Hilarious emergent chaos and stories
Mentioned in ~1 in 2 positive reviews
“This game is basically what happens when you give like 16 people a nuclear submarine and just say figure it out.”
Steam review · 232.4 h played ↗
Barotrauma
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Very Positive · 94%Very Positive · 94%FakeFish, Undertow Games2023Survival · Survival Horror · Horror
The verdict
A chaotic co-op submarine game that shines with a crew of friends and mods. Skip it if you'd play solo, since the bots are weak, or if you dislike clunky controls and repetitive missions.
Great for
Groups of 3-5 friends who enjoy chaotic teamwork, roleplay, modding and sub building
Main risk
Without a committed group of friends, weak bots and random lobbies make it boring or frustrating
What players love
Best with friends in co-op
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Best played with friends in multiplayer.”
Steam review · 202.4 h played ↗
Great modding community and replayability
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“holy cow are there a ton of mods, and not just posters you can stick on submarine walls but full overhauls from warhammer to deadspace to fallout.”
Steam review · 657.1 h played ↗
Deep systems: wiring, roles, sub editor
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 positive reviews
“dont be fooled by the 2d side scrolling graphics its a very deep complex game”
Steam review · 309.4 h played ↗
Tense, immersive horror atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 17 positive reviews
“The game nails the feeling of being trapped in a fragile metal tube at the bottom of an alien ocean.”
Steam review · 38.4 h played ↗
What players complain about
Repetitive, boring gameplay loop
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The gameplay loop is straight up boring (accept mission, navigate to destination, repeat).”
Steam review · 19.4 h played ↗
Bad bot AI makes solo play poor
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“The bots, even with perfect orders, very frequently do the most braindead ♥♥♥♥ imaginable.”
Steam review · 287.2 h played ↗
Toxic community and P2P multiplayer issues
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“Griefers- This game's a donkey farm.”
Steam review · 155.5 h played ↗
Needs friends; hard to play with randoms
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“This game is heavily dependent on having friends available to play with and if not, it’s unplayable.”
Steam review · 6.2 h played ↗
Clunky controls and ragdoll movement
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“All the characters kind of move around like marionettes on invisible strings”
Steam review · 3.2 h played ↗
Steep learning curve, weak tutorial
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“There is no clear goal established for new players nor a proper tutorial.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable2 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
ProcessorDual Core 2.4 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics2 GB memory (dedicated VRAM or shared RAM), Shader Model 2.0+
Storage2 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
ProcessorQuad Core 3.0 GHz
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 950 or Radeon R9 370 or equivalent with at least 2 GB VRAM
Storage2 GB available space
OSWindows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
ProcessorDual Core 2.4 GHz
Memory4 GB RAM
Graphics2 GB memory (dedicated VRAM or shared RAM), Shader Model 2.0+
Storage2 GB available space
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