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BioShock Infinite

2013 first-person shooter video game and the third installment in the BioShock series
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Summary

BioShock Infinite is a video game[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of video game entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,651 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Joystick Awards − Best Visual Design[3], British Academy Games Award for Music[4]
  • Director: Ken Levine[5]
  • Composer: Garry Schyman[6]
  • Publisher: 2K[7]
  • Genre: first-person shooter[8]
  • Follows: BioShock 2[9]
  • Followed by: BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea[10]
  • Developer: Irrational Games[11], 2K[12], Aspyr[13]
  • Part of the series: BioShock[14]
  • Designed by: Ken Levine[15]
  • Commons category: BioShock Infinite[16]
  • Platform: Microsoft Windows[17], Xbox 360[18], PlayStation 3[19], macOS[20], Linux[21], Xbox One[22], PlayStation 4[23], Nintendo Switch[24]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[25]
  • Language of work or name: English[26]
  • Software engine: Unreal Engine 3[27]
  • Distribution format: Blu-ray Disc[28], DVD+R DL[29], digital distribution[30], optical disc[31], digital download[32]
  • Review score: 94/100[33], 96/100[34], 85/100[35]
  • Input device: gamepad[36], computer keyboard[37], computer mouse[38]
  • Country of origin: United States[39]
  • Publication date: March 26, 2013[40], August 29, 2013[41], November 4, 2014[42]
  • Translator: Softclub[43]
  • Characters: Elizabeth[44], Zachary Hale Comstock[45]
  • Distributed by: Take-Two Interactive[46], Steam[47], Humble Store[48], Nintendo eShop[49], PlayStation Store[50], PlayStation Now[51], GOG.com[52], Microsoft Store[53], Epic Games Store[54]
  • Narrative location: United States[55]
  • ESRB rating: Mature 17+[56]

Why It Matters

BioShock Infinite has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[57] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[58]

FAQs

What awards did BioShock Infinite receive?

Honors received include Golden Joystick Awards − Best Visual Design[3] and British Academy Games Award for Music[4].

Related Entities

2K Aspyr Blu-ray Disc computer keyboard computer mouse DVD+R DL gamepad Irrational Games Linux macOS Microsoft Windows optical disc PlayStation 3 PlayStation 4 Take-Two Interactive United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . 2k.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [4] ↑ . bafta.org. bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . Steam. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . Kritikanstvo. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Q131917281. Retrieved . criticdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  42. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . Steam. wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . Humble Store. wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . playstation.com. Retrieved . playstation.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  54. [56] ↑ . ESRB rating database. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [57] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [58] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    International computer game collection work id → ['1726', '1728', '1729', '1727']
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  2. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → bioshock-infinite
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  3. 17w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Booru tag → bioshock:_infinite, bioshock_infinite
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