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Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic โRed Storm Risingโ.
Cold Waters is a simulation, naval combat and submarine game
developed and published by Killerfish Games.
Released on June 05th 2017 is available in English on Windows and MacOS.
It has received 4,533 reviews of which 3,947 were positive and 586 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. ๐
The game is currently priced at 36.99โฌ on Steam.
The Steam community has classified Cold Waters into these genres:
System requirements
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Windows
- OS: XP
- Processor: Intel Atom
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Storage: 2 GB available space
MacOS
- OS: OS X Version 10.6.3
- Processor: 1.6GHz (Dual Core) Intel CPU
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: Shader Model 3 Capable Graphics Card
- Storage: 2 GB available space
User reviews & Ratings
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Fun game. As a former Cold War fast attack submariner I really enjoyed the realism of the conditions, the noises, etc. Overall, a way to enjoy a bit of time and have fun with stuff I am familiar with. This is the stuff we used to dream of!
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amzing game but dont buy unless your desprate as sea power (another game made by the same devs) is coming out in november which will have submarines and suface ships and air craft carries and planes
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---{ Graphics }--- โ You forget what reality is โ Beautiful โ Good โ Decent โ Bad โ Donโt look too long at it โ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- โ Very good โ Good โ It's just gameplay โ Mehh โ Watch paint dry instead โ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- โ Eargasm โ Very good โ Good โ Not too bad โ Bad โ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- โ Kids โ Teens โ Adults โ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- โ Check if you can run paint โ Potato โ Decent โ Fast โ Rich boi โ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- โ Floppy Disk โ Old Fashioned โ Workable โ Big โ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive โ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it โ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- โ Just press 'W' โ Easy โ Easy to learn / Hard to master โ Significant brain usage โ Difficult โ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- โ Nothing to grind โ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks โ Isn't necessary to progress โ Average grind level โ Too much grind โ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- โ No Story โ Some lore โ Average โ Good โ Lovely โ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- โ Long enough for a cup of coffee โ Short โ Average โ Long โ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- โ It's free! โ Worth the price โ If it's on sale โ If u have some spare money left โ Not recommended โ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- โ Never heard of โ Minor bugs โ Can get annoying โ ARK: Survival Evolved โ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- โ 1 โ 2 โ 3 โ 4 โ 5 โ 6 โ 7 โ 8 โ 9 โ 10
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Wolfpackโs campaign series piqued my interest for this game and I finally caved. Game is amazing and focussed primarily on submarine warfare with other objectives like assistance in covert ops. Multiplayer isnโt available sadly, but at least there arenโt any locked missions or subs behind a paywall. The developer has unfortunately abandoned this game since 2017, so the modding community is keeping it alive. Shoutout to DotMod for providing additional campaign missions.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Cold Waters is currently priced at 36.99โฌ on Steam.
Cold Waters is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 36.99โฌ on Steam.
Cold Waters received 3,947 positive votes out of a total of 4,533 achieving a rating of 8.41.
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Cold Waters was developed and published by Killerfish Games.
Cold Waters is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Cold Waters is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Cold Waters is not playable on Linux.
Cold Waters is a single-player game.
There is a DLC available for Cold Waters. Explore additional content available for Cold Waters on Steam.
Cold Waters does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Cold Waters does not support Steam Remote Play.
Cold Waters is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Cold Waters.
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Last Updates| Steam data | 07 June 2025 22:30 |
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| SteamSpy data | 09 June 2025 08:14 |
| Steam price | 14 June 2025 20:41 |
| Steam reviews | 12 June 2025 16:03 |
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Developer
Killerfish Games
Publisher
Killerfish Games
Release
05 Jun 2017
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