Cold Waters

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Cold Waters

Short description

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

Developer
Killerfish Games
Publisher
Killerfish Games
Release
Mon, Jun 05, 2017
Price
$39.99
Reviews
4,588
Positive
87%
Followers
n/a
Owners (estimated)
100K – 200K
Concurrent players
43
Genres
Indie, Simulation, Strategy
Features
Steam Trading Cards, Includes level editor
Tags
Simulation Naval Combat Submarine Strategy Naval Cold War Military Singleplayer Indie War Open World Tactical Action Realistic Multiplayer Historical Atmospheric Psychological Horror Wargame RTS
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$7.6msomewhere between $3.8m and $7.6m · roughly 100K–200K copies

Review count and SteamSpy's owner range agree well enough to narrow the estimate down to this band. Multiplied by $37.77, the average price these copies actually sold for — weighted from the price history rather than taken from the $39.99 launch price. That is 6% below list price on average. Before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

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History

13 data points since Jul 30, 2026. Gaps mean nothing changed — the value carries forward.

Revenue (est.) ~$7.5m → ~$7.6m
Reviews 4,586 → 4,588
Followers 60,129 → 60,154
Concurrent players 43 → 43
Price $39.99 → $39.99
Positive reviews 87.1% → 87.1%

The revenue curve is an estimate, not a measurement. It is the only calculated series here: each interval takes the review growth of that period, multiplies it by the sales-per-review factor and by the price actually charged at the time, and adds the result to the running total. That is why it climbs more slowly through discount periods than the review curve next to it. The last point is the same figure quoted above — gross, before Steam's cut, VAT and refunds. How these numbers are calculated.

The blurred area is the rest of the history. 176 further data points reach back to Jun 1, 2017 — your plan shows the last 90 days of it. How far each series in particular reaches is written on its own chart; not every one of them goes back that far. The shape in the blurred area is decoration, not data: the figures are not in this page at all. Plus unlocks the complete series.

Lowest recorded price: $5.99 on Jun 25, 2026.

How crowded is this niche?

How full the niche around Cold Waters is — measured on the tags it leads with, against every other combination on Steam.

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