
Next, they aimed to add new enemies, weapons, gameplay mechanics, and small environmental details that would make the floors of Citadel Station come alive. As production continued, the developer's ambitions grew: first, to switch from the Unity Engine to the more graphically capable Unreal Engine.

Nightdive soon built its reputation porting old games to run on modern systems. After System Shock: Enhanced Edition, Nightdive launched a Kickstarter fundraiser to remake System Shock in the modern Unity Engine while making the controls, HUD, and puzzles more intuitive for modern players.Īfter raising over $1.3 million, the developers at Nightdive Studios built up their original System Shock remake demo, adding more enemies, rooms, and iconic weapons. The upcoming remake of System Shock, Kickstarted two years ago for over 1.3 million, is now on hiatus thanks to problems with development, the company behind it said today. Their first release was an updated re-release of System Shock 2, another critically acclaimed sci-fi horror game that had fallen to the wayside after the closure of Looking Glass Studios. Nightdive Studios has a long history with the System Shock series.
