System Shock® 2 (1999)

legendary immersive sim one tip though go marine or navy on first playthrough to get some needed stats like hacking, weapons and agility.

This is one of the best video games ever made. It still stands up except for the graphics

A great improvement over its prequel. Recommended

Testament to how amazing Thief engine was. Positional sound in this game And siblings is something to behold. This game is a must fór any gamer

So much to love here. Ever present tense atmosphere. This is one of the most creepy and disturbing games ever. The story is engrossing. Level design is unique. There is a tad much micromanaging and there's definitely some stuff you can unlock with your limited resources that turns out to not be as useful as you might think though not always right away. The controls and UI can be slightly awkward at least at first though it's a massive improvement on the original game. This has aspects that are also seen in some of the developers other games including the first two Thief games where you can customize controls to an almost ridiculous degree which helps make up for it. It has a lot of my favorite nightmarish enemies. The designs, the voices, the things they say, the fact that some of them are literally apologizing as they’re attacking you, unable to refuse the order to attack you. While not quite as open as Deus Ex 1, the king of these, this does allow a good amount of tailoring your stats and such to the playstyle that you prefer. Ultimately it is all survival horror. There's no way to go stealth though I have heard of people who have worked out how to limit how much violence they use and certainly there's a massive difference between going guns blazing and hacking. I've played this half a dozen times and can confirm that very different play styles can absolutely work though some are significantly more difficult. I'm usually against the idea of letting the player undo unlocking abilities and such but this is definitely a case where it would save you either going back and redoing an earlier part so you can get the thing you need now or just using a walkthrough to make sure what you get is worthwhile. By today's standards it does feel dated but it was a pretty good not amazing FPS hybridized with a fairly solid ARPG and stunning survival horror up there with early Silent Hill albeit obviously very different styles since this is Sci-Fi, that is Supernatural fantasy.