Now the remake of the first game is out, you may be wondering whether System Shock 2 is getting remastered. The 1999 sequel to Looking Glass Studios' seminal sci-fi FPS is widely considered one of the best sequels at all time, so it's no surprise that fans are clamouring for a current-gen remaster.
In this guide, we'll break down whether or not you can expect a System Shock 2 remake or remaster any time soon. After the release of the 2023 remake on PC earlier this year, the series seems to be back for good.
Is System Shock 2 getting remastered?
As it stands, we don't know whether System Shock 2 is getting remastered. However, it seems very likely, even if nothing has been announced just yet.
In fact, there's even some concrete evidence to suggest a System Shock 2 remaster is in the works. In a 2022 interview with BiteMind Studios, which you can watch below, the CEO of Nightdive Studios, Stephen Kick, announced that work on a System Shock 2 remaster would begin as soon as the studio finished with the first one.
When is the System Shock 2 remaster release date?
Since we know a System Shock 2 remaster is incredibly likely, attention then turns to when it could release. Firstly, bear in mind that work on this remaster won't even enter a conceptual stage until Nightdive Studios is done with the first game's remaster. There's still console and Mac/Linux versions of that game to release yet, so work probably won't start until 2024 at least.
Therefore, the System Shock 2 remaster probably won't have a release date before 2025 or 2026. Game development is a longer process than ever, even though the base foundation of System Shock 2 already exists. It's bound to be an awfully long wait for the remaster!
That's it for our look at whether System Shock 2 is getting remastered. If you're playing the first game's remake, check out all the System Shock remake weapons, whether the game has controller support, and all keycards.