BioShock Infinite

BioShock Infinite

Steam Deck Playable

Irrational Games · Action · Mar 26, 2013

Yes, worth buying.

At $29.99. It has been as low as $7.49.

93%
Very Positive
145k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 208 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 103 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 55 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Difficulty: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 6 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 145k player reviews · updated 3 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
55% of themes are praise18% are divided27% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
The story of Infinite is also very strong despite having mixed opinions on the end and DLC endings.
208 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
- Requires a steam-community guide to tweak about 10 things in the config file to get standard-level of gameplay and graphic options working like FOV, shadows, UI scale, colour correction etc.
103 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
Interestingly, when moving into the Burial at Sea DLC, the visuals seem to take another step up in quality, making it even more appealing.
55 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
Summary: Atmospheric fps game
28 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The soundtrack of Columbia captures the world perfectly, making the world feel immersive and lived in despite the circumstances.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Optimization
Players who bring up Optimization mostly praise it.
The graphics and optimization are good for 2026 and the game runs just fine on newer operating systems unlike the first two games which crash constantly on my PC.
6 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 characters208 reviews
Gameplay103 reviews
Graphics55 reviews
Performance28 reviews
Audio25 reviews
Optimization6 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Combat98 reviews
87%
Crashes9 reviews
67%
Players complain% still recommend
Difficulty19 reviews
84%
Bugs11 reviews
64%
Interface6 reviews
100%

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 $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.99

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
93%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
80
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

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