Cold Waters

I've owned this title for roughly two months now and have played through the single missions and campaigns three times. While there can be mission repeats, no mission truly plays the same way twice. This makes for nearly endless tactical situations where you can either plan your attack or see the need for snapshots depending on your ever-changing situation. As you learn your own playstyle and develop your style of attacks (because it's difficult to master this game quickly) you will learn to adapt, react and maintain your situational awareness while trying to remain as stealthy as possible in order to complete your missions and fight another day. I recently learned that a FREE DLC is coming to this game with a South China Sea campaign vs the PLAN (Chinese Navy) set in the 1990s. This makes it an even better deal and I personally cannot wait. HIGHLY recommended for anyone who is a fan of the sub simulation set. You don't have to learn complex sonar characteristics (unlike Jane's Sub Command) and you can instead concentrate on what you need to do in order to plan and execute your attacks. Attention to detail is also a must. I would also HIGHLY recommend playing this game with nothing but headphones, as true sonar operators would. There are subtle sounds that you can more easily hear (and that will lend to your survival) while wearing them...for example, you can hear when an ASW helicopter is close to your position with headphones that may not be so noticeable with using the sound over speakers. You can also hear torpedoes in the water as some of the more advanced ones (USET-80 for example) have passive homing as well as active and your sonar team won't alert you to their presence until they've determined that the torpedo has you locked. If you love the sub game, pick this one up. If you're not expecting similar play to any other sub game out there, you won't be disappointed.

Amazing simulation to understand the basics of a sub during warfare

My fav silent hunter was #2, this game is very different but still great fun. Love that it performs like a champ on my macbook m1 with zero loadtimes and amazing frame rate. Only complaint is i wish there was more missions. (you can make your own though) . Game needs an expansion or user made scenarios that can be shared.

I've played all of the Silent Hunter versions and must admit that I find CW on par in most respects and very enjoyable. The game is very atmospheric and keeps you coming back for more. There seem to have been several updates since it was initially launched which could mean it wasn't quite ready for release or the developers are keen to enhance and expand its capabilities. Either way, I look forward to future updates to this very engrossing sub-sim.

I love this game. It was what jumpstarted my obsession with submarines, and is what continues to nourish that obsession. What strikes me the most is the attention to detail. There are the technical aspects, which are very well done: excellent sonar model, very accurate submarine specs, real tactics. The store page description is definitely accurate. And then there are the gameplay details. Just recently, I stopped an invasion of Taiwan. I didn't sink all the ships, maybe about half of them. I then escaped since I was out of TASM missiles. I still won, because I crippled the invasion force. That is superb game design. Also, the game files are easy to edit. I like the Alfa sub (it completely changes your tactics so beware) and I wanted to make it suitable for the campaign. I added it to the roster for the first campaign and gave it minor upgrades so it would be almost up to par with American subs, while still having its unique quirks. This is a fantastic game.