BioShock Remastered

BioShock Remastered

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Bypass 2K Launcher
By Doxorn
How to launch the game without the 2K launcher
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Solution
1) Open Bioshock Remastered properties on Steam by going to your Steam Library and right click on Bioshock Remastered on the left and click Properties

2) Navigate to the Launch options seen below:

3) Copy the full path to the BioshockHD.exe and paste it there within quote marks then write after that: -anything %command%

Example:
"X:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\BioShock Remastered\Build\Final\BioshockHD.exe" -ihatelaunchers %command%

49 Comments
SuperStruct 5 Feb @ 4:05pm 
Thank you to all the dedicated people who ran this thread before they removed the 2K launcher.
Old Scaly 27 Oct, 2024 @ 10:16pm 
Tried this out -- Looks like the command for some fresh downloads should be:

"BioShock2HD" -run %command%

-Note that "2" may need to be included
-Note that no file path is necessary before the command
floresdeserti | Youtube 20 Oct, 2024 @ 7:17pm 
If you're having a problem like I was - as I couldn't get this to work and tried multiple things listed in the comments, you can try what I did that ended up working for me. My problem was that I couldn't get my controller to work with the launcher. So I changed the controller input to steam input and then opened the game directly from the application in the files and that somehow skipped the 2k launcher and my controller now works. Hope this is helpful for someone else.
CrazyDoctor 11 Oct, 2024 @ 10:16pm 
Did a great job of bypassing the launcher, so much so that the game wont launch. Yes, I added the correct game path... no launch. Also tried the other fox listed below and in a different guide... same "failure to launch" May 2K go bankrupt.
Recondo 10 Oct, 2024 @ 11:49am 
10/10 this guide still works as of 10/10/24. The people here complaining it doesnt work probably just copy pasted the example address without reading anything.

Oh and obligatory rant about how fucking useless this launcher is. It literally just exists as a second time to click "Play the Game" like what the fuck.
TheGamingChad 2 Aug, 2024 @ 10:06am 
Did not work for me, because it stopped searching after the space in "Bioshock Remastered"

The below command did work for me however

"BioShockHD" -run %command%
jeksomoff 28 Jul, 2024 @ 9:47am 
Works as of today, 28/07/2024. Thanks!
UnholyEvangelist 7 May, 2024 @ 1:24pm 
Yeah this requires a little work like I had to change "Bioshock Remastered" to Bioshock 2 Remastered"
Trickshooter 29 Apr, 2024 @ 11:26am 
This doesn't seem to work for me, has something changed in the last year to prevent people doing this or am i just one of those that it doesn't work for?
Mkilbride 12 Apr, 2024 @ 10:30pm 
Does not work for me.