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BioShock Infinite

BioShock Infinite cover art
Developer
Irrational Games, Virtual Programming (Linux)
Publisher
2K
Released
Mar 25, 2013
Steam reviews
93% of players recommend it, from 145,871 reviews — Steam calls that “Very Positive”
Tags
Action
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On Linux, Steam Deck, Steam Machine and Steam Frame

Native LinuxDeck PlayableSteam Machine: PlayableSteam Frame: VerifiedSteamOS Compatible

Ships a native Linux build on Steam — no Proton needed. Valve rates it Playable on Steam Deck.

Valve rates it Playable on Steam Machine. Valve rates it Verified on Steam Frame. Valve marks it SteamOS Compatible.

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About this game

The developer's description, from the game's Steam store page.

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. Forced to trust one another, Booker and Elizabeth form a powerful bond during their daring escape. Together, they learn to harness an expanding arsenal of weapons and abilities, as they fight on zeppelins in the clouds, along high-speed Sky-Lines, and down in the streets of Columbia, all while surviving the threats of the air-city and uncovering its dark secret.

Key Features

  • The City in the Sky – Leave the depths of Rapture to soar among the clouds of Columbia. A technological marvel, the flying city is a beautiful and vibrant world that holds a very dark secret.
  • Unlikely Mission – Set in 1912, hired gun Booker DeWitt must rescue a mysterious girl from the sky-city of Columbia or never leave it alive.
  • Whip, Zip, and Kill – Turn the city’s Sky-Lines into weaponized roller coasters as you zip through the flying city and dish out fatal hands-on punishment.
  • Tear Through Time – Open Tears in time and space to shape the battlefield and turn the tide in combat by pulling weapons, turrets, and other resources out of thin air.
  • Vigorous Powers – Throw explosive fireballs, shoot lightning, and release murders of crows as devastatingly powerful Vigors surge through your body to be unleashed against all that oppose you.
  • Custom Combat Experience – With deadly weapons in one hand, powerful Vigors in the other, and the ability to open Tears in time and space, fight your own way through the floating city of Columbia to rescue Elizabeth and reach freedom.
  • 1999 Mode – Upon finishing BioShock Infinite, the player can unlock a game mode called “1999 Mode” that gives experienced players a taste of the kind of design and balance that hardcore gamers enjoyed back in the 20th century.

System requirements

As Steam lists them.

Windows

Minimum

OS *
Windows Vista Service Pack 2 32-bit
Processor
Intel Core 2 DUO 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz
Memory
2GB
Hard Disk Space
20 GB free
Video Card
DirectX10 Compatible ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVIDIA 8800 GT / Intel HD 3000 Integrated Graphics
Video Card Memory
512 MB
Sound
DirectX Compatible

Recommended

OS *
Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit
Processor
Quad Core Processor
Memory
4GB
Hard Disk Space
30 GB free
Video Card
DirectX11 Compatible, AMD Radeon HD 6950 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
Video Card Memory
1024 MB
Sound
DirectX Compatible
macOS

Minimum

OS
10.12 (Sierra)
Processor
2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space
30 GB
Video Memory
512 MB
Video Card
ATI Radeon HD 3870 / NVidia Geforce 640M / Intel HD4000
Additional
BioShock Infinite supports both the Microsoft Xbox 360 wired gamepad and the PlayStation 3 Dualshock 3 Wireless Controller in addition to the Macintosh mouse and keyboard
NOTICE
This game is not supported on volumes formatted as Mac OS Extended (Case Sensitive)
NOTICE
The following video chipsets are unsupported for BioShock Infinite: ATI RADEON 2000 series, HD 4670, HD 6490M and 6630M, NVIDIA 9000 series, 320M, 330M, Intel HD 3000, Intel Integrated GMA chipsets and 3100
NOTICE
The Mac version of Bioshock Infinite is available in English, French, Italian, German and Spanish only.

Recommended

OS
10.12 (Sierra)
Processor
2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo (Dual-Core)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Hard Disk Space
30 GB
Video Memory
512 MB
Video Card
ATI Radeon HD 5870 / NVidia Geforce GTX 775M
SteamOS + Linux

Minimum

OS
Ubuntu 14.10, Mint 17.1 or similar Linux distribution
Processor
Intel Core 2 DUO 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHz
Memory
4GB
Hard Disk Space
20 GB Free
Video Card
NVidia/AMD OpenGL 4.1/DirectX 10.0 level compatible
Video RAM
1GB
Sound
ALSA/PulseAudio compatible

Recommended

Processor
Intel Core i5 3GHz (or similar AMD processor)
Memory
8GB
Hard Disk Space
30 GB Free
Video Card
NVidia/AMD OpenGL 4.2/DirectX 10.1 level compatible
Video RAM
2GB
nVidia
NVidia 340.65 or better. 331.xx series are unsupported and will not work correctly.
AMD
AMD Catalyst (aka fglrx) 15.7 or better
MESA drivers and Intel Graphics are not currently supported.

Downloadable content

Steam lists 5 items of downloadable content for this game.

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