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BioShock™ 2 Remastered cover art

BioShock™ 2 Remastered

2K Marin · 2K · 2016-09-15

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ActionRPG

Franchise: Bioshock · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person

Releases: May 29, 2020 (PlayStation 4), Sep 14, 2016 (Xbox One), Sep 15, 2016 (Mac), Sep 15, 2016 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 29, 2020 (Nintendo Switch)

In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.

BioShock™ 2 Remastered is an Action, RPG game released in 2016, priced at $2.99, with an owner estimate of 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 and a review sentiment of Mostly Positive (72% of 30279 reviews).

133
playing now
72%
positive of 30k reviews
Mostly Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
3,128
twitch viewers (latest)
3128.0
viewers/channel (concentration)
79/100
IGDB user rating (158 ratings)
4.59★
PlayStation Store rating (1,164 ratings)
14h
to beat · rushed 12h · completionist 35h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$2.99
steam price (US)

133 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 02:00 UTC (census sample)

Health check

Healthy
  • · 133 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 1,843 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~230/week).
  • · Review velocity down 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,909 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 757k–1.8M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 30,279 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Microsoft Store$19.99

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.59 at Fanatical (2026-08-03) · bundled 1×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 31 of 63 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
40240220182026Week of 2018-01-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 60 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 73 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 161 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 72 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 199 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 172 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 262 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 182 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 345 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 132 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 264 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 255 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 323 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 110 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 324 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 108 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 333 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 93 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 230 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 343 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 86 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 85 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 224 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 266 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 231 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 301 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 276 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 70 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 197 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 138 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 402 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 111 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 120 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 167 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 77 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 162 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 155 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 156 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 153 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 142 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 139 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 144 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 173 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 134 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 154 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 152 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 180 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 136 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 145 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 166 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 205 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 190 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 235 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 176 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 165 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 142 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 210 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 157 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 150 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 164 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 41 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 207 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 193 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 208 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 38 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

304702026-09-15 11:00 — 123 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 233 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 133 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 172 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 304 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 182 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 85 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 154 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 162 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 138 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 173 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 125 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 93 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 163 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 231 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 117 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 134 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 182 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 116 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 151 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 261 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 127 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 83 players2026-10-15 02:00 — 133 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
566106Sep 2016Aug 2026Sep 2016 — avg 566 · peak 1,251Jan 2017 — avg 143 · peak 281May 2017 — avg 123 · peak 260Sep 2017 — avg 131 · peak 280Jan 2018 — avg 155 · peak 313May 2018 — avg 141 · peak 267Sep 2018 — avg 143 · peak 326Jan 2019 — avg 157 · peak 335May 2019 — avg 131 · peak 262Sep 2019 — avg 131 · peak 265Jan 2020 — avg 171 · peak 320May 2020 — avg 195 · peak 369Sep 2020 — avg 181 · peak 333Jan 2021 — avg 203 · peak 379May 2021 — avg 239 · peak 422Sep 2021 — avg 259 · peak 508Jan 2022 — avg 232 · peak 415May 2022 — avg 186 · peak 349Sep 2022 — avg 155 · peak 289Jan 2023 — avg 178 · peak 344May 2023 — avg 143 · peak 270Sep 2023 — avg 121 · peak 233Jan 2024 — avg 171 · peak 349May 2024 — avg 136 · peak 254Sep 2024 — avg 139 · peak 285Jan 2025 — avg 177 · peak 349May 2025 — avg 185 · peak 350Sep 2025 — avg 162 · peak 295Jan 2026 — avg 189 · peak 364May 2026 — avg 194 · peak 377Aug 2026 — avg 181 · peak 391
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$19.99$2.592015-01-012026-10-092015-01-01 — best price $19.992015-11-13 — best price $4.992016-03-31 — best price $4.992016-08-26 — best price $3.992017-01-02 — best price $19.992017-07-05 — best price $19.992017-11-10 — best price $19.992018-03-12 — best price $19.992018-06-06 — best price $19.992018-08-28 — best price $19.992018-12-24 — best price $19.992019-03-25 — best price $19.992019-08-13 — best price $19.992019-12-20 — best price $4.622020-03-16 — best price $4.992020-07-13 — best price $19.992020-11-25 — best price $4.992021-03-22 — best price $4.992021-09-02 — best price $19.992022-01-05 — best price $19.992022-04-28 — best price $4.992022-08-23 — best price $4.992022-11-21 — best price $19.992023-01-31 — best price $19.992023-05-01 — best price $19.992023-09-12 — best price $19.992023-11-29 — best price $19.992024-04-04 — best price $19.992024-07-25 — best price $2.992024-11-14 — best price $19.992025-02-13 — best price $2.992025-05-22 — best price $2.992025-09-11 — best price $19.992025-12-03 — best price $19.992026-03-16 — best price $19.992026-06-11 — best price $19.992026-08-21 — best price $3.002026-10-09 — best price $19.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Completion

53
achievements tracked
67%
earned "Daddy's Home"
20.4%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudFamily Sharing1 DLC

6 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2016-09-16 (Steam store data)

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

FPSRPGDarkActionHorrorSci-fiShooterAdventureSteampunkDystopian

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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