System Shock 2 is a hybrid sci-fi survival-horror immersive sim that blends FPS combat with RPG progression aboard the starship Von Braun, haunted by an insidious bio-cyber threat.
- Developer/Publisher: Irrational Games & Looking Glass Studios / Electronic Arts
- Release: 1999 on PC (Windows); later digital releases
- Genre: Immersive sim / FPS RPG
- Notable: Skill-based character builds (Hacking, Repair, Psi), resource scarcity and horror tone, audio logs and environmental storytelling, SHODAN’s iconic presence
- Reception: Critically acclaimed; influential cornerstone for later immersive sims like BioShock, Prey, and Deus Ex