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Fishing: Barents Sea

Open-world fishing simulation with boat upgrades and shifting seasons

Misc Games · Released Feb 7, 2018

Simulation

Reviews
Mostly Positive
79% of 2,513
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Players
10
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Unsupported
Last update on Steam
1 year ago
Mar 7, 2025
Minimum PC
GTX 750
4 GB RAM · 10 GB disk
Full requirements

Metacritic: 69/100 (critic reviews)

What is Fishing: Barents Sea?

A single-player fishing simulation set in the open waters off northern Norway, it begins with a small boat inherited from your grandfather. You use navigation tools to find fish, work different fishing gear, hire crew, and earn money for boat upgrades and larger ships while staying within annual fishing quotas.

For you if...

  • +you prefer unhurried solo fishing and open-water exploration
  • +you enjoy progressing from small boats to larger ones

Not for you if...

  • −you want multiplayer fishing rather than a solo simulation
  • −you dislike slow, sometimes repetitive fishing trips

What players say

79% of 2,513 reviews are positive

Players praise the relaxed fishing, boat progression, and sense of realism. They report crashes and glitches, including disappearing water and problems with fishing gear; some also find the pace grindy.

Players over time

▼ -24% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 24 players on Sep 25, 2026.

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Sep 22, 202615

Screenshots and trailer

Fishing: Barents Sea screenshot 1

Fishing: Barents Sea system requirements

Minimum: GTX 750, 4 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows Vista/7/8/10 64-bit
Processor
3 GHz Dual Core
Graphics
DirectX 11 compatible graphics card with 1 GB VRAM (Nvidia Geforce GTX 750 or better or comparable AMD card)
Memory
4 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Recommended

OS
Windows 10 64-bit
Processor
Quad-Core Processor with 3 GHz or better recommended
Graphics
DirectX 11 compatible graphics card with 3 GB+ RAM (Nvidia Geforce GTX 1060 or better or comparable AMD card)
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
10 GB available space
DirectX
Version 11

Does Fishing: Barents Sea have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Fishing: Barents Sea run on Steam Deck?

Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.

  • Not supported on SteamOS

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
30
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Text only: English, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Italian, Danish, Finnish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Hungarian, Korean.

Does Fishing: Barents Sea use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

3 DLC available.

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