Dual-wielding plasmids and weapons
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Being able to dual-wield a weapon and a Plasmid at the exact same time completely fixes the clunky weapon-swapping from the original game.”
Steam review · 0.2 h played ↗
BioShock® 2
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia2010FPS · Horror · Action
−85%$19.99$2.99
US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A strong, satisfying Big Daddy shooter with an emotional story and great atmosphere, but the original PC version crashes constantly on modern systems. Skip it if you won't tinker with fixes.
Great for
Fans of the first BioShock who want smoother combat and a personal story, and will apply crash fixes
Main risk
Frequent crashes and lost progress on modern PCs, even after community fixes
What players love
Playing as a Big Daddy feels powerful
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“What separates this Bioshock from the first is the feeling that you aren't in danger, you ARE the danger.”
Steam review · 19.6 h played ↗
Emotional father-daughter story
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The story of Delta and Eleanor is very emotional and heartfelt.”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
Fun drill and satisfying weapons
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“What's the best weapon in the shooter Bioshock 2? The drill, of course. The impact of its hits feels great”
Steam review · 12.6 h played ↗
Multiplayer still active
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“it has one of my favorite multiplayer modes of all time, and even after all this time it remains active.”
Steam review · 131.6 h played ↗
Minerva's Den DLC is excellent
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“Minerva's Den was so engaging from beginning to end.”
Steam review · 25.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Constant crashes on modern PCs
Mentioned in ~2 in 3 negative reviews
“Crashes non stop. The original version does not work with modern computers. It crashes every 30 seconds to two minutes.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
2K spyware EULA protest
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“2k changed their EULA and now their games are literally spyware.”
Steam review · 19.6 h played ↗
Remaster fixes it; original is poor port
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“if youre looking to play on PC I say play the remaster since there will be less crashes compared to the original Bioshock 2”
Steam review · 5.2 h played ↗
Story and setting weaker than the first game
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“Compared with the first BioShock, the second part turns out worse in absolutely everything.”
Steam review · translated · 25.4 h played ↗
Crashes lose or corrupt saves
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“Crashing to desktop means that it wipes (yes, deletes) all saved games.”
Steam review · 22.7 h played ↗
Repetitive, derivative gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 negative reviews
“Boring, repetative, crashes, bugs, nothing new in game design.”
Steam review · 11.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support11 GB
Minimum
OSWindows XP, Vista, Windows 7
ProcessorAMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better
Memory2GB
GraphicsNVIDIA 7800GT 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better
Storage11GB
Recommended
ProcessorAMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz
Memory3GB
GraphicsNVIDIA 8800GT 512MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card or better
OSWindows XP, Vista, Windows 7
ProcessorAMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better
Memory2GB
GraphicsNVIDIA 7800GT 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better
Storage11GB
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