Nightdive Studios is a game company based in Vancouver, Washington. It was founded in 2012 by artist Stephen Kick, who previously worked at Sony Online Entertainment. Nightdive specializes in releasing older games for digital distribution platforms, updated to be compatible with modern machines. The company also develops Updated Re-releases using the proprietary Kex Engine. The company's first re-release was System Shock 2 in 2013, followed by the Dark Savant trilogy of Wizardry and I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream in the same year. The company also functions as a publisher, publishing Spirits of Xanadu by Good Morning Commander in 2015, and Womb Room by Bearded Eye in 2016.
In 2015, Nightdive acquired full rights to the System Shock series, and began working on a remake of the first game, making it their first project developed from the ground up. Originally set for a 2018 release, the game was briefly put on hold to re-assess its direction, and was then delayed to 2023.
Nightdive also unsuccessfully attempted to secure the rights to remaster the No One Lives Forever series, whose rights are lost in legal limbo.
On March 2023, Nightdive Studios was acquired by Atari as part of their focus on retro re-releases.
Games:
- 2013: System Shock 2, Wizardry VI, Wizardry VII, Wizardry 8, I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, Shadow Man, The 7th Guest, The 11th Hour
- 2014: Harvester, SPY Fox, Putt-Putt, Freddi Fish, Pajama Sam, Tex Murphy Collection, Bad Mojo Redux, Covert Action, Sid Meier's Pirates!, Colonization, Darklands, Blood Net, DEADLOCK, Slave Zero, The Labyrinth of Time, Inherit the Earth
- 2015: Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri, Noctropolis, Time Lapse, System Shock Classic
- 2016: D
- 2017: Space Rogue Classic, Tender Loving Care, Titanic: Adventure Out of Time
- 2018: Metal Fatigue
- 2020: SiN Gold (updates)
- 2022: The Wheel of Time (with GOG.com)
- TBA: Machines: Wired For War
Updated re-releases:
- Strife: Veteran Edition (2014)
- System Shock: Enhanced Edition (2015)
- Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (2015)
- Turok 2: Seeds of Evil (2017)
- Forsaken Remastered (2018)
- Blood: Fresh Supply (2019)
- Doom 64 (2020)
- Shadow Man Remastered (2021)
- Quake (2021 - co-developer with Machine Games (episode Dimension of the Machine) and id Software)
- PowerSlave Exhumed (2022)
- Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition (2022 - co-developer with Alcon Entertainment)
- Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition (2023 - co-developer with New Blood Interactive and Apogee Entertainment)
- Quake II (2023 - co-developer with Machine Games (Call of the Machine expansion) and Id Software)
- Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion Remastered (2023)
- Star Wars: Dark Forces Remastered (2024 - co-developer with The Force Engine Project)
- SiN Reloaded (TBA - co-developer with 3D Realms and Slipgate Ironworks)
- System Shock 2: Enhanced Edition (TBA)
- PO'ed: Definitive Edition (TBA)
Original games:
- Spirits of Xanadu (2015 - published, developed by Good Morning Commander)
- Womb Room (2016 - published, developed by Bearded Eye)
- System Shock (2023 - a remake of the original game)
