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BioShock™

2K Boston · 2K · 2007-08-21

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ActionRPG

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

Releases: Aug 24, 2007 (Xbox 360), Oct 23, 2009 (Mac), Aug 21, 2007 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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.

BioShock™ is an Action, RPG game released in 2007, priced at $4.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and a review sentiment of Very Positive (94% of 32214 reviews).

17
playing now
94%
positive of 32k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
93/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (3197 ratings)
126
Nexus mods (372k downloads)
16h
to beat · rushed 6.6h · completionist 25h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$4.99
steam price (US)

17 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

BioShock is a 2007 first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Boston and 2K Australia, and published by 2K. The first game in the BioShock series, it was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 platforms in August 2007; a PlayStation 3 port by Irrational, 2K Marin, 2K Australia and Digital Extremes was released in October 2008. The game follows player character Jack, who discovers the underwater city of Rapture, built by business magnate Andrew Ryan to be an isolated utopia. The discovery of ADAM, a genetic material which grants superhuman powers, initiated the city's turbulent decline. Jack attempts to escape Rapture, fighting its mutated and mechanical denizens, while engaging with the few sane survivors left and learning of the city's past. The player can defeat foes in several ways by using weapons, utilizing plasmids that give unique powers, and by turning Rapture's defenses against them through hacking.

Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 17 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 765 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~96/week).
  • · Review velocity down 1% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 27,712 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 1.3M–2.6M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 32,214 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Steam$4.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $1.59 at WinGameStore (2024-08-17) · bundled 7×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $19.99 · on sale 37 of 52 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
31531520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 68 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 50 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 132 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 61 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 86 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 64 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 147 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 191 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 43 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 186 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 151 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 116 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 241 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 169 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 128 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 315 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 213 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 201 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 184 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 202 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 181 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 242 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 286 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 104 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 254 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 158 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 256 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 160 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 143 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 206 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 179 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 244 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 198 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 149 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 113 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 126 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 130 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 55 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 122 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 90 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 118 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 101 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 102 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 84 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 98 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 89 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 121 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 82 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 87 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 92 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 83 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 91 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 81 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 108 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 80 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 93 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 78 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 72 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 75 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 85 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 88 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 106 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 62 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 8 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

74142026-09-15 11:00 — 29 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 60 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 44 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 28 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 65 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 46 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 27 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 36 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 49 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 26 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 32 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 49 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 26 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 36 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 71 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 32 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 28 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 46 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 45 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 51 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 74 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 49 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 17 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
73335Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 459 · peak 1,169Dec 2012 — avg 295 · peak 1,424May 2013 — avg 277 · peak 558Oct 2013 — avg 279 · peak 1,211Mar 2014 — avg 234 · peak 695Aug 2014 — avg 647 · peak 2,625Jan 2015 — avg 409 · peak 1,210Jun 2015 — avg 604 · peak 2,086Nov 2015 — avg 471 · peak 1,616Apr 2016 — avg 239 · peak 472Sep 2016 — avg 259 · peak 571Feb 2017 — avg 92 · peak 198Jul 2017 — avg 121 · peak 293Dec 2017 — avg 84 · peak 180May 2018 — avg 60 · peak 125Oct 2018 — avg 48 · peak 145Mar 2019 — avg 77 · peak 183Aug 2019 — avg 48 · peak 97Jan 2020 — avg 72 · peak 173Jun 2020 — avg 79 · peak 241Nov 2020 — avg 71 · peak 183Apr 2021 — avg 61 · peak 134Sep 2021 — avg 106 · peak 265Feb 2022 — avg 90 · peak 186Jul 2022 — avg 54 · peak 120Dec 2022 — avg 50 · peak 99May 2023 — avg 44 · peak 87Oct 2023 — avg 42 · peak 127Mar 2024 — avg 54 · peak 127Aug 2024 — avg 46 · peak 93Jan 2025 — avg 53 · peak 153Jun 2025 — avg 42 · peak 92Nov 2025 — avg 43 · peak 103Apr 2026 — avg 53 · peak 131Aug 2026 — avg 54 · peak 161
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$1.892015-01-012026-10-082015-01-01 — best price $4.992015-02-17 — best price $17.492015-04-07 — best price $19.992015-05-20 — best price $17.492015-07-26 — best price $3.092015-10-27 — best price $9.972016-02-08 — best price $9.992016-04-10 — best price $2.812016-06-09 — best price $19.992016-10-21 — best price $19.992017-03-16 — best price $6.592017-07-17 — best price $19.992017-12-21 — best price $6.592018-07-02 — best price $4.992018-10-11 — best price $20.962019-02-06 — best price $4.992019-11-26 — best price $4.992020-05-14 — best price $19.982020-07-26 — best price $19.992020-09-04 — best price $19.992020-10-10 — best price $4.992020-12-01 — best price $19.982021-02-01 — best price $19.982021-03-16 — best price $19.992021-04-23 — best price $17.882021-05-28 — best price $19.992021-09-21 — best price $1.992022-01-26 — best price $19.992022-07-29 — best price $5.592022-12-16 — best price $4.992023-05-12 — best price $17.992023-11-16 — best price $19.992024-04-01 — best price $19.982024-08-02 — best price $17.992024-12-20 — best price $17.992025-05-30 — best price $17.482026-02-05 — best price $4.992026-08-21 — best price $4.992026-10-08 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2.4k8452026-05-30 — 1,015 pageviews2026-06-03 — 1,034 pageviews2026-06-07 — 1,753 pageviews2026-06-11 — 960 pageviews2026-06-15 — 987 pageviews2026-06-19 — 942 pageviews2026-06-23 — 897 pageviews2026-06-27 — 982 pageviews2026-07-01 — 1,072 pageviews2026-07-05 — 1,011 pageviews2026-07-09 — 1,059 pageviews2026-07-13 — 1,116 pageviews2026-07-17 — 1,099 pageviews2026-07-21 — 981 pageviews2026-07-25 — 934 pageviews2026-07-29 — 1,115 pageviews2026-08-02 — 957 pageviews2026-08-06 — 1,115 pageviews2026-08-10 — 982 pageviews2026-08-14 — 1,068 pageviews2026-08-18 — 1,052 pageviews2026-08-22 — 2,427 pageviews2026-08-26 — 1,185 pageviews2026-08-30 — 1,250 pageviews2026-09-03 — 962 pageviews2026-09-07 — 1,227 pageviews2026-09-11 — 995 pageviews2026-09-15 — 925 pageviews2026-09-19 — 904 pageviews2026-09-23 — 1,028 pageviews2026-09-27 — 905 pageviews2026-10-01 — 1,089 pageviews2026-10-05 — 928 pageviews2026-10-09 — 882 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerPartial Controller SupportFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FPSRPGActionHorrorSci-fiClassicShooterAdventureSteampunkDystopian

Census log

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

Players also track

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Similarity via IGDB.

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