The following is a list of Achievements and Trophies which the player can obtain in BioShock. There are a total of 53 Achievements and 54 Trophies in game. Achievements on Steam were made available with BioShock: The Collection. The Challenge Rooms downloadable content provides 12 additional Achievements/Trophies, bringing the total up to 65/66.
In the remastered version, playing on New Game Plus enables achievements/trophies as well.

Game Completion[]
| Name | Description | Gamer points | Trophy type | Xbox Image | PS Image | PC Image | Notes |
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| Completed Welcome to Rapture | Successfully complete the Welcome to Rapture Level. | 10G |
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| Defeated Dr. Steinman | The player has defeated the crazed J.S. Steinman. | 15G |
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| Defeated Peach Wilkins | The player has defeated Peach Wilkins. | 15G |
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| Restored the Forest | The player has restored the forests of Arcadia. | 15G |
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| Completed Cohen's Masterpiece | The player has completed Sander Cohen's great masterpiece. | 30G |
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| Defeated Andrew Ryan | The player has defeated Andrew Ryan. | 30G |
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| Broke Fontaine's Mind Control | The player has broken Fontaine's mind control. | 30G |
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| Became a Big Daddy | The player has become a Big Daddy. | 30G |
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| Defeated Atlas | The player has defeated Atlas. | 100G |
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Crafting[]
| Name | Description | Gamer points | Trophy type | Xbox Image | PS Image | PC Image | Notes |
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| Basic Inventor | Successfully invent at least one item. | 5G |
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| Avid Inventor | Successfully invent at least 100 items. | 10G |
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| Ammo Inventor | Successfully invent all possible ammunition types. | 25G |
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Plasmid Mastery[]
| Name | Description | Gamer points | Trophy type | Xbox Image | PS Image | PC Image | Notes |
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| Bought One Slot | Purchase a Plasmid Slot or Tonic Slot in any track. | 5G |
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| Maxed One Track | Purchase every slot in one of the Plasmid or Tonic tracks. | 20G |
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| Maxed All Tracks | Purchase every slot in all four Plasmid and Tonic tracks. | 50G |
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Weapon Upgrades[]
| Name | Description | Gamer points | Trophy type | Xbox Image | PS Image | PC Image | Notes |
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| Upgraded a Weapon | Acquire at least one weapon upgrade. | 5G |
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| One Fully Upgraded Weapon | Fully upgrade one weapon. | 5G |
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| Two Fully Upgraded Weapons | Fully upgrade two weapons. | 5G |
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| Three Fully Upgraded Weapons | Fully upgrade three weapons. | 10G |
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| Four Fully Upgraded Weapons | Fully upgrade four weapons. | 10G |
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| Five Fully Upgraded Weapons | Fully upgrade five weapons. | 10G |
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| Weapon Specialist | Acquire all upgrades for all weapons. | 20G |
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Research[]
| Name | Description | Gamer points | Trophy type | Xbox Image | PS Image | PC Image | Notes |
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| Researched a Splicer | Take at least one Research Photo of a Splicer. | 5G |
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| Fully Researched Leadhead Splicer | Fully research the Leadhead Splicer. | 10G |
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| Fully Researched Thuggish Splicer | Fully research the Thuggish Splicer. | 10G |
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| Fully Researched Nitro Splicer | Fully research the Nitro Splicer. | 10G |
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| Fully Researched Houdini Splicer | Fully research the Houdini Splicer. | 10G |
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| Fully Researched Spider Splicer | Fully research the Spider Splicer. | 10G |
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| Fully Researched Little Sister | Fully research the Little Sister. | 10G |
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| Fully Researched Bouncer | Fully research the Bouncer. | 10G |
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| Fully Researched Rosie | Fully research the Rosie. | 10G |
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| Quality Research Photo | Take a Research Photo of the highest grade. | 20G |
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| Prolific Photographer | Take at least one photo in every research group. | 20G |
