- Scroll the list of programs until you locate System Shock 2 or simply activate the Search field and type in 'System Shock 2'. If it is installed on your PC the System Shock 2 application will be found very quickly. After you select System Shock 2 in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is shown to you.
- System Shock™ 2 is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. It has gone on to inspire some of the greatest titles of our generation with games including Deus Ex® and Bioshock®.
System Shock 2™, the masterpiece of immersive storytelling, legendary for delivering arguably the most terrifying experience in the history of computer games, arrives on GOG.com.In this perfect mixture of FPP shooter and RPG, with an enthralling cyberpunk thriller story, you will face horror beyond imagination and unspeakable danger.
![System Shock 2 0 0 16 Gog System Shock 2 0 0 16 Gog](https://www.desktopbackground.org/download/1920x1080/2012/08/23/441213_system-shock-2-trioptimum-wallpaper-page-1-forum-gog-com_1920x1200_h.jpg)
System Shock 2 was a popular First Person Shooter (FPS) with role playing elements in a sci-fi environment, released in 1999. In this year, Windows 95 and 98 were mainstream operating systems.
Installing System Shock 2 from original CD
When you try to install System Shock 2 from CD on Windows 7 or 8, you'll probably get an error saying that the game cannot be installed due to DirectX 6.1 limitations. When you do find a way to install the game, you'll probably run into the game's limited resolution. And perhaps System Shock 2 will freeze when you start a new game. So, what to do to install and run the game flawlessly on Windows 7?
- Make sure you have DirectX 9.0C installed
- Copy the SHOCK folder from the original System Shock 2 CD to a folder of choice, for example d:games; you'll end up with d:gamesSHOCK
- Go to systemshock.org and download SS2Tool (look for attachments)
- Save the SS2Tool file to a folder of choice and double click it to open
- At Choose Install Loction, make sure that the destination folder is the SHOCK folder you've copied to your hard disk, in this example d:gamesSHOCK
- At Choose Components, you can unfold Game features and check Start menu items if you'd like SS2Tool to create links in your Start menu
- Leave other components of SS2Tool checked and finish the installation
Please note that by default the SS2Tool does not create Start menu items and it does not create a desktop shortcut to System Shock 2. To start the game, open Windows Explorer, go to the installation folder of System Shock 2, in this example d:gamesSHOCK and double click on the Shock2.exe file to start the game. You also can create a shortcut on the desktop by right clicking on Shock2.exe and choose 'Send to - Desktop (create shortcut)'.
Gog Galaxy 2.0 Update
Other options: get a new copy on GoG.com
System Shock 2 is available as a download through GoG.com, a website that distributes old games for new Windows systems. Buy your DRM-free copy there, and have no problems installing and running it on your Windows 7 or 8 PC. It includes an older version of SS2Tool, so you could run the latest SS2Tool to update your GoG.com installment of System Shock 2. Things 3 0 1 – elegant personal task management.
What about System Shock 1?
System Shock 2 0 0 16 Gog 4
![System Shock 2 0 0 16 Gog System Shock 2 0 0 16 Gog](https://images.gog-statics.com/366706621add33dd47dede612819e612cd1f340334fe4f465de4be2d53f2147a_product_card_v2_mobile_slider_639.jpg)
System Shock 2 0 0 16 Gog 3
System Shock 1 is a DOS game released in 1994 and therefore perfectly playable with DOSBox. If there's a high res mod / patch, we'll find out about it.