles

The long-awaited System Shock remake has been delayed till Could on PC, two months on from its beforehand deliberate March launch.

Whereas Shodan’s return continues to be imminent, a transmission acquired from Citadel Station introduced information of System Shock’s launch date pushback, with the PC version of the remake now set to launch on Could 30. 

“We had hoped to convey the sport to market by the tip of March,” Nightdive Studios acknowledged in a publish on Steam on Tuesday, “however that turned out to be simply past our attain; we’re in any case merely human (not like Shodan!)”

“Console editions of System Shock might be launched on PlayStation 4|5 and Xbox One and Collection S|X sooner or later,” the developer added. “Extra particulars on this when we’ve got them.”

Nightdive Studios first launched its Kickstarter marketing campaign for the System Shock remake again in 2016. After initially setting a objective of $900,000, the mission went on to lift over $1.3 million in complete.

After a number of years in improvement, Larry Kuperman from Nightdive introduced in June final yr that the System Shock remake was “largely full,” although he additionally famous that the studio’s objective was to make the discharge model “as near perfection as potential.”

The unique System Shock launched on PC in 1994. The sci-fi shooter dropped gamers into Citadel Station, the place they assumed the position of a hacker tasked with ruining the plans of a rogue AI named SHODAN.

The remake takes the traditional gameplay from the unique and provides in “beautiful HD visuals, revamped controls, and a completely new interface.” IGN received hands-on with the remake in 2022 and got here away impressed by its “haunting sci-fi environment and breathtaking environments.”

Adele Ankers-Vary is a contract leisure author for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.