How many people are playing BioShock® 2 right now?

15 people are playing BioShock® 2 on Steam right now, making it the 5802nd most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 46 players. The number updates every few minutes.

What is BioShock® 2's all-time peak player count?

BioShock® 2's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 4,630, reached in February 2010.

Is BioShock® 2 good? What do Steam reviews say?

88% of 11,509 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).

How much does BioShock® 2 cost on Steam?

BioShock® 2 costs $19.99 on Steam (US). The lowest price we've recorded is $2.95.

Does BioShock® 2 work on Steam Deck?

BioShock® 2 is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

BioShock® 2

by 2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia · published by 2K · Released Feb 9, 2010

Steam Deck PlayableLinux & Deck: Gold

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Review score

88% positive

Very Positive11,509 reviews

Owners (est.)1M–2M

24h peak

Highest seen4,630

Feb 201016.8 years ago

Price on Steam

$19.99

Lowest ever $2.95 Oct 2026

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BioShock 2 RemasteredEdition
$19.99
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BioShock: The CollectionEdition
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Reviews

88% positive of 11,509 · Very Positive · Live from Steam

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Steam Deck

Works, but may need extra effort. Results from Valve's own testing.

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Patches & builds

Every build released on Steam for this game since we started tracking it, with the developer's patch notes. Updated within minutes of each new build.

Nov 1, 2026, 10:16 AM UTC
Build 789537the current build when we started tracking16 GB on Windows

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History

What changed on Steam for this game since we started following it: prices and sales, builds, name, release date and review score.

Review score: 88% on 2026-11-01 → 88% today (11,509 reviews)

Nov 3, 2026Sale ended$19.99
Nov 1, 2026Sale −85%$2.99 (was $19.99)

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DLC

1 item on Steam, newest first.

BioShock 2: Minerva’s Den
$9.9992% positive

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BioShock® 2 player count and quick facts

How many people are playing BioShock® 2 right now?: 15 people are playing BioShock® 2 on Steam right now, making it the 5802nd most played game on Steam. In the last 24 hours it peaked at 46 players. The number updates every few minutes.
What is BioShock® 2's all-time peak player count?: BioShock® 2's highest concurrent player count on Steam is 4,630, reached in February 2010.
Is BioShock® 2 good? What do Steam reviews say?: 88% of 11,509 Steam user reviews are positive (Very Positive).
How much does BioShock® 2 cost on Steam?: BioShock® 2 costs $19.99 on Steam (US). The lowest price we've recorded is $2.95.
Does BioShock® 2 work on Steam Deck?: BioShock® 2 is Playable on Steam Deck (with small issues), according to Valve's Steam Deck compatibility check.

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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.

Developer: 2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia
Publisher: 2K
Release date: Feb 9, 2010
Install size: 11 GB minimum
Platforms: Windows
Genres: Action
Steam app ID: 8850

BioShock® 2

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