Gripping story, twist and characters
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“this might be the best story-driven shooter game I've ever played.”
Steam review · 12.3 h played ↗
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Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%2K Boston, 2K Australia2007FPS · Horror · Action
The verdict
A landmark story-driven shooter with an unforgettable underwater setting and twist, but the PC port is crash-prone with audio and settings bugs. Skip it if you want tight gunplay or a stable launch.
Great for
Players who love atmospheric, story-driven shooters and can tolerate some tinkering to get an old port running
Main risk
Frequent crashes, audio loss and resetting settings on modern PCs, plus dated, bullet-spongy combat
What changed in the last 30 days
31 recent reviews
Recent negatives cite performance problems and crashes, plus dated gameplay. Confidence is moderate because few recent negative reviews exist.
31 recent reviews
What players love
Rapture's atmosphere and art deco setting
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Rapture is still one of the coolest, most unsettling places I’ve ever explored in a gam.”
Steam review · 25.9 h played ↗
Timeless classic that still holds up
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“don't let the "dated" graphics stop you from experiencing this gem”
Steam review · 3.7 h played ↗
Plasmids and weapons give creative combat
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Especially since you can get really creative with traps, hacks and your abilities.”
Steam review · 4.7 h played ↗
Audio logs and environmental storytelling
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“I love that they're fragmented audio logs instead of dumping walls of text in your face like so many other games do”
Steam review · 13.8 h played ↗
Excellent music, sound design and voice acting
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“The voice acting, as usually transmitted by audio logs strewn about the world or through radio, is just stellar”
Steam review · 24.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Frequent crashes and lost saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the stability is literal hell on earth”
Steam review · 8.9 h played ↗
Weak gunplay, repetitive gameplay and bullet sponges
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Most clunky ass shooter game I have ever played in my life”
Steam review · 0.9 h played ↗
Broken or cutting-out audio
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“after trying to make the audio not constantly cut out due to the limited sound channels, the sound bricked and never worked ever again.”
Steam review · 1.1 h played ↗
Poor PC port: mouse, resolution, 30fps physics
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“There is a cursed mouse input in the puzzle sections, keyboard latency and glitchy shadows at resolutions higher than 1080p.”
Steam review · 1.2 h played ↗
Settings and keybinds reset after crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“every time it does it resets all settings to default. therefore, changing any setting is pointless as they will be reset.”
Steam review · 12.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable
Minimum
ProcessorIntel single-core Pentium 4 processor at 2.4GHz
Memory1 GB
GraphicsDirect X 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM and Pixel Shader 3.0 (NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550)
Recommended
Memory2GB
GraphicsDX 9 - Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512 MB RAM and Pixel Shader 3.0 (NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT or better), DX 10 - NVIDIA GeForce 8600 or better
ProcessorIntel single-core Pentium 4 processor at 2.4GHz
Memory1 GB
GraphicsDirect X 9.0c compliant video card with 128MB RAM and Pixel Shader 3.0 (NVIDIA 6600 or better/ATI X1300 or better, excluding ATI X1550)
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