BioShock™ 2 Remastered

BioShock™ 2 Remastered

Steam Deck Playable

2K Marin · FPS · Sep 15, 2016

Worth it for the right player.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $2.99.

72%
Mostly Positive
30k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 167 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 113 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 184 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 30k player reviews · updated 4 days ago

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
50% of themes are praise33% are divided17% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
What kept me engaged was the excellent narrative and voice acting.
167 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
At its core, this is rather similar to that of the original game, though there are a lot of smaller and bigger changes, making almost every aspect of the gameplay more streamlined and enjoyable You’re once again making your way through Rapture, figuring out what happened to the city after the original game’s ending, essentially expanding the established narrative, which is a bit janky but works well enough.
113 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise 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.
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
Summary: Atmospheric fps game
14 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
What kept me engaged was the excellent narrative and voice acting.
12 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Steam Deck
Players who bring up Steam Deck mostly praise it.
I played it on Steam Deck, which was handy.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love6 themes
Story and characters167 reviews
Gameplay113 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Performance14 reviews
Audio12 reviews
Steam Deck7 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat77 reviews
91%
Difficulty10 reviews
100%
Multiplayer7 reviews
100%
Linux compatibility6 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes184 reviews
72%
Bugs12 reviews
42%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Prices have been lower

Currently $19.99. The lowest we've tracked is $2.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
72%
Mostly Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
53
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.