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BioShock Infinite

Irrational Games · 2K · 2013-03-25

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Franchise: Bioshock · Modes: Single player

Releases: Mar 17, 2015 (Linux), Jun 01, 2013 (Mac), Jun 28, 2013 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Apr 25, 2013 (PlayStation 3), Mar 26, 2013 (Xbox 360)

Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia.

456
playing now
93%
positive of 145k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
24
twitch viewers (latest)
93/100
critic score (14 outlets, IGDB)
86/100
IGDB user rating (2673 ratings)
17h
to beat · rushed 13h · completionist 29h
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$7.49
steam price (US)

456 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 00:00 UTC (census sample)

BioShock Infinite is a first-person shooter video game developed by Irrational Games and published by 2K. The third installment of the BioShock series, Infinite was released worldwide for the PlayStation 3, Windows, Xbox 360, and OS X platforms in 2013. The game is set in the year 1912 and follows its protagonist, Booker DeWitt, who is sent to the airborne city Columbia to retrieve Elizabeth, a young woman held captive there. Booker and Elizabeth become involved in a class war between the nativist Founders that rule Columbia and the rebel Vox Populi, representing the city's underclass. Elizabeth possesses the ability to manipulate "Tears" in the space-time continuum, and Booker and Elizabeth discover she is central to Columbia's dark secrets. The player controls Booker DeWitt throughout the game, fighting enemies and scavenging supplies, while the computer-controlled Elizabeth provides assistance.

Trailer

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Health check

Healthy
  • · 456 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 2,781 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~348/week).
  • · Review velocity down 16% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 2% of 10,791 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-29

Estimated sales: 5.8M–12M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 145,499 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

Humble Store$7.49-75%
Steam$7.49-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$25.67-14%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $2.98 at MacGameStore (2024-10-22) · bundled 18×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $29.99 · on sale 110 of 178 observed days · $4.51 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
1.9k1.9k20182026Week of 2018-01-01: 579 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 441 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 707 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 509 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 360 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 467 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 492 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 515 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 247 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 1,598 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 401 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 433 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 510 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 332 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 1,142 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1,137 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 238 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 325 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 1,269 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 1,191 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 974 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 1,091 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 1,543 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 94 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 993 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 728 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 889 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 1,854 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 113 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 1,137 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 76 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 940 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1,096 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 67 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 1,025 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 1,104 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1,017 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 57 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 1,163 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 92 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 1,365 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 817 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 1,236 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 80 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 945 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 1,442 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 886 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 1,097 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 831 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 1,175 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 824 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 1,129 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 966 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 704 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 61 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 528 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 642 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 484 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 491 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 535 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 340 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 905 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 88 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 465 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 428 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 63 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 596 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 64 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 62 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 586 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 510 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 413 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 433 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 511 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 397 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 375 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 466 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 464 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 446 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 391 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 331 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 353 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 410 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 394 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 300 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 246 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 327 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 357 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 372 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 385 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 380 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 456 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 391 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 338 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 306 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 342 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 54 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 308 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 299 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 314 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 290 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 321 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 35 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 322 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 30 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 303 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 317 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 312 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 296 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 326 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 304 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 28 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

4881902026-08-06 21:00 — 319 players2026-08-07 05:00 — 217 players2026-08-07 13:00 — 259 players2026-08-07 21:00 — 401 players2026-08-08 05:00 — 263 players2026-08-08 13:00 — 315 players2026-08-08 21:00 — 397 players2026-08-09 05:00 — 282 players2026-08-09 13:00 — 339 players2026-08-09 21:00 — 433 players2026-08-10 05:00 — 243 players2026-08-10 13:00 — 287 players2026-08-10 21:00 — 333 players2026-08-11 05:00 — 196 players2026-08-11 13:00 — 275 players2026-08-12 21:00 — 295 players2026-08-14 04:00 — 210 players2026-08-15 12:00 — 294 players2026-08-16 20:00 — 469 players2026-08-18 03:00 — 218 players2026-08-19 11:00 — 249 players2026-08-20 18:00 — 341 players2026-08-22 02:00 — 353 players2026-08-23 09:00 — 359 players2026-08-24 17:00 — 466 players2026-08-26 01:00 — 369 players2026-08-27 09:00 — 263 players2026-08-28 17:00 — 446 players2026-08-30 00:00 — 456 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$30.23$2.982015-01-012026-08-302015-01-01 — best price $7.492015-04-30 — best price $26.652015-08-03 — best price $29.992015-12-22 — best price $7.492016-03-22 — best price $29.992016-08-18 — best price $7.502017-03-05 — best price $29.992017-08-14 — best price $6.492018-01-24 — best price $7.502018-06-22 — best price $7.502018-10-24 — best price $7.492019-02-09 — best price $26.992019-05-16 — best price $7.492019-08-22 — best price $7.492019-12-03 — best price $23.302020-02-28 — best price $29.992020-06-11 — best price $5.622020-09-24 — best price $5.622020-12-18 — best price $6.522021-03-19 — best price $29.992021-06-19 — best price $29.992021-09-23 — best price $5.992021-12-28 — best price $7.492022-04-22 — best price $29.992022-07-29 — best price $8.392022-10-31 — best price $7.492023-02-13 — best price $5.392023-05-27 — best price $29.992023-09-01 — best price $22.802023-12-24 — best price $3.892024-04-18 — best price $26.992024-07-22 — best price $6.592024-11-02 — best price $4.492025-02-15 — best price $26.992025-05-30 — best price $26.282025-09-26 — best price $29.992026-01-16 — best price $29.992026-05-31 — best price $7.502026-08-30 — best price $7.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

