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BioShock® 2
Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
What reviewers agree on
30 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Went back to Rapture rocking the boots of the OG Delta and honestly? What a trip. Played this as a kid back in 2013, forgot basically everything, so it felt like a fresh dive all over again. 10/10 certified father…”
“I love the hacking minigames in this sequel, but otherwise making it not to crash every now and then it's a pain in the ass. The story and the gameplay is good, but as I said before the constant crashing made me not…”
“(Taken from my comment I put on a youtube video about Bioshock 2) When I got my original Xbox 360 it had the demo for Bioshock on it, at that point I only had 2 games on my 360 so seeing a free demo was nice, I played…”
22 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“Originally released in 2010, Bioshock 2 was placed slightly below the first game by many reviewers. It still offers a welcome return to Rapture with enough fun to overcome its flaws. Eight years after the last title,…”
“I love the hacking minigames in this sequel, but otherwise making it not to crash every now and then it's a pain in the ass. The story and the gameplay is good, but as I said before the constant crashing made me not…”
“Interesting story writing and the nuance of the horror really cool. This game become parts of my interest.”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“After all these years, Multiplayer is still being played? holy cow bro. That's some dedication fr.”
“Love this game so much. My favorite of the three. Minerva's Den and the multiplayer is awesome.”
“Played a lot the multiplayer on PS3 I am glad is back on Steam!”
3 of the 102 reviews raise this.
“🎨 Visual Vibes ☐ What planet is this?! ⬛ Slick & Sharp ☐ Jaw-Dropping ☐ Gets the Job Done ☐ Meh Pixels ☐ Eyes, Why Have You Betrayed Me ☐ Retro Relic The original still captures Rapture’s haunting art-deco decay…”
23 of the 102 reviews raise this · 14 of them still recommend the game.
“Constant crashes with no error message. I get there's a fix that works for some people but games should just work on install.”
“This review is based on 100% completion and 38.8 hours of gameplay. [h1][b]Recommendation:[/b][/h1] Would I recommend this game? No – and that’s purely because of the technical performance issues I experienced on PC.…”
“I love the hacking minigames in this sequel, but otherwise making it not to crash every now and then it's a pain in the ass. The story and the gameplay is good, but as I said before the constant crashing made me not…”
8 of the 102 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“[h1]Nota: 7.5/10[/h1] Traz evoluções mecânicas bem-vindas, como o combate simultâneo de armas e plasmids, a unica coisa que me incomodou é a antagonista que é uma porta. O multiplayer tem sua narrativa própria, mas não…”
“They really should've just stopped after the first one. Bioshock 2 is a convoluted mess. Story, gameplay, enemies, guns. All were all overly worked for the sake of being "new" and "exciting". Bioshock 1 was great for a…”
“This game can run, follow the steam guide you can find on the community hub, for me it was running it was expanding my video card memory allocation in the file, and running in dx9 and Windows 7 compatibility mode. Just…”
5 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“good game, had some crashing here and there but still more stable than the remaster version. the main story is as good as the 1st game, which is great!! i played the DLC a bit but didnt like it that much, kinda hard for…”
“They really should've just stopped after the first one. Bioshock 2 is a convoluted mess. Story, gameplay, enemies, guns. All were all overly worked for the sake of being "new" and "exciting". Bioshock 1 was great for a…”
“This game is a worthy sequel to the first game even though the story and gameplay are inferior, in my opinion. I could never use dual wielding efficiently having to keep track of too many elements at times and constant…”
4 of the 102 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“a massive upgrade from the original I love that hacking now it skill based and doesn't take a whole minute to do and that they made it so you have abilitys in 1 hand and a gun in the other, I didn't even use the…”
“This game is a worthy sequel to the first game even though the story and gameplay are inferior, in my opinion. I could never use dual wielding efficiently having to keep track of too many elements at times and constant…”
“In my personal opinion, this game feels far more refined than the first game, it feels like what they wanted the first one to be. clearly they listened to player feedback as elements from the first game were reworked in…”
Counted across 102 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 89.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Many say this game was made purely for money after Bioshock success, and that it does not offer anything more than the first one. I strongly disagree, as the second installment of this series is a natural continuation of the Rapture story. It may feel a bit unnatural with the…”
— a player, Steam review · 45 hrs played“[i](This is the original review I wrote for this game but for it's Remastered version)[/i] This game might never top the first Bioshock in terms of narrative and overall storyline, but it certainly improves the first game in almost every other aspect. You play as Delta, castaway…”
— a player, Steam review · 2 hrs played“I am not giving a thumbs down because of the game itself. Bioshock 2 rules, but this is one of the worst ports i have ever seen. Constant crashing (both versions) still not fixed and no one in 2K cares. Unacceptable.”
— a player, Steam review · 1 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:40 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Achievement stats
Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action |
| Player tags | FPS · Action · Singleplayer · Story Rich · Atmospheric · Horror · First-Person · Shooter · Steampunk · Sci-fi · Underwater · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * * |
| Controller | Full support |
| Achievements | 68 |
| Estimated owners | 1,000,000 – 2,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.bioshockgame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: OS *: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better Memory: 2GB Graphics: NVIDIA 7800GT 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c Hard Drive: 11GB Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0C compliant sound card or onboard sound