The Hunt for Red April

The Hunt for Red April is a submarine stealth game built around a single tension: sonar is your only way to see, but every ping you send reveals your position to the enemy.

You command a lone submarine hunting an aircraft carrier escorted by a fleet of destroyers. The ocean is pitch black. Destroyers patrol the map and when they detect you, they chase your predicted position and drop depth charges.

This game was developed for Ludum Dare 59 (theme: Signal).

Objective

Navigate by sonar. Sink the carrier. Evade enemy ships. Torpedo the carrier twice to win. Avoid depth charges, terrain collisions, and running out of torpedoes.

Controls

- W/UP: increase throttle.
- S/DOWN: decrease throttle.
- A/LEFT: turn left.
- D/RIGHT: turn right.
- SPACE: emit a sonar ping (reveals terrain and ships, but also alerts nearby ships).
- SHIFT/CTRL: fire a torpedo.