Early Access

Barotrauma

SimulatorStrategyAdventureIndie

Steam

Released: Jun 5, 2019
2,704 days ago
Platforms: PC
Mac
Linux
Ratings: IGDB73
Steam94%

Release dates

North America dates

Mar 13, 20231,327 days ago
- PC
- Mac
- Linux
Jun 5, 20192,704 days ago
Early Access
- PC
- Mac
- Linux

About

Barotrauma is a 2D online multiplayer game taking place in a submarine travelling through the icy depths of Jupiter’s moon Europa. The bone-crushing pressure outside the submarine, the strange creatures inhabiting the ocean and the potentially dangerous equipment and machines on board ensure that the tiniest slip can turn the game into a chaotic struggle for survival. The game is heavily inspired by Space Station 13 and a game concept called Pressure.

Trailers

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How long to beat

HowLongToBeat ↗ · 18 players

Main story: 52 h
Main + extras: 85 h
Completionist: 138 h

Reviews

Steam94%Very Positive · 78,962 reviews

IGDB players73/10053 ratings

Game info

Released: 2023 · see every game from that year
Modes: Single player · Multiplayer · Co-operative
Perspective: Side view
Engine: MonoGame
Multiplayer: LinuxOnline up to 16Online co-op 16Campaign co-op, Online co-op, Drop-in / drop-out
PCOnline up to 16Online co-op 16Campaign co-op, Online co-op, Drop-in / drop-out
MacOnline up to 16Online co-op 16Campaign co-op, Online co-op, Drop-in / drop-out

Editions, DLC & expansions

Expansions 1

Barotrauma: Home & Harbor2026 · Expansion

Studios

Age ratings

ESRBTBlood, Use of Drugs and Alcohol, Violence
PEGI16Drugs
USK12No content descriptors
CLASS IND14Drogas (Drugs), Drogas Lícitas (Legal Drugs), Violência (Violence)
ACBMNo content descriptors

Languages

12 languages

Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Japanese and 6 more

Language	Audio	Subtitles	Interface
Chinese (Simplified)简体中文	–
Chinese (Traditional)繁體中文	–
EnglishEnglish (US)
FrenchFrançais	–
GermanDeutsch	–
Japanese日本語	–
Korean한국어	–
PolishPolski	–
Portuguese (Brazil)Português (Brasil)	–
RussianРусский	–
Spanish (Spain)Español (España)	–
TurkishTürkçe	–

Story & names

Barotrauma takes place several hundred years in the future. In this time, humanity has established several colonies on Europa, one of Jupiter’s moons. Due to the deadly amounts of radiation on the surface of the moon, the colonies are constructed under its icy crust. The vast subsurface ocean under the crust is used as a transport route between the colonies and a source of natural resources. In Barotrauma, the player will step into the boots of a recruit on board a submarine traveling in the subsurface ocean. The player’s job is to keep the submarine operational, while carrying out various tasks to earn funds for buying supplies and hiring new crew members. Maintaining and operating the submarine itself isn’t the only challenge, as the ocean is filled with bizarre creatures ranging from harmless small fish to gigantic horrors more than capable of destroying the entire vessel.

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