BioShock
Shares rank 48 of 78 video games by recommenders
People recommend it for its environmental storytelling and as one of their top-rated games. One commenter reported that installing it failed because patch servers were unavailable.
People recommend it for its environmental storytelling and as one of their top-rated games. One commenter reported that installing it failed because patch servers were unavailable.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 3
- approval share
- 67%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 2 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Strong environmental storytelling
“Playing the original bioshock via that was an incredible experience, seeing all the environmental storytelling”
Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “Steam Frame starts at $1059” Ranked among top-rated games
“Even BioShock has that consequence, it's another one of my top-rated games”
Comment from 3 Jun 2026 in “Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People (2016)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Install failed from missing patch servers
“Bioshock couldn't be installed due to lack of patch servers last time I tried”
Comment from 6 May 2026 in “Valve releases Steam Controller CAD files under Creative Commons license”
Other video games people recommend
The four most recommended other video games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| BioShockThis page | 6 | 3 | 67% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
4 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Bioshock -> Libertarians bad”
“Playing the original bioshock via that was an incredible experience, seeing all the environmental storytelling”
“Even BioShock has that consequence, it's another one of my top-rated games”
“Bioshock couldn't be installed due to lack of patch servers last time I tried”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.