Fishing: Barents Sea

Buy80%

Very Positive · 3k player reviews · Medium confidence

Likely worth it. Reviews lean strongly positive.

Misc Games · Simulation · Feb 7, 2018

Player review score
80%
Very Positive
Price
$6.24−75%
Lowest ever
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
30
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
19
Full audio0 of 19
Subtitles19 of 19

Should I buy Fishing: Barents Sea?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 54 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 25 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Interface: 7 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Crashes: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 20 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 12 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 3k player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise25% are divided42% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
54 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I have not encountered any significant bugs during 51 hours of gameplay.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
25 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics in the game are beautiful, from the sunrises and sunsets, to storms at sea, to viewing the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, while you're fishing, to whale watching while at sea.
Interface
Players who bring up Interface mostly praise it.
7 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The game has a detailed and informative menu system whitch also tells you facts about the different species and how you should bo about catching them.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
6 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I'm on a laptop, have no FPS issues, runs at about a solid 50-55 with the worst drops (when I'm watching HULU or Netflix while playing) at around 38-40.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay54 reviews
Graphics25 reviews
Interface7 reviews
Performance6 reviews
Divided opinion
Co-op
80% still recommend
Story
75% still recommend
Monetization
67% still recommend
Players complain
Crashes
58% still recommend
Bugs
60% still recommend
Difficulty
67% still recommend
Multiplayer
63% still recommend
Optimization
71% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

  • Full controller support

Store features

  • Family Sharing
  • Steam Achievements
  • Steam Cloud
  • Steam Trading Cards

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckUnsupported
SteamOSUnsupported
Steam MachineUnsupported

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded
$6.24$24.99−75%

That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

7 points recordedtoday · $6.24

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