Electronic Arts

System Shock 2

Game First reported release Aug 11, 1999

Game details

First release year: 1999

Platforms

Microsoft Windows
macOS
Linux
Windows^*
OS X^*
Nintendo Switch^*
Nintendo Switch 2^*
PlayStation 4^*
PlayStation 5^*
Xbox One^*
Xbox Series X/S^*

Genres

Play modes

co-op mode
single-player video game
Single-player^*
multiplayer^*

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
4^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
M - Mature^*

Series

System Shock^*

Engines

Dark Engine

Localized titles

System Shock 2

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Memory
2 GB^*
Processor alternatives
1.8 GHz Processor^*
Graphics alternatives
3D graphics card^*

Studios & publishers

Developers

Looking Glass Studios
Irrational Games

Publishers

Electronic Arts
Nightdive Studios^*

Release history

1999-08-11
Date precision
Exact date
Platform
Microsoft Windows
2013-06-18
Date precision
Exact date
Platform
macOS
2014-04-01
Date precision
Exact date
Platform
Linux
1999-08-11 · Microsoft Windows^*
Release date
1999-08-11^*
Date precision
Exact date^*
Platform
Microsoft Windows^*

System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 8 fields

Windows minimum processor requirement

1.8 GHz Processor^*

Windows minimum graphics requirement

3D graphics card^*

Windows minimum memory requirement

2^* GB

Name

System Shock 2^*

Release year

1,999^*

Windows minimum processor requirement

Windows · Minimum

Processor alternatives: 1.8 GHz Processor^*

Windows minimum graphics requirement

Windows · Minimum

Graphics alternatives: 3D graphics card^*

Windows minimum memory requirement

Windows · Minimum

Memory: 2 GB^*

Specifications 2 · 7 fields

Developers · Microsoft Windows

Irrational Games: Irrational Games^*

ESRB classification · Microsoft Windows

ESRB · Microsoft Windows

Classification: M - Mature^*

Genres · Microsoft Windows

horror game: horror game^*
role-playing video game: role-playing video game^*
shooter game: shooter game^*

Maximum players (mode unspecified) · Microsoft Windows

Microsoft Windows

Maximum players (mode unspecified): 4^*

Platform

Microsoft Windows: Microsoft Windows^*

Publishers · Microsoft Windows

Nightdive Studios: Nightdive Studios^*

Release date · Microsoft Windows

1999-08-11 · Microsoft Windows

Release date: 1999-08-11^*
Date precision: day^*
Platform: Microsoft Windows^*

Specifications 3 · 11 fields

Composers

Eric Brosius^*
Ramin Djawadi^*
Josh Randall^*

Series

System Shock^*

Platforms

Release history

Region
North America^*
Scope
- August 11, 1999^*
- Windows^*
Value
August 11, 1999^*
Region
United Kingdom^*
Scope
- August 11, 1999^*
- Windows^*
Value
September 18, 1999^*
Scope
- August 11, 1999^*
- Windows^*
Value
OS X^*
Region
Worldwide^*
Scope
- August 11, 1999^*
- Windows^*
Value
June 18, 2013^*
Region
Worldwide^*
Scope
- August 11, 1999^*
- Linux^*
Value
April 1, 2014^*
Region
Worldwide^*
Scope
- August 11, 1999^*
- Windows^*
Value
June 26, 2025^*
Scope
- August 11, 1999^*
- Windows^*
Value
NS,^*
Scope
- August 11, 1999^*
- PS4^*
Value
,^*
Scope
- August 11, 1999^*
- PS5^*
Value
, XBO, XSX/S^*
Region
Worldwide^*
Scope
- August 11, 1999^*
- PS5^*
Value
July 10, 2025^*
Region
Worldwide^*
Scope
- August 11, 1999^*
- Switch 2^*
Value
June 3, 2026^*

Genres and style

Action role-playing^*
first-person shooter^*
survival horror^*

Play modes

Single-player^*
multiplayer^*

Producers

Josh Randall^*

Designers

Ken Levine^*

Programmers

Rob Fermier^*

Artists

Gareth Hinds^*

Writers

Ken Levine^*

* Provisional data

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