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BioShock

Catalogue entry · not reviewed · store data read 30 August 2026

BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.

First-Person Shooter

Player score
9.4/10
32,145 reviews
Released
2007
Developer
Irrational Games
Platforms
9 systems
Critics
96
Steam Deck
playable
Download
Not stated
We have not written a full review of this game.This is a catalogue entry: everything below comes from a source we can link, checked on a stated date. There is no score and no verdict here, because we only publish those after a reviewer has played the game and written it up properly. Our team may well have played this one. Until someone writes the review, we are not going to imply a verdict we have not put our name to.

What is BioShock?

BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.

Description as published by the developer on its own store page, read 30 August 2026. It is marketing copy, not our assessment.

The record

Catalogue facts
First released21 August 2007
DeveloperIrrational Games
Publisher2K
PlatformsiOS, iPad, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck
GenresFirst-Person Shooter
Languages5 supported

Source. Catalogue facts from Wikidata Q57270, seeded 30 August 2026. Store data from Steam, read 30 August 2026.

How was BioShock received?

Players94%positive of 32,145 · Very Positive
Metacritic96critic aggregate, PC

Method. Player figures are Steam's own totals for the PC version, read 30 August 2026. The Metacritic score is the one Steam publishes on its store page and can lag the site itself. Metacritic page. Neither is our opinion. We have not published a review of this game.

Accessibility

1 declared features

Seeing

None declared

Hearing

None declared

Input

  • Partial Controller Support

Difficulty

None declared

Method. Features the publisher declared on its own store page. A declaration is a floor, not a review.

What does it support?

Technical support
CapabilitySupport
Controllerpartial support
Cloud savesNo
Cross-platform playNo
Mod supportNo official workshop
Online playSingle-player only
In-game purchasesNo
Steam Deckplayable
Download sizeNot stated
Add-on contentNone listed
Age gate17+

Method. Read from the publisher's Steam listing on 30 August 2026. Describes the PC version. Console versions differ.

What does it cost?

$4.99$19.99 list

Steam price in US dollars, read 30 August 2026. Prices move hourly and vary by region. Check the current price.

Problems players report

We read the 300 most recent negative Steam reviews of BioShock on 30 August 2026 and counted what they mention. These are complaints, not confirmed defects: we have not reproduced any of them, and a review describes one person's machine. What the counts tell you is which problems more than one person ran into.

  1. Crashes and freezes45 of 300 (15%)

    However, this game frequently crashes when you do something as simple as open a menu, and sometimes it resets your setting for no reason.

    Steam review, 4 April 2026 · 8 hours played · 8 readers marked it helpful

    I have constant crashes when saving the game.

    Steam review, 22 February 2025 · 1 hours played · 6 readers marked it helpful
  2. Audio and subtitles11 of 300 (4%)

    Plus, the poor sound mixing means it's quite often difficult to tell what's being said during the numerous voice logs throughout the game, meaning you'll likely have to turn on subtitles.

    Steam review, 8 February 2023 · 13 hours played · 6 readers marked it helpful

    You could try and put up with the issues, looking all over for fixes, but I have yet to find solutions for borked texture streaming and audio cutoff that work for me.

    Steam review, 26 March 2025 · 7 hours played · 5 readers marked it helpful

A further 8 reviews call the game buggy or broken without saying how, which is why they are counted separately rather than assigned to a theme. Counted by keyword across review text, so a review discussing two problems is counted under both. Read the reviews yourself.

Games like BioShock

24 games overlap with BioShock on the tags Steam players applied to it, on genre, and on theme. The closest are BioShock 2, BioShock Remastered and BioShock 2 Remastered.

All 24 games like BioShock

Common questions about BioShock

What platforms is BioShock on?

BioShock is available on iOS, iPad, PC, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Steam Deck. It first released in 2007.

How much does BioShock cost?

$4.99 on Steam in the United States, read on 30 August 2026. Prices move often and vary by region, so check the store before buying.

Do players recommend BioShock?

94% of 32,145 Steam reviews are positive, which Steam rates Very Positive. That is players rating it, not our review. We have not published a review of this game.

What is the Metacritic score for BioShock?

96 out of 100 for the PC version, as published on the game's own Steam store page. Steam can lag Metacritic by a few points.

Does BioShock work on Steam Deck?

Valve rates BioShock as playable on the Steam Deck, from its own testing.

Who made BioShock?

BioShock was developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K.