System Shock® 2 (1999)

Hands down, in the top 3 games of all time (for me). Limited skills and ammo, excellent audio and music, decent enough graphics. SS2 has it all. The game is a complete package that is challenging and totally submersive.

I played this for the first time this year and it's the kind of game where you play it and realize that every one of your favorite games after it basically stole from this game. Truly revolutionary and worth playing just to see where every modern game mechanic comes from.

This game was made in 1999, but it is incredibly playable and enjoyable. It really has stood the test of time. Obviously the graphics are dated - but the gameplay is strangely compelling. For the best experience try to do it without any online guidance. However, I did cheat a little bit. OSA for the win!

A true calssic, despite its rough edges, I still replay this game every year or two and am absolutley floored with the atmosphere and rewarding RPG gameplay. Despite the frustrating moments, there's nothing like it and I doubt it will ever be replicated again.

It is truly difficult to express how advanced and sublime this game is. Very advanced gameplay with immersive sim elements as well as truly dark and moody atmosphere. System Shock 2 is really just something you have to experience to understand. Building of the Dark Engine (used in the Thief games), System Shock 2 is a masterpiece in storytelling, philosophy, environments, gameplay systems, art, music, etc. Truly a worthy sequel that improves upon everything that the original did way back in 1994. This game still hasn't been bettered twenty four years later in its execution.