A new trailer for Nightdive Studios’ System shock remake offers fans an updated combat view of the game. The studio published its teaser on Thursday morning, announcing the game’s first demo – which should be available to all players on Thursday afternoon, a few months before the game’s planned launch.
The teaser trailer takes players to the updated Citadel Station. And while it starts as an atmospheric walk through the haunted corridors of the space station – complete with a spooky voice-over – it quickly turns into a war against the islanders. We see the player shoot, smash and explode some zombie enemies that are staggering through the station.
“Our development path has been rough (to say the least) – but, ultimately, what you’re playing is the vision and experience we set out to create and the adversity and challenges we face along the way have only improved the final game, ”said Nightdive in a Kickstarter update on Thursday. “The team has evolved and grown a lot and we hope that the final product will meet your expectations. With all that said, we are planning a launch date in late summer 2021. ”
Nightdive’s goal with the demo – which will be available on Windows PC via Steam, Epic Games Store and GOG – is to offer a playable glimpse into a “full version of the game’s features”, said CEO Stephen Kick in an interview with PC Gamer .
Thursday’s update comes three years later System shock went on a hiatus, and almost five years since his success on Kickstarter. The team said it initially strayed too far from the original game’s vision, but has since stopped some of the changes. But that does not mean that the remake will be identical to what players remember from the 1994 original. Kick detailed some of the main outputs in his PC Gamer interview, including a break up system and a change to the game’s dynamic soundtrack.
Fans can download the demo on Thursday to see these changes for themselves. System shock will be released in late summer 2021 on the Epic Game Store, GOG and Steam for $ 44.99. Players who ordered the renewed System shock will have System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition free of charge when available.