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BioShock™

ActionRPG

Developer 2K Boston, 2K Australia

BioShock is a 2007 first-person shooter video game developed by 2K Boston (later Irrational Games) and 2K Australia, and published by 2K. The first game in the BioShock series, it was released for Microsoft Windows and Xbox 360 platforms in August 2007; a PlayStation 3 port by Irrational, 2K Marin, 2K Australia and Digital Extremes was released in October 2008. The game follows player character Jack, who discovers… From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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30,301 of 32,251 reviews positive (all languages, per Valve)

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  • Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.coBluesky · Sep 10, 2025

    Netflix's #BioShock movie is now confirmed to be based on the first game 🎮 • Script is currently being worked on • Will be Francis Lawrence's next project after he's done filming the next 'Hunger Games' movie (via The Direct)

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  • Jazz The JRPG Queen 👑❤️🎮 @jazzlikestogame.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 9, 2025

    Rapture in #Bioshock set the mood for that entire game and I loved every single moment

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  • Jazz The JRPG Queen 👑❤️🎮 @jazzlikestogame.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 7, 2025

    Another game series I love ❤️ #Bioshock #Bioshock2 #BioshockInfinite “Would you kindly?”

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  • Metro’s ZEITGEIST Waste Bin @metrothefox.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 15, 2026

    In-game Mascot edition~ #ResidentEvil #SilentHill #DeadRising #Bioshock

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  • Shinobi602 @shinobi602.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 20, 2026

    Netflix and Take-Two "very anxious" for the BioShock film to coincide with the release of "potential new incarnations of the game". Development is going well, says director Francis Lawrence. "I have a really good script". ➡️ www.gamesradar.com/entertainmen... #Netflix #Bioshock

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  • Glossy Buckthorn @glossybuckthorn.bsky.socialBluesky · May 10, 2025

    "Fly, little moth, fly!" Doodled up Sander Cohen, the mad artist, from Bioshock! Fort Frolic really is an amazing level of an amazing game~ #Bioshock #art

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  • Jon of the 80s @nostalgiajon.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 30, 2026

    Going to game a bit. Yep busting out Bioshock for the Switch. I've beaten this game at least 3 times but man just love replaying it. Hopefully we get a new BioShock game in the near future #videogames #bioshock #switch

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  • Steam user Steam user …4735Steam reviews · Jun 13, 2026 · 14 h played

    At first it was the art style that drew me in, but after actually playing it, I realized its appeal goes far beyond that. On top of its distinctive Art Deco aesthetic and countless imaginative ideas, BioShock tells an incredibly engaging story. Through the main campaign and the audio diaries scattered all over Rapture (and honestly, I love that they're fragmented audio logs instead of dumping walls of text in your face like so many other games do), you gradually piece together a massive and…

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  • Steam user Steam user …3613Steam reviews · Jan 18, 2026 · 13 h played

    Its been over a decade since I played this... realized I never left a review for this gem. now would you kindly play this game already if you haven't!

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  • Steam user Steam user …0951Steam reviews · Mar 30, 2026 · 12 h played

    Very good game. 2nd best game of all time, almost that good as Fallout New Vegas.

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  • Steam user Steam user …3624Steam reviews · Dec 6, 2025

    BioShock (2007) Review: A Masterpiece That Still Echoes Under the Sea When I played BioShock back in 2007, I did not just start a new game. I stepped into a place that felt genuinely dangerous, unsettling, and strangely beautiful. I remember sitting there in the dark with my hands on the controls, actually hesitating to open the next door because I had no idea what would be waiting for me on the other side. That feeling has stayed with me ever since. From the opening plane crash to the ride…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1265Steam reviews · Nov 14, 2025 · 6 h played

    A timeless love letter to video games, wrapped in a dystopian thriller. 10/10

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  • Robin Burks @robinburks.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 23, 2025

    Me waiting for the new BioShock game like... #cosplay #splicer #bioshock

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  • Steam user Steam user …2276Steam reviews · Jul 13, 2026 · 8 h played

    This game will always hold a special place in my heart. Without it i wouldn't be where i am in my creative pursuits and taste in media. And i can't thank it enough.

