BioShock™ Remastered
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ActionRPGFPSStory RichAtmosphericHorrorSingleplayer

188 playing

Peak in the last 24 hours: 553

Peak in the last 7 days: 706

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Game description

BioShock is a shooter unlike any other, loaded with unique weapons and tactics. Complete with an arsenal of revolvers, shotguns, and grenade launchers, players will be forced to genetically modify their DNA to become an even deadlier weapon.

Basic info

Developer2K Boston, 2K Australia, Blind Squirrel, Feral Interactive (Mac)
Publisher2K, Feral Interactive (Mac)
PlatformsWindows · macOS
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateSep 15, 2016
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit. Platform Update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 200…
ProcessorIntel E6750 Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHZ
Memory4 GB
Graphics2GB AMD Radeon HD 7770 / 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Storage25 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 427 reviews from the past 1 year

85.7/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (83%)

Metacritic: 80 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Rapture still draws players into its ideas and gloom, and BioShock™ Remastered scores 85.7 from 427 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

Story & World appears in 82% of analyzed reviews and ranks 44th of 1096. 140 reviews praise the story, describing philosophical depth about freedom and society and a memorable plot twist. 137 love the world and atmosphere, a unique underwater city whose environments and storytelling blend together. 52 find it fun, enjoying the combat with a wrench, plasmids and a varied arsenal, and some say it still plays well today. Visuals & Sound ranks 599th of 1249, and Gameplay ranks 651st of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

Tech & Support ranks 1073rd of 1399. 77 reviews report crashes and instability in this remaster, and some warn about lost saves and urge saving often. 42 criticize the combat and controls as dated, describing weak shooting feedback, clumsy switching between attacks and a tedious corridor shooter feel. 27 find it repetitive, pointing to the hacking minigame, respawning enemies and back and forth fetch tasks in the second half. Content Volume ranks 783rd of 1351, and Pricing & Fairness ranks 515th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“multilayered story with philosophical depth about freedom and inequality” · 140 reviews
“fun gameplay with wrench combat and engaging story with great plot twist” · 52 reviews
“beautiful, eerie and unsettling art style that holds up well in remaster” · 27 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 48% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Strategy +2.90 · Depth of builds, tactics, and meaningful choices
Positive “many tactical approaches, creative build synergies” · 12 reviews
Negative “too many mechanics but no interesting situations requiring their use” · 3 reviews

Progression 6% · Difficulty 15% · Onboarding 6% · Freedom 7% · Controls & feel 21%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 82% of reviews · Top 5% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.99 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “multilayered story with philosophical depth about freedom and inequality” · 140 reviews
Negative “story delivery through radio and audio logs feels disjointed and confusing” · 7 reviews

Characters 12% · World 57%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Bottom 50% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -1.46 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “hacking gameplay is repetitive and monotonous, lacks variety” · 27 reviews
Positive “never bores with same thing, varied combat styles” · 1 review

Volume 7% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 40% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +3.19 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “beautiful, eerie and unsettling art style that holds up well in remaster” · 27 reviews
Negative “graphics look quite dated even for a remaster” · 8 reviews

Audio 16%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 0% of reviews mention this.

Community — · Who you play with — how many, and how friendly

Playing together 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 6% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.08 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “crossbow is incredibly overpowered, one-hit kills” · 3 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 3% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 28% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.59 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “crashes constantly, cannot run longer than 2 minutes” · 77 reviews
Positive “no bugs or crashes despite 19-year-old game age” · 1 review

Performance 7% · Developer support 4%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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