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A once thriving metropolis sunken into the Abyss and now haunted by its former inhabitants.

- Absolutely mindblowing graphics at the time.
- Not open world. You see it how the creators want you to.
- Absolutely DRIPPING with atmosphere.

Just walking into that lighthouse for the first time.. Unmatched atmosphere in the literal first few minutes of the game. And it stays ON POINT for the entire game.

The atmosphere is like no other game out there. To this day I still think its unmatched.

Then.. The setting itself.. Wow. Its still unique even all these years later. How it hasnt been cloned countless times is shocking.

The things I would do for a proper Next Gen return to Rapture. No cross gen shit, no open world nonsense. Just Ken Levine, Rapture and next gen glory. Man...

 

[Putonahappyface]

I hope Bioshock 4 will capture some of the charisma from the original story.

 

[JohnnyFootball]

Its a good one, but Sevastopol from Alien Isolation is also up there.

 

[Dr.Morris79]

Soma.

 

[ClanOfNone]

Yarnham.

 

[Captain Toad]

It's definitely up there. I may lean toward Yharnam though.

 

[SinDelta]

Rapture is great but for me its Hyrule in all its grand expanse.

 

[MrS]

We Don't Go To Ravenholm

 

[Represent.]

Yarnham just doesnt feel unique enough to be in GOAT talks imo.

 

[Bragr]

Agreed, it may be the best, it's certainly up there. I hope they do an RTX upgrade at some point, as all the water surfaces with Ray Tracing would be stunning.

 

[Spaceman292]

Silent Hill probably.
Vampire the Masquerade, too. Shame they'll never make another one.

 

[Gaelyon]

Bioshock was really great but Bloodborne or Dark Souls beat it. Also A Plague Tale : Innocence.

 

[T8SC]

 

[Rob_27]

Wheres the it's good but not Dead Space atmosphere good

 

[Represent.]

Wheres the it's good but not Dead Space atmosphere good

Dead Space and TLOU 2 are my other faves for atmosphere.

but neither are unique enough to dethrone Bioshiock

 

[JayK47]

I liked it because it was unique. I loved exploring Rapture.

 

[Mister Wolf]

It was until I saw this:

 

[KillerKowalski]

There's an incredible mod for Half Life Alyx that takes you Rapture and if you're able to... It's definitely worth checking out.

Half-Life: Alyx mod Return to Rapture turns BioShock into a whole new VR campaign

Alyx gets her hands on some plasmids.

www.pcgamer.com

 

[Putonahappyface]

Observer and System Shock have pretty crazy dark atmospherics

 

[Represent.]

There's an incredible mod for Half Life Alyx that takes you Rapture and if you're able to... It's definitely worth checking out.

Half-Life: Alyx mod Return to Rapture turns BioShock into a whole new VR campaign

Alyx gets her hands on some plasmids.

www.pcgamer.com

holy shit

 

[Kokoloko85]

Its one of the best for sure.
Id like an expanded version of the game. Maybe before Rapture fell or while it was going into chaos

 

[Krappadizzle]

It is absolutely up there with the greats. My absolute favorite is still probably Novigrad City from Witcher 3 or maybe the Hyrule as a whole in BotW, but regardless, Rapture is amazing. Bioshock and Half-Life 2 are two games that absolutely nail that lived in city environment to me as far as FPS's go.

 

[CitizenZ]

Its up there no doubt, the originality they created is some of the best ever.

 

[junguler]

i liked dishonored better but yes rapture was great too.

 

[Kev Kev]

agreed, and columbia from infinite is up there as well

 

[zcaa0g]

As far as atmosphere, S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

 

[SubZer0]

Great but not the Greatest...

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

A once thriving metropolis sunken into the Abyss and now haunted by its former inhabitants.

- Absolutely mindblowing graphics at the time.
- Not open world. You see it how the creators want you to.
- Absolutely DRIPPING with atmosphere.

Just walking into that lighthouse for the first time.. Unmatched atmosphere in the literal first few minutes of the game. And it stays ON POINT for the entire game.

The atmosphere is like no other game out there. To this day I still think its unmatched.

Then.. The setting itself.. Wow. Its still unique even all these years later. How it hasnt been cloned countless times is shocking.

The things I would do for a proper Next Gen return to Rapture. No cross gen shit, no open world nonsense. Just Ken Levine, Rapture and next gen glory. Man...

For better atmosphere... Only Gravity Rush.

And if we are talking about Bioshock... Bioshock infinite is better than the 1.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Rapture is great but for me its Hyrule in all its grand expanse.

Agreed too! And Pleajune

 

[DaleinCalgary]

This game made me buy a 360

then it died

 

[Butch_0451]

Well how many games can you say took place under the ocean or in the sky before the Bioshocks. So yes.

 

[AJUMP23]

Have you played System Shock?

Also BotW is amazing too.

 

[DGrayson]

Rapture in BS1 was incredible. I wont vote in the poll as I am not sure if it is "OMG THE BEST EVA" but ya. This is one of the earliest games I played when I got back into PC gaming and I loved every minute.

 

[Gamer79]

Would you kindly?

 

[Robins]

It is great. I really enjoyed the first one. The book is really good too I thought. There is so much potential for this universe.

 

[bbeach123]

Call me crazy but Fallout 3 is up there...

 

[Birdo]

I know it's vogue to hate it, but for me it's Skyrim (Especially the northern parts at night).

 

[Little Chicken]

In the Top 10, for sure.

A simple idea executed beautifully, Rapture almost feels like a real place.

 

[Ulysses 31]

Nothing beats S.T.A.L.K.E.R. so far IMO.

Making your way to the brain scorcher in Shadow of Chernobyl.

Fighting through an anomaly and mutant infested forest at night during heavy rain in Clear Sky.

 

[Kupfer]

2007 was a great year because of Bioshock, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and my beloved 8800GTS G92.
I think I fell more in love with S.TA.L.K.E.R., but replayed Bioshock like two years ago and it still was as great as 13 years ago.

 

[Alandring]

The atmosphere of Rapture was the reason why I was unable to play Bioshock and Bioshock 2. So I recognize it's great, but it's also too oppressive for me.

I really enjoyed Bioshock Infinite.

 

[Ezquimacore]

I agree

 

[McCheese]

Agreed, can't think of any other setting that even comes close. The music and design of rapture is just *chefkiss*

 

[kyussman]

I thought the same until Bloodborne....the atmosphere in that game is off the charts.

 

[FunkMiller]

There's an incredible mod for Half Life Alyx that takes you Rapture and if you're able to... It's definitely worth checking out.

Half-Life: Alyx mod Return to Rapture turns BioShock into a whole new VR campaign

Alyx gets her hands on some plasmids.

www.pcgamer.com

Holy shit, that’s amazing. Getting this as soon as possible.

 

[Loope]

This game made me buy a 360

then it died

Same here ah ah.

 

[Tiamat2san]

Voted yes.
Maybe not the best of all time but one of the best.

beautiful , haunting with real vibe.
Colourful yet dark and sinister.

I’d love a new one or a remaster with unreal engine 5 on next-gen hardware.

 

[Von Hugh]

I become somewhat a fan of the art deco style due to this game alone.

Kind of hyperbolic answers in the poll, but I answered 'yes' anyway.

Escape from Butcher Bay has got some fantastic atmosphere as well:



As does Thief (3):

 

[Maximusz]

This game made me buy a 360

then it died

RROD, I meant ROFL. Damn auto-correct.

 

[MiguelItUp]

I don't think it's THE best, but most certainly one of the best for sure. One of the most unique as well, especially at the time.