Is BioShock Hard? Difficulty Rating 4.3/10

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Is BioShock Hard? Difficulty Rating 4.3/10 | HDII

BioShock

Full Release (2007)

DIFFICULTY

4.3/10

Not Too Difficult

(12 ratings)

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Difficulty Summary

BioShock offers an accessible experience with pockets of challenge that keep things interesting.

Why Players Find It Difficult

Players describe the challenge in this game as coming mainly from a few specific areas:

Punishing enemy and boss encounters that require pattern recognition
High penalty for mistakes, often resetting significant progress
Combat demands precision timing rather than raw stat power
Fast reaction speed is required, especially in later stages

Who Will Find It Difficult

BioShock is suitable for a wide range of players. Newcomers may hit a few friction points, but should be able to progress with some persistence. Players who rated games like Diablo III, Diablo IV, and Fallout: New Vegas at a similar challenge level may find BioShock broadly comparable in difficulty.

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12 ratings

avg: 4.3

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Based on 12 ratings on Normal/Default difficulty, the average score is 4.3/10. Most players rated this game between 3 and 5.

Developer(s)

2K Boston, 2K Australia

Publisher(s)

2K Games

Genre(s)

Shooter, Puzzle, Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

Platform(s)

PC (Microsoft Windows), Xbox 360, Mac

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About BioShock

BioShock is a horror-themed first-person shooter set in a steampunk underwater dystopia. The player is urged to turn everything into a weapon: biologically modifying their own body with Plasmids, hacking devices and systems, upgrading their weapons, crafting new ammo variants, and experimenting with different battle techniques are all possible. The game is described by the developers as a spiritual successor to their previous PC title System Shock 2. BioShock received high praise in critical reviews for its atmospheric audio and visual quality, absorbing and original plot and its unique gaming experience.

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