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Cold Waters cover art

Cold Waters

Killerfish Games · 2017-06-05

SteamGOG

IndieSimulationStrategy

Modes: Single player

Releases: Jun 05, 2017 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 05, 2017 (Mac)

Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.

63
playing now
87%
positive of 4.7k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
IGDB user rating (1 ratings)
gold
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$39.99
steam price (US)

63 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 04:00 UTC (census sample)

Cold Waters is a 2017 submarine simulation video game developed and published by Killerfish Games.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 63 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 136 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~17/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 9% of 18,104 Indie games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-28

Estimated sales: 118k–284k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 4,734 total reviews — how this is computed.

Current store prices

GOG$9.99-75%
lowest across shops (ITAD)$9.99-75%

Deal snapshots via CheapShark, refreshed daily.

All-time low: $5.99 at Steam (2026-06-25)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 29 of 47 observed days · $4.00 above the all-time low (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
959520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 48 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 53 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 49 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 40 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 95 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 76 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 69 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 57 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 42 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 79 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 38 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 66 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 56 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 58 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 33 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 63 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 74 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 51 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 39 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 46 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 52 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 47 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 54 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

105422026-08-11 18:00 — 90 players2026-08-12 10:00 — 51 players2026-08-13 02:00 — 84 players2026-08-13 17:00 — 78 players2026-08-14 09:00 — 52 players2026-08-15 01:00 — 73 players2026-08-15 17:00 — 105 players2026-08-16 09:00 — 65 players2026-08-17 01:00 — 85 players2026-08-17 17:00 — 87 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 49 players2026-08-19 00:00 — 72 players2026-08-19 16:00 — 76 players2026-08-20 08:00 — 50 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 70 players2026-08-21 15:00 — 71 players2026-08-22 07:00 — 56 players2026-08-22 23:00 — 100 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 94 players2026-08-24 06:00 — 48 players2026-08-24 22:00 — 77 players2026-08-25 14:00 — 67 players2026-08-26 06:00 — 52 players2026-08-26 23:00 — 74 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 70 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 42 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 90 players2026-08-29 12:00 — 65 players2026-08-30 04:00 — 63 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$39.99$7.992017-06-052026-08-302017-06-05 — best price $39.992018-12-13 — best price $19.992019-03-29 — best price $39.992019-11-01 — best price $39.992020-01-02 — best price $39.992020-07-09 — best price $39.992021-01-05 — best price $39.992021-09-18 — best price $39.992021-12-01 — best price $39.992022-02-05 — best price $39.992022-07-06 — best price $19.992022-11-30 — best price $39.992023-03-23 — best price $39.992023-07-13 — best price $39.992023-10-03 — best price $39.992023-12-21 — best price $9.992024-03-08 — best price $7.992024-04-30 — best price $19.992024-07-11 — best price $39.992024-09-18 — best price $9.992024-11-07 — best price $9.992025-01-02 — best price $39.992025-03-01 — best price $39.992025-04-11 — best price $39.992025-05-21 — best price $39.992025-06-26 — best price $9.992025-08-18 — best price $9.992025-10-08 — best price $39.992025-11-17 — best price $9.992026-01-23 — best price $9.992026-03-26 — best price $39.992026-04-30 — best price $39.992026-06-09 — best price $9.992026-08-12 — best price $9.992026-08-30 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

43162026-05-31 — 31 pageviews2026-06-03 — 31 pageviews2026-06-06 — 32 pageviews2026-06-09 — 37 pageviews2026-06-12 — 19 pageviews2026-06-15 — 25 pageviews2026-06-18 — 19 pageviews2026-06-21 — 28 pageviews2026-06-24 — 31 pageviews2026-06-27 — 31 pageviews2026-06-30 — 32 pageviews2026-07-03 — 26 pageviews2026-07-06 — 22 pageviews2026-07-09 — 33 pageviews2026-07-12 — 32 pageviews2026-07-15 — 43 pageviews2026-07-18 — 20 pageviews2026-07-21 — 23 pageviews2026-07-24 — 27 pageviews2026-07-27 — 25 pageviews2026-07-30 — 29 pageviews2026-08-02 — 26 pageviews2026-08-05 — 27 pageviews2026-08-08 — 19 pageviews2026-08-11 — 26 pageviews2026-08-14 — 37 pageviews2026-08-17 — 29 pageviews2026-08-20 — 33 pageviews2026-08-23 — 28 pageviews2026-08-26 — 21 pageviews2026-08-27 — 33 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerSteam Trading CardsIncludes level editorFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

WarIndieNavalActionCold WarMilitaryStrategyTacticalRealisticSubmarine

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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