{"rewrite":{"id":"r_2220f88a21bcf461f0dd36c8","clusterId":"c_246b4f5d7977128935f7142a","slug":"system-shock-2-remaster-and-buried-stars-are-free-on-epic-games-store","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"System Shock 2 Remaster And Buried Stars Are Free On Epic Games Store","summary":"Epic Games is giving away System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster and Buried Stars on the Epic Games Store for one week. The promotion opened at midnight on October 1, 2026, and runs until 0:00 on October 9, 2026. System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is Nightdive Studios' modern version of the 1999 FPS and RPG hybrid, with reworked character and weapon models and animations, support for up to 144fps, ultrawide displays, and optimized controller controls. It also adds crossplay-enabled co-op multiplayer and mod support. The game is set in 2114 aboard the faster-than-light ship Von Braun, where the protagonist wakes from cryosleep with no memory and faces mutants, killer robots, and the rogue AI SHODAN. Buried Stars is a mystery adventure from Korean studio LARGO and LINE Games about a venue collapse during a survival audition broadcast and the murders that follow, with branching endings. Only Buried Stars lists Japanese support among the two.","whyItMatters":"Buried Stars is the one title in this pair with Japanese language support, which makes it the only half of the giveaway most Japanese players can actually read.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eBoth titles carry a listed price of 6,980 yen before the giveaway, and once claimed within the window they stay in the user\u0026#39;s library permanently. System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster comes from Nightdive Studios, and the original 1999 release is noted for having Ken Levine, later of BioShock, as a lead designer. Players pick one of three branches, O.S.A., Marine, or Navy, each with a different playstyle. The remaster\u0026#39;s new co-op mode supports crossplay.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuried Stars comes from Studio LARGO, the Korean developer also behind The Black Room and the Gray City series, working with LINE Games. Players trapped with the cast and crew gather information by talking to survivors and by reading outside reactions through an in-game social network. The credited Japanese voice cast includes Tetsuya Kakihara, Takuya Eguchi, Hiro Shimono, Yoko Hikasa, Rina Satou, Soichiro Hoshi, and Eri Kitamura. A store sale runs alongside the giveaway through the same October 9 close, led by Electronic Arts titles. The next free pair, Out of Sight and TerraScape, begins at 0:00 on October 9, 2026.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster arrives with crossplay co-op and mod support, features the 1999 original never shipped with. Nightdive rebuilt the models, not the genre math.","twitterPost":"Nightdive's System Shock 2 remaster adds crossplay co-op a 1999 release never had.","threadsPost":"System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a Nightdive rebuild with crossplay co-op and mod support, both absent from the 1999 original. Epic pairs it with Buried Stars, and only Buried Stars carries Japanese support.","newsletterBlurb":"Epic Games Store is handing out two titles this week: Nightdive Studios' System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster and the Korean mystery adventure Buried Stars. Both are listed at 6,980 yen and stay in your library once claimed, through 0:00 on October 9, 2026. Only Buried Stars carries Japanese language support.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"4Gamer.net\",\"url\":\"https://www.4gamer.net/games/605/G060523/20261002003/\",\"title\":\"System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster, the remaster of the classic that fused FPS and RPG, and Buried Stars, which depicts a collapse accident during a live broadcast and the murders that follow, are free on the Epic Games Store\"},{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/02/173036.html\",\"title\":\"【6,980 yen → 0 yen】FPS/RPG 'System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster' \\u0026 mystery ADV 'Buried Stars' free until October 8 on the Epic Games Store during its sale\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":7081,"outputTokens":1126,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791063268,"createdAt":"2026-10-03T21:29:50.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-03T21:33:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T21:33:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_246b4f5d7977128935f7142a","canonicalTitle":"FPSとRPGを融合させた名作のリマスター版「System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster」と，生放送中に起きた崩壊事故とその後の殺人事件を描く「ベリード・スターズ」がEpic Games Storeで無料配布中","representativeArticleId":"a_c2e03f4e00ba94f6b730bb99","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":2,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster\",\"Buried Stars\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"release\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-10-02T01:42:49.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-10-02T01:42:49.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-03T21:33:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"4Gamer.net","url":"https://www.4gamer.net/games/605/G060523/20261002003/","title":"FPSとRPGを融合させた名作のリマスター版「System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster」と，生放送中に起きた崩壊事故とその後の殺人事件を描く「ベリード・スターズ」がEpic Games Storeで無料配布中"},{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/10/02/173036.html","title":"【6,980円→0円】FPS・RPG『System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster』＆ミステリーADV『ベリード・スターズ』セール開催中のEpic Gamesストアにて10月8日まで無料配布"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster","Buried Stars"],"studios":[],"people":[],"type":"release","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster and Buried Stars are free on the Epic Games Store from October 1 to 0:00 on October 9, 2026.","System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a Nightdive Studios remaster of the 1999 FPS and RPG hybrid, with support for up to 144fps, ultrawide displays, crossplay co-op, and mod support.","Buried Stars is a mystery adventure from Korean developer Studio LARGO and LINE Games about a venue collapse during a survival audition broadcast and the murders that follow.","Only Buried Stars lists Japanese language support among the two free titles.","Out of Sight and TerraScape are scheduled as the next Epic Games Store free titles starting at 0:00 on October 9, 2026."]}