Choose System Shock: Enhanced Edition
Choose System Shock: Enhanced Edition if you want an Adventure experience. 1,274 Steam reviews back the pick.
System Shock: Enhanced Edition vs Silver
System Shock: Enhanced Edition and Silver both land in Action, RPG on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Action, RPG on Steam. System Shock: Enhanced Edition (2015) is 2 years older than Silver (2017). Silver scores higher on Steam reviews (92.5% positive) than System Shock: Enhanced Edition (90.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Silver
Choose Silver if it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Silver launched in 2017.
Both System Shock: Enhanced Edition and Silver sit in Action and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (90.6% vs 92.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 System Shock: Enhanced Edition |  Silver | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2015 | 2017 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.6% positive (1,274 reviews) | 92.5% positive (265 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Looking Glass Studios, Nightdive Studios | Infogrames, Spiral House, THQ Nordic |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- System Shock: Enhanced Edition (2015) is 2 years older than Silver (2017).
- Silver scores higher on Steam reviews (92.5% positive) than System Shock: Enhanced Edition (90.6% positive).
- Silver is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than System Shock: Enhanced Edition (5.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
System Shock: Enhanced Edition vs Silver — FAQ
- Which is better, System Shock: Enhanced Edition or Silver?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: System Shock: Enhanced Edition sits at 90.6% positive (1,274 reviews), Silver at 92.5% (265). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play System Shock: Enhanced Edition or Silver first?
- If you want chronology, System Shock: Enhanced Edition (2015) came out before Silver (2017). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are System Shock: Enhanced Edition and Silver similar?
- They overlap on Action, RPG on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.