BioShock Infinite
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ActionShooterFirst-PersonFPSSingleplayerStory Rich

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Game description

Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia.

Basic info

DeveloperIrrational Games, Virtual Programming (Linux)
Publisher2K
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckPlayable
Release dateMar 25, 2013
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows Vista Service Pack 2 32-bit
ProcessorIntel Core 2 DUO 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz
Memory2 GB
GraphicsDirectX10 Compatible ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVIDIA 8800 GT / Intel HD 3000 Integrated Graph…
Storage20 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 445 reviews from the past 1 year

85.5/ 100
Top 40%

Steam rating: Very Positive (93%)

Metacritic: 94 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

A floating city full of light and color frames this story driven shooter, which scores 85.5 from 445 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

175 reviews praise the story, calling it beautiful, emotional and cleverly built around parallel realities, and Story & World ranks 265th of 1096. 61 admire the visuals and art direction, which several say still look striking years later, and Visuals & Sound ranks 125th of 1249. 59 love the world itself, a bright city with something interesting in every corner. Some also enjoy simply taking their time to soak in the setting.

👎 Where it falls short

45 reviews feel the plot falls apart in its second half, with rushed reveals and holes that some say sacrifice clarity for shock. 29 dislike how combat feels, pointing to the two weapon limit, weak gunplay and odd default controls. 19 find the strategy shallow, as limited weapons and powers discourage experimenting, and a few note that choices do not change the ending. Gameplay ranks 1082nd of 1396, and Content Volume ranks 937th of 1351.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“beautiful story and masterpiece game” · 175 reviews
“they nailed the aesthetics, looks very pretty” · 61 reviews
“worth a playthrough despite identity conflict” · 29 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 42% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Freedom -2.22 · Room to explore, build, and play your own way
Negative “completely linear corridors with no exploration, no map needed” · 11 reviews

Progression 5% · Difficulty 8% · Onboarding 6% · Strategy 17% · Controls & feel 21%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 87% of reviews · Top 30% of the games we've analyzed

Story +3.15 · Plot, quests, writing, and the ending
Positive “beautiful story and masterpiece game” · 175 reviews
Negative “plot fell apart with major plot holes after midpoint” · 45 reviews

Characters 36% · World 46%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 21% of reviews · Bottom 40% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.11 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “gameplay can become repetitive over time” · 12 reviews

Volume 7% · Replayability 4%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 50% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.07 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “they nailed the aesthetics, looks very pretty” · 61 reviews
Negative “outdated graphics and stiff character animations” · 4 reviews

Audio 16%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 5% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.43 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 5% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.08 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “spam 2 or 3 hits in loop, rest isn't up to par, poorly balanced” · 1 review

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 9% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Performance +0.06 · Frame rate, optimization, and loading times
Negative “resource leak causes CPU overheating when tabbed out” · 8 reviews

Stability 4% · Developer support 2%

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

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