BioShock™ 2 Remastered

First-person shooter casts you as a Big Daddy in Rapture

2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia, Blind Squirrel, Feral Interactive (Mac) · Published by 2K, Feral Interactive (Mac) · Released Sep 15, 2016

Action RPG

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 30K
Recent reviews: Very Positive; 81% of 244 in 30 days
Playing now: 84; peak 24h 178
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 1 year ago; Nov 25, 2024

What is BioShock™ 2 Remastered?

This single-player first-person shooter with RPG elements returns to the fallen underwater city of Rapture. As a Big Daddy, you fight with weapons and Plasmids while pursuing an unseen foe linked to abducted girls. The Protector Trials add combat challenges centered on defending a Little Sister as she gathers ADAM.

For you if...

+you want story-driven shooting in an underwater dystopia
+you enjoy combining weapons and Plasmids in fast combat
+you prefer a solo campaign with separate combat challenges

Not for you if...

−you want multiplayer rather than a solo campaign
−you avoid horror and dystopian settings

What players say

72% of 30,334 reviews are positive · 81% of 244 in the last 30 days

Players most often praise the refined combat and story, with some singling out the DLC's story. The dominant complaint is frequent crashing, sometimes causing lost progress or corrupted saves; players commonly recommend saving often.

Screenshots and trailer

BioShock™ 2 Remastered system requirements

As published by the developer.

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: 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.