1.2k5192026-05-31 — 698 pageviews2026-06-03 — 614 pageviews2026-06-06 — 629 pageviews2026-06-09 — 661 pageviews2026-06-12 — 533 pageviews2026-06-15 — 728 pageviews2026-06-18 — 696 pageviews2026-06-21 — 634 pageviews2026-06-24 — 645 pageviews2026-06-27 — 797 pageviews2026-06-30 — 671 pageviews2026-07-03 — 617 pageviews2026-07-06 — 665 pageviews2026-07-09 — 729 pageviews2026-07-12 — 615 pageviews2026-07-15 — 665 pageviews2026-07-18 — 887 pageviews2026-07-21 — 619 pageviews2026-07-24 — 523 pageviews2026-07-27 — 616 pageviews2026-07-30 — 597 pageviews2026-08-02 — 632 pageviews2026-08-05 — 559 pageviews2026-08-08 — 590 pageviews2026-08-11 — 920 pageviews2026-08-14 — 519 pageviews2026-08-17 — 601 pageviews2026-08-20 — 576 pageviews2026-08-23 — 860 pageviews2026-08-26 — 693 pageviews2026-08-28 — 669 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

12502026-08-29 02:34 — 24 viewers2026-08-29 03:34 — 85 viewers2026-08-29 04:34 — 71 viewers2026-08-29 05:34 — 0 viewers2026-08-29 06:34 — 26 viewers2026-08-29 07:34 — 34 viewers2026-08-29 08:34 — 44 viewers2026-08-29 09:34 — 11 viewers2026-08-29 10:34 — 13 viewers2026-08-29 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 12:35 — 53 viewers2026-08-29 13:34 — 2 viewers2026-08-29 14:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-29 15:34 — 37 viewers2026-08-29 16:34 — 104 viewers2026-08-29 17:34 — 104 viewers2026-08-29 18:34 — 99 viewers2026-08-29 20:34 — 44 viewers2026-08-29 21:34 — 36 viewers2026-08-29 22:34 — 95 viewers2026-08-29 23:34 — 96 viewers2026-08-30 00:34 — 75 viewers2026-08-30 01:34 — 69 viewers2026-08-30 02:34 — 125 viewers2026-08-30 03:34 — 54 viewers2026-08-30 04:34 — 55 viewers2026-08-30 05:34 — 35 viewers2026-08-30 06:34 — 22 viewers2026-08-30 07:34 — 15 viewers2026-08-30 08:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 09:34 — 5 viewers2026-08-30 10:34 — 3 viewers2026-08-30 11:34 — 1 viewers2026-08-30 12:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-30 13:34 — 6 viewers2026-08-30 14:34 — 8 viewers2026-08-30 15:34 — 24 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
91.8%
earned "Written in the Clouds"
21.9%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxFull controller supportSingle-playerSteam AchievementsFull controller supportSteam Trading CardsSteam CloudRemote Play on TabletRemote Play on TVFamily Sharing5 DLC

10 supported languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Japanese, Korean

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)138,4193%80
PS3 (PlayStation)101,6223%81
Xbox 360 (Xbox)93,6941%80
Xbox One (Xbox)20,2582%80

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

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

Player tags

FPSActionSci-fiShooterAdventureBeautifulSteampunkDystopian Story RichAtmospheric

Census log

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

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