Set approximately 10 years after the events of the original BioShock, the halls of Rapture once again echo with sins of the past. Along the Atlantic coastline, a monster has been snatching little girls and bringing them back to the undersea city of Rapture.
| App ID | 8850 |
|---|---|
| App type | Game |
| Developer | 2K Marin, 2K China, Digital Extremes, 2K Australia |
| Publisher | 2K |
| Homepage | http://www.bioshockgame.com |
| Release date | 2010-02-09 00:00 UTC |
| Controller support | full |
| DLC list (appinfo) | 244610 |
| Store page | store.steampowered.com/app/8850 |
| Last store refresh | 3 hours ago |
| # | Executable | Arguments | OS | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | SP\Builds\Binaries\Bioshock2Launcher.exe | windows | BioShock 2 Single Player | |
| 1 | MP\Builds\Binaries\Bioshock2Launcher.exe | windows | BioShock 2 Multiplayer | |
| 2 | BioShock 2.app | macos | Launch |
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| Date | Price | Regular | Discount |
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| 2026-09-11 21:01 UTC | $19.99 | $19.99 |
| DLC | AppID | Release | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| No DLC known for this app. | |||
| Branch | Build ID | Description | Updated | Password |
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| public | 789537 | |||
| local | 805330 | Local Content Server |
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| 8852 | windows · french | 627.71 MB | 0 B | 7059877130455190003 | ||
| 8853 | windows · spanish | 619.74 MB | 0 B | 3704793216349032099 | ||
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| 8856 | windows | 147.17 MB | 0 B | 7507269171092420538 | ||
| 8857 | windows | 261.17 MB | 236.13 MB | 8028621990391982630 | ||
| 8858 | macos | 83.30 MB | 33.21 MB | 7916292278774113590 | branches: local | |
| 8859 | macos | 15.79 GB | 9.69 GB | 5992145905539838795 | branches: local | |
| 8860 | macos · french | 2 B | 48 B | 3277423669048616869 | branches: local | |
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| 8863 | macos · german | 2 B | 48 B | 3162116805801806096 | branches: local | |
| 8864 | macos | 12 B | 64 B | 1263500018874774755 | DLC 244610 · branches: local | |
| 228981 | windows | from app 228980 · shared install | ||||
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| 805330 | local | 2026-09-11 21:03 UTC | 3 hours ago |
| 789537 | public | 2026-09-11 21:03 UTC | 3 hours ago |
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