This classic game gets a Linux version, about 15 years later

Apr 2, 2014 14:48 GMT  ·  By

System Shock 2, a cult classic sci-fi horror FPS-RPG released back in 1999 and which has been recently launched on Steam, has just arrived on Linux.

System Shock 2 is a game developed by the famous Ken Levine, the same developer that made the Bishock games. This FPS-RPG comes from a completely different era of gaming, when games were harder, punishing the players for every mistake.

“SHODAN has had access to your root account for a while now without your knowledge and is currently downloading and installing itself onto every Linux-based machine on Planet Earth! To celebrate SHODAN's arrival onto Linux, everyone gets free content. Check your System Shock 2 installation directory bonus content folder to find original artworks, soundtrack, original pitch document, radio interviews and more,” reads the official announcement.

System Shock 2 comes with some pretty decent system requirements, although they do seem a little high for a game that is 15 years old: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, a 1.8 GHz processor, 2 GB of RAM, 3D graphics card with up-to-date drivers, 2 GB of HDD space, and the game needs to be patched to version 2.42.

More details about System Shock 2, this blast from the past, can be found on the Steam website.