Barrage

Turn-based board game where engineers compete for limited action spaces

Cranio Lab · Published by Cranio Creations · Released May 15, 2025

Reviews: Very Positive; 82% of 99
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 1; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 6 months ago; Mar 12, 2026

What is Barrage?

This top-down, turn-based board game takes place in an alternate-history world where corporations compete to produce energy. In each match, you assign engineers to shared action spaces to gather machinery, manage water, and build structures, choosing one action per turn.

For you if...

+you enjoy planning around scarce workers and shared action spaces
+you want to play against AI or online opponents

Not for you if...

−you want fast-paced play without resource planning
−you dislike having opponents block your planned actions

What players say

82% of 99 reviews are positive

Players praise the faithful board-game adaptation and the challenge of its AI opponents, while some say important planning information is hard to see.

Screenshots and trailer

Barrage system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 10 / 11
Processor: Intel i5 2.0 GHz or equivalent
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 / AMD Radeon HD 7850
Memory: 4 GB RAM
DirectX: Version 10

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Third-party account: Nakama Multiplayer (Supports Linking to Steam Account)
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows, macOS
Achievements: 39
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, Italian, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese - Portugal, Russian, Polish, Ukrainian, Korean.