BioShock® 2

2K Marin · 2K ChinaReleased February 9, 2010

ActionSingleplayer Multiplayer Great Soundtrack Sci-fi First-Person

GameValio recommendationWorth It

Solid pick at the moment: it's holding up well and the price is fair for what you get.

Lowest price ever
Losing players
Niche gem - loved by fans, smaller community

Why “Worth It”

The ring is the score: filled up to 71 out of 100. Each colour is what one signal added; the five bands below show where the score landed.

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Where to buy

5 stores · lowest price first

Steam CheapestLowest Official store · Price set 3 days agoR$4.49R$29.99−85%Buy

GamersGate Authorized reseller · Price set yesterdayR$4.50+R$0.01−85%Buy

GAMIVO Key marketplace · Price set 20 hours agoR$14.38+R$9.89−52%Buy

Eneba Key marketplace · Price set 8 days agoR$16.90+R$12.41−44%Buy

Kinguin Key marketplace · Price set 7 months agoR$37.18+R$32.69Buy

Always sorted by the lowest price, marketplaces included; on a tie the partner store comes first. Marketplace: a Steam key sold by third parties, with the marketplace's buyer protection. Authorized reseller: a store licensed by the publisher.

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Behind the recommendation

How we got to this score: each signal, the factors behind it and the data that feeds it.

Value77/100

R$4.49: very accessible price
85% off: deep discount
All-time low price: rare opportunity

Source: prices from the stores we track, compared with this game's own price history.

Price history

Now R$4.49Lowest recorded R$4.49Full price R$29.99

Quality88/100

88% positive (11,493 reviews): very positive reception
Metacritic 88/100: high marks from professional reviewers
11,493 reviews: large sample

Source: Steam reviews and Metacritic, collected daily.

Steam review score 88% · Very PositivePositive 10kNegative 1k

Popularity33/100

Players up 28% in recent days
41 concurrent players: niche audience
11,493 total reviews: proven game with large community

Source: Steam concurrent players and review volume, collected daily.

Daily peak concurrent players

Players now 38Peak in period 48

Game details

Developers: 2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia
Publishers: 2K
Release date: February 9, 2010
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 68
Steam recs: 11,489
Official website: www.bioshockgame.com
Supported languages: 5 languages, 5 with full audioSee the list
English (audio) · French (audio) · German (audio) · Italian (audio) · Spanish - Spain (audio)
Categories: Single-player, Multi-player, Steam Achievements +3See the list
Single-player · Multi-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Remote Play on TV · Family Sharing

PC requirements 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.