Action · September 15, 2016
BioShock™ Remastered (2016)
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. Features: Museum of Orphaned Concepts Challenge Rooms Director’s Commentary: Imagining BioShock, featuring Ken Levine and Shawn Robertson Achievements Full Controller Support High Resolution Textures, Models and Interface 4K Resolution Support
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168 Action titles launched in 2016 — top 6 by review volume.
Position in Action
| Metric | This title | Genre position |
|---|---|---|
| Review volume | 58.3k Steam reviews | Top 11% in Action |
| Positive rating | 82% positive | Genre average: 83% — this title sits in top 64% |
| Metacritic | 80/100 | Genre average 77 — top 42% of Action titles |
| Concurrent peak | 364 players | Top 18% in Action by live player count |
| Engagement hours | 8 h average | Top 55% for session depth among Action |
Community Tag Signals
Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.
- FPS · 410
- Story Rich · 364
- Atmospheric · 352
- Horror · 323
- Singleplayer · 318
- First-Person · 282
- Action · 263
- Dystopian · 246
- Shooter · 221
- Underwater · 220
- Steampunk · 181
- Sci-fi · 181
- Dark · 159
- Adventure · 131
- Classic · 130
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Localization Coverage
Interface / Subtitles (7)
- English volume_up
- French volume_up
- Italian volume_up
- German volume_up
- Spanish - Spain volume_up
- Japanese volume_up
- Simplified Chinese volume_up
Full audio (7)
- English
- French
- Italian
- German
- Spanish - Spain
- Japanese
- Simplified Chinese
Reception Metrics
Steam community
82%Mostly Positive · 58.3k reviews
47.8k positive · 10.5k negative
Metacritic
80/100 critic aggregate
Curator recommendations
49.1k
Peak concurrent players
364
Features & Capabilities
Community
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Trading Cards
- Steam Cloud
- Remote Play on Phone
- Remote Play on Tablet
- Remote Play on TV
Input & Comfort
- Full controller support
Other
- Single-player
- Commentary available
- Family Sharing
Engagement Profile
All-time avg
8h
short (5–15 hours)
Median
4h
Typical completion time
2-week avg
3h
Current engagement
Achievements
65
Steam unlocks available
Release & Availability
| Release date | Sep 15, 2016 |
|---|---|
| Developer | 2K Boston, 2K Australia, Blind Squirrel, Feral Interactive (Mac) |
| Publisher | 2K, Feral Interactive (Mac) |
| Base price | $4.99 -75% |
| Required age | 17+ |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS |
| Estimated owners | 1M–10M |
| External links | Official site · Metacritic page · Support |
Editions & Packages
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