BioShock™

Amazing Game. Can't belive I missed the chance to play it when it came out long ago.

in 2025, the original bioshock and its sequel hold up far better than most modern games in terms of optimization, visuals, gameplay, and audio (sound design and voice acting)

Just a great game and story if you pay attention to your surroundings and makes you feel overwhelmed but also powerful.

The classic noir Bioshock as I remember playing it for the first time on console many years ago. Still enjoyable and very playable. A futuristic city where things have gone oh so terribly wrong, the character you play is a mystery. But the story is gripping the atmosphere gripping and immersive. Of the Franchise this and the second are the best in my opinion. Didn't care for the third all that much.

It wont make it past any loading screens. Including the first one. I have seen the intor 20 times trying to fix it.

The game's graphics and story are great , but the gameplay is terrible

Still a great game, after nearly 20yrs. Unluckily only the first part kickt my ass till the end. 🤷‍♂️

BioShock wishes it could be half as good as System Shock 2

DO NOT BUY THIS! The game is buggy and wont even start. Lost 6 hours to do everything i find on reddit/google/youtube/steam to fix this trash, and it still crashes after the first cutscene before you enter the city... Will just watch gameplay and hope the 2nd one works better

It feels dated but still fine I guess, crash less than bioshock 2. but still a lot of crash.
Better play the remastered version IMO

Great Game with big plot twist.
The dialogues were difficult to follow since you have to shoot and follow the dialogue at the time.

No way Bethesda actually made a finished underwater Fallout with a plot!
Oh, wait... my bad. Totally different studio. Bethesda could never.

Hello, welcome all Chuds, Gamers, and other Nerds. I aim to 100% all the games that catch my eye and join the sea of reviews on this platform.
Most will never read this, but I will review the games I find simply and thoroughly.

(Note: This is a copy of my Bioshock Remaster review, in which I have 100%ed the game for those who may judge this based off of playtime, This was simple stability testing in comparison with the Remaster.)

1 What is Bioshock?
Bioshock takes place in Rapture, a underwater utopia located under the Atlantic ocean. When you discover this city after a plane crash, Rapture has become a hellscape. You are now forced to survive it in your efforts to escape, and you will find yourself wrapped in a conspiracy.

2 What does this game play like?
This game was inspired off of System Shock and would later inspire other immersive sims like Arkane studios Dishonored. As a result of this games inspiration, Bioshock is a first person shooter that relies on environmental interaction and impact. You can shoot lightening from your hand, shoot it into water, and everything in the water will get hurt, fire melts ice, and so on and so on. The gun play is also satisfying, not relying on typical COD hide and shoot game play, but more on positioning to use the environment against your foes.

Simple rankings
Story 10/10: This game is known for it's story, and it is a masterpiece. Bioshock examines themes from the real life Ann Rand, but it is not just limited by her rejection of government, but it also examines human nature regarding the idea of a utopia. Did Rapture fail because anarcho capitalism is fundamentally flawed? Or did it fail because Andrew Ryan became what he hated most, a government more controlling then NZ Germany or the Soviet Union? Would you kindly just play it?

Game play 10/10: The game play is well paced and immersive. Each of the zones has a theme and grants you the freedom to use all your tools to overcome your opponents. Each map has plenty to explore and interact with, for a immersive sim, the only better game you will find is Dishonored 1.

Overall 1/10: This fits into the immersive sim genera as one of the greats, a masterpiece one could say, and it earns the 10/10 reputation it has.

(The only issues with this version compared to the remaster is audio, and a steam form guide exists to fix this small issue)

Took me maybe a bit over 16 hours to finish on medium and the game didn't feel like it was unnecessarily long for no reason. The ending felt a bit weird/short, but I'd say I did enjoy the game over all, so if you're looking for a classic game to play, this is not a bad choice.

Played on a different system.

Iconic horror game that still holds up with its atmosphere, plot, and iconic twist!

i enjoyed this, the world, gameplay, enemies, characters, weapons, it's stellar, no wonder i heard many great things about this series 10/10

i finish tihs game now and i just can say wow
the best story and game play

Take drugs and kill Ayn Rand supporters with a tommy gun, would you kindly play this game already?

Actual masterpiece of a game, won't spoil anything but the twist has to be one of the best parts of any game I've played so far, at least in regards to the narrative

The remaster is the better version to get tbh

underrated game it's a hidden gem
very well designed it almost says would you kindly play it again

Reminds me of fallout but underwater.

harvest worm infested children for cool powers!

played the game for two hours and the game is giving me an option to harvest kids 10/10

There Are many things good with the original Bioshock game, but there a few gripes I have with the game. During the main story there are a few glitches and bugs (I was playing the non-remastered edition) but nothing major, mostly just rare occasional crashes, too intense for the physics engine to handle (same with the 2nd game, but more on that over there).
The introduction of the plasmids and weapons were very fluid and intuitive and at the ADAM stations, the prices for ammo, plasmids, and tonics were very balanced the entire course of the game. The Game is also very well put together story-wise, aside from at the ending of the game. In which (at least the good ending, I haven't played the other ending) seems very forced onto the player, you get a happy ever after with all the Little Sisters, and not more of a realistic ending where it works out, but some things don't.

