
BioShock™ 2 Remastered
2K Marin · 2K
In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.
Year 9
Sep 15, 2024 - Sep 15, 2025
Tracked sources for BioShock™ 2 Remastered were limited between 2024-09-15 and 2025-09-15, with only 1 verified change captured in this window. The recorded activity centers on Removal of 2K Launcher and sits between New Launcher with Store on 2022-09-02 (new_content) and no later tracked updates in the current dataset, making this a light but still readable period in the game's history.
- Verified activity: 2024-11-25 - Removal of 2K Launcher: An update has been released that removes the 2K launcher from the game..
- What stands out: The period is defined more by a small number of isolated updates than by a large roadmap beat or expansion-sized release.
- Before this window: The closest earlier tracked activity was New Launcher with Store on 2022-09-02 (new_content).
- After this window: No later tracked activity is present in the current dataset.
Year 8
Sep 15, 2023 - Sep 15, 2024
Year 7
Sep 15, 2022 - Sep 15, 2023
Year 6
Sep 15, 2021 - Sep 15, 2022
Tracked sources for BioShock™ 2 Remastered were limited between 2021-09-15 and 2022-09-15, with only 2 verified changes captured in this window. The recorded activity centers on Account Linking Option Added and New Launcher with Store and sits between Fixes various crash and polish bugs on 2017-12-05 (bug_fix) and Removal of 2K Launcher on 2024-11-25 (system), making this a light but still readable period in the game's history.
- Verified activity: 2022-09-02 - Account Linking Option Added: Players can now link their accounts in-game for improved connectivity.; 2022-09-02 - New Launcher with Store: A new Launcher has been added, which includes a Store for purchasing new content..
- What stands out: The period is defined more by a small number of isolated updates than by a large roadmap beat or expansion-sized release.
- Before this window: The closest earlier tracked activity was Fixes various crash and polish bugs on 2017-12-05 (bug_fix).
- After this window: The next tracked activity was Removal of 2K Launcher on 2024-11-25 (system).
Year 5
Sep 15, 2020 - Sep 15, 2021
Year 4
Sep 15, 2019 - Sep 15, 2020
Year 3
Sep 15, 2018 - Sep 15, 2019
Year 2
Sep 15, 2017 - Sep 15, 2018
Simplified Chinese text localization was the clearest player-facing addition to BioShock™ 2 Remastered. A December 2017 update also improved stability on lower-end machines and addressed crash-related polish issues, while tracked changes remained limited overall.
- Localization: BioShock™ 2 Remastered added Simplified Chinese text localization.
- Stability: BioShock™ 2 Remastered improved stability on some lower-end machines.
- Crash fixes: BioShock™ 2 Remastered fixed various crash and polish bugs.
Year 1
Sep 15, 2016 - Sep 15, 2017
The October 6 BioShock 2 Remastered update was the biggest player-facing beat, adding 21:9 support with Stretch and Centered UI modes plus an adjustable 75–130 field of view. It also improved mouse controls and DirectX 11 performance, while later work addressed crashes and flickering Vsync.
- Display options: BioShock 2 Remastered added 21:9 resolutions, scalable mouse icon sizing, and an adjustable field-of-view slider ranging from 75 to 130.
- Mouse controls: The October 6 update improved mouse sensitivity, threshold, buffering, smoothing, and acceleration, and fixed Mouse Button 4 and 5 assignments.
- Stability and rendering: The September 20 update reduced crashes, while the October 6 changes improved DirectX 11 performance and fixed graphical issues with occlusion culling. The December 20 update addressed additional crashing bugs and the flickering Vsync issue.