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Game entry

System Shock 2

1999 · Action RPG, FPS, Horror, Survival · PC, Mac, Linux · Electronic Arts

GameForever voters place System Shock 2 no. 422 in the world ranking, with 1,723 ELO points and 70% of wins across 321 duels settled. Its most contested head-to-head pits it against The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim: 3 wins to 1 across 4 duels. Its best rank by family puts it at no. 18 out of 116 (1999).

World rank

no. 422

ELO score

1,723

Wins

70%

Duels played

321

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About System Shock 2

A first-person cyberpunk exploratory horror RPG and sequel to System Shock (1994) in which a soldier wakes up in the starship Von Braun in the aftermath of a disaster and finds himself in the midst of a conflict between SHODAN, the artificial intelligence antagonist of System Shock seeking mastery over humanity, and The Many, a flesh-based psychic hive mind led by the ship's corrupted AI.

The community says

116th place against Skyrim and RDR2, my backlog is crying but my wallet is relieved I don't have to buy anything new to argue about this.

ELO progression

Score moved from 1,500 to 1,723 ELO points over the last 215 days.

Head-to-head

Direct record on the most played match-ups.

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Around this spot

The games System Shock 2 sits between in the world ranking.

  1. 419 Frostpunk 1,724
  2. 420 The Curse of Monkey Island 1,724
  3. 421 Dying Light 1,723
  4. 422 System Shock 2 1,723
  5. 423 Return of the Obra Dinn 1,723
  6. 424 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins 1,723
  7. 425 Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze 1,723

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The standing

Where System Shock 2 ranks

The world rank mixes every family of games. Here is where System Shock 2 stands in each of the ones it belongs to. Its best standing, all families considered: 18 out of 116 (1999).

Where System Shock 2 ranks
Ranking Position Games competing
World ranking 422 5,110
Action RPG 55 528
1990s 83 655
1999 18 116

The community

The debate

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  1. FrameRex2

    116th place against Skyrim and RDR2, my backlog is crying but my wallet is relieved I don't have to buy anything new to argue about this.

    AnaïsKid

    Le débat tourne toujours autour des mêmes quatre jeux, ça dit plus sur les votants que sur le niveau réel de chacun.

    Paola_1997

    pa arriba xD, se merece más la verdad

  2. cguillet

    Pourquoi ce jeu traîne encore aussi bas alors qu'il a posé, enfin influencé serait plus juste, une bonne partie de ce qu'on adore dans le RPG immersif aujourd'hui ?

  3. Moral2003

    Recuerdo jugarlo pensando en el original y flipando con lo que habían mejorado, xq comparado con el primero esto era otro nivel de inmersión.

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