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Fishing: Barents Sea

Fishing: Barents Sea

Commercial fishing on the Barents Sea! Take the helm of your very own fishing boat in Fishing: Barents Sea and explore the vastness of the Barents Sea in search for the best fishing zones. Start out small and earn officially licensed Scanmar Equipment and the officially licensed Hermes trawler.

Released Feb 7, 2018 Developer Misc Games Platforms Windows SimulationFishingOpen WorldSingleplayerNaval
View on Steam ↗ $24.99 (US · as of 2026-07-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.

79.9%positive2,556 reviews
Recommended · 3 found this helpful

“It's a very good fishing game that I've played, but there are also some drawbacks and bugs, for example the weather and the sea. well, the sea almost never big waves, maybe sometimes, but then they are a bit bigger (not too much) and as for the weather. When it rains it is very…”

— a player, Steam review · 7 hrs played
Recommended · 2 found this helpful

“I trout my best to cod some fish and ended up herring up loads of redfish. Haddock to upgrade my boat to pollock up more crabs to the deck.”

— a player, Steam review · 25 hrs played
Not recommended · 0 found this helpful

“is a ok game then your game gets ruined by all the bugs really dont bother”

— a player, Steam review · 101 hrs played
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Player activity

Monthly average concurrent players. Live count fetched 2026-07-11 12:37 UTC · history via SteamCharts.

21playing at last check
2424-hour peak
2,046all-time peak
0 500 1k 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 563 avg · Feb 2018

Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-07-25.

30achievements
44.5%median completion
8.7%rarest: 1,000 tons Mackerel
90.0% of players 89.2% of players 84.7% of players 80.0% of players 77.3% of players 71.7% of players 68.0% of players 62.8% of players 62.2% of players 61.3% of players 59.6% of players 57.9% of players 50.0% of players 48.3% of players 46.7% of players 44.5% of players 41.6% of players 41.3% of players 40.5% of players 32.4% of players 31.7% of players 27.4% of players 24.5% of players 24.1% of players 22.4% of players 17.6% of players 14.7% of players 14.3% of players 10.7% of players 8.7% of players 90.0% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
90.0%You got your first Fish — Have a fish on your boat.
89.2%Discovered Hammerfest Centrum — Found port of Hammefest Centrum
84.7%100 kg Pollock — Catch 100 kg Pollock
Rarest badges of honor
8.7%1,000 tons Mackerel — Catch 1,000 tons Mackerel
10.7%100 tons Red Fish — Catch 100 tons Red Fish
14.3%100 tons Haddock — Catch 100 tons Haddock

Price tracking

US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.

$24.99current · sampled 2026-07-26 08:39 UTC
$24.99lowest since tracking began2026-07-11
US24.99 USD
EU19.99 EUR
UK17.99 GBP
Australia35.95 AUD
Canada28.99 CAD
Japan2,570 JPY
Brazil47.49 BRL
China80.00 CNY

Regional prices at last sample, in local currency — Steam sets each region's price independently.

Brazil≈$9.3 China Japan Canada EU UK US Australia≈$25

Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-07-24). Relative comparison only.

$0 $25 $50 07-11 07-13 07-16 07-19 07-22 07-26

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Mar 07, 2025
Exciting News: Ships At Sea Update v0.8 is Now Live!

Ahoy, Sailors! We’re thrilled to announce that Update v0.8 is officially live! This major update brings new features, improved systems, and enhanced performance, including Tier 3 ships, a revamped car

Oct 23, 2024
Chase the Horizon Sale - 60% Off Fishing: Barents Sea

Ahoy, Captains! We are excited to announce that Fishing: Barents Sea will be featured in the Chase the Horizon Cross-Publisher Sale! Cross Publisher Sale - Chase the Horizon Starting on October 23rd,

May 23, 2024
Ship At Sea

Ahoy, Navigators! We're excited to announce that the Early Access version of our highly anticipated game, Ships At Sea, is now available! After months of hard work, dedication, and invaluable feedback

Mar 19, 2024
Ships At Sea - Official Gameplay Trailer

Explore your passion for maritime adventures with Ships at Sea - a cutting-edge maritime simulator that leverages top-tier technologies like Nvidia Waveworks and graphics to provide immersive gaming e

Feb 14, 2024
Ships At Sea - Early Access Release Getting Closer!

Dear Valued Players, We hope you're doing well and looking forward to exciting news, as we have a thrilling announcement to share! As the developers of Fishing: Barents Sea and Fishing: North Atlantic

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Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-20.

GenresSimulation
Player tagsSimulation · Fishing · Open World · Singleplayer · Naval · Multiplayer · Realistic · Sailing · Co-op (SteamSpy community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Full controller support · Steam Trading Cards · Steam Cloud · Family Sharing
LanguagesEnglish, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Czech, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Italian, Danish, Finnish, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Hungarian, Korean
ControllerFull support
Achievements30
Estimated owners500,000 – 1,000,000 (SteamSpy)
Official sitehttp://www.fbsgame.net
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS *: Windows Vista/7/8/10 64-bit Processor: 3 GHz Dual Core Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible graphics card with 1 GB VRAM (Nvidia Geforce GTX 750 or better or comparable AMD card) DirectX: Version 11 Network: Broadband Internet connection Storage: 10 GB available space