# Games like BioShock™

> The closest matches to BioShock™: BioShock™ 2 Remastered, Dishonored, Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut, Atomic Heart, and Half-Life 2. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [BioShock™ 2 Remastered](https://imho.run/games/409720/bioshock-2-remastered) — Also Steampunk and Underwater, like BioShock. 11,729 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/409720/)
2. [Dishonored](https://imho.run/games/205100/dishonored) — Also Steampunk and Dystopian, like BioShock. 1,699 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/205100/)
3. [Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director's Cut](https://imho.run/games/238010/deus-ex-human-revolution-director-s-cut) — Also Dystopian, like BioShock. 13,248 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238010/)
4. [Atomic Heart](https://imho.run/games/668580/atomic-heart) — Same atmospheric mood as BioShock. 12,972 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/668580/)
5. [Half-Life 2](https://imho.run/games/220/half-life-2) — A frequent pick in BioShock players' libraries, and another Action. 88,441 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/220/)
6. [System Shock® 2 (1999)](https://imho.run/games/238210/system-shock-2-1999) — A frequent pick in BioShock players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,870 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/238210/)
7. [Metro 2033 Redux](https://imho.run/games/286690/metro-2033-redux) — Same atmospheric mood as BioShock. 27,240 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/286690/)
8. [Hard Reset Extended Edition](https://imho.run/games/98400/hard-reset-extended-edition) — Also Dystopian, like BioShock. 1,852 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/98400/)
9. [Black Mesa](https://imho.run/games/362890/black-mesa) — Same atmospheric mood as BioShock. 69,272 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/362890/)
10. [Crysis](https://imho.run/games/17300/crysis) — Same immersive mood as BioShock. 5,319 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/17300/)
11. [Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition](https://imho.run/games/22370/fallout-3-game-of-the-year-edition) — Same atmospheric mood as BioShock. 31,079 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/22370/)
12. [RoboCop: Rogue City](https://imho.run/games/1681430/robocop-rogue-city) — Same immersive mood as BioShock. 14,089 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1681430/)
13. [Subnautica](https://imho.run/games/264710/subnautica) — Also Underwater, like BioShock. 177,256 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/)
14. [Wolfenstein: The New Order](https://imho.run/games/201810/wolfenstein-the-new-order) — Same dark mood as BioShock. 25,503 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/201810/)
15. [Far Cry®](https://imho.run/games/13520/far-cry) — Same dark mood as BioShock. 4,707 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/13520/)
16. [Singularity™](https://imho.run/games/42670/singularity) — Same atmospheric mood as BioShock. 3,001 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/42670/)
17. [RAGE](https://imho.run/games/9200/rage) — Same atmospheric mood as BioShock. 6,656 Steam reviews, 74% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/9200/)
18. [The Outer Worlds](https://imho.run/games/578650/the-outer-worlds) — Same atmospheric mood as BioShock. 16,855 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/578650/)
19. [Cyberpunk 2077](https://imho.run/games/1091500/cyberpunk-2077) — Same atmospheric mood as BioShock. 373,044 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1091500/)
20. [Dead Space™ 2](https://imho.run/games/47780/dead-space-2) — Same atmospheric mood as BioShock. 11,516 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/47780/)
21. [F.E.A.R.](https://imho.run/games/21090/f-e-a-r) — Same atmospheric mood as BioShock. 7,974 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/21090/)
22. [S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat](https://imho.run/games/41700/s-t-a-l-k-e-r-call-of-pripyat) — Same atmospheric mood as BioShock. 9,316 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/41700/)
23. [The Surge](https://imho.run/games/378540/the-surge) — Same atmospheric mood as BioShock. 4,366 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/378540/)
24. [DOOM 3](https://imho.run/games/208200/doom-3) — Same atmospheric mood as BioShock. 5,237 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/208200/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=7670&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=7670&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=7670&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=7670
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/7670
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About BioShock™

BioShock drops players into the crumbling Art Deco grandeur of Rapture, an underwater city frozen in a 1950s aesthetic and twisted by ideological excess. Released in 2007, the game combines tactical shooting with environmental hacking and plasmid-based genetic modification, creating a challenging yet story-driven experience that takes most players a medium-length campaign to complete. Players describe the atmosphere as dark and immersive, with reviewers highlighting how the setting's isolation and decay create an unsettling tone. The underwater environment provides a unique and eerie backdrop for exploring the city's secrets, and reviewers note the philosophical undertones woven throughout the narrative. At $19.99, it remains playable on Steam Deck and holds strong with 93% positive feedback from over 12,500 Steam reviews.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 7670
- **Developer:** 2K Boston, 2K Australia
- **Publisher:** 2K
- **Genres:** Action, RPG
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 21, 2007
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 96
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/7670/bioshock)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=7670&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/7670/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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