Depth Charge
Sail a destroyer across a sunny sea, drop depth charges on submarines, use sonar pings to find deep targets, and dodge torpedoes, mines and bombers while chasing a high score.
Depth Charge is a side-view naval shooter where you captain a red-hulled destroyer on a bright, sunny sea and hunt submarines lurking below. Sail left and right, roll depth charges off the stern and bow, and watch them tumble through the waves, sink slowly and detonate against a hull. The deeper the submarine you sink, the more points you earn, which turns every drop into a small gamble about timing and lead.
Sonar is the twist. Shallow subs are visible, but deep ones only appear for a moment when a sonar ping sweeps past, so you learn to read the rhythm of the pings and drop charges ahead of where a sub will be. Meanwhile the enemy fights back with torpedoes that show a warning marker on the surface, rising mines you can detonate early, and bombers you can shoot down with the deck gun, which aims at the mouse or auto-targets aircraft on touch. Hunters and armored cruisers arrive as the clock runs, torpedoes speed up, and a double sink earns a bonus. Fleet rank is saved between runs: higher ranks add charge racks, faster reloads and a spare hull plate.
It is a good pick for anyone who likes arcade shooting with a bit of timing and prediction, played on keyboard and mouse or with touch buttons. Tip: stay near the middle so you can dodge either way, and save charges for deep targets instead of dropping them all at once.
How to play
Sail left and right and drop depth charges onto submarines below. Deep subs show only when a sonar ping passes, and deeper kills score more. Shoot bombers with the deck gun, avoid torpedoes and rising mines, and pick up repair crates. Every hit costs hull plates, and the run ends when your hull is gone.
Controls
- A / D or Arrow keys: Sail
- Space / Right-click: Drop a depth charge
- Mouse + click / X: Deck gun
- Left thumb stick: Sail (touch)
- DROP button: Depth charge (touch)
- GUN button: Auto-aimed flak (touch)
- P / Esc: Pause
- M: Mute
- R: Restart
Category: Shooting games
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