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BioShock™ Remastered

2K Boston, 2K Australia, Blind Squirrel, Feral Interactive (Mac) · Released 2016-09-15

Action RPG

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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.

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Difficulty Modes

1 mode · 4 tiers

A ladder of tiers, with the effects that change per tier and the rules that apply to all of them.

New Game4 tiers

The following tiers cover the new game mode. There are no known permadeath or hardcore mechanics in BioShock™ Remastered natively. However, there is a permadeath enforcement patch available here.

Tier
Enemy HealthDetermines how much damage enemies can withstand.
Enemy DamageDamage dealt by enemies.
Plasmid Eve CostEVE consumed when a Plasmid is used.
Enemy AccuracyDetermines how accurately enemies attack the player.
Enemy AgilityDetermines how quickly and evasively enemies move.
Random LootDetermines the amount and frequency of random loot.

Easy

~40%Community-reported figure, not confirmed by the developers.

~17.5%Community-reported figure, not confirmed by the developers.

~50%Community-reported figure, not confirmed by the developers.

Low

Low

Generous

Medium

100%

100%

100%

Standard

Standard

Standard

Hard

~155%Community-reported figure, not confirmed by the developers.

~150%Community-reported figure, not confirmed by the developers.

~130%Community-reported figure, not confirmed by the developers.

High

High

Less Common

Survivor

~240%Community-reported figure, not confirmed by the developers.

~175%Community-reported figure, not confirmed by the developers.

~200%Community-reported figure, not confirmed by the developers.

Very High

Very High

Scarce

SurvivorUnlockAvailable From Start

Basesoftcore

A modest step above Hard with less room for mistakes, primarily during the early game. Its increased challenge gradually diminishes as the player's tools and upgrades heavily outmatches any enemy.

Tier rulesRules that apply only to a specific difficulty tier and differ from the mode's other tiers.

Vita-Chamber EVEVita-Chambers restore less EVE after death.

Tier statsMeasured or numerical values specific to each difficulty tier, such as health, costs, resource availability or other scaling values.

Enemy Health~240%

Enemy Damage~175%

Plasmid Eve Cost~200%

Enemy AccuracyVery High

Enemy AgilityVery High

Random LootScarce

Awards · TierRewards unlocked by completing a specific difficulty tier, such as achievements, cosmetics or additional game modes.

OptionalAn optional rule or setting that can be enabled or selected independently of the chosen difficulty mode.

Disable Vita-ChambersDisables automatic Vita-Chamber resurrection across every difficulty.

New Game PlusSelect a completed save. Its weapons, weapon upgrades, Plasmids and Gene Tonics become available on reaching Medical Pavilion.

Permadeath

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Companion

Validated

Scoring

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Quick facts

Developer2K Boston, 2K Australia, Blind Squirrel, Feral Interactive (Mac)

Publisher2K, Feral Interactive (Mac)

Released2016-09-15

Platforms

Languages

Features

ControllerFull

Always onlineNo

MicrotransactionsNo

Split screenNo

LANNo

VRNo

HDRNo

SubscriptionNo

Requirements

OSWindows 7
CPUIntel E6750 Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHZ
GPU2GB AMD Radeon HD 7770 / 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670
RAM4 GB RAM
Storage25 GB available space

Contact

Websitewww.BioShockGame.com Supportsupport.2k.com