BioShock (Series) AlternativesOnly apps categorised as First-Person Shooters

The best First-Person Shooter alternative to BioShock is Fallout. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Destiny 2 or Hexen II. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to BioShock and ten of them are First-Person Shooters so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting First-Person Shooter alternatives to BioShock are Halo, Bulletstorm, Rage and The Darkness II.

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  1. Fallout icon
     86 likes

    Fallout is a series of post-apocalyptic role-playing video games—and later action role-playing games—created by Interplay Entertainment.

    38 Fallout alternatives
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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Bethesda Launcher
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Fallout Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Player vs Enviroment
    3.  Single player
    Fallout iconBioShock Icon

    Fallout VS BioShock

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    • Fallout is the most popular Windows, Android, iPhone & iPad alternative to BioShock.

    • Fallout is the most popular commercial alternative to BioShock.

    • Fallout is Paid and ProprietaryBioShock is also Paid and Proprietary
  2. Halo icon
     19 likes

    Halo is a science fiction, first-person shooter video game series, that centers on an interstellar war between humanity and a theocratic alliance of aliens known as the Covenant.

    44 Halo alternatives
    Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Xbox

    Halo Features

    1.   Game Series
    2.  Single player
    3.  Sci-fi
    4.  Local multiplayer
    5.  Multiplayer
    6.  Player vs Player
    Halo iconBioShock Icon

    Halo VS BioShock

    Is Halo a good alternative to BioShock?
     
    • Halo is the most popular Mac alternative to BioShock.

    • Halo is Paid and ProprietaryBioShock is also Paid and Proprietary
    • Halo is MultiplayerBioShock is not according to our users
  3. Bulletstorm icon
     7 likes

    Bulletstorm focuses on combat, both with firearms and melee attacks. There are a variety of fictional firearms available, although the game also places heavy emphasis on kicking enemies and using the energy leash.

    9 Bulletstorm alternatives
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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Bulletstorm Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Single player
    3.  Sci-fi
    Bulletstorm iconBioShock Icon

    Bulletstorm VS BioShock

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  4. Rage icon
     8 likes

    Developed by id® Software, the creators of DOOM® and QUAKE®, RAGE is a groundbreaking first-person shooter set in the not-too-distant future after an asteroid impacts Earth, leaving a ravaged world behind.

    29 Rage alternatives
    Rage screenshot 1

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Bethesda Launcher
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox

    Rage Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    Rage iconBioShock Icon

    Rage VS BioShock

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  5. The Darkness II icon
     4 likes

    The Darkness II is an intense first person shooter that puts you in the role of Jackie Estacado, don of a New York crime family and wielder of an ancient force of chaos known as The Darkness.

    19 The Darkness II alternatives
    The Darkness II screenshot 1

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    The Darkness II Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Multiplayer
    3.  Gore
    The Darkness II iconBioShock Icon

    The Darkness II VS BioShock

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  6. Destiny 2 icon
     7 likes

    Humanity's last safe city has fallen to an overwhelming invasion force, led by Ghaul, the imposing commander of the brutal Red Legion. He has stripped the city's Guardians of their power, and forced the survivors to flee.

    11 Destiny 2 alternatives
    Destiny 2 screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreemiumProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam
    • Playstation
    • Xbox
    • Stadia

    Destiny 2 Features

    1.  Player made loadouts
    Destiny 2 iconBioShock Icon

    Destiny 2 VS BioShock

    Is Destiny 2 a good alternative to BioShock?
     
    • Destiny 2 is the most popular free alternative to BioShock.

    • Destiny 2 is Freemium and ProprietaryBioShock is Paid and Proprietary
  7. Hexen II icon
     6 likes

    The Hammer of Thyrion project is a cross-platform source port effort of Raven Software's Hexen. Last updated 2018-06-06.

    29 Hexen II alternatives
    Hexen II screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • MS-DOS

    Hexen II Features

    1.  First person view
    Hexen II iconBioShock Icon

    Hexen II VS BioShock

    Is Hexen II a good alternative to BioShock?
     
    • Hexen II is the most popular Linux alternative to BioShock.

    • Hexen II is the most popular Open Source alternative to BioShock.

    • Hexen II is Free and Open SourceBioShock is Paid and Proprietary
  8. Clive Barker's Undying icon
     9 likes

    The game begins in 1923, after World War I veteran Patrick Galloway receives an urgent letter from his friend Jeremiah Covenant. Covenant, well aware of Galloway's reputation for dealing with occult matters, is in failing health and raves about a curse that has destroyed his...

    40 Clive Barker's Undying alternatives
    Clive Barker's Undying screenshot 1

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows

    Clive Barker's Undying Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Gore
    Clive Barker's Undying iconBioShock Icon

    Clive Barker's Undying VS BioShock

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  9. Clive Barker's Jericho icon
     4 likes

    Jericho's core gameplay consists of leading the game's seven-man team codenamed Jericho, allowing control of all team members by jumping to each character during certain points in the game, through various environments that have been warped by the Firstborn while...

    40 Clive Barker's Jericho alternatives
    Clive Barker's Jericho screenshot 1

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    Platforms

    • Windows

    Clive Barker's Jericho Features

    1.  Single player
    2.  Gore
    Clive Barker's Jericho iconBioShock Icon

    Clive Barker's Jericho VS BioShock

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  10. Singularity icon
     2 likes

    Singularity is a first-person shooter with survival-horror elements. A main gameplay device is an artifact known as the Time Manipulation Device (TMD). The TMD is powered by an E-99 core, and can manipulate time.

    22 Singularity alternatives
    Singularity screenshot 1

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Steam

    Singularity Features

    1.  Multiplayer
    2.  Single player
    Singularity iconBioShock Icon

    Singularity VS BioShock

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