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BioShock™ Remastered

Story-driven first-person shooter in a dystopian underwater city

2K Boston, 2K Australia, Blind Squirrel, Feral Interactive (Mac) · Published by 2K, Feral Interactive (Mac) · Released Sep 15, 2016

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Reviews
Very Positive
83% of 57K
Recent reviews
Very Positive
92% of 363 in 30 days
Players
307
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Nov 25, 2024
Minimum PC
HD 7770
4 GB RAM · 25 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 80/100 (critic reviews)

What is BioShock™ Remastered?

This single-player first-person shooter takes place in Rapture, a dystopian underwater city. You explore its corridors and fight mutated inhabitants with firearms, explosives, chemical weapons, and genetically acquired abilities called Plasmids.

For you if...

  • +you want a story-focused single-player shooter
  • +you enjoy eerie settings and environmental storytelling
  • +you like combining firearms with special abilities

Not for you if...

  • −you want multiplayer rather than a story-led campaign
  • −you avoid dark, horror-tinged environments

What players say

83% of 56,762 reviews are positive · 92% of 363 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the story, underwater setting, atmosphere, and environmental storytelling. The dominant complaint is frequent crashing, sometimes accompanied by lost or deleted saves; players also report visual, audio, and progression bugs in the remaster.

Players over time

▼ -12% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 456 players on Oct 25, 2026.

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How many players finish BioShock™ Remastered?

24% of Steam players have unlocked «Defeated Atlas», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

BioShock™ Remastered screenshot 1

BioShock™ Remastered system requirements

Minimum: HD 7770, 4 GB RAM, 25 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit. Platform Update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Processor
Intel E6750 Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHZ
Graphics
2GB AMD Radeon HD 7770 / 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
25 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11
Notes
Other Requirements: Software installations required including DirectX and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 & 2012 Redistributable Package. Some system components such as mobile chipsets, integrated, and AGP graphics cards may be incompatible. Unlisted specifications may not be supported by publisher.

Recommended

OS
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit. Platform Update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Processor
3GHz Quad-Core
Graphics
2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
25 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does BioShock™ Remastered have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does BioShock™ Remastered run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • Device compatibility warnings shown
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows, macOS
Achievements
65
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Age rating
17+
Languages
Full audio: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Japanese. Text only: Simplified Chinese.

Does BioShock™ Remastered use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Nov 6, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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