BioShock™

BioShock™

Steam Deck Playable

2K Boston · FPS · Aug 21, 2007

Yes, worth buying.

At $19.99. It has been as low as $4.99.

94%
Very Positive
32k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 112 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 58 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 42 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 32k player reviews · updated a day 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 praise20% are divided30% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
+ great story - check
112 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Gameplay-wise, I think the game is a lot of fun, despite the issues it has.
58 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The first is the lighting, which I feel captures the mood better in the original than the remaster does.
42 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The sound design is just as strong.
18 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
~ requires at least the mouse fix and 30 FPS animation fix (possibly new systems need additional optimization too)
14 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 love5 themes
Story and characters112 reviews
Gameplay58 reviews
Graphics42 reviews
Audio18 reviews
Performance14 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat44 reviews
89%
Difficulty14 reviews
71%
Players complain% still recommend
Crashes33 reviews
52%
Bugs11 reviews
64%
Interface9 reviews
78%

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. One more theme was raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and is not shown.

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 $4.99.

5 points recordedtoday · $19.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
94%
Very Positive
Playing right now
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