<s>
Barotrauma	B-Application
is	O
a	O
survival-horror	O
role-playing	O
submarine	O
simulator	O
developed	O
by	O
Finnish	O
studio	O
Undertow	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Daedalic	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
an	O
early	O
access	O
beta	O
phase	O
that	O
began	O
in	O
2019	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
,	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barotrauma	B-Application
is	O
a	O
side	O
scrolling	O
game	O
that	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
distant	O
future	O
,	O
on	O
a	O
submarine	O
traversing	O
the	O
inhospitable	O
oceans	O
of	O
Europa	O
,	O
one	O
of	O
Jupiter	O
's	O
moons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barotrauma	B-Application
largely	O
takes	O
place	O
inside	O
submarines	O
submerged	O
beneath	O
Europa	O
's	O
ocean	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Various	O
hazards	O
will	O
frequently	O
jeopardize	O
the	O
submarine	O
's	O
voyage	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
hostile	O
fauna	O
,	O
parasite	B-Device
outbreaks	O
,	O
and	O
player-controlled	O
traitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
event	O
that	O
the	O
submarine	O
's	O
hull	O
is	O
damaged	O
,	O
water	O
will	O
begin	O
to	O
flood	O
the	O
vessel	O
,	O
which	O
damages	O
submarine	O
structures	O
and	O
significantly	O
impedes	O
player	O
movement	O
;	O
without	O
appropriate	O
equipment	O
,	O
a	O
player	O
trapped	O
in	O
a	O
flooded	O
segment	O
of	O
the	O
sub	O
is	O
liable	O
to	O
suffocate	O
,	O
or	O
in	O
areas	O
with	O
high	O
water	O
pressure	O
,	O
be	O
crushed	O
via	O
barotrauma	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Barotrauma	B-Application
,	O
players	O
can	O
take	O
on	O
various	O
roles	O
aboard	O
the	O
submarine	O
,	O
each	O
with	O
its	O
own	O
set	O
of	O
responsibilities	O
and	O
duties	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
must	O
monitor	O
the	O
submarine	O
's	O
sonar	B-Application
and	O
radar	O
,	O
identify	O
any	O
incoming	O
threats	O
,	O
and	O
repel	O
them	O
using	O
weapons	O
or	O
traps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lead	O
developer	O
Joonas	O
Rikkonen	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
developed	O
SCP	B-Application
–	I-Application
Containment	I-Application
Breach	I-Application
,	O
cited	O
the	O
online	O
role-playing	O
game	O
Space	B-Application
Station	I-Application
13	I-Application
as	O
the	O
biggest	O
single	O
source	O
of	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Barotrauma	B-Application
,	O
praising	O
its	O
emergent	O
gameplay	O
and	O
emphasis	O
on	O
human	O
interaction	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
he	O
also	O
critiqued	O
Space	O
Station	O
13'''s	O
unintuitive	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
various	O
technical	O
issues	O
;	O
with	O
Barotrauma	B-Application
,	O
Rikkonen	O
sought	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
"	O
built	O
on	O
the	O
foundation	O
of	O
SS13	O
"	O
while	O
"	O
smoothing	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
rougher	O
edges	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
on	O
Barotrauma	B-Application
began	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
working	O
title	O
Subsurface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2015	O
to	O
2018	O
,	O
pre-alpha	O
builds	O
of	O
Barotrauma	B-Application
were	O
freely	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
for	O
testing	O
and	O
feedback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
2019	O
commercial	O
release	O
,	O
future	O
versions	O
of	O
Barotrauma	B-Application
were	O
made	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
unsupported	O
free	B-License
version	I-License
was	O
retitled	O
Barotrauma	B-Application
Legacy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
Barotrauma	B-Application
was	O
publicly	B-License
released	I-License
under	O
a	O
limited	O
license	B-License
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
community	O
mods	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Barotrauma	B-Application
was	O
Greenlit	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
in	O
February	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
Undertow	O
Games	O
partnered	O
with	O
FakeFish	O
Games	O
to	O
jointly	O
develop	O
Barotrauma	B-Application
,	O
turning	O
the	O
solo	O
project	O
into	O
one	O
developed	O
by	O
nearly	O
a	O
dozen	O
individuals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2019	O
,	O
Undertow	O
Games	O
signed	O
Daedalic	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
a	O
German	O
games	O
publisher	O
,	O
to	O
handle	O
Barotrauma	B-Application
's	O
publishing	O
and	O
marketing.Barotrauma	O
was	O
released	O
onto	O
early	O
access	O
on	O
June	O
5	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
with	O
initial	O
plans	O
for	O
the	O
full	O
release	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reception	O
Barotrauma''	O
was	O
voted	O
"	O
Best	O
Hardcore	O
Game	O
"	O
at	O
Game	O
Connection	O
Europe	O
2018	O
,	O
where	O
it	O
was	O
also	O
nominated	O
in	O
three	O
other	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
