Fishing: Barents Sea

Open-world fishing simulation with boat upgrades and shifting seasons

Misc Games · Released Feb 7, 2018

Reviews: Very Positive; 80% of 2,673
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 11; peak 24h 16
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: 1 year ago; Mar 7, 2025

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

80% of 2,673 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.

Screenshots and trailer

Fishing: Barents Sea system requirements

As published by the developer.

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

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Full controller support
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 30
Steam features: Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Unsupported

Not supported on SteamOS

Multiplayer and co-op

Single-player

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.