BioShock® 2
Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture.
- Price:$19.99
- Release Date:2/9/2010
- Franchise:BioShock Franchise
- Developers:
- Publisher:2K
- Last Updated:5/29/2025
- Steam App Id:8850
BioShock® 2
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Playable)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, BioShock® 2 has 28 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 64% lower than its previous all-time peak of 78 players achieved on 4/13/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for BioShock® 2. It has received a total of 14,411 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 87 (Very Positive).
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for BioShock® 2 and its growth over time. It currently has 31,900 followers on its community page.
BioShock® 2 Price
BioShock® 2 costs $19.99 in the Steam store as of 5/29/2025. At the moment, it can only be purchased as a standalone game but may be included in future bundles for a discount.
Explore the price history chart below to track historical price changes and other pricing stats for BioShock® 2.
About BioShock® 2
BioShock® 2 is an Action game developed by Digital Extremes, 2K Australia, 2K Marin, and 2K China. On 2/9/2010, it was released on the Steam Store by 2K.
Players have rated BioShock® 2 as "Very Positive" out of 14,411 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 12,860 positive reviews and 1,551 negative reviews — an overall 89% positive review rating. Additionally, BioShock® 2 has earned a metascore of 88 on Metacritic.
It can be played and ran on Windows systems. At the moment, it is possible to play BioShock® 2 on the Steam Deck but some functionaliy may not be fully supported.
It also supports 5 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish (Spain). Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, BioShock® 2 supports the following features:
- Steam Achievements
- Family Sharing
- Multi-player
- Full controller support
- Single-player
- Remote Play on TV
From the Steam community, BioShock® 2 has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Philosophical
- Great Soundtrack
- Dark
- Multiplayer
- Atmospheric
- Story Rich
- RPG
- Shooter
- First-Person
- Immersive
- Underwater
- FPS
- Horror
- Action RPG
- Sci-fi
- Dystopian
- Action
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
- Steampunk
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for BioShock® 2 and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
BioShock® 2 is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | BioShock 2: Minerva’s Den | DLC | 10/2/2013 | View |
Related Packages
BioShock® 2 is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| BioShock 2 Remastered | $2.99 | View |
| BioShock: The Collection | $11.99 | View |
Supported Languages
BioShock® 2 is available in 5 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| German | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Spanish (Spain) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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BioShock® 2 data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 29). BioShock® 2 on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/8850
- Valve Corporation. (2025, May 29). BioShock® 2. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/8850
- Metacritic. (2025, May 29). BioShock® 2 for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/bioshock-2
- Digital Extremes. (2023, July 9). BioShock® 2. BioShock® 2. http://www.bioshockgame.com