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BioShock™

2K Boston · 2K · 2007-08-21

SteamGOGXboxMicrosoft Store

ActionRPG

Franchise: Bioshock · Modes: Single player

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.

93
playing now
94%
positive of 32k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
93/100
critic score (8 outlets, IGDB)
87/100
IGDB user rating (3197 ratings)
16h
to beat · rushed 6.6h · completionist 25h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$4.99
steam price (US)

93 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 01:00 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.

Health check

Healthy
  • · 93 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 5% of 10,791 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 32,136 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$4.99-75%
Steam$4.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$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 28 of 47 observed days · $3.40 above the all-time low (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

121212026-08-06 21:00 — 51 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 32 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 40 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 43 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 39 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 32 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 68 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 35 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 33 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 62 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 29 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 24 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 49 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 27 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 34 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 46 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 33 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 35 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 63 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 42 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 21 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 45 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 82 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 64 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 91 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 88 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 42 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 87 players2026-08-30 01:00 — 93 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$59.99$1.892015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — 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 $4.992026-08-30 — best price $4.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2.8k8452026-05-30 — 1,015 pageviews2026-06-02 — 1,001 pageviews2026-06-05 — 981 pageviews2026-06-08 — 1,353 pageviews2026-06-11 — 960 pageviews2026-06-14 — 987 pageviews2026-06-17 — 1,039 pageviews2026-06-20 — 885 pageviews2026-06-23 — 897 pageviews2026-06-26 — 985 pageviews2026-06-29 — 1,054 pageviews2026-07-02 — 918 pageviews2026-07-05 — 1,011 pageviews2026-07-08 — 1,006 pageviews2026-07-11 — 985 pageviews2026-07-14 — 1,025 pageviews2026-07-17 — 1,099 pageviews2026-07-20 — 964 pageviews2026-07-23 — 1,009 pageviews2026-07-26 — 954 pageviews2026-07-29 — 1,115 pageviews2026-08-01 — 927 pageviews2026-08-04 — 845 pageviews2026-08-07 — 970 pageviews2026-08-10 — 982 pageviews2026-08-13 — 1,315 pageviews2026-08-16 — 1,169 pageviews2026-08-19 — 1,049 pageviews2026-08-22 — 2,427 pageviews2026-08-25 — 1,387 pageviews2026-08-27 — 1,238 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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