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Embrace the technological evolution and build up your hydroelectric empire in Barrage, a turn-based strategy game where players compete to build majestic dams, exploit the power of running water, and bring their faction to victory!
| App ID | 2879570 |
| App Type | GAME |
| Developers | Cranio Lab |
| Publishers | Cranio Creations |
| Categories | Single-player, Multi-player, PvP, Online PvP, In-App Purchases, Steam Turn Notifications |
| Genres | Strategy |
| Release Date | Q1 2025 |
| Platforms | Windows, Mac |
| Supported Languages | English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese - Portugal |
55 Players in Game
64 All-Time Peak
67,48 Rating
Steam Charts
55 Players in Game
64 All-Time Peak
67,48 Rating
At the moment, Barrage has 55 players actively in-game. This is 0% lower than its all-time peak of 64.
Barrage Player Count
Barrage monthly active players. This table represents the average number of players engaging with the game each month, providing insights into its ongoing popularity and player activity trends.
| Month | Average Players | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05 | 58 | 0% |
45 Total Reviews
34 Positive Reviews
11 Negative Reviews
Mixed Score
Barrage has garnered a total of 45 reviews, with 34 positive reviews and 11 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Mixed’ overall score.
Reviews Chart
Chart above illustrates the trend of feedback for Barrage over time, showcasing the dynamic changes in player opinions as new updates and features have been introduced. This visual representation helps to understand the game's reception and how it has evolved.
Recent Steam Reviews
This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback
Playtime:
930 minutes
A very good implementation of a great board game.
👍 : 1 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
540 minutes
This is a great implementation of Barrage.
I highly recommend it for my use case. I'm looking to get familiar with the game at my own pace against AI so that I can take forever on my turn analyzing and learning the game before jumping over to BGA for a real time game. I'm also fine just trying to beat my high score rather than competing against the AI.
So for me, I don't care how good the AI is, which I could see being the only complaint for this implementation.
For reference, I definitely don't consider myself to be good at the game. The score of my second game after going through the tutorial was:
Me: 82
AIs: 66, 47, 46
I hear the devs are working on improving the AI.
👍 : 3 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
217 minutes
If you're looking for a challenging AI, it's better to wait as the current one is quite easy. The developer said there will be a better one in the future.
If the AI cannot really be improved, adding challenges like having to reach a certain score or winning with every faction or without special abilities (assistants) could be a nice addition. Building a special AI that would collude and try to block all the barrages of the human player by building upstream could also be a fun addition.
👍 : 3 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
68 minutes
The way the game is currently, I would not purchase it.I strongly recommend the bga implementation. the developer was too worried about fitting everything onto one screen and it is a mess. it doesnt even display the conduit values on the default screen. it wont check to see if you want to complete a contract. just far too many negatives in this current iteration. maybe in future releases but until they realize it doesnt need to fit on one screen, it will be a dumpster fire of a ui.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
781 minutes
Another buggy release from this company. After my first game, I have had two games that have been uncompletable due to bugs. Last time I'll ever buy anything from you again--the same thing happened with your Lorenzo digital.
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
1052 minutes
Extremely clean, very impressive glad more board games on Platforms are adapting to this level of presentation.
👍 : 4 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
875 minutes
Hoping for more of the maps and factions from the expansions. This is very well done and the dev is responding to early feedback. For a game this complex it won't be perfect on day one but I'm super impressed for the quality thus far. I'd own the board game if my wife and daughter were more into this type of game but its pretty brutal with the blocking and the fact that you game can be basically over if you punt your opening (we can do up to Lacerda "Inventions" weight but they don't like the take-that/blocking/lock out of game as much.) Happy for a version where I can smash some AIs after work. Well done. They also do Lorenzo Il Magnifico which I've since picked up. That one may be too beige for the wife and kid but happy to have that one as well.
👍 : 3 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
217 minutes
Waiting for hotfixes. The building window, which takes up half the screen, can't be minimized, making it impossible to select the desired location for building placement. Still, the game is good.
👍 : 4 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
584 minutes
I've played the game as 2 different local sessions (using 2 and 3 AI opponents) - and each time around the 4th round a bug appeared making the game completion impossible and ruining the overall good experience.
In both sessions - a message was displayed: "That's a bug.." followed by some additional text - in a popup window. After closing the popup basically the only option left is to quit the game as the other menu/options become unusable. If you exit the game and then reload the same session - the bug is still there, even if you undo few player turns and then try another choices on your turns.
I really hope to get a bug fix - to change this review in a positive one.
👍 : 9 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
112 minutes
TLDR; thoroughly enjoy this game, great digital version to the fantastic board game. Would recommend massively if you like worker placement, and a good strategy to play!
I have recently got into board games, and worker placement is my favourite type. I love the strategic side to it, and the fact that other players turns can mess with your plan so you have to try and work around it.
I have purchased Barrage the board game and used this digital version to teach me to play the game. The in-game tutorial is brilliant, by the end of that I was able to comfortably place my first game and feel like I knew what to do. By the end of my first game I knew exactly what do and looking forward to my next one.
I haven't encountered any bugs thus far and looking forward to playing online against some real players.
Looking forward to getting my physical copy on the table in the very near future!
👍 : 19 |
😃 : 1
Positive
Barrage Screenshots
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Barrage Minimum PC System Requirements
Minimum:- OS: Windows 10 / 11
- Processor: Intel i5 2.0 GHz or equivalent
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 10
Barrage Recommended PC System Requirements
Recommended:- Memory: 4 GB RAM
Barrage Minimum MAC System Requirements
Minimum:- OS: OSX 10.15
- Processor: Intel Dual Core i5 1.6 GHz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
Barrage has specific system requirements to ensure smooth gameplay. The minimum settings provide basic performance, while the recommended settings are designed to deliver the best gaming experience. Check the detailed requirements to ensure your system is compatible before making a purchase.
