9 Video Games Coming In 2018 You've Already Forgotten About

8. System Shock (Remake)

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Night Dive Studios

For a series often considered to be the progenitor to some of modern gaming's most acclaimed franchises, you'd think System Shock's reach would stretch far beyond that of cult status.

After all, without the first-person, sci-fi horror about tech-savvy man against malevolent machine, the series' creators and contributors may never have gone on to achieve even greater feats. Warren Spector's Deus Ex and Ken Levine's BioShock both exist as a result, the latter in particular often being affectionally dubbed its spiritual successor.

But at the ripe old age of 24, System Shock's dated visage, in this day and age, isn't going to be capturing the gaze of any modern audience, what it desperately needs to expand its appeal is an inspired remake.

Fortunately for us, Night Dive Studios is working away to deliver just that around the halfway mark of 2018. Since the project's successful jumpstart by way of Kickstarter, the studio has released a pre-alpha demo and consistent updates, so rest assured - this is one crowdfunded project that's in no danger of becoming vaporware.

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