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!
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Hello everyone! We have just released a patch to fix newly discovered multiplayer exploits as well as to pre-empt issues following Barotrauma's removal from Epic Games Store. See the list of changes below and be sure to update your game! v1.13.5.0 - Disabled crossplay support with Epic Online Services due to the game…
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Hello everyone! We have just released a patch to fix newly discovered multiplayer exploits as well as to pre-empt issues following Barotrauma's removal from Epic Games Store. See the list of changes below and be sure to update your game! v1.13.5.0 - Disabled crossplay support with Epic Online Services due to the game being removed from the Epic Games Store. - Fixed an exploit that allowed modified clients to freeze the server by sending malicious data. - Fixed an exploit that allowed modified clients to issue hidden orders to NPCs. - Fixed an exploit that allowed modified clients to remotely placely detonators and other attachable items to trigger "remote explosions". - Fixed an exploit that allowed modified clients to bypass the server's DoS filter and to cause other clients to get kicked/banned instead of them. - Fixed an exploit that allowed modified clients to send the server data that would corrupt the campaign save the next time the game is saved.
Hello everyone! The time has finally come to give our upcoming expansion a release date: Home & Harbor releases on December 2, with the free “Companion Update” coming a week earlier, on November 26. Home & Harbor The Home & Harbor DLC adds a major new system to Barotrauma with the introduction of player-owned…
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Hello everyone! The time has finally come to give our upcoming expansion a release date: Home & Harbor releases on December 2, with the free “Companion Update” coming a week earlier, on November 26. Home & Harbor The Home & Harbor DLC adds a major new system to Barotrauma with the introduction of player-owned outposts. You will be able to acquire, manage and defend your very own outpost, and reap all the benefits. The other half of the expansion is the story of the new Descendants faction. These high-tech, high-minded people shine a new light on some of Europa’s secrets, and need your help in countering a threat. The Descendants and outpost gameplay put together, with all the related new additions, bring a moon-sized chunk of new content to Barotrauma. Read more about it on our blog, and check out the second episode of the making-of Dev Diary, below!
Hello everyone! As you may have noticed, Barotrauma has just entered a new discount period: 50% off on the basegame, the Supporter Pack and the Supporter Edition. This discount runs until the end of the month and is the final discount before we make some adjustments to regional prices. As we are nearing the release of…
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Hello everyone! As you may have noticed, Barotrauma has just entered a new discount period: 50% off on the basegame, the Supporter Pack and the Supporter Edition. This discount runs until the end of the month and is the final discount before we make some adjustments to regional prices. As we are nearing the release of our upcoming DLC, we want to correct regional price differences to maintain a fair and equal price in all regions. Regional prices have not been adjusted for some time, and as a result of inflation, prices in certain regions have drifted further from the reference USD price point. The most significant changes will affect the following regions: Japan, Korea and Poland – adjusted to a lower price Middle Eastern regions, Russia and Ukraine – adjusted to a higher price We thank you for understanding our desire to maintain comparable prices across the world and different currencies! The new regional pricing is our best effort to ensure the pricing is fair for all players regardless of their location, and this final sale allows everyone to get a copy of the game at a lower price before the new prices go into effect. Stay tuned for more news regarding the upcoming Home & Harbor Expansion very soon!
94% of 90,509 Steam reviews are positive, which after adjusting for sample size gives a reception score of 93.9. The developers have shipped 2 substantial updates in the past six months, adding 3.2.
reception 93.9·support +3.2·Exceptional
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Development
Actively supported
Last heard from developers
10 days ago
Historical posting rhythm
every ~9 days
Substantial updates (6 mo)
2
Current silence
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The developers post roughly every 9 days and were last heard 10 days ago — within their normal range. 2 substantial updates recorded in the past six months, 1 classified as major.
Last successful news check: Nov 3, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC. This is when we checked Steam, separate from when the developer last posted.
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patchAug 7, 2026
Daedalic Entertainment Unveils Rebrand, Announces August 13 Showcase
Daedalic Entertainment has announced a new visual identity alongside a live showcase event, marking what the company describes as a shift from its origins as a game developer into an international indie publisher.
The rebrand retains the studio's signature feather in its logo while updating colors, typography, and overall design toward a cleaner, more modern aesthetic. No further design specifics are provided.
What's changing
New visual identity introduced, centered on updated logo, colors, and typography
The feather element from the original logo is preserved
Daedalic Days — Late at Night showcase announced for August 13 at 9PM CEST / 12PM PST
Showcase will stream live on Twitch, YouTube, and Steam
Confirmed titles to be featured include:
Barotrauma
Star Trek: Voyager — Across the Unknown
The Curse of the Crimson Stag
Ghost Haunting
Woodo
Surviving Deponia
Additional unspecified titles
Promised content includes brand-new announcements, exclusive reveals, gameplay footage, and project updates
For Barotrauma players specifically, the source mentions the game will be discussed but offers no detail on what that coverage will entail — the showcase itself is the earliest point at which anything concrete may emerge.
