The most important part is that everything you remember about System Shock is exactly as it was more than two decades ago, and you can look forward to playing it perfectly on your brand new PC.
It went on to spawn a critically-acclaimed sequel, System Shock 2, which was a spiritual predecessor to BioShock. Its enhanced edition supports resolutions up to 1024×768 and native 854×480 widescreen support.
Still, some gaming experiences are truly worth preserving, so you can also return to the authentic 90’s gameplay with System Shock: “Classic – ready for modern systems, completely unaltered in all other aspects, and available in both the CD and Floppy editions!”
You can grab the game here.
GOG had a hand in the re-release of System Shock 2 back in February 2013 following one gamer’s crusade to rescue the rights to the franchise. Now the player’s job is to subvert SHODAN’s plan from inside the station, fighting robots, cyborgs, and mutants along the way. Controls can now be remapped, and the inventory and items screens have been tweaked to makes them a little more intuitive. GOG.com also tossed in some goodies as well, including the soundtrack, a hintbook, a full strategy guide, and even the 1990s TV commercial.
The game ships with System Shock: Classic, an untouched version of the original that runs perfectly on modern machines, should you be adverse to people updating your memories. It’s available on GOG.com, nice and DRM-free, and everyone who already owns System Shock 2 will get a 40% discount for a limited time.