System Shock® 2 (Classic)

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App ID	238210
App Type	Game
Developer	Nightdive Studios, Irrational Games, Looking Glass Studios
Publisher	Nightdive Studios
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Last Changenumber	28970643
Last Record Update	14 May 2025 – 00:17:39 UTC ()
Release Date	10 May 2013 – 16:52:00 UTC ()

😍 91.51%

7k reviews

In-Game

"Remember, it is my will that guided you here. It is my will that gave you your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call a body. If you value that meat... you will do as I tell you." The cult classic sci-fi horror FPS-RPG has returned.

Additional Information

Developer

Nightdive Studios

gamedir

ValveTestApp238210

metacritic_name

System Shock 2

icon

empty string

metacritic_score

NoServers

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/system-shock-2?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

state

eStateComingSoonNoPreload

GameManualURL

http://store.steampowered.com/manual/238210/

VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed

Yes

sourcegame

Yes

checkpkgstate

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

Nightdive Studios

Store Release Date

11 August 1999 – 07:00:00 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

RPG (3)

Store Genres

Action (1), RPG (3)

Steam Release Date

10 May 2013 – 16:52:00 UTC ()

Original Release Date

11 August 1999 – 07:00:00 UTC () (934354800)

Store Asset Modification Time

18 March 2025 – 21:07:28 UTC () (1742332048)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomCenter
width_pct	50
height_pct	100

osextended

macos64

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Ogg SDK, OpenAL SDK, Vorbis SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
This game sometimes shows mouse, keyboard, or non-Steam-Deck controller icons
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 4 February 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 5192345

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	0
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	0
non_deck_display_glyphs	1
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-stable
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

4 May 2013 – 21:14:03 UTC (), in changelist #213576

Supported Languages

2 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles
English	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes

Assets

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icon

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logo

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logo_small

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clienticns

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LinuxClientIcon

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomCenter
logo_position/width_pct	50
logo_position/height_pct	100

Assets

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header	header.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	11448f6ffd8b78461aec3bbf94463b8d2836fef0.jpg
page_background_path	app/238210
timestamp	20 March 2025 – 20:32:13 UTC

Trailers

2028664 ↴
trailer_name	System Shock 2 Trailer
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	2028664/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	2028664/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	2028664/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	2028664/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	2028664/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	2028664/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	2028664/movie.293x165.jpg
trailer_base_id	11489
all_ages	true
timestamp	1447357878

Depots

ID	Configuration	Size	DL.
228982	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980VC 2008 Redist	No size
229020	Windows Shared InstallDepot from 228980OpenAL 2.0.7.0 Redist	No size
238211	Windows EnglishSystem Shock 2 - Windows English	516.93 MiB	387.18 MiB
238212	Windows GermanSystem Shock 2 - Windows German	512.77 MiB	385.92 MiB
238213	macOS EnglishSystem Shock 2 - Mac English	1.42 GiB	668.14 MiB
238214	macOS GermanSystem Shock 2 - Mac German	1.42 GiB	666.66 MiB
238215	Linux EnglishSystem Shock 2 - Linux English	746.45 MiB	458.70 MiB
238216	Linux GermanSystem Shock 2 - Linux German	746.45 MiB	439.40 MiB
238217	System Shock 2 Bonus Content	130.92 MiB	127.48 MiB

Total size on disk is 5.44 GiB and total download size is 3.06 GiB.

Total size on disk is 647.85 MiB and total download size is 514.66 MiB, when filtered to Windows, English, no DLC depots.

Branches

Name	Description	Build ID	Time Updated
public		5192345	7 July 2020 – 20:53:52 UTC
beta		8394535	18 March 2022 – 03:22:21 UTC

Other

Name	Value
overridescddb	1
markdlcdepots	1
baselanguages	English, German
privatebranches	1

System Shock® 2 (Classic)

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