Play Action in the North Atlantic Online

Action in the North Atlantic came out in 1989 for MS-DOS, developed by General Quarters Software. It was one of those detailed naval sims that felt right at home on a PC back then, when games didn't need flashy graphics to pull you in. You could tell the developers cared about the subject; it wasn't just another shoot 'em up.

You take command of a merchant convoy, guiding it across the Atlantic while German U-boats hunt you. The game plays out on a strategic map where you plot courses, manage fuel, and listen for sonar contacts. When an enemy sub appears, you switch to a tactical screen to drop depth charges or order evasive maneuvers. The pacing is tense, not fast; one mistake can sink multiple ships and fail the mission. It feels like a high stakes game of cat and mouse where the ocean is always against you.

Each game uses different controls, most DOS games use the keyboard arrows. Some will use the mouse , "Alt" ,"Enter" and "Space bar".