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BioShock™
BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly we
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
37 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I am really mixed on whether I want to continue this or not. I actually really like the game itself, but this version of the game I've been playing on Steam is terrible. It really sucks because I've really been enjoying…”
“It's a good game if you wanna try something different from a normal first person shooter game... I usually play Hitman, Halo or sometimes Call OF Duty but this game is really cool... And have some really good graphics…”
“A fun and immersive experience. (No spoilers in this review) Great story with an interesting story and lore, all the little things around the map like diaries and environmental storytelling is great immersive gameplay.…”
32 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A fun and immersive experience. (No spoilers in this review) Great story with an interesting story and lore, all the little things around the map like diaries and environmental storytelling is great immersive gameplay.…”
“A true masterpiece with minor age related issues and some difficulty scaling issues. This is a review of the Remastered version of the game, since I only played that. It is a sometimes scary, story-rich shooter with…”
“Despite me having only made it into neptunes bounty, this is a beautiful game. The graphics are still stunning to this day, the mechanics work amazingly together, and the story is really cool. Its also just a really…”
22 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“I am really mixed on whether I want to continue this or not. I actually really like the game itself, but this version of the game I've been playing on Steam is terrible. It really sucks because I've really been enjoying…”
“It's a good game if you wanna try something different from a normal first person shooter game... I usually play Hitman, Halo or sometimes Call OF Duty but this game is really cool... And have some really good graphics…”
“I'm positively surprised, I knew the game was old and about schooting but this was actually great experience. 10/10, I didn't went deep into story but the gameplay and atmosphere was so good I want to play all the…”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“beh è semplicemente una delle mie saghe preferite. ho l'edizione in bundle fisica e nulla sia il cd del primo che del secondo si sono smagnetizzati da quanto li ho giocati. sufficiente?”
“been playing this for 3 years, still an amazing game”
3 of the 103 reviews raise this.
“A fun and immersive experience. (No spoilers in this review) Great story with an interesting story and lore, all the little things around the map like diaries and environmental storytelling is great immersive gameplay.…”
“Best game in my book. The gameplay, concept, story, art, music, and its message. Almost every game lacks something but this game is just perfect. (except some technical issues) Would you kindly give this game a try?”
“Bioshock (not the remastered) holds up incredibly well with an amazing story, visuals, sound effects, and gunplay. What more to say than to definitely try the game out and have one hell of an experience. Also i love big…”
15 of the 103 reviews raise this · 11 of them still recommend the game.
“I am really mixed on whether I want to continue this or not. I actually really like the game itself, but this version of the game I've been playing on Steam is terrible. It really sucks because I've really been enjoying…”
“[u][b]Initial Thoughts:[/b][/u] This is a game that I slept on for a long time. Back when this game came out, I was way more occupied with Oblivion and Fallout 3 and never got around to playing this classic. It’s easy…”
“Be ready to do some troubleshooting before launch. There are issues with sound not working. its a good game but i cant recommend in this state.”
11 of the 103 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
“I personally like Infinite and 2 more. but 1 is really good, 9/10 (could be 10 if the last few levels were well made)”
“Bioshock is a good story-driven shooter game. the mechanics is a bit clunky and you do need to do a bit of tweaking so the game can work properly. but when you pass that stage, you can enjoy how the game drives you from…”
“A great story with a legendary twist. Disturbing, thought provoking philosophy and visuals. A fascinating world that still holds up. Only negatives is that the audio is buggy and some of the gameplay is a bit jank. But…”
8 of the 103 reviews raise this · 7 of them still recommend the game.
