Shocking. Sorry, I can’t help myself sometimes.
Online store GOG, which specializes in selling digital, DRM-free (digital rights management) versions of PC gaming classics, announced today that the original System Shock is available on its site via a new Enhanced Edition. It costs $10, although it’s currently on sale for $8. The Enhanced Edition includes support for resolutions up to 1024-by-768 (the original only went up to 640-by-480) and features improved controls.
System Shock came out back in 1994. It was groundbreaking for combining first-person shooter action with role-playing game mechanics, a combination we see today games such as Fallout and Destiny. The Deus Ex and BioShock series are both spiritual successors to System Shock, which also had a 1999 sequel of its own.
You can check out a trailer for the Enhanced Edition below.