System Shock, the classic 1994 shooter, has been re-released on GOG.com
If not, it just got a lot easier.
Night Dive Studios, the team that re-released System Shock 2 on GOG.com and Steam two years ago, just put out System Shock Enhanced Edition on GOG.com. A collaboration between the studio and members of the mod community, the Enhanced Edition adds quite a few quality-of-life improvements:
In other words, System Shock: Enhanced Edition doesn’t just make the game run on modern systems. It overhauls the game to make it playable, adding mouselook so you don’t have to deal with archaic early-90s shooter controls.
As for the game itself, System Shock 2 tends to get more love, but there’s a dedicated core of fans who prefer the original System Shock. Both are classics for a reason, so I recommend traipsing through System Shock if you’ve got the patience for severely dated 3D visuals. The game is on sale for 20 percent off ($8) until next Tuesday, September 29—or, if you own System Shock 2 through GOG it’s 40 percent off. Happy hacking.