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BioShock 2 came out on February 9, 2010 for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, then for Mac on March 29, 2012. On Steam, 88% of 11,504 player reviews are positive (Very Positive). 31 people are playing it on Steam right now, with a peak of 47 in the last 30 days. It is Playable on Steam Deck. The main story takes about 24 hours, doing everything about 46 hours.
BioShock 2 is the second game of the BioShock series and the sequel to BioShock. It continues the grand storyline of the underwater metropolis Rapture. BioShock 2 capitalizes and improves upon the high-quality effects, unique gameplay elements, and immersive atmosphere that defined the first game. It explores more brutal gameplay than its predecessor, with new enemies, weapons, Plasmids, and Gene Tonics.
Story
Set eight years after the events of the first game, BioShock 2 follows Subject Delta, a prototype Big Daddy sent on a quest to reunite with the Little Sister he was previously bonded to, Eleanor, across a changed and even more dangerous Rapture.
How long to beat BioShock 2
from 8 playersMain storyrushing through the story
24 h
Main + extrasstory plus side content
14 h
Completionisteverything the game has
46 h
More in the BioShock series
2 other titles
From the people behind BioShock 2
shared cast and crew
Games like BioShock 2
same kind of game, other series
Cast and crew
1 creditsCrew
Media
Releases
Platform
Date
February 9, 2010
February 9, 2010 (Europe first)
February 9, 2010 (Europe first)
March 29, 2012
Earliest full release on each platform; regional dates can differ.
PC and Steam Deck
Steam store pageSteam Deck: Playable runs, but may need some tweaks
Minimum
Recommended
OS *
Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7
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Processor
AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3800+ 2.4Ghz or better, Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0Ghz Processor or better
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Dual Core 2.60Ghz, Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Dual Core 2.13Ghz
Memory
2GB
3GB
Graphics
NVIDIA 7800GT 256MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon X1900 256MB graphics card or better
NVIDIA 8800GT 512MB graphics card or better, ATI Radeon HD4830 512MB graphics card or better
DirectX®
DirectX 9.0c
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Hard Drive
11GB
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Sound
100% DirectX 9.0C compliant sound card or onboard sound
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Other Requirements
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Initial installation requires one-time internet connection; software installations required including Microsoft Visual C++2008 Runtime Libraries, Microsoft DirectX.
Requirements and Deck status as listed on Steam, checked Oct 28, 2026.
BioShock 2 player count
concurrent players on Steam31playing now2h ago
31peak today
4730-day peak
47highest we have seenOct 25, 2026
Oct 23daily peak, last 11 daystoday
Players counted on Steam every one to six hours; the daily peak is the highest count of the day.
BioShock 2 achievements
68 achievements on SteamRarest
Skin Job Achieved Rank 30.
3.2%
Choose the Impossible Achieved Rank 40.
3.2%
Territorial Won a non-private match in each of the 6 new maps.
3.2%
Reincarnation Used Rebirth to start again!
3.2%
Mother Goose Saved your first Little Sister in a non-private match.
3.3%
Little Moth Achieved Rank 20.
3.3%
All 68 achievements by how many players unlocked them
Man About Town Played at least one non-private match on each multiplayer map.
3.3%
Aqua Incognita Played at least one non-private match on each downloadable content map.
3.3%
Parasite Achieved Rank 10.
3.5%
Enemy of the Family Earned an A rank in all Protector Trials
3.5%
Guardian Angel Completed all bonus Protector Trials
3.5%
High Score Got 9999 points in one game of Spitfire
3.6%
Two-Bit Heroics Completed your first trial in a non-private match.
3.7%
Trial By Fire Earned 36 stars in the Protector Trials
3.7%
Acid Test Earned 18 stars in the Protector Trials
3.8%
Get a Bigger Bucket Collected 50% of the ADAM available in all Protector Trials
3.8%
"Mr. Bubbles-- No!" Took down your first Big Daddy in a non-private match.
