# Games like Cold Waters

> The closest matches to Cold Waters: Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age, UBOAT, Sub Command, War on the Sea, and Silent Hunter® III. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Sea Power : Naval Combat in the Missile Age](https://imho.run/games/1286220/sea-power-naval-combat-in-the-missile-age) — Also Cold War and Naval Combat, like Cold Waters. 3,289 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1286220/)
2. [UBOAT](https://imho.run/games/494840/uboat) — Also Submarine and Naval Combat, like Cold Waters. 11,318 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/494840/)
3. [Sub Command](https://imho.run/games/2920/sub-command) — Also Submarine and Cold War, like Cold Waters. 91 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2920/)
4. [War on the Sea](https://imho.run/games/1280780/war-on-the-sea) — Also Naval Combat, like Cold Waters. 2,315 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1280780/)
5. [Silent Hunter® III](https://imho.run/games/15210/silent-hunter-iii) — A frequent pick in Cold Waters players' libraries, and another Simulation. 1,464 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/15210/)
6. [Dangerous Waters](https://imho.run/games/1600/dangerous-waters) — A frequent pick in Cold Waters players' libraries, and another Strategy. 226 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1600/)
7. [Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter](https://imho.run/games/1272010/destroyer-the-u-boat-hunter) — A frequent pick in Cold Waters players' libraries, and another Action. 511 Steam reviews, 75% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1272010/)
8. [Command: Modern Air / Naval Operations WOTY](https://imho.run/games/321410/command-modern-air-naval-operations-woty) — Also Cold War and Naval, like Cold Waters. 331 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/321410/)
9. [Wargame: Red Dragon](https://imho.run/games/251060/wargame-red-dragon) — Also Cold War and Naval, like Cold Waters. 8,039 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/251060/)
10. [IronWolf VR](https://imho.run/games/552080/ironwolf-vr) — Also Submarine and Naval Combat, like Cold Waters. 925 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/552080/)
11. [Modern Naval Warfare](https://imho.run/games/1816640/modern-naval-warfare) — Also Submarine and Naval Combat, like Cold Waters. 216 Steam reviews, 64% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1816640/)
12. [Wargame: Airland Battle](https://imho.run/games/222750/wargame-airland-battle) — Also Cold War and Military, like Cold Waters. 2,310 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/222750/)
13. [Crash Dive](https://imho.run/games/365260/crash-dive) — Also Submarine and Naval Combat, like Cold Waters. 152 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/365260/)
14. [Atlantic Fleet](https://imho.run/games/420440/atlantic-fleet) — Also Naval Combat, like Cold Waters. 1,109 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/420440/)
15. [Wolfpack](https://imho.run/games/490920/wolfpack) — Also Submarine and Naval Combat, like Cold Waters. 1,034 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/490920/)
16. [ICBM](https://imho.run/games/1178220/icbm) — Also Submarine and Cold War, like Cold Waters. 1,143 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178220/)
17. [Aircraft Carrier Survival](https://imho.run/games/1021100/aircraft-carrier-survival) — Also Naval Combat, like Cold Waters. 595 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1021100/)
18. [Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts](https://imho.run/games/1069660/ultimate-admiral-dreadnoughts) — A frequent pick in Cold Waters players' libraries, and another RPG. 4,273 Steam reviews, 62% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1069660/)
19. [World of Warships](https://imho.run/games/552990/world-of-warships) — Also Naval Combat, like Cold Waters. 48,539 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/552990/)
20. [Battlestations Pacific](https://imho.run/games/8170/battlestations-pacific) — Also Naval Combat, like Cold Waters. 1,212 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/8170/)
21. [Regiments](https://imho.run/games/1109680/regiments) — Also Cold War and Military, like Cold Waters. 1,598 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1109680/)
22. [Radio Commander: Vietnam '64](https://imho.run/games/871530/radio-commander-vietnam-64) — Also Cold War and Military, like Cold Waters. 776 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/871530/)
23. [Carrier Deck](https://imho.run/games/580720/carrier-deck) — Also Naval Combat, like Cold Waters. 689 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/580720/)
24. [Rule the Waves 3](https://imho.run/games/2008100/rule-the-waves-3) — Also Cold War and Naval Combat, like Cold Waters. 650 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2008100/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=541210&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=541210&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=541210&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=541210
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/541210
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Cold Waters

Cold Waters is a 2017 Cold War submarine combat simulation and strategy game developed by Killerfish Games. Set during Cold War naval conflict, it features mission-based campaigns with procedural enemy behavior and realistic sound propagation mechanics. Submarine tactics and weapon guidance systems form the core gameplay loop, with players describing the experience as atmospheric, stressful, and tense. Reviewers highlight challenging enemy AI and high replayability supported by an active modding community. The game runs in playable condition on Steam Deck and holds an 87% positive review score from over 3,400 Steam reviews, priced at $39.99 USD. Session shapes lean toward long, focused sit-down play sessions in solo-only mode.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 541210
- **Developer:** Killerfish Games
- **Publisher:** Killerfish Games
- **Genres:** Strategy, Indie, Simulation
- **Categories:** Includes level editor, Single-player, Steam Trading Cards, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Jun 5, 2017
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/541210/cold-waters)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=541210&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/541210/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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