While the original was developed by Looking Glass Studios, which closed in 2000, none of the persons who worked on this game at Nightdive Studios had any involvement in the development of the original game from 1994, although they were responsible for the enhanced 2015 remaster and in other major projects like Fallout: New Vegas.

System Shock is expected to retell the story of the original 1994 System Shock closely, as the game is developed by a team that holds the original game dearly.

The game is developed by Nightdive Studios and published by Prime Matter. The game's store pages for the PlayStation Store and Microsoft Store are, as of writing, not yet up, even with just a few days left before its launch. System Shock is coming to PC through Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG.com, on May 30, 2023, The game will also be coming to the PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, but its release date for the console platforms has not yet been revealed. Here's everything you need to know about the System Shock release date, gameplay, story, and details. Then, coming out this month is its reboot. System Shock is a quintessential classic, a first-person action-adventure game that inspired many video games after it, including the much more popular BioShock franchise.

System shock remaster cancelled