One good thing in the game are the Plasmids; they are the genetic encoding power-ups you get throughout your journey in Rapture. Some are unlocked through Story progression, meanwhile others are rewards for harvesting ADAM, or even just exploring the different rooms in the game, although most are just bought at the ADAM vending machine. They are pretty balanced, being you as the player needs to be able to use plasmids, as well as using the Weapons in order to fairly get through the game. They need to work together, not seperate power systems throughout the game. for example you can get the frost blast plasmid and then freeze a big daddy stunning him. Then you can shoot him with other weapons while he is frozen, which they balance with the incinerate ability (fire blast). which if you use ice and then fire, it just melts the ice, not being able to have both active on an enemy. Another Good aspect of the game is the Weapons; during my play-through I mostly used the Shotgun, Wrench, and Tommy Gun. Throughout the game you can upgrade your weapons, but only up to 7~ times throughout the game collectively, across all your weapons, so you must choose wisely. Even on easy mode, you will want those upgrades.

Another positive element about the Original Bioshock is the story. You are the sole survivor (or so you think) of a plane crash and stumble upon a lighthouse, bringing you to the great underwater city of RAPTURE. Here, you find your first plasmid on the surface, and are communicating with someone known as Atlas; in which he asks you to help him with helping out in recovering someone/something he needs from the city. "Would you kindly?". Where it leads to you going around a relatively small portion of rapture, searching, finding out what ADAM is, seeing the remaining residents of the broken city; and most of all Andrew Ryan, the supposed crooked villain of the story. But all is revealed throughout the story, As you collect ADAM and grow stronger. In order to escape you will have to turn into a Big Daddy, in order to both, lure the Little Sisters to help you (in the good ending), and it adds an extra layer of defence, armour, and protection to you for the Final Boss fight. Although this is a good game, there are some plot-holes that arise and are never acknowledged in the subsequent games being Bioshock 2 and Infinite.

All in all, Bioshock 1 is a pretty solid game, story and game-play-wise, but overall does lack just that extra oomph that is to be desired.

Please ignore the time played. Played all the way through this twice just not on this platform. The first run took me about 10 hours
Crows: Plasmids are genuinely fun to use: Incinerate, freeze, shock, use telekinesis to toss grenades back in the face of the thrower, etc. Fighting the understandably immediately iconic Big Daddies is quite memorable. For being linear, this does have marvelous levels and I didn't stop enjoying seeing new areas, even when it goes on for too long near the conclusion(where it brings up issues that could be compelling if it wasn't too little and far too late, if some of the twists are cool). Neat idea to have a camera that you take photographs with(to get better at taking out opponents). Attractive, visually and audibly. Voice acting is good. Filters, especially water, looks fantastic. You go up against security in the form of cameras(with a halo of light, meaning that you can figure out the angle they're coming from before you spot it, smart), flying bots and turrets(the latter using machine-guns or rockets), and all three can be turned over to your side.
Cons: Lack of enemy variety. Part of the supposed appeal here is making choices and that mattering, and yet all you can really do is choose between three endings by your actions in this(that is one of the unusual show of guts that this does engage in) and what genetic specials to be carrying around(I swear, they were tossin' 'em at me!), since you can find in excess of the six you can use. While the guns aren't bad, they almost all have the exact same ammo types: Fire, cold, electricity and regular... what's the point of having different ones? At its core, this is a mere FPS(it arms you with a revolver, a shotgun, Tommygun, grenade launcher, chemical thrower(burn, brr, and zap), and crossbow(they can be upgraded, and you can actually see it, physically). ) with one or two unusual features, and as such, it's in no way the best of its kind. A sequel in spirit to System Shock 2, that decades-old(!) product beats it with both arms tied behind its back. While it is a great choice that this severely limits certain things that weren't in SS2: You can only carry so much money, that many bullets, bolts or the like, etc.(Yes, you can find them almost anywhere and I never ran out of anything important... guys, the way you do it is make the availability low). No multi-player. The radio transmissions never seem to shut up, and bugs you if you go exploring(even though that's part of the point). This is also excessively streamlined, if it could be worse.
Mildly recommended, but if you find this sort of thing appealing, I greatly recommend both of its sequels and honestly also System Shock 2 over this
I bought this on sale to try to help others decide if they want to buy this game

Like System Shock 2, minus the stuff that makes me ever want to play it again

Incredible atmosphere, i got jumped by splicers every 10 minutes perfect 10/10 game (i am having seizures)

10/10 Saved every little sister first playthrough

Classic now. One of the greatest games I have ever played. No bullshit launcher, great PC settings, doesn't run like dogshit, no micro transaction DLC bullshit, its just a good game, made by people who wanted to make a good game.

