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BioShock® 2

📅 Feb 9, 2010
2K Marin
2K China
Digital Extremes
2K Australia
Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture.
88.7Rating
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68Achievements

About This Game

BioShock® 2 is a action game with both single-player and multiplayer modes, developed by 2K Marin and 2K China and Digital Extremes and 2K Australia and released in 2010. With an estimated 511,000 copies sold, it is considered a commercially strong title on Steam. With 14.8k reviews on Steam, it stands as one of the more actively reviewed titles on Steam. Community ratings across Steam average 88.7/100 — a strong reception overall. According to player data, the main story takes around 10.64 hours, with side content bringing that to 14.6 hours, and a completionist run can reach 24.65 hours. Players commonly describe it as FPS, Action, Singleplayer, Story Rich and Atmospheric.

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User Reviews

88.7
Overall Score / 100
8.9/10
Steam (14775 rev)

Playtime Estimates

10.64h
🎯 Main Story
14.6h
⭐ Main + Sides
24.65h
💯 Completionist
Based on 135 player submissions

DLCs (1)

BioShock 2: Minerva’s Den
BioShock 2: Minerva’s Den
$9.99

Game Information

Release Date
February 9, 2010
Developer
2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia
Publisher
2K
Platforms
Windows
Controller
Full Support
Price
$19.99

Analytics & Metrics

Copies Sold (VISE)
510.7K
(408.6K - 612.8K)
VRI ScoreLearning
81.7
Not for everyone, but if you like the genre then it's good
VISE (VORYTHIC Intelligent Sales Estimator) intelligent predictive model estimating the number of copies sold on Steam, based on community data analysis and purchase patterns.
VRI (Vorythic Recommendation Index) a single number indicating whether the game is worth your time. Built from game data, putting real players' opinions above progressive 'critics'.

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Genres & Categories

Genres
Action
Categories
Single-player
Multi-player
Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Remote Play on TV
Family Sharing
Tags
FPS
Action
Singleplayer
Story Rich
Atmospheric
Horror
First-Person
Shooter
Steampunk
Sci-fi
Underwater
Multiplayer
Dystopian
Adventure
Immersive
RPG
Dark
Great Soundtrack
Philosophical
Action RPG

Supported Languages

With Full Audio
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish - Spain

System Requirements

🪟 Windows
🍎 Mac
Minimum
Recommended
Minimum:
  • OS *: Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7
  • Processor: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better
  • Memory: 2GB
  • Graphics: NVIDIA 7800GT 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better
  • DirectX®: DirectX 9.0c
  • Hard Drive: 11GB
  • Sound: 100% DirectX 9.0C compliant sound card or onboard sound
Recommended:
  • Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz
  • Memory: 3GB
  • Graphics: NVIDIA 8800GT 512MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card or better
  • Other Requirements: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection; software installations required including Microsoft Visual C++2008 Runtime Libraries, Microsoft DirectX.
Minimum:
  • OS: 10.9.5
  • Processor: 2 GHz
  • Memory: 4GB
  • Graphics: 256 MB The following graphics cards are not supported: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and NVIDIA 9400.
  • Hard Drive: 18GB
Recommended:
  • OS: 10.10.5
  • Processor: 2.4 GHz
  • Memory: 4GB
  • Graphics: 512 MB The following graphics cards are not supported: ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel GMA series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and NVIDIA 9400.
  • Hard Drive: 18GB

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