BioShock® 2

First-person shooter through an underwater city as a Big Daddy

2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia · Published by 2K · Released Feb 9, 2010

Reviews: Very Positive; 89% of 15K
Recent reviews: Mostly Positive; 77% of 45 in 30 days
Playing now: 12; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

What is BioShock® 2?

A first-person shooter set in the decaying underwater city of Rapture, about ten years after the first game. In the single-player campaign, you play a Big Daddy, fighting with weapons and genetic powers while pursuing an unseen enemy. Multiplayer takes place during Rapture's fall.

For you if...

+you like mixing weapons and powers in first-person combat
+you want a story-driven shooter in a dystopian setting
+you want both single-player and multiplayer modes

Not for you if...

−you prefer games without first-person gun combat
−you avoid dark, horror-tinged settings

What players say

89% of 14,979 reviews are positive · 77% of 45 in the last 30 days

Players praise the smoother combat, playing as a Big Daddy, and returning to Rapture. Some find the story weaker than the first game's. The most common complaint is frequent PC crashes that can cost players progress.

Screenshots and trailer

BioShock® 2 system requirements

As published by the developer.

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
Graphics: NVIDIA 7800GT 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better
Memory: 2GB
Storage: 11GB

Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz
Graphics: NVIDIA 8800GT 512MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card or better
Memory: 3GB
Notes: Initial installation requires one-time internet connection; software installations required including Microsoft Visual C++2008 Runtime Libraries, Microsoft DirectX.