BioShock Infinite

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App ID	8870
App Type	Game
Developer	Irrational Games, Virtual Programming (Linux)
Publisher	2K
Franchise	BioShock
Supported Systems	Windows macOS Linux
Technologies	Unreal Engine
Last Changenumber	28969298
Last Record Update	13 May 2025 – 22:23:39 UTC ()
Release Date	26 March 2013 – 07:01:00 UTC ()

😍 92.31%

141k reviews

184

In-Game

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.

Additional Information

Developer

Irrational Games

gamedir

unreleasedtitle

metacritic_name

BioShock Infinite

icon

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controller_support

full

metacritic_score

NoServers

Yes

metacritic_fullurl

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/bioshock-infinite?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f

state

eStateAvailable

serverbrowsername

empty string

ValidOSList

Windows macOS

VisibleOnlyWhenSubscribed

Yes

community_visible_stats

Yes

InstallScript

8870_install.vdf

DLCAvailableOnStore

Yes

RequireNTFSPartition

Yes

ReleaseState

released

Publisher

eulas

0 ↴
id	8870_eula_0
name	BioShock Infinite EULA
url	http://store.steampowered.com//eula/8870_eula_0

languages (extended)

english,french,italian,german,spanish,japanese,brazilian

Store Release Date

26 March 2013 – 03:53:00 UTC ()

osarch

empty string

community_hub_visible

Yes

Primary Genre

Action (1)

Store Genres

Action (1)

Steam Release Date

26 March 2013 – 07:01:00 UTC ()

Store Asset Modification Time

17 September 2019 – 16:59:01 UTC () (1568739541)

library_assets

library_capsule	en
library_hero	en
library_logo	en
logo_position ↴
pinned_position	BottomLeft
width_pct	32
height_pct	73

osextended

empty string

name_localized

tchinese	生化奇兵：無限之城完全版
schinese	生化奇兵：无限完全版
japanese	バイオショックインフィニット　コンプリート・エディション
koreana	바이오쇼크 인피니트: 컴플리트 에디션

review_score

review_percentage

Detected Technologies (?)

Unreal Engine, Bink_Video SDK, NVIDIA_APEX SDK, NVIDIA_PhysX SDK, NVIDIA_Texture_Tools SDK

Steam Deck Compatibility

Steam Deck:
Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
SteamOS:
This game runs successfully on SteamOS
Note: Entering some text requires manually invoking the on-screen keyboard
Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
category: Playable
steamos_compatibility: Compatible
test_timestamp: 26 February 2025 – 00:00:00 UTC
tested_build_id: 10404041

configuration:

supported_input	gamepad
requires_manual_keyboard_invoke	1
requires_non_controller_launcher_nav	0
primary_player_is_controller_slot_0	1
non_deck_display_glyphs	0
small_text	0
requires_internet_for_setup	0
requires_internet_for_singleplayer	0
recommended_runtime	proton-9.0-4RC
requires_h264	0
requires_voice_files	0
gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported	0
hdr_support	0

First seen on SteamDB

25 March 2013 – 14:01:26 UTC (), in changelist #198558

Supported Languages

12 Languages	Interface	Full Audio	Subtitles	Achievements
English	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
French	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
German	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Italian	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Spanish - Spain	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Polish	Yes		Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Brazil	Yes		Yes	Yes
Russian	Yes		Yes	Yes
Japanese	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Korean	Yes		Yes	Yes
Traditional Chinese	Yes		Yes	Yes
Portuguese - Portugal				Yes

Hardware Categories

Full Controller Support

Assets

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logo_small

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clienticns

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LinuxClientIcon

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small_capsule

english

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header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
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image2x/english	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero ↴
image/english	library_hero.jpg
image2x/english	library_hero_2x.jpg
library_logo ↴
image/english	logo.png
image2x/english	logo_2x.png
logo_position/pinned_position	BottomLeft
logo_position/width_pct	32
logo_position/height_pct	73

Assets

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header	header.jpg
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library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
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library_hero_2x	library_hero_2x.jpg
community_icon	4ebaf5f9ee74f50152f7ff361debef7553fa0e4e.jpg
page_background_path	app/8870
timestamp	11 October 2024 – 19:05:18 UTC

Trailers

2028471 ↴
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trailer_base_id	10985
all_ages	true
timestamp	1447357639
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trailer_name	BioShock Infinite - Icarus
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screenshot_medium	2028345/movie.293x165.jpg
trailer_base_id	10479
all_ages	true
timestamp	1447357360
2028377 ↴
trailer_name	BioShock Infinite - Songbird Lamb
trailer_category	0
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trailer_480p/video/mp4	2028377/movie480.mp4
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Steam charts

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184 players right now
408 24-hour peak
65,332 all-time peak 26 March 2013

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Store data

130,784 followers
#589 in top sellers
132,164 positive reviews
9,138 negative reviews
93.53% positive reviews

Twitch stats

3 viewers right now
1,977 24-hour peak
105,595 all-time peak

Owner estimations

~3.06 M by SteamSpy
~7.06 M by Gamalytic
~7.83 M by VG Insights
~13.84 M by PlayTracker

Monthly players breakdown

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Steam hub followers history

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User reviews history

😍 Very Positive
92.31% SteamDB Rating
132,164 93.5% positive reviews
9,138 6.5% negative reviews

Markers

Date	Label	30-day Peak
26 March 2013 – 07:01	Steam Release	-
8 July 2014 – 18:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble 2K Bundle	-
2 January 2018 – 19:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Staff Picks Bundle: Scribble!	-
17 September 2018 – 18:00	⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix - Aspyr Pick & Mix	-
9 November 2018 – 17:00	⇄ Fanatical: BioShock Infinite Star Deal	-
24 November 2018 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix - Aspyr Pick & Mix	-
16 January 2019 – 17:00	⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix - Aspyr Pick & Mix	-
25 March 2019 – 20:00	⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix - Aspyr Pick & Mix	-
1 May 2019 – 21:05	⇄ Fanatical: Pick-and-Mix - Aspyr Pick & Mix	-
17 July 2019 – 15:00	⇄ Fanatical: Mystery Goldrush Bundle	-
14 April 2020 – 18:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble 2K's Game Together Bundle	-
29 October 2021 – 18:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: Humble Aspyr 25th Anniversary Bundle	-
7 September 2022 – 18:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: 2K Megahits Bundle	-
12 December 2022 – 19:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: 2K Megahits - Holiday Encore	-
25 June 2025 – 18:00	⇄ Humble Bundle: 2K Classic Trilogies: Mafia X Bioshock	-

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BioShock Infinite had an all-time peak of 65332 concurrent players on 26 March 2013.

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BioShock Infinite

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