# Games like System Shock

> The closest matches to System Shock: System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster, System Shock® 2 (1999), Prey, Dead Space, and Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster](https://imho.run/games/866570/system-shock-2-25th-anniversary-remaster) — Also Cyberpunk, like System Shock. 1,310 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/866570/)
2. [System Shock® 2 (1999)](https://imho.run/games/238210/system-shock-2-1999) — Also Cyberpunk and Survival Horror, like System Shock. 4,870 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238210/)
3. [Prey](https://imho.run/games/480490/prey) — Also Survival Horror and Space, like System Shock. 21,804 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/480490/)
4. [Dead Space](https://imho.run/games/1693980/dead-space) — Also Remake and Survival Horror, like System Shock. 29,773 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1693980/)
5. [Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition](https://imho.run/games/6910/deus-ex-game-of-the-year-edition) — A frequent pick in System Shock players' libraries, and another Action. 10,288 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/6910/)
6. [Black Mesa](https://imho.run/games/362890/black-mesa) — Also Remake, like System Shock. 69,272 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362890/)
7. [Resident Evil](https://imho.run/games/304240/resident-evil) — Also Remake and Survival Horror, like System Shock. 12,437 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304240/)
8. [Syndrome](https://imho.run/games/409320/syndrome) — Also Survival Horror and Space, like System Shock. 147 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/409320/)
9. [S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl](https://imho.run/games/4500/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-shadow-of-chernobyl) — Also Survival Horror, like System Shock. 15,019 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4500/)
10. [Dead Effect](https://imho.run/games/286040/dead-effect) — Also Survival Horror and Space, like System Shock. 1,347 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286040/)
11. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — A frequent pick in System Shock players' libraries, and another RPG. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
12. [Alien: Isolation](https://imho.run/games/214490/alien-isolation) — Also Survival Horror and Space, like System Shock. 26,101 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/214490/)
13. [BioShock™ Remastered](https://imho.run/games/409710/bioshock-remastered) — Same atmospheric mood as System Shock. 25,694 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/409710/)
14. [RoboCop: Rogue City](https://imho.run/games/1681430/robocop-rogue-city) — Also Cyberpunk, like System Shock. 14,089 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681430/)
15. [ROUTINE](https://imho.run/games/606160/routine) — Also Survival Horror and Space, like System Shock. 4,122 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/606160/)
16. [The Persistence](https://imho.run/games/1140100/the-persistence) — Also Survival Horror, like System Shock. 63 Steam reviews, 67% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1140100/)
17. [Skin Deep](https://imho.run/games/301280/skin-deep) — Also Space, like System Shock. 1,335 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/301280/)
18. [Sonar Shock](https://imho.run/games/2673660/sonar-shock) — Also Survival Horror, like System Shock. 189 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2673660/)
19. [Blood West](https://imho.run/games/1587130/blood-west) — Also Survival Horror, like System Shock. 3,604 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1587130/)
20. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Also Survival Horror, like System Shock. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
21. [Metro: Last Light Redux](https://imho.run/games/287390/metro-last-light-redux) — Also Survival Horror, like System Shock. 19,864 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/287390/)
22. [DOOM 3](https://imho.run/games/208200/doom-3) — Same atmospheric mood as System Shock. 5,237 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/208200/)
23. [Dishonored](https://imho.run/games/205100/dishonored) — Same atmospheric mood as System Shock. 1,699 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205100/)
24. [STAR WARS™: Dark Forces Remaster](https://imho.run/games/2292260/star-wars-dark-forces-remaster) — Also Space, like System Shock. 943 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2292260/)

## Machine-readable

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- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=482400&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=482400
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/482400
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## About System Shock

System Shock is a 2023 action-adventure from Nightdive Studios, set on a cyberpunk space station overrun by the rogue AI SHODAN. The game features cyberspace minigames, an economy scrapping system, environmental riddles, health station recharges, and navigational puzzles. Players describe it as atmospheric, immersive, tense, and unsettling, with reviewers highlighting how SHODAN's omnipresent menace and the station itself feeling like a living character create a deeply engaging experience. The economy scrapping adds meaningful depth to exploration while a lack of hand-holding encourages deep player engagement. Priced at $39.99 USD, it is marked as playable on Steam Deck and holds a 91% positive rating from over 7,500 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 482400
- **Developer:** Nightdive Studios
- **Publisher:** Atari, Nightdive Studios
- **Genres:** Action, Adventure
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Family Sharing
- **Released:** May 30, 2023
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

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- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/482400/)
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