Simulation · February 7, 2018

Fishing: Barents Sea (2018)

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Take the helm of your very own fishing boat in Fishing: Barents Sea and explore the vastness of the Norwegian sea in search for the best fishing zones. Start with the little boat inherited from your grandfather, catch fish and earn money for upgrades as well as bigger and better boats. Enjoy the beautiful Barents Sea and make your fishing industry dreams come true. Learn how to catch different kinds of fish with various fishing equipment on several different boats. Every method is easy to learn, but hard to master – time to show what you are made of! Use officially licensed Scanmar equipment like door sensors and the TrawlEye to have complete control over your trawl. Upgrade it to make sure you get the biggest catch! But be sure to stay under your yearly fishing quotas, every step and every fishing run needs to be planned. 20 years of weather data recreate a realistic environment for the schools of fish in the Barents Sea, which move according to season and water temperature. It's up to you to keep track of everything. Visit the harbor pub to hire crew members or accept missions. At the port you are also able to repair or upgrade your ships, get a loan from the bank or buy supplies and bait at the shop. Freely explore an open world environment which recreates the stunning landscapes of northern Norway. Look for the best fishing zones with the help of your sonar, radar and GPS and catch yourself the biggest profit. Features: Unreal™ 4 Engine for a beautiful open world environment A huge map based on real landscapes in Norway Dynamic day, night and moon cycles Seasonal time effects and shifting weather Seven playable ships Semi-realistic fishing methods - easy to learn, hard to master Advanced fish AI that influences your prey’s behavior Includes licensed Catch Control Systems by Scanmar and officially licensed Hermes trawler Inventory system to store knives, hooks and binoculars Beautiful and lively environment with AI ships and fishing boats

Peer Simulation titles

Comparable titles in the same genre and review-volume band — ranked by Steam positive percentage.

Position in Simulation

MetricThis titleGenre position
Review volume2.6k Steam reviewsTop 84% in Simulation
Positive rating80% positiveGenre average: 79% — this title sits in top 59%
Metacritic69/100Genre average 75 — top 80% of Simulation titles
Engagement hours13 h averageTop 73% for session depth among Simulation

Localization Coverage

Interface / Subtitles (12)

  • English
  • French
  • German
  • Spanish - Spain
  • Czech
  • Japanese
  • Norwegian
  • Polish
  • Russian
  • Italian
  • Danish
  • Finnish

Reception Metrics

Steam community

80%Mostly Positive · 2.6k reviews

2.0k positive · 511 negative

Metacritic

69/100 critic aggregate

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Curator recommendations

2.4k

Simulation releases from 2018

9 Simulation titles launched in 2018 — top 6 by review volume.

Community Tag Signals

Tag weights reflect how many Steam users voted each descriptor — larger pills = stronger consensus.

  • Simulation · 109
  • Fishing · 88
  • Open World · 85
  • Singleplayer · 71
  • Naval · 36
  • Multiplayer · 30
  • Realistic · 13
  • Sailing · 12
  • Co-op · 5

Press Quotes

“I love this commercial fishing simulator.” PC Gamer “I can’t stop playing.” Rock Paper Shotgun

Release & Availability

Release dateFeb 7, 2018
DeveloperMisc Games
Base price$3.74 -85%
DLC / Add-ons3 released
PlatformsWindows
Estimated owners1M–10M
External linksOfficial site · Metacritic page · Support

Features & Capabilities

Community

  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Trading Cards
  • Steam Cloud

Input & Comfort

  • Full controller support

Other

  • Single-player
  • Family Sharing

Engagement Profile

All-time avg

13h

short (5–15 hours)

Median

13h

Typical completion time

Achievements

30

Steam unlocks available

Editions & Packages

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