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  • 🍂 Lyosha🐌🍂 @alyoshka.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 5, 2025

    started the year with bioshock #bioshock #game #fanart

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  • Steam user Steam user …4233Steam reviews · May 9, 2026 · 15 h played

    one of the most revolutionary games ever! genuinely changed the gaming world when it was released in 2007.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2423Steam reviews · Jun 4, 2026 · 12 h played

    PLlaying this in 2026 over RDR2 and Cyber Punk. Many wont get it. Its not all about graphics

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  • Steam user Steam user …2222Steam reviews · May 5, 2026 · 4 h played

    It's a good game if you wanna try something different from a normal first person shooter game... I usually play Hitman, Halo or sometimes Call OF Duty but this game is really cool... And have some really good graphics as well.... Nice game... You guys must try...

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  • Steam user Steam user …7033Steam reviews · Apr 4, 2026 · 8 h played

    I am really mixed on whether I want to continue this or not. I actually really like the game itself, but this version of the game I've been playing on Steam is terrible. It really sucks because I've really been enjoying the exploration and the world and environment itself is AMAZING. However, this game frequently crashes when you do something as simple as open a menu, and sometimes it resets your setting for no reason. You have to save manually frequently since there's literally only a…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7947Steam reviews · Nov 20, 2025 · 14 h played

    A must play. One of the best games to ever exist. ✅ Story ✅ Gameplay ✅ Graphics ✅ Sounds

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  • Steam user Steam user …8841Steam reviews · Aug 30, 2026 · 9 h played

    sneeze irl? crash interact with a vending machine? crash interact with the ammo machine? crash open a door? crash the crashes also occasionally wipe all your settings so you better back up your ini files the game itself would be good but the stability is literal hell on earth, and apparently remastered is not much better.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6319Steam reviews · May 26, 2026 · 17 h played

    If this game interests you, just watch a let's play. There's almost nothing this game can give you, that doesn't come through by just watching. Respect where respect is due: Bioshock 1 is a masterpiece from an artistic point of view. The world is dark, driven by the most egoistical of human nature and presents itself through my favourite art-style: Steampunk. The visuals are timeless and artsy, the music superbly chosen and all of the sound-design is top-notch. Under all of the gameplay-loop…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1429Steam reviews · Mar 29, 2026 · 10 h played

    One of the first games I played when I got my original Xbox 360 and it became one of my favourites, I originally played it as a demo and would play it so many times, then got the original game later and loved the full game, in my opinion it’s a game everyone should play at least once because of how impactful this game was. The city of Rapture is one of the best ever created in gaming, Bioshock has great world building, characters, environments, main plot and side stories. Bioshock has left…

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  • Steam user Steam user …4169Steam reviews · Feb 23, 2026 · 26 h played

    BioShock is one of those games that grabs you in the first ten minutes and just never lets go. Rapture is still one of the coolest, most unsettling places I’ve ever explored in a gam. Every hallway feels like it has a story to tell. The mix of gunplay and plasmids holds up surprisingly well and the atmosphere is just unmatched. Some of the combat shows its age, but the world‑building, the twists, the audio logs, it all comes together in a way that few games manage. An absolute classic that’s…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5354Steam reviews · Feb 5, 2026 · 13 h played

    Andrew Ryan is one of my favorite villains in all of gaming. Shooting gets repetitive, but one of my favorite narrative shooters of all time. Holds up well despite its age. Themes are more timely now than ever.