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Hello everyone! As you may have noticed, Barotrauma has just entered a new discount period: 50% off on the basegame, the Supporter Pack and the Supporter Edition. This discount runs until the end of the month and is the final discount befor…
Heyho everyone, The recent years have been an exciting journey for us. We've welcomed incredible indie developers, published games across all kinds of genres, and continued to grow alongside the amazing communities, like yourself. Today, we…
Hello everyone! We've just released a hotfix to address the crossplay issues in the Summer Update. This was caused by an incompatibility in one of the reworked submarines, so the hotfix fixes that as well as other minor issues we have noted…
Hello everyone! This year’s Summer Update has just been released, with five reworked vanilla submarines and several fixes, improvements and quality-of-life additions. Find the full list of changes at the end of this post and dive in! v1.13.…
Hello everyone! While Europa remains frozen, summer has taken over the northern hemisphere of planet Earth. As is custom, we will soon be heading out for our summer break, but not before the traditional Barotrauma Summer Update. Summer Upda…
Hello everyone!We have just released a hotfix to address issues found since the release of the Spring Update. Please be sure to update your game to the latest version, and see the list of changes below.v1.12.7.0- Reduced how much the new we…
Hello everyone! The first gameplay trailer of the upcoming Barotrauma Home & Harbor DLC was just released during the Triple-I showcase! We are incredibly excited to finally be able to show you a glimpse of what to expect later this year. Bu…
Hello everyone! The Spring Update has just been released, with reworked Tier 1 submarines, monster and character deconstructing, new item assemblies, plus a large collection of QOL changes and bugfixes. See last week’s preview post for a mo…
Hello everyone! This year’s Spring Update is just around the corner now, to be released after Easter. It will be a substantial collection of fixes, changes and improvements, with a bit of new content sprinkled throughout. Here are some hand…
Heyho everyone, As you maybe already have heard through the grapevine, our friends from gameXcite have been cooking something - and it is ready for consummation: Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown was just released! Not just that - we …
Hello everyone!We have just released a hotfix to address issues in the Winter Update to make your sailing smoother over the holidays. See the list of changes below and be sure to update your game to the latest version.With the Winter Update…
Heyho everyone, As some of you already know, we try our best to bring you our titles for the best prices and because of that, often have parts of our portfolio on sale - sometimes it’s difficult to find a good reason - that’s why we make th…
Hello everyone!The Winter Update 2025 has just been released, with a new submarine “Wallaby", and a long list of fixes and improvements. Be sure to update your game to the latest version to be able to host and join servers, and see the full…
Hello everyone! As we’re closing in on the end of another year, it’s time to take a look at what Barotrauma’s Winter Update 2025 has to offer. Like our earlier updates this year, this one will also focus on fixes and improvements, with some…
Hello everyone! We have just released another hotfix for the Autumn update, focused on improving the server browser filter, to help players deal with the ongoing issue of spam servers. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for yo…
Hello everyone!The DoS attack on our servers and the spam on the server list we mentioned in the previous post is still ongoing, and we've just released another hotfix to add some more in-game countermeasures against them while working on m…
Hello everyone!We've just released a second hotfix to address issues affecting Barotrauma following the Autumn Update. Be sure to update your game, and see the changes below.v1.10.7.0- Fixed crashing when editing a beacon station's, wreck's…
Hello everyone! We have just released a hotfix to address issues in the Autumn Update 2025. Find the full list of changes below, and make sure to update your game to the latest version to receive the fixes. v1.10.6.0 - Fixed contextual orde…
Hello everyone!The Autumn Update has just been released, with many fixes and improvements. Below are the highlights of the update, and you can find the full list of changes at the end of this post.Added new "Blueprint" type of items, which …
Hello everyone!It's time for the next Barotrauma update. In keeping with our other releases this year, the Autumn Update is light on content, as we've all hands on deck working on the upcoming Home & Harbor DLC, but this update should impro…
Hello everyone! We have just released a hotfix to address issues in the Summer Update 2025. Find the full list of changes below, and make sure to update your game to the latest version to receive the fixes. v1.9.8.0 - Fixed RegEx components…
Hello everyone! This year’s Summer Update has just been released, with a long list of fixes, improvements and small additions. Here are some of the highlights: Support for Steam Timeline: When you record gameplay directly within the game us…
Daedalic Entertainment and developers Undertow Games and FakeFish recently revealed the Home & Harbor expansion for Barotrauma. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/06/spooky-2d-co-op-submarine-sim-barotrauma-is-ge…
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