BioShock™
Worth it · Shooter · 2007
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
WAIT.
Worth it today. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17, and it was discounted in 8 of its last 8 seasonal sales; 75% in the Winter Sale 2025.
Today
$19.99Worth it
Typical seasonal cut
$4.9975% offBANGER
- Cost per hour▼
- $1.65/hr
- ReviewsS
- 94% of 32,306
- Critics
- 96 players 2 lower
- Genre rank
- Top 7% Shooter
Holding it back: Cost per hour
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at $4.99 or less.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 12.1h
- To 100%
- 23.5h 1.9x the story
Price and sales
- Sales
- 94 on record
- Typical cut
- 75% off
- Steam low
- $3.99 June 2015
- Sale every
- 42d last October 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 62 now
- Recent reviews
- 90% 30 days
- Cheaper than
- 16% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 94% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
94 discounts in the 14 years on record, a median of 75 percent off across all of them, roughly 6 weeks apart. The math puts its BANGER price at $12.91. The record reaches that level 94 times.
Its score puts it in the top 7 percent of the games it competes with. It is pricier than 84 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 94 percent. Among the games that feel like it, System Shock: Enhanced Edition ($1.99, scores 79) beats it on value, while it beats BioShock™ Remastered ($19.99, scores 56).
More about BioShock™
5 of the 800 Steam-purchase reviews sampled here come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written July 2021 to August 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 82 percent of the 3,454 reviews written there were positive, against 94 percent overall, and those are 14 percent of everything written about it.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Last discount ended 5 days ago.
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
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
2 more reviews
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.
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...
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.
Minimum specs
Windows only.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
BioShock™ scores 77/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/7670/bioshockReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Oct 31, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.