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  • Steam user Steam user …2733Steam reviews · Jan 22, 2026 · 56 h played

    Just only the greatest game ever to release in history. Thank you Ken Levine and the dev team for putting together this masterpiece. Groundbreaking story telling and timeless graphics thanks to Rapture's awesome art deco design and some pretty awesome water physics for a game engine used in 2007. That was a run-on sentence but I don't care, this game is that cool. 10000/10

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  • Steam user Steam user …5319Steam reviews · Sep 5, 2026 · 4 h played

    I love the aestethic of the game and the design of Rapture. Super fun, the combat is not complicated and theres a lot to explore. My only complaint is that the sound was off for some reason after the intro but it was easily fixed by plugging in a microphone.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7080Steam reviews · Jun 30, 2026 · 3 h played

    Peak game Story hits much harder now that you're older Game runs surprsingly well on modern systems without any headache and has controller support

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  • Steam user Steam user …2113Steam reviews · May 8, 2026 · 8 h played

    this game is a one time opportunity. Nothing like this will ever come back. Less technology more vision and creativity. More technology, less creativity. Games today are soulless. Bioshock is the last of the last that actually offers you a time of reflecting once you finish it. Just like closing a good book. What a phenomenon.

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  • Steam user Steam user …6130Steam reviews · Oct 16, 2025

    - BioShock: A Masterclass in Storytelling and Atmosphere - BioShock is a work of art. It's a game that will leave you questioning the nature of reality, the dangers of unchecked ambition, and the importance of human connection. From the moment you step into the decaying underwater city of Rapture, you'll be immersed in a world that's both fascinating and terrifying. - The City of Rapture: A Character in Itself - The city of Rapture is a masterclass in atmospheric design. The art deco…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7612Steam reviews · Jun 8, 2026 · 40 h played

    The game worked fine (occasional crashes but restarting the game resolved them) until I got to Fort Frolic. Once I got to taking elevator to Sander Cohen, I attempted to save the game which resulted in a game crash. Since then the game started to crash after only a few seconds of playing it (just moving around or traveling to a different map or using any vending machine or saving game or loading game - absolutely anything can crash the game now). Even the old saved games started to crash. Many…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0120Steam reviews · May 24, 2026 · 14 h played

    The ORIGINAL you might say. I refuse to play the Remaster as I've heard nothing but bad things, so I recently came back to revisit this title and play it for a friend. I love this game. The atmosphere. Andrew Ryan whispering in my ear. Sander Cohen being more of a flamboyant diva than I could ever hope to be. I don't even care that the game crashes so hard on occasion that it literally resets all of the PC settings. Would you kindly give this game a go?

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  • Steam user Steam user …9442Steam reviews · May 7, 2026 · 1 h played

    Best game in my book. The gameplay, concept, story, art, music, and its message. Almost every game lacks something but this game is just perfect. (except some technical issues) Would you kindly give this game a try?

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  • Steam user Steam user …6095Steam reviews · Apr 19, 2026 · 14 h played

    A fun and immersive experience. (No spoilers in this review) Great story with an interesting story and lore, all the little things around the map like diaries and environmental storytelling is great immersive gameplay. (also the voice acting is phemomenal) The gameplay and gunplay is pretty good too even now, the different weapons that are completely different then the other and not just a slight stat change is great with different Ammo types is fun and give variety. Also the mechanic…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5249Steam reviews · Apr 12, 2026 · 11 h played

    Initial Thoughts: This is a game that I slept on for a long time. Back when this game came out, I was way more occupied with Oblivion and Fallout 3 and never got around to playing this classic. It’s easy to see why this is considered a landmark title for its time, but playing the original today requires some patience. Getting it to run properly on modern hardware can be a bit of a headache, perhaps the remaster may be better in this regard. Specifically with the sound cutting out or the narrow…

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  • Steam user Steam user …1089Steam reviews · Jan 3, 2026 · 1 h played

    I love this game, but unfortunately the og version did not age well.. There is a cursed mouse input in the puzzle sections, keyboard latency and glitchy shadows at resolutions higher than 1080p. Just play the remaster, it's not worth it to play the glitched og version unless you install some patch fix on it

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  • Steam user Steam user …7276Steam reviews · Dec 16, 2025 · 17 h played

    Pros: a really good game Cons: contoller support is glitched sometimes and requires multiple restarts

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  • Steam user Steam user …2409Steam reviews · Nov 12, 2025 · 22 h played