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| Research PhD | Max out all possible research. | 20G |
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Hacking[]
| Name | Description | Gamer points | Trophy type | Xbox Image | PS Image | PC Image | Notes |
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| One Successful Hack | Perform at least one successful hack. | 5G |
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| Hacked a Safe | Successfully hack a safe. | 10G |
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| Hacked a Security Bot | Successfully hack a Security Bot. | 10G |
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| Hacked a Security Camera | Successfully hack a Security Camera. | 10G |
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| Hacked a Turret | Successfully hack a Turret. | 10G |
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| Hacked a Vending Machine | Successfully hack a vending machine. | 10G |
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| Skilled Hacker | Successfully complete 50 hacks. | 40G |
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Special[]
| Name | Description | Gamer points | Trophy type | Xbox Image | PS Image | PC Image | Notes |
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| Toaster in the Tub | Shock an enemy in the water. | 10G |
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| Tonic Collector | Collect or invent 53 Tonics (58 for the Trophy) in the Physical, Engineering and Combat tracks. | 50G |
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| Lucky Winner | Hit the jackpot at a Slot Machine. | 10G |
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| Historian | Find every Audio Diary. | 50G |
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| Dealt with Every Little Sister | Either Harvest or Rescue every Little Sister in the game. | 40G |
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| Little Sister Savior | Complete the game without harvesting any Little Sisters. | 100G |
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| Irony | The player has taken a picture of Sander Cohen's corpse. | 10G |
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| Found Cohen's Room | The player has entered Sander Cohen's personal quarters in Mercury Suites. | 10G |
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| Seriously Good at This | Complete the game on the hardest difficulty setting. | 40G |
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| Brass Balls | The player has beaten the game on the *Hard* difficulty setting without using a Vita-Chamber. | 100G |
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| A Man Chooses | The player has beaten the game on survivor difficulty. |
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| I Chose the Impossible | The player has beaten the game on survivor difficulty without using a Vita-Chamber |
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| Platinum Trophy | Completely obtain all other trophies in BioShock. |
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Challenge Rooms[]
Note: On the original version on playstation these are unrequired for Platinum Trophy.
| Name | Description | Gamer points | Trophy type | Xbox Image | PS Image | PC Image | Notes |
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| “The 'I' in Team” - Rescuer | Rescue the Little Sister in “The 'I' in Team”. | 5G |
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| “The 'I' in Team” - Expert | Rescue the Little Sister in The ‘I’ in Team in under 3:00. | 10G |
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| “The 'I' in Team” - Collector | Find all collectible roses in “The ‘I’ in Team”. | 5G |
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| “The 'I' in Team” - Pacifist | Rescue the Little Sister in “The I in Team” without destroying any Machine Gun Turrets. | 15G |
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| “A Shocking Turn of Events” - Rescuer | Rescue the Little Sister in “A Shocking Turn of Events.” | 5G |
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| “A Shocking Turn of Events” - Expert | Rescue the Little Sister in “A Shocking Turn of Events” in under 4:00. | 10G |
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| “A Shocking Turn of Events” - Collector | Find all collectible roses in “A Shocking Turn of Events.” | 5G |
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| “A Shocking Turn of Events” - Master Electrician | Charge up the Ferris Wheel 9 different times in “A Shocking Turn of Events.” | 5G |
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| “Worlds of Hurt” - Rescuer | Rescue the Little Sister in “Worlds of Hurt.” | 5G |
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| “Worlds of Hurt” - Expert | Rescue the Little Sister in “Worlds of Hurt” in under 15:00, on Medium or higher difficulty. | 10G |
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| “Worlds of Hurt” - Collector | Find all collectible roses in “Worlds of Hurt.” | 5G |
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| “Worlds of Hurt” - Tough Guy | Rescue the Little Sister in “World of Hurt” using only Plasmids, Tonics, the Wrench, and the Research Camera, on Medium or higher difficulty. | 20G |
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