

That said, Nighdive Studios took on that monumental task and, many years after the remake’s original announcement, have brought System Shock back in beautifully grotesque and streamlined style, even if the path forward can sometimes be dizzying to follow.

It walked so a lot of games could run, so it was always going to be a tall order to remake such an incredible, yet unoptimized classic. It introduced a first-person semi-RPG adventure that would go on to inspire elements of BioShock, Half-Life, and so many other story-heavy shooters. If you'd like to try for yourself, HEVN is out now for Steam with a 25% discount for launch week.System Shock was a foundational game for a lot of reasons. The System Shock 2 comparison is a big claim, but it certainly looks like a promising new take on retro gaming classics. Dialogue systems let you chat with NPC humans and droids, while puzzles can be solved or bypassed in multiple ways. Not only is there a large open-world to explore, but HEVN's survival mechanics require you to eat, sleep, and even take medications to stay alive. HEVN's visual style is absolutely reminiscent of games like System Shock 2 or the original Deus Ex, but its gameplay mechanics are fairly modern. Completely alone - save for a single distant colleague over the radio - Mar must uncover the truth, survive hostile life forms, and find a way off-world. You play as Sebastian Mar, an astronaut who arrives on a mining planet to find its base is abandoned and crumbling. HEVN is set a hundred years in the future, as corporations send spacecraft across the solar system to claim its resources. And what's more, you can play it right now. Now one enterprising indie studio named Miga will have a crack at the formula with an open-world variant called HEVN. System Shock 2 has inspired many designers since it launched in 1999, but few games have been able to match what it accomplished.

HEVN is a brand-new indie action-adventure game that's heavily inspired by gaming classics of generations past.
