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	30134352
Last Record Update	18 July 2025 – 15:18:35 UTC ()
Release Date	26 March 2013 – 07:01:00 UTC ()

😍 92.30%

141k reviews

446

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

empty string

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

Load all asset images

clienticon

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icon

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logo

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logo_small

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clienticns

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LinuxClientIcon

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small_capsule

english

capsule_231x87.jpg

header_image

english

header.jpg

library_assets_full

library_capsule ↴
image/english	library_600x900.jpg
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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small_capsule	capsule_231x87.jpg
header	header.jpg
library_capsule	library_600x900.jpg
library_capsule_2x	library_600x900_2x.jpg
library_hero	library_hero.jpg
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 ↴
trailer_name	BioShock Infinite - False Shepherd
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	2028471/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	2028471/movie480.mp4
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trailer_max/video/mp4	2028471/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	8870/10985/fc40c909896effa47d2a316fbb75c4303a114cc3/1750484159/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	8870/10985/fc40c909896effa47d2a316fbb75c4303a114cc3/1750484159/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	2028471/movie.293x165.jpg
trailer_base_id	10985
all_ages	true
timestamp	1447357639
2028345 ↴
trailer_name	BioShock Infinite - Icarus
trailer_category	0
trailer_480p/video/webm	2028345/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	2028345/movie480.mp4
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trailer_max/video/mp4	2028345/movie_max.mp4
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microtrailer/video/mp4	8870/10479/806132269c009d9d602079e347cc563740f26b63/1750484154/microtrailer.mp4
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
trailer_480p/video/webm	2028377/movie480.webm
trailer_480p/video/mp4	2028377/movie480.mp4
trailer_max/video/webm	2028377/movie_max.webm
trailer_max/video/mp4	2028377/movie_max.mp4
microtrailer/video/webm	8870/10662/135853d79f52785074edde3e7af08bcb3ae4af1d/1750484158/microtrailer.webm
microtrailer/video/mp4	8870/10662/135853d79f52785074edde3e7af08bcb3ae4af1d/1750484158/microtrailer.mp4
screenshot_medium	2028377/movie.293x165.jpg
trailer_base_id	10662
all_ages	true
timestamp	1447357456

Launch Options

0. Launch BioShock Infinite

Executable	`Binaries\Win32\BioShockInfinite.exe`
Launch Type	Unspecified
Description	`Launch BioShock Infinite`
Operating System	windows

2. Launch BioShock Infinite Benchmarking Utility

Executable	`Binaries\Win32\Benchmark.bat`
Launch Type	Unspecified
Description	`Launch BioShock Infinite Benchmarking Utility`
Operating System	windows
Beta Branch	qatest1

3. Launch BioShock Infinite

Executable	`BioShock3.app`
Launch Type	Unspecified
Description	`Launch BioShock Infinite`
Operating System	macos

4. Launch BioShock Infinite

Executable	`./bioshock`
Launch Type	Unspecified
Description	`Launch BioShock Infinite`
Operating System	linux

5. Launch With 2KLauncher

Executable	`2KLauncher\LauncherPatcher.exe`
Working Directory	`Binaries\Win32`
Launch Type	Unspecified
Description	`Launch With 2KLauncher`
Operating System	windows
Beta Branch	newtest

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steamcontrollertemplateindex

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steamcontrollertouchconfigdetails

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cegpublickey

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checkguid

BioShockInfinite-SDC.exe

Install Configuration

Run process

Key

Value

vcredist_x86_vs2008sp1

process 1	%INSTALLDIR%\Binaries\Prerequisites\vcredist_x86_vs2008sp1.exe
command 1	/q /norestart

vcredist_x86_vs2010sp1

process 1	%INSTALLDIR%\Binaries\Prerequisites\vcredist_x86_vs2010sp1.exe
command 1	/q /norestart

directx_jun2010_redist

process 1	%INSTALLDIR%\Binaries\Prerequisites\directx_Jun2010_redist\DXSETUP.exe
command 1	/SILENT

d3d11install_2010

process 1	%INSTALLDIR%\Binaries\Prerequisites\D3D11Install_2010\D3D11Install_2010.exe
command 1	/noMessageIfAlreadyInstalled

BioShock Infinite

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