Choose Fishing: Barents Sea
Choose Fishing: Barents Sea if it matches what drew you to this matchup. 1,175 Steam reviews back the pick.
Fishing: Barents Sea vs Following Seas
Fishing: Barents Sea and Following Seas both land in Simulation on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Simulation games on Steam. Fishing: Barents Sea (2018) is 7 years older than Following Seas (2025). Following Seas scores higher on Steam reviews (79% positive) than Fishing: Barents Sea (78% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Following Seas
Choose Following Seas if you want an Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 40% cheaper on the Steam Store. Following Seas launched in 2025.
Both Fishing: Barents Sea and Following Seas sit in Simulation on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (78% vs 79% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Fishing: Barents Sea |  Following Seas | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2025 |
| Genres | Simulation | Simulation, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78% positive (1,175 reviews) | 79% positive (81 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Misc Games | Whipstaff Games |
Side by side
- Both are Simulation games on Steam.
- Fishing: Barents Sea (2018) is 7 years older than Following Seas (2025).
- Following Seas scores higher on Steam reviews (79% positive) than Fishing: Barents Sea (78% positive).
- Following Seas is currently ~40% cheaper on Steam than Fishing: Barents Sea (14.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Unsupported.
Fishing: Barents Sea vs Following Seas — FAQ
- Should I play Fishing: Barents Sea or Following Seas first?
- If you want chronology, Fishing: Barents Sea (2018) came out before Following Seas (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Fishing: Barents Sea and Following Seas similar?
- They overlap on Simulation on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.