Barotrauma (2023)

Developer: FakeFish, Undertow Games
Publisher: Daedalic Entertainment
Platforms: Windows, macOS, Linux
Genres: Action, Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Rating: 4.7 of 5, 88,049 player ratings
Typical playtime: about 73 hours
Where to get it: Steam

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How it feels

Frantic teamwork and betrayal in a claustrophobic submarine as you manage systems, fight alien horrors, and keep the ship from flooding.

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What players say

Players say Barotrauma is a chaotic co-op survival game where everything can fall apart in seconds, and the best moments come from shared disasters and player-made problems like stealing fentanyl or smuggling a zombie virus aboard. The game is strongly recommended with friends, but solo play suffers from poor bot AI and growing tedium.

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