    Legendary game of the golden era. + post-civil war, city which is closer to battleground - check + atmosphere of a frozen caught moment, as the revolt happened in a new year eve - check + great music, sometimes interrupted by deafening silence of the dead city or mumbling of the crazy mutants, as always - check + horrible disfigured mutants/junkies - check + water splashes on the screen feels great - check (if only they did smth like Hydrophobia, in terms of water utilizing physics, guess…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7990Steam reviews · Aug 1, 2026 · 9 h played

    Love this game can be pretty challenging so be ready. Good graphics especially on PC. The collection I bought came with Bioshock 1 and 2 original and newer enhanced versions, I still think I prefer the original versions the graphics just seem crisper to me and easier for me to adjust to while playing. Good game overall I played the game to the very end and beat it. Definitely don't miss out on Bioshock this series is awesome. This game isn't impossible hard but just be ready to find some parts…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9362Steam reviews · Jul 22, 2026 · 22 h played

    I did not pick up the original game when it came out. My very first time seeing this series was when I had BioShock 2 on the CD. Funnily enough, the saves were broken, so I would have to complete the game in one sitting, which does sound insane. I've decided to play the 1st game much later, and loved it. It's a good game that plays well even nowadays

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  • Steam user Steam user …4766Steam reviews · Jul 15, 2026 · 24 h played

    We all make choices, but in the end our choices make us.

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  • Steam user Steam user …1345Steam reviews · Jul 13, 2026 · 6 h played

    Truly a great game, most of the time I have absolutely zero idea of what is happening infront of me so I just started mag dumping on splicers and Big Daddies. Speaking of big daddies, I have to cause 9/11 levels of destruction just to get them to half health

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  • Steam user Steam user …7053Steam reviews · Jun 16, 2026 · 13 h played

    This game is SOOOOO GOOOOOODUHHHHHH. For how old this game is, It's timeless. I've played through this game atleast 5 times by now, the art work, the story, the atmosphere, It's all SO insanely cool, I can truly say there is NO other game like this that I've ever seen before. This is just a masterpiece all together. 1,000,000% recommended!!

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  • Steam user Steam user …7471Steam reviews · Mar 14, 2026

    A true masterpiece with minor age related issues and some difficulty scaling issues. This is a review of the Remastered version of the game, since I only played that. It is a sometimes scary, story-rich shooter with looting, researching and plenty of fun enemies to kill that also incorporates "magic" through the plasmid system. If that at all speaks to you, this game is a must play! The Good: Amazing story telling! I really got engaged with the entire story and started caring for the…

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  • Steam user Steam user …2360Steam reviews · Aug 31, 2026 · 14 h played

    I am a big fan of the fact that this is a hate letter to Ayn Rand

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  • Steam user Steam user …1156Steam reviews · Aug 30, 2026 · 10 h played

    constant on/off crashes, usually when interacting with stuff, but sometimes just when walking around or even saving. couldnt get past fort frolic before i was crashing far too often and losing save files.

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  • Steam user Steam user …8239Steam reviews · Jul 10, 2026 · 14 h played

    kind of boring,wasnt worth it

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  • Steam user Steam user …0833Steam reviews · Jun 20, 2026 · 17 h played

    replace "sh" with "c" . relax liberal it s called dark humour

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  • Mx. Chara Aznable (they/them) of Pnictogen @[email protected]Mastodon · Apr 4, 2026

    Does that seem unjust? Overly general? The United States of America. "Uncle Sam". The United States, like the British Empire with "John Bull", got its aggressively masculine avatar. But the feminine avatar of the United States, Columbia...where is she? Mostly she's a fascist dystopia in a video game. Now I know why I can't really avoid playing #BioShock Infinite: it's in my brief to investigate mythopoeia in video games, more or less, and putting Columbia into a holding pattern, a loop in…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9554Steam reviews · Jan 5, 2026 · 29 h played

