If you haven't played System Shock 2 before, now is the perfect time. Nightdive Studios' impressive 25th anniversary remaster is free-to-keep on the Epic Games Store until October 8, 11am EST.
Launching in early 2025, this remaster updated the cult classic immersive sim with cross-play co-op, mod support, 144fps performance, ultra-widescreen support, 50 achievements, enhanced characters, weapon models, and animations, and optimized controller support. It's more relevant than ever, with a rogue AI agent causing mayhem and confusion. Only, instead of breaching medicare portals and leaking private images, she turns the spaceship's crew into a hive-mind. Lets, uh, hope that ChatGPT doesn't do that anytime soon.
If a 1999 imsim isn't your speed, there's always Buried Stars, a Korean mystery visual novel about a building collapsing mid-broadcast during a live survival audition TV show, trapping contestants and production staff beneath the rubble. It's also free-to-keep on EGS right now.
While a freebie might be enticing, I'm well aware that EGS isn't for everyone. The platform has certainly improved over the years, but some have sworn it off entirely due to Tim Sweeney's comments on X, exclusivity deals with...
