# shock2quest: recreating the Dark engine for System Shock 2 VR

> shock2quest recreates the Dark engine for a virtual-reality version of System Shock 2 on Meta Quest. Its runtime reads KPF archives and cutscenes copied from the user's 25th Anniversary Remaster installation; the Rust workspace includes engine, game and VR runtime components.

- Type: Case study
- Targets: Game
- Category: Independent reconstruction cases
- Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
- Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
- Added to the catalog: 2026-11-09
- Original resource: <https://github.com/tommy-xr/shock2quest>
- Primary source: <https://github.com/tommy-xr/shock2quest/blob/d965836402971c04dd881a5f11ddc0c65a0bb6a4/README.md>
- Catalog page: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/shock2quest-case/>
- Record JSON: <https://awesomerea.org/resources/shock2quest-case/record.json>
- Chinese version: [简体中文](https://awesomerea.org/zh/resources/shock2quest-case/index.md)

## Requirements & limits

- **Prerequisites:** A retail copy of System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster and its KPF archives and cutscenes.
- **Prerequisites:** A Meta Quest headset with Developer Mode and adb for the documented installation.
- **Limits:** The project is pre-alpha; features are incomplete and saves may not work across releases.
- **License:** GPLv2 for code using openDarkEngine contributions; the engine folder is dual-licensed under MIT.

## Primary sources

1. <https://github.com/tommy-xr/shock2quest/blob/d965836402971c04dd881a5f11ddc0c65a0bb6a4/README.md>
2. <https://github.com/tommy-xr/shock2quest/blob/d965836402971c04dd881a5f11ddc0c65a0bb6a4/INSTALL.md>

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