“I am really mixed on whether I want to continue this or not. I actually really like the game itself, but this version of the game I've been playing on Steam is terrible. It really sucks because I've really been enjoying…”
“[u][b]Initial Thoughts:[/b][/u] This is a game that I slept on for a long time. Back when this game came out, I was way more occupied with Oblivion and Fallout 3 and never got around to playing this classic. It’s easy…”
“bioshock crashes a lot, just be aware of that. and it also crashes if you disconnect your audio device (speaking from experience). anyway, this game was so good I ascended to heaven and high fived god. this game NEEDS…”
7 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“[u][b]Initial Thoughts:[/b][/u] This is a game that I slept on for a long time. Back when this game came out, I was way more occupied with Oblivion and Fallout 3 and never got around to playing this classic. It’s easy…”
“[h1]Unreal Engine – the worst game engine in history.[/h1] [b]If it were up to me, I’d ban this trash software, along with [u]"2K".[/u][/b] Games from over 20 years ago run with a single click on modern hardware without…”
“Be ready to do some troubleshooting before launch. There are issues with sound not working. its a good game but i cant recommend in this state.”
4 of the 103 reviews raise this · 4 of them still recommend the game.
“A true masterpiece with minor age related issues and some difficulty scaling issues. This is a review of the Remastered version of the game, since I only played that. It is a sometimes scary, story-rich shooter with…”
“thiis was one of the best older games I've played, its engaging and iconic the only bad thing is tht i died like 1000 times on hard but thts js a skill dificulty”
“I was able to complete this game without getting stuck and having to search the internet to figure out how to proceed. this is a very large plus for me, as i absolutely hate when games get cryptic. this game has none of…”
Counted across 103 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 94.2% positive rating · as of 2026-05-20
“Very good game. 2nd best game of all time, almost that good as Fallout New Vegas.”
— a player, Steam review · 23 hrs played“One of the first games I played when I got my original Xbox 360 and it became one of my favourites, I originally played it as a demo and I played it so many times, then got the original game later and loved the full game, in my opinion its a game everyone should play at least…”
— a player, Steam review · 10 hrs played“BioShock is one of those games that grabs you in the first ten minutes and just never lets go. Rapture is still one of the coolest, most unsettling places I’ve ever explored in a gam. Every hallway feels like it has a story to tell. The mix of gunplay and plasmids holds up…”
— a player, Steam review · 26 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 11:40 UTC · history via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Games like BioShock™
From our knowledge graph — ranked by shared traits, not a black box. Each card says why it's here.
BioShock™ Remastered
81.0% · 32,046 reviews
shares Underwater, Steampunk, Alternate History, Dystopian
BioShock® 2
87.4% · 7,558 reviews
shares Immersive, Underwater, Steampunk, Dystopian
BioShock™ 2 Remastered
70.2% · 14,541 reviews
shares Underwater, Steampunk, Alternate History, Dystopian
BioShock Infinite
91.1% · 64,482 reviews
shares Immersive, Steampunk, Alternate History, Dystopian
Thief II: The Metal Age
95.0% · 1,571 reviews
shares Immersive, Steampunk, Classic, Great Soundtrack
Thief: Deadly Shadows
81.0% · 1,733 reviews
shares Immersive, Steampunk, Classic, FPS
Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut
91.4% · 15,869 reviews
shares Immersive, Dystopian, Great Soundtrack, FPS
Half-Life 2
97.4% · 120,362 reviews
shares Dystopian, Classic, Great Soundtrack, FPS
Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.
| Genres | Action, RPG |
| Player tags | FPS · Atmospheric · Story Rich · Action · Singleplayer · Horror · Steampunk · First-Person · Shooter · Sci-fi · Classic · RPG (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Partial Controller Support · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English * , French * , German * , Italian * , Spanish - Spain * * |
| Estimated owners | 2,000,000 – 5,000,000 (SteamSpy) |
| Official site | http://www.BioShockGame.com |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Operating System : Windows XP (with Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista CPU : Intel single-core Pentium 4 processor at 2.4GHz RAM : 1 GB Video Card : Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM and Pixel Shader 3.0 (NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550) Sound Card : 100% direct X 9.0c compatible sound card Hard Drive Space : 8GB Game requires Internet connection for activation