Dishonored 1 & 2
Games Like BioShock if You’re Looking for Something Similar
The Dishonored series shares a lot in common with BioShock, and it’s just as equally acclaimed. The games cast you as the assassin Corvo Attano, who is given supernatural abilities by a mysterious entity known as The Outsider. Corvo is ousted from his post as a royal bodyguard when the Empress of Dunwall is attacked and killed, and her daughter Emily abducted.
At its core, Dishonored is a stealth game, although you can play the title from an action-focus as well. The supernatural powers of the game feel a bit like Plasmids, with abilities like Blink letting you teleport short distances and Devouring Swarm summoning a group of bloodthirsty rats to kill enemies. The real fun of Dishonored comes in combining all of Corvo’s myriad powers with his weapons and finding your own way through the semi-open environments. There’s a ton of choice involved in the games as well, and the amount of chaos you cause, as in the number of people you kill, can influence the game’s dialogue and missions, as well as how bad the plague hitting the city is.
Dishonored 2 is even an improvement on the first game adding more variation and powers into the mix, along with the new playable character of Emily. Whether it’s the main games or the DLC, there’s a lot of quality content to the Dishonored series, and if you’re looking for a BioShock-like experience with more of a stealth focus, it’s the best choice out there.
