System Shock remake is playable “from beginning to end” but devs “want it done right”

A new System Shock remake update has gone live to Kickstarter backers that details the current state of the game. The remake is reportedly playable “from beginning to end” but it sounds like it may still be a long time before one of the best horror games ever made makes its return.

It’s been a long time since work began on System Shock: Remastered, the full remake of the classic immersive sim that inspired the likes of BioShock, Deus Ex, and Prey. The Kickstarter was fully funded back in 2016 but it’s seemingly had quite a slow development – it’s had numerous release estimates and it’s shot past them all.

In the new February 2022 update on Kickstarter, developer Nightdive gives a positive update on the System Shock remake. As it stands right now, the team says System Shock “can essentially be finished from beginning to end”, with the focus now on “polishing up the levels, and incorporating additional art, animations, and creating a ton of secondary assets”.