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S.O.N.A.R. Submarine Simulator Launches On Steam With Four-Player Co-op

Abylight Barcelona and Abylight Studios released S.O.N.A.R. - Submarine Crew, Unprepared!, a cooperative submarine simulator for one to four players, on Steam. Crews manage nine stations, including navigation, diving, sonar, periscope, engines and damage control, while fighting flooding and fire.

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Why it matters

Abylight is selling station-splitting crew chaos rather than a solo power fantasy, which puts the game in the same cooperative multitasking space as cockpit and bridge simulators where communication is the difficulty curve.

S.O.N.A.R. Submarine Simulator Launches On Steam With Four-Player Co-op

Key Facts

  • Abylight Barcelona and Abylight Studios released S.O.N.A.R. - Submarine Crew, Unprepared! on Steam.
  • The game supports one to four players who manage nine critical stations.
  • Missions include combat, stealth infiltration past enemy destroyers and treasure recovery.
  • S.O.N.A.R. was produced in cooperation with the Spanish Navy.
  • The game is 15 percent off until November 13.

Missions cover combat, stealth runs past enemy destroyers and treasure recovery. The game is 15 percent off until November 13 and was produced with the Spanish Navy.

The game ships with proximity voice chat, and the design leans on it: shouting orders, flagging a catastrophe, and blaming a teammate for it are listed as things the crew will do. Nine stations have to be staffed at once, and damage arrives as fire or water through 12 holes simultaneously. Characters are customized with uniforms, hats and other gear unlocked by leveling up, and the crew itself needs food, rest and health management or members become exhausted, seasick and delirious. Abylight developed the game in cooperation with the Spanish Navy.

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S.O.N.A.R. - Submarine Crew, Underprepared!

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