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Barotrauma

FakeFish · Daedalic Entertainment · 2023-03-13

SteamEpic Games Store

ActionIndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: Side view

Releases: Mar 13, 2023 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 05, 2019 (Linux), Jun 05, 2019 (Mac)

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!

Barotrauma is an Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy game released in 2023, priced at $19.99, with an estimated 2,000,000 .. 5,000,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (94% of 89,883 reviews).

1,590
playing now
94%
positive of 90k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
2,000,000–5,000,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
22
twitch viewers (latest)
7.3
viewers/channel (concentration)
73/100
IGDB user rating (53 ratings)
13
Nexus mods (5.7k downloads)
77h
to beat · rushed 46h · completionist 137h
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$19.99
steam price (US)

1,590 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 10:00 UTC (census sample)

Barotrauma is a survival-horror role-playing submarine simulator developed by Finnish studio Undertow Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment. Following an early access beta phase that began in 2019, the game was released for Windows, macOS, and Linux in March 2023.

Trailer

Barotrauma trailer thumbnail

Barotrauma - Official Full Release Trailer

≈155,090 YouTube results for this game's trailer search

Health check

Healthy
  • · 1,590 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 5,673 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~709/week).
  • · Review velocity up 2% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 1% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-27

Estimated sales: 1.8M–4.1M copies

Review-multiple estimate from 90,394 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $3.49 at MacGameStore (2025-10-21) · bundled 8×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $34.99 · on sale 102 of 148 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
5.4k5.4k20192026Week of 2019-06-01: 692 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 124 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 243 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 97 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 105 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 475 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 328 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 196 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 189 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 177 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 369 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 216 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 320 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 514 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 336 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 379 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 451 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 595 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 429 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 32 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 416 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 468 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 517 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 553 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 548 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 596 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 434 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 26 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 564 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 42 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 694 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 2,720 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 155 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 1,551 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 123 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 962 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 69 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 892 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 83 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 440 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 892 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 81 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 929 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 103 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 945 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 104 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 753 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 74 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 746 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 58 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 526 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 1,129 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 1,190 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1,261 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 66 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 1,001 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 68 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1,351 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 126 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 1,652 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 215 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 780 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 82 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 628 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 772 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 48 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 1,017 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 563 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 52 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 469 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 577 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 51 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 5,389 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 65 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 627 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 47 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 604 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 59 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 437 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 34 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 445 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 409 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 33 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 612 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 44 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 544 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 598 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 518 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 506 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 551 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 31 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 938 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 818 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 43 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 638 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 453 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 28 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 556 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1,032 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 79 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 695 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 45 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 707 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 36 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 644 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 519 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 27 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 529 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 639 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 39 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 891 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 40 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 634 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 50 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 691 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 53 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 463 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 25 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 625 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 680 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 893 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 49 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 802 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 56 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 719 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 672 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 46 negativeWeek of 2026-09-01: 476 positiveWeek of 2026-09-01: 38 negativeWeek of 2026-10-01: 123 positiveWeek of 2026-10-01: 7 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

5.5k1.3k2026-09-15 11:00 — 2,263 players2026-09-16 20:00 — 2,951 players2026-09-18 03:00 — 1,553 players2026-09-19 11:00 — 3,175 players2026-09-20 18:00 — 4,437 players2026-09-22 02:00 — 1,736 players2026-09-23 09:00 — 1,524 players2026-09-24 17:00 — 3,806 players2026-09-26 00:00 — 1,812 players2026-09-27 08:00 — 2,874 players2026-09-28 15:00 — 3,871 players2026-09-29 23:00 — 1,457 players2026-10-01 06:00 — 1,651 players2026-10-02 14:00 — 4,242 players2026-10-03 22:00 — 3,070 players2026-10-05 06:00 — 1,659 players2026-10-06 13:00 — 3,796 players2026-10-07 21:00 — 2,306 players2026-10-09 04:00 — 1,342 players2026-10-10 12:00 — 3,327 players2026-10-11 19:00 — 3,880 players2026-10-13 03:00 — 1,547 players2026-10-14 10:00 — 1,590 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
5.5k114Jun 2019Aug 2026Jun 2019 — avg 528 · peak 1,496Sep 2019 — avg 114 · peak 397Dec 2019 — avg 247 · peak 607Mar 2020 — avg 262 · peak 572Jun 2020 — avg 697 · peak 1,553Sep 2020 — avg 699 · peak 2,320Dec 2020 — avg 1,061 · peak 1,962Mar 2021 — avg 1,002 · peak 5,208Jun 2021 — avg 1,238 · peak 2,385Sep 2021 — avg 1,111 · peak 2,900Dec 2021 — avg 3,675 · peak 8,991Mar 2022 — avg 1,353 · peak 2,529Jun 2022 — avg 2,529 · peak 4,400Sep 2022 — avg 2,042 · peak 4,283Dec 2022 — avg 3,431 · peak 5,884Mar 2023 — avg 5,547 · peak 15,248Jun 2023 — avg 2,713 · peak 4,811Sep 2023 — avg 1,707 · peak 3,097Dec 2023 — avg 2,148 · peak 3,913Mar 2024 — avg 1,928 · peak 3,723Jun 2024 — avg 2,249 · peak 4,143Sep 2024 — avg 2,173 · peak 4,839Dec 2024 — avg 2,578 · peak 4,785Mar 2025 — avg 2,415 · peak 4,730Jun 2025 — avg 3,295 · peak 6,765Sep 2025 — avg 2,411 · peak 5,021Dec 2025 — avg 2,910 · peak 5,895Mar 2026 — avg 2,903 · peak 5,680Jun 2026 — avg 4,267 · peak 8,342Aug 2026 — avg 3,274 · peak 6,430
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Chart history

