System Shock Reboot Will Now Release In 2020

In an interview with PC Gamer, Nightdive Studios CEO Stephen Kick and business development director Larry Kuperman say that the System Shock reboot is back on after going on hiatus. The game is being scaled back to its original vision, and will move from the Unity to Unreal engine.Nightdive is currently expecting a release in the first quarter of 2020, and says it has had some renewed interest from publishers following the scale-back.

"Our intention is to ship exactly the game that was promised," says Kuperman, "with as much of the features that were promised as we can, in a timeframe that will get it out as fast as we can."

System Shock Remastered Is On Hiatus

Nightdive Studios has announced via its Kickstarter that System Shock Remastered is currently on hold.  The campaign was more successful than the developer ever imagined, with over 21,000 backers lending over $1.3 million for it.

Nightdive Studios CEO Stephen Kick says the team got to work quickly but got overly ambitious – to point where it felt like they were creating a new game and not a remaster. After switching engines from Unity to Unreal, the new potential only made their appetite increase, which in turn had them straying further from their initial goal. "The more that we worked on the game, the more that we wanted to do, and the further we got from the original concepts that made System Shock so great."

Kick takes complete responsibility for letting that vision slide. "As the CEO and founder of Nightdive Studios, a company that was built on the restoration of the System Shock franchise, I let things get out of control," he says. "I can tell you that I did it for all the right reasons, that I was totally committed to making a great game, but it has become clear to me that we took the wrong path, that we turned our backs on the very people who made this possible, our Kickstarter backers."

Kick wants to return to the original vision that was promised and is not giving up on the remaster. "We are taking a break, but NOT ending the project," he stresses. "Please accept my personal assurance that we will be back and stronger than ever. System Shock is going to be completed and all of our promises fulfilled." You can read the full Kickstart post here. 

System Shock Remake Has Reached Its Kickstarter Goal [UPDATE] Coming To PS4

Nightdive Studios has reached its Kickstarter funding goal of $900,000 for the upcoming System Shock remake. The campaign is still going until July 28, so if you want you can back the project here. You can also check out our Test Chamber that takes a look at the remake's demo. The System Shock remake has no official release date yet, but it is said to launch on Xbox One and PC, with Mac and Linux versions underway if the first stretch goal of $1.1 million is reached.

Thank you, backers! System Shock is coming back! #gaming #news pic.twitter.com/KtcivXrvQu

— Nightdive Studios (@NightdiveStudio) July 9, 2016

UPDATE 7/20/16 - System Shock Remake is coming to PS4. Nightdive's Jason Fader broke the news, writing:

Some of you might have heard about our Kickstarter that we started a few weeks ago. It’s still early in the project, but there was such a huge demand for a PS4 version that we immediately did what we could to make that happen. Today, I am incredibly proud to announce that System Shock will be coming to PS4 around Q1 2018. We’re excited to be working with Sony on this and can’t wait to see what all of you think of the game! You can read the full post here. 

UPDATE 11/17/16 - The System Shock Remake has been delayed to 2018. Check out the full post here.

System Shock Remake Live On Kickstarter, Play The Demo Now

Nightdive Studios has launched a Kickstarter for a remake of System Shock. According to there Kickstarter, the game will be a "complete remake" of the original title, built using the Unity Engine. The Kickstarter goal is set at $900,000 and at the time of this posting, the campaign has already raised over $85,000. If you pledge at least $150 will receive the Big Box Collector's Edition, which includes the game's soundtrack, a collectible handbook, patch and pin, as well as a steel DVD case and repair bot figurine. Also, a pre-alpha demo that represents the look and feel of what the studio wants to achieve with the remake is now available for download through Steam, Humble Store and GOG.com. The demo is just a proof of concept, everything in the demo is subject to change.