HAMBURG, Germany – October 7, 2022 – Publisher Daedalic Entertainment along with developers FakeFish and Undertow Games are happy to open an invitation for gamers around the world to try barotrauma next weekend for free. Deep divers and submarine crews better strap in and prepare to dive into the fascinating frozen depths of the oceans of Jupiter’s moon Europa for free, from October 6 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time and through October 9 at 1 p.m. Pacific Time. barotrauma is currently available through Steam Early Access and will release the 1.0 version in early 2023.

 

To complement an already exciting weekend, Daedalic Entertainment is happy to confirm that too barotrauma is offering a staggering 75% discount on Steam that lasts all weekend and ends Thursday, October 20 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time. No better time than the present to get your feet in the water and add barotrauma to your library!

 

barotrauma is a co-op sci-fi inspired 2D submarine simulator with survival horror elements that will keep even the most experienced captains on the edge of their seats. Set in the frozen oceans of Jupiter’s moon Europa, the game lets players explore the hostile depths of the mysterious Galilean satellite as they navigate and repair a multi-station submarine and fend off the many creatures that inhabit the perilous waters around you. Crew a wide variety of submarines and deploy solo or with crews of up to 16 players online!

 

More information about the Hoist the Sails update

Press kit can be downloaded here

Request an Early Access code for: barotrauma here

 

hoist the sails will be the last major content update prior to the game’s full release in early 2023 and comes with a wide variety of additions and changes, including performance improvements, an all-new transport sub, the removal of the Deep Diver class, reworked upgrade systems, the addition of submarine levels, new and better weapons layout and a lot of quality of life upgrades.

 

Full overview of the Hoist the Sails update:

  • New Vanilla Sub Called The Camel: An early transport submarine.

  • Streamlined Submarine Upgrade System: Fewer upgrades for more profit at a time, and the introduction of some class-specific upgrades to make the submarine classes more noticeable.

  • No more Deep Diver: This class offered little benefit other than being able to guide you through the final levels of a campaign, so it was decided to remove it altogether. Deep divers become scouts and you can complete the campaign on any ship you have upgraded enough.

  • A new submarine level system: In addition to being a specific class, subs are now ranked in levels (I–III) depending on how advanced they are. Level is assigned based on the price of a submarine and can be adjusted in the sub editor. Tier and class together determine the maximum upgrade limit for a sub, making it more economical to buy new subs as well as upgrade existing ones.

  • New and bigger weapons!

  • Tutorials reworked: A new set of tutorials will be added to the game to make getting on board a little easier for new players. First of all, players are greeted by a simple tutorial to introduce general mechanics useful for all player roles. After that, the player can access more nuanced role-specific tutorials.

  • Performance and quality of life updates!

 

barotrauma is available on Windows PC and MacOS through Steam Early Access. The hoist the sails update, along with the free weekend and the special weekend deal are now live! For more information, visit the official game page at Steam.

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For more information for the UK, Italy and Australia, please contact:

Mark Allen – Renaissance PR

Mark@renaissancepr.biz +44 (0) 7884 408 973

Stefano Petrullo – Renaissance PR

stefano@renaissancepr.biz +44 (0) 7828 692 315

 

About FakeFish and Undertow Games

Barotrauma started as an open development project by Undertow Games, the developer of the free open source horror game SCP – Containment Breach. In early 2018, award-winning fellow indie studio FakeFish Ltd. joined the project with their team of industry veterans and new talents to launch Barotrauma on Steam. Now, the joint studio, based in Turku, Finland, develops survival horror PC titles that support extensive user-generated content and are packed with built-in editors.

 

About Daedalic Entertainment

Daedalic Entertainment publishes and develops high-quality games for all platforms. The company has a diverse range of high-quality titles, including classic adventures, RPGs, and strategy and multiplayer games. With an international team of about 90 employees, Daedalic is currently developing a new line of innovative games for consoles, PCs and mobile platforms.

Based in Hamburg, Germany, Daedalic is one of Europe’s most acclaimed publishers and developers. With a total of 32 awards in the German Developers Award (including multiple “Studio of the Year”) and 12 German Computer Game Awards for genre-defining games such as Deponia, Edna & Harvey, Silence, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun, Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth, The Long Journey Home and State of Mind, Daedalic is a record holder for the two most prestigious game awards in Germany. Recent publications include Barotrauma, Unrailed!, Iratus: Lord of the Dead, Partisans 1941, and more.

 

Daedalic is currently developing The Lord of the Rings – Gollum. The story-driven adventure tells the story of Gollum from a perspective never before seen in narrative media, while at the same time staying true to JRR Tolkien’s legendary books.