After four years, Barotrauma, the popular submarine sim game, has finally launched its full version. Developers from Undertow Games confirmed that Barotrauma had concluded its Early Access mode on March 13 (GMT). In turn, they proceeded with rolling out its full version.
Barotrauma is ready to take on its biggest mission yet: full launch. The game is available today on Steam,
they wrote in a press release.
Among the highlights included in the full version is a brand-new endgame. Undertow Games, in a blog on its official website, said they would introduce the 'real ending of the campaign' in Barotrauma 1.0. The Finland-based studio decided to do a new endgame after players expressed disappointment over the lack of content during Early Access.
Fun fact, it's loosely based on a dream our lead designer had several years ago while having a fever,
said Undertow Games. The new endgame in Barotrauma will, in turn, add between two to three hours to the campaign's length, developers explained. We've been working on the endgame for a full year by now, and we can't wait to hear what you think about it,
they added.
Undertow Games also promised to deliver new features and changes to Barotrauma 1.0. These included new monsters, missions, improved graphics, and environments. They will implement a 'script event system' too.
During its four-year Early Access mode, developers received over 90,000 pieces of feedback from players on Steam and Discord.
All of this was only possible thanks to the feedback and support,
Undertow Games said.
Barotrauma is set in the far future when humankind migrated to Europa's waters for survival. The game, featuring survival horror elements, allowed players to enter its Early Access mode in 2019.