System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster

Item: System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
Rating: 81
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-07-11

Summary

Faithful visual and QoL remaster
Smooth performance and playability
Timeless immersive sim legacy
Broken co-op and save issues
Various technical issues present
Unfriendly to new players

System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster header

Emotions

Satisfaction32%Frustration13%Disappointment10%Admiration8%Excitement7%

Reviews (sample size): 889
Helpful reviews: 69%
Unhelpful reviews: 31%
Protest reviews: 0%

81%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
19%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 1908
Negative points: 979
Gameplay points: 381
Perf. points: 58
Rec. points: 408
Misc points: 188

Point	Description	Importance
Faithful Visual & QoL Remaster Description The remaster is highly praised for its updated graphics, including reworked models and high-quality textures, and significant quality-of-life improvements. It remains faithful to the original game's art style and gameplay, providing a polished and enhanced experience. Importance 100%	The remaster is highly praised for its updated graphics, including reworked models and high-quality textures, and significant quality-of-life improvements. It remains faithful to the original game's art style and gameplay, providing a polished and enhanced experience.	100%
Smooth Performance & Playability Description Players report excellent performance on modern systems, including Steam Deck, with smooth gameplay and no significant bugs or crashes. The game feels less dated due to these updates, making it highly playable. Importance 75%	Players report excellent performance on modern systems, including Steam Deck, with smooth gameplay and no significant bugs or crashes. The game feels less dated due to these updates, making it highly playable.	75%
Timeless Immersive Sim Legacy Description The game is consistently lauded as a timeless masterpiece and a foundational title in the immersive sim genre. Reviewers emphasize its enduring design, deep narrative, and significant influence on modern games. Importance 50%	The game is consistently lauded as a timeless masterpiece and a foundational title in the immersive sim genre. Reviewers emphasize its enduring design, deep narrative, and significant influence on modern games.	50%
Official Mod Support Description The remaster features official, built-in mod support with an in-game manager, significantly simplifying the process of customizing the game and eliminating the need for manual tweaking. Importance 16%	The remaster features official, built-in mod support with an in-game manager, significantly simplifying the process of customizing the game and eliminating the need for manual tweaking.	16%
Masterful Audio & Horror Description The game's sound design, particularly its iconic audio logs, is praised for building a terrifying and immersive atmosphere. The effective blend of sci-fi and horror elements creates a memorable and unsettling experience. Importance 16%	The game's sound design, particularly its iconic audio logs, is praised for building a terrifying and immersive atmosphere. The effective blend of sci-fi and horror elements creates a memorable and unsettling experience.	16%
Iconic SHODAN Villain Description SHODAN is consistently highlighted as one of gaming's greatest and most menacing villains. Her pervasive presence through audio logs and terminals significantly enhances the game's plot and overall atmosphere. Importance 8%	SHODAN is consistently highlighted as one of gaming's greatest and most menacing villains. Her pervasive presence through audio logs and terminals significantly enhances the game's plot and overall atmosphere.	8%
Enhanced Controller Support Description The remaster includes robust and well-implemented controller support, including DualSense gyro controls, making the game much more accessible and enjoyable, particularly for Steam Deck users. Importance 7%	The remaster includes robust and well-implemented controller support, including DualSense gyro controls, making the game much more accessible and enjoyable, particularly for Steam Deck users.	7%