    Even today, Bioshock offers unique experience: mysterious and intriguing plot that’s being told through numerous dialogues, audio recordings and detailed environment; grandiose, made of huge levels underwater city to explore; engaging combat consisting of fun to use plasmids (sci-fi drugs that turn player into a wizard), solid arsenal of upgradeable weaponry (each one with three different ammo types), dozens of perks to choose from and hacking possibilities; several different, progressively…

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  • Steam user Steam user …5821Steam reviews · Dec 28, 2025 · 7 h played

    It is such a shame that this unforgettable 2007 masterpiece is left in this absolutely disgraceful condition. Both the original and the remaster are plagued with issues rendering it virtually unplayable. It ultimately comes down to two critical issues that break the experience. The constant crashing that starts early and never ends, and settings for keyboard and mouse bindings and graphics constantly resetting causing you to reconfigure it all again and again every single time you try to play…

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  • Steam user Steam user …7391Steam reviews · Dec 14, 2025 · 4 h played

    They were not lying when the Bioshock series was one of the video games that you should never miss. The uniqueness of the gameplay with Plasmids along with one of the best storytelling in gaming makes this a timeless classic. 'Would you kindly purchase this game?' Final Rating: 11/10 -- simply one of the best.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0552Steam reviews · Nov 8, 2025 · 15 h played

    It's definitely an experience, but everyone has had the twist spoiled by now and the gameplay of this game has NOT aged well at all. If by some chance you HAVEN'T had it spoiled, go ahead and pick it up. Although just be wary the gameplay is pretty clunky, especially combat.

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  • Steam user Steam user …0541Steam reviews · Aug 29, 2026 · 5 h played

    My favorite game of all time! Atmosphere and it's unique identity are unmatched to this day. Performance and stability was always good for me on the remasters.

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  • Steam user Steam user …7727Steam reviews · Aug 28, 2026 · 1 h played

    you know the beef is no joke when one jewish makes the whole big ahh series of games just to roast another jewish. It's masterpiece tho, love Ken Levine

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  • Steam user Steam user …9655Steam reviews · Aug 22, 2026 · 17 h played

    OMG this game has the worst sound design. It's especially noticeable when you get into fights with the Big Daddies. It's as if every sound in the game is playing all at once and on top of every other sound--and it creates the equivalent of audio diarrhea. Compound that with getting LOCKED into reloading animations or weapon-switching animations, and you have the perfect recipe for frustration. I won't deny the atmosphere and story are top-notch, but there's way too many technical and/or…

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  • Steam user Steam user …9127Steam reviews · Aug 7, 2026 · 1 h played

    In retrospect, the game worked perfectly—after all, it won the Game of the Year award in 2007—but playing the remastered version today offers a far better experience, even if it means installing an unnecessary launcher. I don't recall the remastered version suffering from unexpected crashes; in my case, the original game crashed and I lost 30 minutes of progress, on top of having screen resolution issues. Personally, I dislike the field of view (FOV), and although the graphics seem slightly…

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  • Steam user Steam user …0386Steam reviews · Jul 27, 2026 · 11 h played

    A TRUE classic I am about to replay all of the games, and you have to start with the beginning.

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  • 𝕮𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖙𝖔𝖌𝖗𝖆𝖉 @ChertogradMastodon · Jul 15, 2026

    Somes games are just "comfort food". I haven't finished the BioShock games more than once, but I loved them to bits so I have this need to re-purchase them on pretty much all the platforms that I have. Madness. I know. I've got the BioShock games on Steam, GOG and Epic (got them for free on the latter two). Then I've bought them on the Switch 1, the Xbox Series X and just recently on the PS5. The whole BioShock Collection. This makes absolutely zero sense. #BioShock #games #videogames

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  • Steam user Steam user …8400Steam reviews · Jul 7, 2026 · 12 h played

    Been playing games since '78. i didn't play these when they came out, and thank god. These games definitely don't deserve their reputation, as they've all run poorly. This game crashes a lot, and every time it does it resets all settings to default. therefore, changing any setting is pointless as they will be reset. Some enemies won't die. It was a problem throughout the entire game. I had to run away from some of them. This was frustrating during the last mission, which is garbage. The little…

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