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In a ferocious Arctic storm, distress signals are sent from a mysterious Russian whaler. As leading Coast Guard veteran Tom Hansen, you board to investigate and discover unthinkable horrors lurking beneath the ship's bloodstained decks.

Cold Fear™ is a horror, action and survival horror game developed by Darkworks and published by Ubisoft.
Released on May 13th 2008 is available only on Windows in 5 languages: English, French, Italian, German and Spanish - Spain.

It has received 1,252 reviews of which 1,050 were positive and 202 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.0 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Cold Fear™ into these genres:

Horror Action Survival Horror Third-Person Shooter Zombies Classic Third Person Gore Atmospheric Singleplayer Adventure Shooter

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System requirements

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Windows

OS *: Windows® 2000/XP only
Processor: 1 GHz processor minimum, (2 GHz recommended)
Memory: 256MB RAM minimum, (512MB recommended)
Graphics: DirectX® 9 compliant 64MB (128MB recommended). see supported list*
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0
Sound: Direct X 9.0 compliant
Hard Drive: 2.2 GB
Input Devices: Mouse, keyboard, Windows compliant game pad.
*Supported Video Cards at Time of Release: Nvidia® GeForce™ 3/4/FX/6 series (GeForce 4 MX not supported) ATI® Radeon® 8500/9000/X series

Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. These chipsets are currently the only ones that will run this game.

User reviews & Ratings

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Feb. 2025

Probably the only game I know that was designed to make you seasick and absolutely succeeds at it.

Jan. 2025

What a pleasant find. As long as I've been playing survivor horror, I hadn't heard about this one until I read about it on some top 10 list. Sure, it is an older game with some flaws...the lack of a quick turnaround action as well as no map being the top issues...but it was still a fun experience. The ship sway being built into the game is something I don'r really remember in any other title. It had a few genuine scares and a real creepy atmosphere. If you are a fan of Resident Evil, the Thing or Alien then you'll probably like this (not to mention the $2 price I snagged it for). Also - ran great on on Steam Deck.

Dec. 2024

The entire gameplay is a simple mix of walking, aiming, action and a few moments of horror and jumpscares. It's perfect if you're looking for something nostalgic. Don't expect a deep story. Just have a little fun.

Aug. 2024

Cold Fear knows that it's a 6/10 and relishes in the fact. This game is old and usually needs workarounds to play smoothly on modern hardware. I rawdogged it. Visual bugs aside,(pc port moment), Cold Fear looks absolutely stunning for a 2005 title.The Ship and "oil"rig look dingy, wet and worn down. Lighting is appropriately moody, the monstrous flashes of fork lightning over the ocean set the tone for the games setting beautifully and in general, the models and environments work well together to create a sense of unease, even if it does smell like the mid 2000s. Also, because of the time period it released in, it comes with all that older game clunk that you love to hate. No autosave means if you die right before the next save point, there's a chance you could be repeating a mission upwards of 5 times. Some missions just feel unfair, like having to get C4 near the end and getting jumped by a monster in a room full of explosives. I redid that mission so many damn times to the point I ended up cheesing it. The tank controls are awful, there are a few instances in which they're mandatory, but I spent most of the game holding down the aim button and using the decent ADS system. I got pretty damn mad at the amount of times I had to restart, all because Darkworks probably thought they were being funny. Audio is decent and the sound effects work well with the visuals to create a nice atmosphere almost throughout. The soundtrack is aggressively 2000s and whenever the guitar riffs with the hip-hop backing beat comes in, it weirdly fits for a game that was meant to be scary. The gunplay is fun enough, headshots are usually an instant kill so you are rewarded for good aim, and the enemies act in a way that keeps the combat feeling fresh. The enemy variety is pretty lacklustre so I'm glad that Darkworks carefully placed every combat scenario. It never ends up feeling stale; when you get jumped by zombie/human number 500, you don't care because each encounter feels new and thoughtfully placed. A common complaint I've seen is a lack of bossfights, and the final boss being way too difficult. While I agree with the first sentiment, I'm going to have to say that the final fight is pretty disappointing. The entire game is spent building up to the big bad and the boss ends up being a glorified quicktime event with no healthbar and limited attacks. It's pretty cheap and I kinda expected more. All in all, Cold Fear is a fine enough survival horror sorta game that rides on the coattails of Resident Evil 4. Surprisingly, considering how bad it sold, the game now has a large cult following, and also inspired many other 3rd person survival horror games that released in the future. Games such as Dead Space and The Evil Within wouldn't exist without this little gem. It's not bad, but it sure as hell isn't great and it can end up seriously getting on your nerves if you play without breaks. Cold fear gets a chilly 6/10 Check out [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44654461-Toasty-Reviews/]My Curator Page for more!

July 2024

[url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/33401179/]Follow my curator page for more recommendations! A very solid "RE4 clone" (even though it only came out a measly two months after). I love the setting (a large ship that sways with the ocean, and then an even bigger oil rig), they're both strangely rare in horror games. Be sure to get the fixes from PCGamingWiki, you'll need a few of them to play the game properly on modern hardware! https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Cold_Fear

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4.99€

8.0

1,050

202

Online players

Developer

Darkworks

Publisher

Ubisoft

Release 13 May 2008

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