Buy it if you like
- Story: 149 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 119 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 87 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 175 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Multiplayer: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 8 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 30k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise8% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
149 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The ending of Minerva's Den DLC is one of my favourite parts of the whole Bioshock franchise, always gets me emotional.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
119 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Solid gameplay and the Minerva's Den DLC is fantastic, but it never quite reaches the heights of the first game.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
87 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Bioshock 2 is a great sequel to Bioshock 1, it improves on a bunch of things most notably the combat and the setting of Rapture is as great as it was before however it feels a bit tacked on, the character of Sofia Lamb and others being pretty prominent in the story of Rapture but not even being mentioned (as far as I know) in the first game.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
29 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics and sound are done just as well as in the original game and hold up well, with noticeable improvements having been made to the game’s menus and general interaction flow.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I played BioShock 1 on Hard and found the difficulty challenging but fair.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The voice acting is solid and the ambiental sound is serviceable, but the most important sounds (footsteps, weapons firing, explosives) are so muffled you can barely hear them.
+2 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story149 reviews
Gameplay119 reviews
Combat87 reviews
Graphics29 reviews
Difficulty15 reviews
Audio13 reviews
Performance7 reviews
Linux compatibility6 reviews
Divided opinion
Optimization75% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes69% still recommend
Multiplayer100% still recommend
Bugs50% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Lowest ever recorded
$2.99$19.99−85%
That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.
8 points recordedtoday · $2.99
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