Games like BioShock Infinite
If BioShock Infinite is your kind of game, the closest matches are BioShock™ Remastered, BioShock™ 2 Remastered and BioShock™ — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its multiverse narrative, steampunk columbia aesthetic and atmospheric. 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 Infinite is a 2013 first-person action game set in Columbia, a floating city suspended above the Atlantic in an alternate-history 1912. Players assume the role of Booker DeWitt on a rescue mission that unfolds into a multiverse-spanning narrative, with players and reviewers frequently highlighting the story's plot twists. The gameplay combines cover-based shooting with vigor abilities that can be chained together for strategic advantage, while the open sky permits traversal via a network of rail lines. The companion character Elizabeth, imprisoned since childhood, assists players throughout their journey. Columbia's steampunk aesthetic blends 1912 American culture with floating technology, and players can hunt collectibles and pick locks. Priced at $29.99, the game holds a 91% positive rating from over 46,000 Steam reviews and runs in playable condition on Steam Deck.
About BioShock Infinite: 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.
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BioShock™ Remastered
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Top pick for BioShock Infinite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
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™ 2 Remastered
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock Infinite.
Second-strongest match for BioShock Infinite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
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™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock Infinite.
Third-strongest match for BioShock Infinite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
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.
Clockwork Revolution
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Ranked #4 for BioShock Infinite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
CHANGE THE PAST. CONTROL THE FUTURE. Alter the course of history and rewrite the future in this steampunk first-person RPG.
Singularity™
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Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock Infinite.
Ranked #5 for BioShock Infinite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
FIGHT THE PAST TO SAVE THE FUTURE. STOP THE SINGULARITY. Learn the truth behind a massive cover-up of the catastrophic SINGULARITY, an event that fractured time and threatens the world as we know it. Armed with powerful, advanced weaponry and the experimental Time Manipulation Device, fight enemies from the past, the present, and...
INDUSTRIA
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Ranked #6 for BioShock Infinite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
Embark on a gripping journey in INDUSTRIA, an atmospheric FPS set in Cold War-era East Berlin. Unravel the secrets of a mysterious parallel dimension while searching for a missing colleague. Explore a haunting reality where the truth awaits. Discover the dark past that lies beyond.
PROJECT;HYPATIOS
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Ranked #7 for BioShock Infinite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
Project;Hypatios is a solo developer FPS game inspired by Portal where Aldrich was cursed with a time-loop ability and must escape from Mobius Corps' Hypatios Lab by shooting his way through the chambers.
Dishonored
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Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock Infinite.
Ranked #8 for BioShock Infinite fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
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.
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BioShock™
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock Infinite.
Reviewers of BioShock Infinite cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
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
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock Infinite.
Reviewers of BioShock Infinite cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
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.
Prey
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Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock Infinite.
Reviewers of BioShock Infinite cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
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.
Rapture
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Reviewers of BioShock Infinite cross-mention this title as a similar play.
A procedurally generated dungeon crawling game. Form a party of adventurers, equip yourself with mysterious relics and prepare to face powerful foes as you dwell deeper into Rapture.
System Shock
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Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock Infinite.
Reviewers of BioShock Infinite cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
A first-person fight to the death in the depths of space!
System Shock® 2 (1999)
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Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock Infinite.
Reviewers of BioShock Infinite cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
"Remember, it is my will that guided you here. It is my will that gave you your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call a body. If you value that meat... you will do as I tell you." The cult classic sci-fi horror FPS-RPG has returned.
METAL GEAR SOLID V: THE PHANTOM PAIN
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock Infinite.
Reviewers of BioShock Infinite cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
Ushering in a new era for the METAL GEAR franchise with cutting-edge technology powered by the Fox Engine, METAL GEAR SOLID V: The Phantom Pain, will provide players a first-rate gaming experience as they are offered tactical freedom to carry out open-world missions.
CONTROL Ultimate Edition
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Reviewers of BioShock Infinite cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below BioShock Infinite at current Steam store prices.
Lethal Company
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Priced ~67% under BioShock Infinite on Steam right now. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
A co-op horror about scavenging at abandoned moons to sell scrap to the Company.
Left 4 Dead 2
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Priced ~67% under BioShock Infinite on Steam right now. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
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.
Hollow Knight
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Priced ~50% under BioShock Infinite on Steam right now. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
Forge your own path in Hollow Knight! An epic action adventure through a vast ruined kingdom of insects and heroes. Explore twisting caverns, battle tainted creatures and befriend bizarre bugs, all in a classic, hand-drawn 2D style.
People Playground
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Priced ~67% under BioShock Infinite on Steam right now. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
Shoot, stab, burn, poison, tear, vaporise, or crush ragdolls in a large open space.
Fallout: New Vegas
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Priced ~67% under BioShock Infinite on Steam right now. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
Welcome to Vegas. New Vegas. Enjoy your stay!
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under BioShock Infinite on Steam right now. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
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 Infinite.
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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
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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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
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 Infinite.
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
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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
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
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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More from Irrational Games
Other recommendable Steam games by Irrational Games, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
System Shock® 2 (1999)
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock Infinite.
Another title from Irrational Games, the studio behind BioShock Infinite. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
"Remember, it is my will that guided you here. It is my will that gave you your cybernetic implants, the only beauty in that meat you call a body. If you value that meat... you will do as I tell you." The cult classic sci-fi horror FPS-RPG has returned.
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock Infinite.
Another title from Irrational Games, the studio behind BioShock Infinite. Shares Action with BioShock Infinite.
System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.
Freedom Force
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with BioShock Infinite.
Another title from Irrational Games, the studio behind BioShock Infinite.
From a distant corner of the galaxy, an evil alien race sets in motion a sinister plan to conquer the Earth. They unleash a powerful catalyst — Energy X — that imbues the planet's worst miscreants with super-powers to bring the planet to its knees. Now Earth's only hope lies with a new breed of heroes... The Freedom Force!
Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich
WHY THIS
Another title from Irrational Games, the studio behind BioShock Infinite.
Freedom is threatened yet again and only Minute Man and his heroic Freedom Force can save the day in the follow up to one of the most critically acclaimed games of 2002. Freedom Force vs. the Third Reich brings dynamic storytelling, fast-paced tactical role-play, and larger-than-life characters from the comic book pages to the computer...
Frequently asked about BioShock Infinite
- Does BioShock Infinite run on Steam Deck?
- BioShock Infinite 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 Infinite cost?
- BioShock Infinite is listed on Steam at 29.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to BioShock Infinite?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside BioShock Infinite are BioShock™ Remastered, BioShock™ 2 Remastered, BioShock™.
- Who developed BioShock Infinite?
- BioShock Infinite was developed by Irrational Games, Virtual Programming (Linux) and published by 2K.
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