BioShock 4: everything we know about the new BioShock
BioShock 4 is officially in the works, but likely won’t launch for a while. Here’s what we know about the game so far.
BioShock 4 was revealed a few years back, and unfortunately, we haven’t heard all that much since. What we do know is that it’s being worked on over at Cloud Chamber, a studio under 2K. Other than that, it’s mostly rumors that point to what the game could be like at launch.
The BioShock series is a beloved one amongst gamers, especially the first game, which was praised for its twisting narrative and impressive setting. Since then, the series has gone to new locales, and returned to the underwater city of Rapture a number of times.
While we wait for news on BioShock 4 (or whatever it’s called at launch), here’s everything we know about the game so far. On this page you’ll find all of the latest news and rumors, and as new details come to light, it will be updated.
Check back in throughout the year, because 2K is surely looking to re-reveal BioShock 4 at some point. Here’s hoping this happens sooner rather than later.
BioShock 4: cut to the chase
What is it? The fourth entry in 2K Games’ retrofuturistic game series
When can I play it? TBC
What can I play it on? TBC (PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC are likely)
BioShock 4 release date and platforms
(Image credit: 2K)
While we’re certainly excited for the next BioShock game, we don’t actually know when we’ll get our hands on it.
In a tweet officially announcing a new BioShock game back in 2019, publisher 2K Games stated that work had begun on the next iteration of the BioShock franchise. Here, it confirmed that the game would be in development “for the next several years”.
That may not have been the most welcome news, but it did give us an idea about what platforms BioShock 4 would eventually release on. With the PS5 and Xbox Series X now available, we’ll almost certainly be seeing a new BioShock releasing on these platforms (and probably on PC too). Whether the title arrives on last-generation consoles like Xbox One and PS4 is less certain; it depends on when the sequel releases.
BioShock 4 news
(Image credit: 2K)
Ghost of Tsushima narrative lead joins BioShock 4
Far Cry 4 and Ghost of Tsushima narrative lead Liz Albl announced on Twitter (opens in new tab) that she would be making the jump to 2K Games’ Cloud Chamber studio as part of the BioShock 4 story crew. This is the latest we’ve heard in terms of the game’s development process.
More job listings suggest the next BioShock will be open-world
In a piece of juicy gossip supplied by a new round of job listings, it appears that Cloud Chamber will be taking BioShock in a different direction this time out, with the developer actively searching for someone “who can weave impactful, character-driven stories in an open world setting.”
Another job listing also points to the upcoming BioShock implementing an “urban crowd system” with a “systemic tribal ecology” backed by a “sometimes hostile AI”. It’s said the person who ultimately gets the job will need to “push the envelope of what is possible with interactive crowd systems”.
BioShock revisited: unpicking the complex, messy legacy of 2K’s knockout franchise