PositiveNegative
37372026-09-232026-10-142026-09-23: 14 new positive2026-09-24: 22 new positive2026-09-24: 2 new negative2026-09-25: 23 new positive2026-09-25: 5 new negative2026-09-27: 22 new positive2026-09-27: 2 new negative2026-09-29: 12 new positive2026-09-29: 1 new negative2026-10-01: 15 new positive2026-10-01: 2 new negative2026-10-02: 18 new positive2026-10-02: 3 new negative2026-10-03: 25 new positive2026-10-03: 1 new negative2026-10-04: 27 new positive2026-10-04: 2 new negative2026-10-05: 19 new positive2026-10-06: 37 new positive2026-10-06: 2 new negative2026-10-09: 20 new positive2026-10-09: 2 new negative2026-10-12: 26 new positive2026-10-12: 1 new negative2026-10-13: 13 new positive2026-10-13: 3 new negative2026-10-14: 10 new positive2026-10-14: 1 new negative
New Steam reviews per day (census review snapshots). Positive above the line, negative below.

Price history

$34.99$0.002019-06-052026-08-222019-06-05 — best price $21.832019-11-10 — best price $22.492020-01-20 — best price $23.552020-03-19 — best price $29.992020-06-06 — best price $17.992020-08-09 — best price $26.902020-10-24 — best price $22.042020-12-24 — best price $15.002021-02-23 — best price $29.992021-04-29 — best price $13.492021-06-25 — best price $25.382021-09-01 — best price $11.992021-11-01 — best price $29.992021-12-24 — best price $7.492022-03-10 — best price $29.992022-06-06 — best price $6.672022-09-05 — best price $6.972022-11-20 — best price $6.972023-02-16 — best price $6.992023-05-13 — best price $34.992023-08-17 — best price $27.892023-11-28 — best price $34.992024-02-05 — best price $19.942024-04-24 — best price $14.832024-06-27 — best price $17.492024-09-08 — best price $29.672024-11-05 — best price $11.382025-01-07 — best price $17.502025-05-08 — best price $34.992025-07-25 — best price $11.882025-09-30 — best price $34.992025-12-03 — best price $17.492026-02-19 — best price $34.992026-05-10 — best price $30.022026-07-23 — best price $13.952026-08-22 — best price $34.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

232662026-05-29 — 159 pageviews2026-06-02 — 123 pageviews2026-06-06 — 175 pageviews2026-06-10 — 153 pageviews2026-06-14 — 144 pageviews2026-06-18 — 105 pageviews2026-06-22 — 232 pageviews2026-06-26 — 103 pageviews2026-06-30 — 113 pageviews2026-07-04 — 122 pageviews2026-07-08 — 107 pageviews2026-07-12 — 99 pageviews2026-07-16 — 86 pageviews2026-07-20 — 91 pageviews2026-07-24 — 84 pageviews2026-07-28 — 78 pageviews2026-08-01 — 88 pageviews2026-08-05 — 114 pageviews2026-08-09 — 129 pageviews2026-08-13 — 129 pageviews2026-08-17 — 106 pageviews2026-08-21 — 87 pageviews2026-08-25 — 93 pageviews2026-08-29 — 67 pageviews2026-09-02 — 106 pageviews2026-09-06 — 74 pageviews2026-09-10 — 82 pageviews2026-09-14 — 134 pageviews2026-09-18 — 91 pageviews2026-09-22 — 144 pageviews2026-09-26 — 115 pageviews2026-09-30 — 89 pageviews2026-10-04 — 112 pageviews2026-10-07 — 96 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Twitch viewers

1.5k02026-09-30 21:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-01 06:34 — 34 viewers2026-10-01 15:34 — 600 viewers2026-10-02 00:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-02 09:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-02 18:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-03 03:34 — 49 viewers2026-10-03 12:34 — 13 viewers2026-10-03 21:34 — 107 viewers2026-10-04 06:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-04 15:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-05 00:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-05 09:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-05 18:34 — 16 viewers2026-10-06 03:34 — 39 viewers2026-10-06 12:34 — 3 viewers2026-10-06 21:34 — 1,491 viewers2026-10-07 06:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-07 15:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-08 00:34 — 9 viewers2026-10-08 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-08 18:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 03:34 — 20 viewers2026-10-09 12:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-09 21:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-10 06:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-10 15:34 — 12 viewers2026-10-11 00:34 — 8 viewers2026-10-11 09:34 — 68 viewers2026-10-11 18:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-12 03:34 — 4 viewers2026-10-12 12:34 — 5 viewers2026-10-12 21:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-13 06:34 — 47 viewers2026-10-13 15:34 — 11 viewers2026-10-14 00:34 — 22 viewers2026-10-14 09:34 — 0 viewers2026-10-14 18:34 — 10 viewers2026-10-14 20:34 — 22 viewers
Hourly Twitch viewers (census snapshots).

Completion

60+
achievements tracked
86.4%
earned "As Good As New"
14.8%
median achievement earned by

Global achievement rates from Steam.

Details

WindowsmacOSLinuxSingle-playerMulti-playerPvPOnline PvPCo-opOnline Co-opSteam AchievementsSteam Trading CardsSteam WorkshopSteam Cloud3 DLC

13 supported languages: English, French, German, Portuguese - Brazil, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Spanish - Spain, Polish, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish, Japanese…

Post-launch support: 3 DLC released, first 2019-11-21, latest 2026-12-31 (Steam store data)

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Steam (Steam)49,9480%76

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

2DCo-opActionHorrorSci-fiModdableStrategySurvivalDifficultSubmarine

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

Recent updates

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Similarity via IGDB.

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