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BioShock
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BioShock

by2K Boston•2007

BioShock is a horror-themed first-person shooter set in a steampunk underwater dystopia. The player is urged to turn everything into a weapon: biologically modifying their own body with Plasmids, hacking devices and systems, upgrading their weapons, crafting new ammo variants, and experimenting with different battle techniques are all possible. The...

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Released
August 21, 2007
Publisher
2K Games
Platforms
PC · PS3 · Xbox 360

How it plays

8h
main
16h
main + extras
26h
completionist

Time to beat · 18 player times (IGDB)

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