Buy it if you like
- Story: 93 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 70 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Combat: 41 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Crashes: 33 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Interface: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 32k 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
50% of themes are praise25% are divided25% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
93 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
BioShock is a first-person shooter (FPS) game that focuses heavily on a deep story and an amazing atmosphere.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
70 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Cool Research Mechanic: You can take photos of different enemies to research them, which upgrades your passive abilities.
Combat
Players who bring up Combat mostly praise it.
41 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Fun Action & Powers: The combat has a wonderful mix of shooting guns and using supernatural abilities.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
37 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
graphically, some textures, if you get close enough, can look a little muddy but it all still looks pretty nice. it is a fun rundown 60's or so, underwater city. you can see how everything is falling to shambles and how everyone has sort of mutated trying to gene splice to perfection. all essentially crazy as you fight your way through many levels of rapture.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
19 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Excellent Audio: The game has very nice music, great sound design, and very strong voice-overs for the characters.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
13 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Yes, the 4th difficulty is nice, because hard is not giving challenge (i guess its partially because it was a console era game and Bioshock was developed for Xbox 360 as well, but my god I'm missing the customizable difficulty of SS2)
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Story93 reviews
Gameplay70 reviews
Combat41 reviews
Graphics37 reviews
Audio19 reviews
Difficulty13 reviews
Divided opinion
Performance80% still recommend
Controls75% still recommend
Linux compatibility100% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes36% still recommend
Interface80% still recommend
Bugs67% 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
- Partial Controller Support
Store features
- Family Sharing
Platforms
- Windows
Valve device support
Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$19.99
The lowest we've tracked is $4.99.
7 points recordedtoday · $19.99
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