Out Now: Barotrauma Update Calm Before the Storm dives deep with new content
April 10, 2025
Out Now: Barotrauma Update Calm Before the Storm dives deep with new content
Jupiter, Europa – April 10, 2025 – Life aboard a submarine isn’t supposed to be easy. And thanks to the new Barotrauma update, Calm Before the Storm, it’s about to get even darker, more disturbed, and violent.
The latest major update for the side-scrolling undersea pressure cooker Barotrauma is now live on Steam. Daedalic Entertainment and developers FakeFish & Undertow Games are bringing new ways to die, new things to shoot, and fresh bugs to accidentally hug.
Whether you're brave enough to explore alien ruins, reckless enough to throw hands in PvP, or just looking to yell at bots in new and exciting ways, Calm Before the Storm delivers another batch of improvements, reworks, and lovingly implemented chaos. All carefully tuned to ensure one thing: you’re never truly safe beneath Europa’s ice.
Key Features in Calm Before the Storm:
- Reserve Bench for Permadeath Mode: Players can now recruit bots into reserve and bring them into action when needed — a long-requested addition that also works in standard campaigns.
- Alien Ruins & Mission: Explore three new ruin modules and take on the “Lost in Ruins” mission, which encourages deeper exploration of alien remains.
- New PvP Outpost: An alien ruin-themed outpost has been added to the “Outpost Deathmatch” mode for more variety in player-versus-player encounters.
- Loading Screens & Visual Enhancements: Updated level backgrounds and new loading screen artwork add to the game's atmosphere and immersion.
- Expanded Abandoned Outposts: 14 new modules for abandoned outposts have been added, created by longtime community modder NotWendy.
Gameplay and System Improvements:
- Radiation Balancing: Jovian radiation is now less punishing early on and more dangerous in later stages. Some creatures will benefit from radiation exposure, increasing the threat level.
- Submarine touch-ups: Reworked the Remora, plus smaller tweaks for the Kastrull and Winterhalter subs.
- Bot AI refinement: Fixes for ladders, targeting, fire response, and more improve the bot experience significantly.
- Performance & Bug Fixes: Various optimizations and technical improvements across the board.
About Barotrauma:
Developed by Undertow Games and FakeFish, Barotrauma is the ultimate 2D co-op submarine simulator where survival is an afterthought and betrayal is just another day at the office.
About FakeFish and Undertow Games:
Barotrauma, an underwater, outer-space game of teamwork and ever-present Danger, reached 1.0 in March 2023 after several years in early access on Steam and continues to receive regular updates. Embracing mod-ability and open development, Barotrauma is built in close communication with its players, and its Steam Workshop hosts over 50,000 fan creations. Barotrauma began as a freely downloadable project by Undertow Games, the solo developer of the free open-source horror game SCP – Containment Breach. Later, the award-winning fellow indie studio FakeFish joined the project with their team of industry veterans and fresh talents to launch Barotrauma on Steam. Based in Turku, Finland, the joint studio continues to support Barotrauma with further updates while also developing future game titles.
About Daedalic Entertainment
Daedalic Entertainment is a renowned publisher that has supported indie developers for over 17 years, bringing its titles to every major gaming platform. The lineup of games includes a diverse variety of unique titles, focusing on four distinct areas: storytelling, strategy, co-op games, and wholesome games. With an international team of around 45 employees, Daedalic is currently working with various development studios to create a new lineup of innovative games across consoles and PCs to market. Recent hits include New Cycle, Barotrauma, Unrailed!, REVEIL, Potion Tycoon, Deponia, Shadow Tactics, Inkulinati, Hidden Deep, Fling to the Finish!, and more.
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