Fishing: Barents Sea similar games & best alternatives

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Fishing: Barents Sea

PC (Microsoft Windows) • 2018

Should you play it?

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.

What works

  • Relaxing and immersive gameplay
  • Realistic commercial fishing simulation
  • Good progression and crew management
  • Exploration of map and fishing spots
  • Frequent developer updates and community engagement

Things to keep in mind

  • Limited content and boat variety
  • Some repetitive grind and downtime
  • Lack of multiplayer or social features
  • Minor bugs and optimization issues
  • Lack of deeper narrative or immersion features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Fishing: North Atlantic - Enhanced Edition

  • Havendock

  • Farming Simulator 2011

  • Ski Region Simulator - Gold Edition

  • Beer Factory - Prologue

  • Snow Plowing Simulator

Less leadership-focused

Games that feels like Fishing: Barents Sea but with less leadership over others

  • The Last Caretaker

  • Titanic VR

  • Sailwind

  • Star Trucker

  • Breathedge

  • Catch & Release

More violent

Games that feels like Fishing: Barents Sea but with more combat and destruction

  • Silent Hunter® III

  • UBOAT

  • Boat Crew

  • War on the Sea

  • Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions

  • Task Force Admiral - Vol.1: American Carrier Battles

More fellowship-oriented

Games that feels like Fishing: Barents Sea but with a stronger sense of community

  • Old Market Simulator

  • Eden Crafters

  • Ocean World: Eden Crafters Prologue

  • Fisher Online

  • Farming Simulator 25

  • Stormworks: Build and Rescue

Less social

Games that feels like Fishing: Barents Sea but with less teamwork and cooperation

  • Idle Fishing

  • Construction Simulator 2 US - Pocket Edition

  • Toilet Management Simulator

  • Gold Mining Simulator

  • Winter Resort Simulator

  • TransOcean: The Shipping Company

Less idle-friendly

Games that feels like Fishing: Barents Sea but with less of an idle filler feel

  • eSail Sailing Simulator

  • Arctic Motel Simulator

  • Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020) 40th Anniversary Edition

  • Winter Resort Simulator 2

  • Ultimate Theater Simulator

  • Trans-Siberian Railway Simulator: Prologue

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Fishing: Barents Sea: Broadly representative of its motivational profile, with a few distinct shifts. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Violence, Fantasy, Story, Thrill. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Leadership, Cooperation, Idle.

Last update: 03/08/2026