Games like BioShock® 2
If BioShock® 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are BioShock™, BioShock™ 2 Remastered and BioShock™ Remastered — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its atmospheric, dark and immersive. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →BioShock 2 is a 2010 first-person action game set in the decaying underwater metropolis of Rapture, returning players to the setting of its predecessor. Players assume the role of a Big Daddy, navigating through linear zones while wielding both traditional weapons and plasmids. The game incorporates moral choice systems centered around harvesting Little Sisters, and includes the Protector Trials DLC expansion. Reviewers note the bleak yet striking art deco environment and describe the experience as atmospheric and melancholic, with players highlighting an emotional father-daughter narrative thread. The game holds an 88 on Metacritic and maintains an 87% positive rating from over 5,800 Steam reviews, currently playable on Steam Deck at $19.99 USD.
About BioShock® 2: 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.
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Steam players who put hours into BioShock® 2 also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.
BioShock™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock® 2.
Top pick for BioShock® 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
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.
BioShock™ 2 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock® 2.
Second-strongest match for BioShock® 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.
BioShock™ Remastered
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for BioShock® 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
BioShock is a shooter unlike any other, loaded with unique weapons and tactics. Complete with an arsenal of revolvers, shotguns, and grenade launchers, players will be forced to genetically modify their DNA to become an even deadlier weapon.
BioShock Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock® 2.
Ranked #4 for BioShock® 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia.
Half-Life 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock® 2.
Ranked #5 for BioShock® 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
Remnants of R'lyeh
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for BioShock® 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's Great Work. An ancient dark power is calling you and you need to find an exit. Face your greatest fear, fight, hide... you must escape before the underwater city rises...
Dishonored
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock® 2.
Ranked #7 for BioShock® 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
Deus Ex: Invisible War
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock® 2.
Ranked #8 for BioShock® 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Approximately 20 years after Deus Ex, the world is only beginning to recover from a catastrophic worldwide depression. In this techno-nightmare, take part in the dark struggle to raise the world from its own ashes.
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Dishonored
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock® 2.
Reviewers of BioShock® 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Dishonored is an immersive first-person action game that casts you as a supernatural assassin driven by revenge. With Dishonored’s flexible combat system, creatively eliminate your targets as you combine the supernatural abilities, weapons and unusual gadgets at your disposal.
Prey
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock® 2.
Reviewers of BioShock® 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong. The space station has been overrun by hostile aliens and you are now being hunted.
Dishonored 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock® 2.
Reviewers of BioShock® 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Reprise your role as a supernatural assassin in Dishonored 2. Declared a “masterpiece” by Eurogamer and hailed “a must-play revenge tale” by Game Informer, Dishonored 2 is the follow up to Arkane’s 1st-person action blockbuster & winner of 100+ 'Game of the Year' awards, Dishonored.
Half-Life 2
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock® 2.
Reviewers of BioShock® 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Reawakened from stasis in the occupied metropolis of City 17, Gordon Freeman is joined by Alyx Vance as he leads a desperate human resistance. Experience the landmark first-person shooter packed with immersive world-building, boundary-pushing physics, and exhilarating combat.
BioShock™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock® 2.
Reviewers of BioShock® 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
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.
BioShock Infinite
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock® 2.
Reviewers of BioShock® 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Indebted to the wrong people, with his life on the line, veteran of the U.S. Cavalry and now hired gun, Booker DeWitt has only one opportunity to wipe his slate clean. He must rescue Elizabeth, a mysterious girl imprisoned since childhood and locked up in the flying city of Columbia.
Clockwork Revolution
WHY THIS
Reviewers of BioShock® 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
CHANGE THE PAST. CONTROL THE FUTURE. Alter the course of history and rewrite the future in this steampunk first-person RPG.
Thief
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock® 2.
Reviewers of BioShock® 2 cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Garrett, the Master Thief, steps out of the shadows into the City. In this treacherous place, where the Baron’s Watch spreads a rising tide of fear and oppression, his skills are the only things he can trust. Even the most cautious citizens and their best-guarded possessions are not safe from his reach.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below BioShock® 2 at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under BioShock® 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~50% under BioShock® 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Set in the zombie apocalypse, Left 4 Dead 2 is a co-operative action horror FPS takes you and your friends through the cities, swamps and cemeteries of the Deep South, from Savannah to New Orleans across five expansive campaigns.
People Playground
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under BioShock® 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under BioShock® 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~75% under BioShock® 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
R.E.P.O.
WHY THIS
Priced ~65% under BioShock® 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BioShock® 2.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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Frequently asked about BioShock® 2
- Does BioShock® 2 run on Steam Deck?
- BioShock® 2 is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
- How much does BioShock® 2 cost?
- BioShock® 2 is listed on Steam at 19.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does BioShock® 2 have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — BioShock® 2 supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player).
- What games are most similar to BioShock® 2?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BioShock® 2 are BioShock™, BioShock™ 2 Remastered, BioShock™ Remastered.
- Who developed BioShock® 2?
- BioShock® 2 was developed by 2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes and published by 2K.
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