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BioShock Infinite

2013 · Irrational Games

Fight through a floating city with aerial movement, strange powers and an uneasy partnership.

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GAMEBOX SCORE

92

Provisional GAMEBOX editorial ratings. These are not verified facts or aggregate review scores.

/ 100

Retro Score90
Hidden Gem80
Revival Potential80

GAME DNA

experience
Narrative-driven · Companion journey
genre
Action · Shooter
mood
Tense · Cinematic
gameplay
Combat · Exploration
difficulty
Medium
era
2010s
pacing
Fast
perspective
First-person
structure
Linear

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Game DNA is GAMEBOX editorial classification; era comes from the sourced release year. Ratings are separate editorial judgements.

TenseCinematicCombatExploration

ABOUT THE GAME

Fight through a floating city with aerial movement, strange powers and an uneasy partnership.

Fight through a floating city with aerial movement, strange powers and an uneasy partnership.

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RETRO HISTORY

First listed release: 2013. Explore the cited source for the game's release and development history.

ORIGINAL RELEASE
2013
Developer
Irrational Games
Publisher
2K

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2004

Half-Life 2

78% SIMILAR

STRONG MATCH

Cinematic · Tense · Shooter · Action · Narrative-driven

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Cinematic / Tense mood; Shooter / Action genre; Narrative-driven experiences (following and interpreting a story-led journey).

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Narrative-driven26% distinctive overlap · 17.0 / 65.2 points
  • mood: Cinematic · Tense100% distinctive overlap · 70.3 / 70.3 points
  • genre: Action · Shooter100% distinctive overlap · 30.4 / 30.4 points
  • gameplay: Combat · Exploration100% distinctive overlap · 19.1 / 19.1 points
  • structure: Linear100% distinctive overlap · 20.3 / 20.3 points
  • pacing: Fast100% distinctive overlap · 17.4 / 17.4 points
  • perspective: First-person100% distinctive overlap · 8.0 / 8.0 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.2 points

2010

Metro 2033

73% SIMILAR

STRONG MATCH

Cinematic · Tense · Shooter · Action · Narrative-driven

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Cinematic / Tense mood; Shooter / Action genre; Narrative-driven experiences (following and interpreting a story-led journey).

A close match offering a different series or DNA profile.

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Narrative-driven26% distinctive overlap · 17.0 / 65.2 points
  • mood: Cinematic · Tense100% distinctive overlap · 70.3 / 70.3 points
  • genre: Action · Shooter100% distinctive overlap · 30.4 / 30.4 points
  • gameplay: Combat · Exploration100% distinctive overlap · 19.1 / 19.1 points
  • structure: Linear100% distinctive overlap · 20.3 / 20.3 points
  • pacing: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 14.7 points
  • perspective: First-person100% distinctive overlap · 8.0 / 8.0 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: 2010s100% distinctive overlap · 4.8 / 4.8 points

1998

Half-Life

78% SIMILAR

STRONG MATCH

Cinematic · Tense · Shooter · Action · Narrative-driven

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Cinematic / Tense mood; Shooter / Action genre; Narrative-driven experiences (following and interpreting a story-led journey).

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Narrative-driven26% distinctive overlap · 17.0 / 65.2 points
  • mood: Cinematic · Tense100% distinctive overlap · 70.3 / 70.3 points
  • genre: Action · Shooter100% distinctive overlap · 30.4 / 30.4 points
  • gameplay: Combat · Exploration100% distinctive overlap · 19.1 / 19.1 points
  • structure: Linear100% distinctive overlap · 20.3 / 20.3 points
  • pacing: Fast100% distinctive overlap · 17.4 / 17.4 points
  • perspective: First-person100% distinctive overlap · 8.0 / 8.0 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.6 points

2010

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

53% SIMILAR

GOOD MATCH

Companion journey · Narrative-driven · Cinematic · Action

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Companion journey experiences (building an experience around relationships with companions) and Narrative-driven experiences (following and interpreting a story-led journey); Cinematic mood; Action genre.

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Companion journey · Narrative-driven100% distinctive overlap · 68.1 / 68.1 points
  • mood: Cinematic27% distinctive overlap · 19.0 / 71.3 points
  • genre: Action24% distinctive overlap · 7.0 / 29.3 points
  • gameplay: Combat · Exploration30% distinctive overlap · 7.7 / 25.1 points
  • structure: Linear100% distinctive overlap · 20.3 / 20.3 points
  • pacing: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 14.7 points
  • perspective: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 7.3 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: 2010s100% distinctive overlap · 4.8 / 4.8 points

2007

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl

53% SIMILAR

GOOD MATCH

Cinematic · Tense · Shooter · Action

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Cinematic / Tense mood; Shooter / Action genre.

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 75.4 points
  • mood: Cinematic · Tense100% distinctive overlap · 70.3 / 70.3 points
  • genre: Action · Shooter100% distinctive overlap · 30.4 / 30.4 points
  • gameplay: Combat · Exploration100% distinctive overlap · 19.1 / 19.1 points
  • structure: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 23.0 points
  • pacing: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 14.7 points
  • perspective: First-person100% distinctive overlap · 8.0 / 8.0 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.2 points

2001

Final Fantasy X

33% SIMILAR

LIMITED MATCH

Companion journey · Narrative-driven

WHY IT'S SIMILAR

Both games share Companion journey experiences (building an experience around relationships with companions) and Narrative-driven experiences (following and interpreting a story-led journey).

Similarity breakdown
  • experience: Companion journey · Narrative-driven69% distinctive overlap · 46.0 / 67.1 points
  • mood: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 58.8 points
  • genre: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 24.9 points
  • gameplay: Exploration15% distinctive overlap · 3.0 / 20.4 points
  • structure: Linear100% distinctive overlap · 20.3 / 20.3 points
  • pacing: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 14.7 points
  • perspective: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 7.3 points
  • difficulty: Medium100% distinctive overlap · 2.7 / 2.7 points
  • era: No shared values0% distinctive overlap · 0.0 / 4.2 points