Cold Waters

Cold Waters is inspired by the 1988 Microprose classic Red Storm Rising, putting you in command of a nuclear submarine in a desperate attempt to prevent mutually assured destruction when the Cold War turns hot. The setting is a hypothetical WWIII opening where you intercept convoys, amphibious landings, insertion missions, and battle enemy warships, submarines, and aircraft across contested oceans.

A Soviet landing force bound for Iceland sets up the tactical question the game keeps asking: silently close in to torpedo the landing ships and escape in chaos, or strike from long range with missiles and risk counterattack from escorts? Have you detected every threat? Has another submarine been listening for you the whole time?

Wire-guided torpedoes, anti-ship and cruise missiles, and the occasional SEAL team make up your arsenal. Over 40 classes of ships and submarines are meticulously researched, the sonar model leans realistic, and a dynamic campaign means your performance matters across the wider war. Authentic Soviet combat tactics put the AI through doctrine rather than scripted patrol routes.