4.1%
Litmus Test Earned 6 stars in the Protector Trials
4.2%
Perfect Protector Collected 100% of the ADAM in a single Protector Trial
4.2%
Disgusting Frankenstein Became a Big Daddy for the first time in a non-private match.
4.3%
Proving Grounds Won your first non-private match.
4.3%
Garbage Collection Destroyed all 10 Vacuum Bots in Minerva's Den
4.5%
Research Master Completed all research on every subject in Rapture.
4.8%
9-Irony Paid your respects to the founder of Rapture.
5%
Against All Odds Finished the game on the hardest difficulty level.
5.3%
Welcome to Rapture Completed your first non-private match.
5.5%
Unnatural Selection Scored your first kill in a non-private match.
5.8%
ADAM Addict Resolved all the Little Sisters in Minerva's Den
6.3%
All Plasmids Found or purchased all 11 basic Plasmid types.
6.5%
Logout Escaped Minerva's Den
6.8%
SUDO Wrested control of the Thinker from Reed Wahl
6.8%
Root Access Granted Reached Computer Core Access
6.9%
Login Reached Rapture Central Computing Operations
7.2%
All Weapon Upgrades Found every Power to the People weapon upgrade in the game.
7.3%
Big Brass Balls Finished the game without using Vita-Chambers.
7.6%
Lancer Killer Killed a Lancer Big Daddy
8%
Rapture Historian Found 100 audio diaries.
9.8%
Savior Saved every Little Sister and spared Grace, Stanley and Gil.
11.1%
Master Protector Got through a Gather with no damage and no one getting to the Little Sister.
12.4%
One Research Track Maxed out one Research Track.
13.9%
Counterattack Killed an enemy with its own projectile.
14.1%
Trap Master Killed 30 enemies using only Traps.
15.3%
Max Plasmid Slots Fully upgraded to the maximum number of Plasmid Slots.
17.6%
Look at You, Hacker Killed 50 enemies using only hacked Security.
18.1%
Master Hacker Hacked 30 machines at a distance with the Hack Tool.
18.3%
Dealt with Every Little Sister Dealt with every Little Sister.
20.8%
Master Gatherer Gathered 600 ADAM with Little Sisters.
21.4%
Heading to the Surface Headed to the surface on the side of Sinclair's escape pod.
22.5%
Escape Escaped Rapture.
22.5%
Reunion Reunited with your original Little Sister.
22.9%
Found Lamb's Hideout Gained access to Lamb's stronghold.
23.1%
Fully Upgraded a Plasmid Fully upgraded one Plasmid to the Level 3 version.
23.6%
Nose for News Uncovered the secret of Dionysus Park.
25.3%
Grand Daddy Defeated 3 Big Daddies without dying during the fight.
25.9%
Defeated the Preacher Defeated the Preacher.
27.3%
Fully Upgraded a Weapon Installed the third upgrade to a weapon.
27.5%
Big Spender Spent 2000 dollars at Vending Machines.
28.4%
Confronted Grace Confronted Lamb's lieutenant in Pauper's Drop.
30.4%
Unbreakable Defended yourself against the Big Sister without dying.
31.3%
Bought a Slot Bought one Plasmid or Tonic Slot at a Gatherer's Garden.
31.8%
Prolific Hacker Hacked one of each kind of machine.
32.2%
First Research Researched a Splicer with the Research Camera.
32.2%
Sinclair's Solution Joined forces with Sinclair in Ryan Amusements.
35.3%
Adopted a Little Sister Adopted a new Little Sister for the first time.
38.4%
Upgraded a Weapon Upgraded a weapon at a Power to the People Station.
40%
Protector Defended yourself against Lamb's assault in the train station.
41.5%
Distance Hacker Used the Hack Tool to hack an object at a distance.
50.1%
Daddy's Home Found your way back into the ruins of Rapture.
51.3%
Share of Steam players who unlocked each achievement.