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Barotrauma
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
Released:
Mar 13, 2023
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Developers:
FakeFish…
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Publisher:
Daedalic Entertainment
Co-op
Multiplayer
Survival
Submarine
Survival Horror
Horror
2D
Underwater
Simulation
Sci-fi
Management
Strategy
Action
Difficult
Moddable
Gore
Violent
Singleplayer
Naval
Psychological Horror
The Developer Says...
"Work together to explore and survive, and/or sabotage one another and let the ship go down in fire and flood."
- Rock Paper Shotgun
- Rock Paper Shotgun
WELCOME TO EUROPA
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op survival horror submarine simulator, inspired by games like FTL: Faster Than Light, Rimworld, Dwarf Fortress and Space Station 13. It’s a Sci-Fi game that combines ragdoll physics and alien sea monsters with teamwork and existential fear.EMBRACE THE ABYSS
In the not too distant future, humanity has fled to Jupiter’s moon. With its irradiated icy surface, life can only be found in the ocean below. Travel through a punishing underwater environment and make friends or rivals of the four factions of the world. Discover what lies in the depths of Europa.HELP YOUR CREW SUCCEED, OR MAKE SURE NO ONE DOES
There are as many ways to enjoy Barotrauma as there are ways to die in it. Work together with your crew to achieve your goals, or brace for betrayal when you have a traitor on board. Play with friends, strangers, or your worst enemies.EXPLORE, OPERATE, COMMUNICATE
Navigate underwater, complete missions for the last remnants of humankind, explore the ruins of an alien civilization, flee or fight monsters. Operate complex on-board systems and devices like the sonar, nuclear reactor, weapons, engines and pumps. Communication is key!EXPERIMENT, CRAFT, CREATE
Master the complex on-board wiring and the comprehensive crafting and medical systems. Create your own submarines and monsters with built-in editors to rival the standard ones. Even tap directly into our source code and mod away.Features
- Play with up to 16 players on board a submarine. Supplement your player count with bots as needed in either singleplayer or multiplayer game modes.
- 6 player classes with different skills and tasks: Captain, Engineer, Mechanic, Medic, Security officer and Assistant.
- Talent system: Gain experience and unlock talents to improve your character. Each class has three specialization talent trees to customize your playstyle.
- Faction and reputation mechanics: Choose who to ally with, help their cause, reap the benefits or suffer the consequences.
- Procedurally generated world and missions with multiple game modes for virtually endless replayability.
- Comprehensive crafting system: gather materials, craft equipment, weapons, medicines and more to help your crew survive on Europa.
- Built-in Submarine, Character and Procedural Animation editors. Share and discover mods directly via Steam Workshop.
- Most game data exposed in .xml and the game’s source code publicly available on GitHub for modding.
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Back of the Box Details
Steam Deck
Playable
DLC
3
DRM/EULA Notices
None
Achievements
None
Ratings
None
Demo
None
Metacritic
81 — View
Content Notices
Online interactivity
Controller Support
None
Reviews
94%
Very Positive
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