Irrational Games · 2K Boston^* +1^*

BioShock

2007 first-person shooter · science fiction video game · video game with LGBT character +3^*

At a glance

Genres

first-person shooter
science fiction video game
video game with LGBT character
horror game^*
role-playing video game^*
shooter game^*

Play modes

single-player video game

Series

BioShock

Game facts

Developers

Irrational Games
2K Boston^*
2K Australia^*

Publishers

2K
2K Games^*

Engines

Unreal Engine 2.5

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Platforms

Players by platform

Microsoft Windows^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*
PlayStation 3^*
Maximum players (mode unspecified)
1^*

Content classifications

ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*
Classification
M - Mature^*
ESRB · PlayStation 3^*
Classification
M - Mature^*

Compatibility and community reports

Steam Deck^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*
Compatibility category
Playable^*
Controller support · 2026-06-27^*
Controller support
Partial^*
Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*
Community Linux compatibility tier
Gold^*
Reports
174^*
Community confidence
strong^*

System requirements

Windows · Minimum^*
Audio hardware
100% direct X 9.0c compatible sound card Hard Drive Space : 8GB Game requires Internet connection for activation^*
Conditions
Operating System : Windows XP (with Service Pack 2) or Windows Vista CPU : Intel single-core Pentium 4 processor at 2.4GHz RAM : 1 GB Video Card : Direct 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)^*
Graphics alternatives
Nvidia GeForce 6600^*
Memory
1 GB^*
Processor alternatives
Intel Pentium 4 2.4 GHz^*
macOS · Unspecified tier^*
Requirements
Please See BioShock Remastered^*

Steam version platforms

Windows^*
Supported
Yes^*
macOS^*
Supported
No^*
Linux^*
Supported
No^*

Interface languages

English^*
Full audio
Yes^*
French^*
Full audio
Yes^*
German^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Italian^*
Full audio
Yes^*
Spanish - Spain^*
Full audio
Yes^*

Audio languages

English^*
French^*
German^*
Italian^*
Spanish - Spain^*

Game features

Single-player^*
Partial Controller Support^*
Family Sharing^*

Store genres

Action^*
RPG^*

Screenshots

Screenshot 1 from BioShock

Screenshot 2 from BioShock

Screenshot 3 from BioShock

* Provisional data