The game is every bit incredible in atmosphere and game play; there are intricate mechanics that were thought out very well during the making of the game, and the world-building is just as good with the audio logs scattered throughout the game.

However, gun play felt very unforgiving. Unless you like accurate gun play, the shotgun feels weak at any distance other than when you're at melee range. It's very hard to get shots to hit with the machine gun, as well. I think it's just me, but I could not git gud throughout the game; I relied heavily on my powers to nerf the enemies to then mow them down. Maybe that was the intention to begin with.

Hacking everything is broken; it's the one mechanic that helped me breeze through the hardest mode.
Resources can me scarce mid-game, but you eventually run out of space near endgame.

I don't know if I'd replay this game, but for a first time experience, it was great; it lived up to the hype.

P.S. - I played Atomic Heart first, so take this critique with a grain of salt.
Addendum -- If you want atmosphere, play this game. If you want stability, play the remaster; this game likes to crash; quicksave is your best friend.

2560x1440 native resolution
4090 laptop GPU
i was trying to all the fixes from the internet for the whole hour, for Bioshock and Bioshock Remastered. First save in the game - it crashes. It keeps crashing all the time I am trying to save the game. Awful experience for such an epic game.
If you have new system - doesn't bother yourself to download/play, even with a huge discount

Has its place in gaming history, but has a major flaw I can't overlook.
The otherwise very effective horror atmosphere is undercut by the lack of any consequences upon player death. No resources are lost, enemy health doesn't regenerate.
Game is at its best when you play it like a sandbox and don't worry about conserving your resources, as you'd think to in a survival horror.
Worth playing through at least once, especially if you haven't been spoiled.

Another overrated classic.

I don't recommend it. 3/10.

Excellent game! Ending was a bit abrupt, but still nice! Gameplay holds up very well and the voice acting is top-notch.

Miserable compatibility, in desperate need of some patching. Remastered version does not help with any of the problems. You could try and put up with the issues, looking all over for fixes, but I have yet to find solutions for borked texture streaming and audio cutoff that work for me.

2K launcher can fuck right off.

10/10. Story, gameplay, gunplay, the visuals - everything in this game is amazing. Its a must have in any videogame collection

would you kindly play this game?
(the original is superior to the remaster)

The pc port fot this is genuinely so broken and outdated, the pipe mini game is an actual lobotomy and the combat is pretty basic and stiff. But its true what they say about Rapture. Very immersive world. It's fun just exploring every corner of this place finding little details and environmental storytelling. I would love a remake of this game one day cause this is barely playable and I hear the remaster is barely an improvement.

Very good game, such brilliant, wowzaz

Just started playing the original BioShock 1 on a Chromebook Acer Spin 713 with 16GB RAM and it's working great. Not as smooth as native apps, but I can play, move, watch cut scenes, and spacial sounds. It seems to have installed the "Windows" version running on this Chromebook. This is so awesome!!! This will keep me entertained in my 20hr plane ride coming soon.

Even in 2025 this game is still worrh your time if you've never played it

One of the best games of all time. If you are a fan of Bendy, Call of Duty, and other FPS then this game is for you. This game has an amazing story and keeps you on your feet.

I really liked the story and I disliked how repetitive the missions are

it's a fun game with amazing voice acting

PLEASE play this game.
Once in a lifetime experience, it's actually amazing.
It was worth every cent, i mean it.

One of the best atmospheres for a game and a super interesting open world to explore with alot of lore. Scared me when i was a kid and still is creepy to me now!

First time completing the game and I can say it's one of the best games I've ever played. The gameplay is fun and the story is interesting along with location. Really the only cons I have is that hacking the safes like 99% of the time is annoying and not worth it along with it's kinda annoying that for some of the big daddies if you fall to a big daddy the little sister will disappear when you go back to the location, only had that issue with the last one, but having to reload a save point multiple times just to do that again since I was going for the save all little sisters ending was a little annoying. Last con is that I wish the boss was worked on more, I don;t mind that the boss was easy, but I just wish they did more since he doesn't have much different moves along with him calling in assistance doesn't make the boss fight a little more challenging.

I'll give this game a 9.0/10

Okay game, atrocious port
Honestly the game fell off majorly at the halfway point but its still okay

I've heard so much about this game for years. I have always wanted to try it. I have finally gotten the chance. I am thoroughly enjoying it so far. It is a story on rails type of game to some extent. But, it does offer puzzles and problem solving to get to your desired result.

The game lives up to the hype.