The original System Shock 2 will be delisted from Steam soon, then lumped in with the more expensive remaster

Buying OG System Shock connected its ain is ceasing to beryllium an enactment connected the Steamy platform

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The classical 1999 mentation of System Shock 2 is acceptable to beryllium pulled from merchantability connected Steam aboriginal this week. It'll inactive beryllium kicking around, but arsenic a freebie offered to owners of the game's 25th day remaster, alternatively than thing you tin bargain separately connected Valve's store.

System Shock 2 (1999) volition beryllium delisted from PC platforms connected October 10, 2025," reads a announcement Atari person pinned to the FPS/RPG astir Von Braun corridor wandering's Steam page. "Existing owners of System Shock 2 (1999) volition inactive beryllium capable to re-download and play it from their library, but caller users volition nary longer beryllium capable to acquisition System Shock 2 (1999) arsenic a standalone product."

Going forwards, anyone who has already bought oregon buys the System Shock 2 25th day remaster volition beryllium capable to drawback the archetypal crippled for free. So, it's not going distant completely. However, by joining the 2 astatine the hip, Atari person gotten escaped of the enactment to wage conscionable £6.99/$9.99/€9.99 to play the original, with the £23.99/$29.99/€28.99 remaster present being the sole larboard of telephone arsenic acold arsenic Steam goes.

It's worthy noting that astatine slightest for now, the archetypal mentation of System Shock 2 is inactive for merchantability connected GOG. There's nary denotation connected the leafage that it's besides acceptable to beryllium taken down imminently and it's portion of GOG's preservation program.

Meanwhile, the 25th day it's been lumped successful with connected Steam got plentifulness of affirmative reviews erstwhile it debuted earlier this year, with 1 of them being long-time RPS contributor Rick Lane's verdict for Eurogamer:

In short, System Shock 2 remains great, but its prima has dimmed somewhat implicit the past quarter-century, revealing brighter celestial bodies successful the process. Nonetheless, if you similar your shooters brainy, your levels knotty, and your nightmares weird arsenic hell, System Shock 2 inactive delivers successful a mode that's much accessible than ever acknowledgment to Nightdive's sterling work.

If you're inactive connected the obstruction astir Nightdive's caller overgarment of paint, it's astir apt omniscient to drawback the 1999 mentation successful the adjacent mates of days if you're definite it's the lone 1 you want.