System Shock: Enhanced Edition for Windows

Classic System Shock game enhanced

System Shock: Enhanced Edition is a premium action game for PC made in collaboration between Looking Glass Studios and Nightdive Studios. It is the official enhanced version of the classic RPG title, System Shock. It comes with improved graphics and tweaked gameplay mechanics for modern players to experience for the first time.

Compared to the 1994 classic or the upcoming System Shock remake, the System Shock: Enhanced Edition retains much of the same look and feel of the original for an authentic experience for newcomers to the series while letting returning fans go on a trip down memory lane.

The original immersive RPG

System Shock was released back in 1994, and it didn't generate a huge buzz at first. However, it received high praise and renown for pushing the RPG genre forward with its revolutionary game systems and immersive experience that others copied and took inspiration from. With System Shock: Enhanced Edition, you can experience the classic title for the first time or all over again with modern fixes and improvements.

Aside from the enhanced graphics, this edition boasts support for higher resolutions up to 4K, an adjustable field of view, and smoother camera transitions overall. The control scheme has also been overhauled to support key remapping to be more in line with modern standards. Various game bug fixes and a new achievement system round out the big changes with this version.

What's more, the game fully supports third-party mods coming from the community. It even allows fan missions to be added to further extend the experience and its post-campaign appeal to players. There are two versions available in the market from both Steam and GOG and unfortunately, the former has a long-running micro stutter bug when simply moving around. It has yet to be addressed and fixed.

Nice enhanced version with a catch

If you've never played the original before or you just want to experience it all over again, System Shock: Enhanced Edition is pretty much the definitive way to do so. It comes with improved graphics and fixes many of the bugs that plagued the original release. As of this writing, though, you're better off with the GOG version until the Steam bug gets addressed.