History VideoGame / SteelDiver

* DownTheDrain: The time trials of the first game seem to take place in drains, or at least terrifically large pipes.

* KingMook: "The Advanced Enemy Battleship" of "Preemptive Strike" is a larger version of the battleships that have already been hassling you every other missions, with more weapons and a tougher hull.

* MightyGlacier: The large crew of 40 ND 0-5 Serpent is the least graceful target you can control, but it will keep running at the point your other sub options would have been sunken and it carries the most torpedoes.

* SlippySlidyIceWorld: "The Arctic Circle", the first locked mission. There is even a giant ice flow that has to be pushed out of your way with torpedoes.

* SlipperySlidyIceWorld: "The Arctic Circle", the first locked mission. There is even a giant ice flow that has to be pushed out of your way with torpedoes.

* FragileSpeedster The compact crew of 11 ND 0-1 Manatee is built more for maneuverability than high speed or acceleration, but give contact with almost always dangerous this tend to result in it moving through missions the fastest. It can't take as much punishment as the [=BlueShark=] or Serpent however.

* WeakSauceWeakness: Two of your mission mode submarines can only fire in one directions and none of them can change direction easily(although all can move in reverse), something every boss enemy you encounter will take advantage of.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: The "Steel Commander" AI is fairly fair, truth be told, but during mission mode, purposefully surfacing and letting enemy aircraft see you before diving underneath enemy ships is usually not a valid strategy, as their explosives tend to pass through their allies and hit you. "Neutral" hazards such as the statue heads of "the depths" are always valid enemy submarine killers however, even if you were the one to trigger them.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: [[spoiler:The Sea creature's shell is impervious to torpedoes but if you can maneuver them into the opening it will retreat and eventually give up entirely.]] The "advanced enemy battleship" has a hatch underneath it in addition to all its bombs, torpedo launchers and depth charges that releases giant homing torpedoes and [[BigFuckingBomb over sized depth charges]] that will quickly total your submarine. The hatch, like the rest of the vessel only takes ScratchDamage from your torpedoes, however, if you can slip in some while it's opening to release its' payload...

* CollisionDamage: Coming into contact with enemy vessels is not advisable. In the event you submarine gets stuck on one, it will not take continuous damage however. It's possible to land you submarine, most easily the ND 01 Manatee, on top of enemy battle ships by going fast enough to jump out of the water. Self repair still activates!

* SlipperySlidyIceWorld: "The Arctic Circle", the first locked mission.

* AttackItsWeakPoint: [[spoiler:The Sea creature's shell is impervious to torpedoes but if you can maneuver them into the opening it will retreat and eventually give up entirely.]] The "advanced enemy battleship" has a hatch underneath it in addition to all its bombs, torpedo launchers and depth charges that releases giant homing torpedoes and over sized depth charges that will quickly total your submarine. The hatch, like the rest of the vessel only takes ScratchDamage from your torpedoes, however, if you can slip in some while it's opening to release its' payload...

* CollisionDamage: Coming into contact with enemy vessels is not advisable.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: The "Steel Commander" AI is fairly fair, truth be told, but during mission mode, purposefully surfacing and letting enemy aircraft see you before diving underneath enemy ships is usually not a valid strategy, as their explosives tend to pass through their allies and hit you. "Neutral" hazards such as the statue heads of the depths are always valid enemy submarine killers however, even if you were the one to trigger them.

* OxygenMeter: Your submarine's air supply will never decrease so long as you don't use your masker. If you do, however you may need to surface to replenish you're vessel's breathable air.

* SeaMine: The classic spiky ball has two flavors. One that explodes when you run into it and another that starts a timer when anything large enough is in it's general vicinity.

* UndergroundLevel: "Undersea Cave" is exactly that, although it becomes a LethalLavaLand HailFirePeaks when an underground volcano erupts, forcing you to hightail it to the exit(or rather, alternative entrance to the enemy stronghold). The Depths are another example

* UnderwaterRuins: in The Depths they serve as obstacles for you to clear, and potential traps to destroy enemy submarines.

* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: The "Steel Commander" AI is fairly fair, truth be told, but during mission mode, purposefully surfacing and letting enemy aircraft see you before diving underneath enemy ships is usually not a valid strategy, as their explosives tend to pass through their allies and hit you. "Neutral" hazards such as the statue heads of the depths are always valid enemy submarine killers however, even if you were the one to trigger them.

* PunnyName: The captain of the ND 0-1 Manatee is Luc Fisher, the ND 0-3 [=BlueShark=] has Luc Fisher and the ND 0-5 Serpent has Dante Cruz

* TimeTrial: As an alternative to the numbered missions of the first game

* FogOfWar: Given that Steel Commander is based on ''Tabletopgame/{{Battleship}}, there is a lot of guess work regarding the position of enemy vessels. Submarines can use sonar to make the process easier, at the cost of a turn.

* BoringButPractical: Sure, the small sub only has one torpedo tube, no pitch wheel, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and is painted a rather ugly color]], but as it turns out being able to fire straight up comes in handy.

** A later update adds the Blue Marine from ''VideoGame/StarFox64''.

* VideoGame3DLeap: ''Sub Wars''.

* ExcusePlot: [[ExtyYearsFromNow In the year 19XX]], a rouge nation threatens world peace. A coalition submarine force has been assembled to take them on. You're part of it.

In 2014, a (mostly) free-to-play sequel, ''Steel Diver: Sub Wars'' was released. Unlike the first game's 2.5D presentation, ''Sub Wars'' is in full 3D with a first person view from the sub. The main focus is the game's surprisingly fun 4 vs. 4 multiplayer, which some have likened to ''AceCombat'', if ''AceCombat'' was about submarines and underwater. It helps that the multiplayer (and the first two missions of the game's single player campaign) are free to download, with the rest of the single player and a few extra subs being unlocked for 10 dollars.

* TheCameo: Peppy Hare from ''VideoGame/StarFox'' makes a cameo in ''Sub Wars''.

* EveryoneKnowsMorse: The only way to communicate in ''Sub Wars'' is through Morse code.

* TheCameo: Peppy Hare from ''VideoGame/StarFox'' makes a cameo.

* ShoutOut: Peppy Hare from Star Fox makes a cameo

In 2014, a (mostly) free-to-play sequel, ''Steel Diver: Sub Wars'' was released. Unlike the first game's 2.5D presentation, ''Sub Wars'' is in full 3D with a first person view from the sub. The main focus is the game's surprisingly fun 4 vs. 4 multiplayer, which some have likened to AceCombat, if AceCombat was about submarines and underwater. It helps that the multiplayer (and the first two missions of the game's single player campaign) are free to download, with the rest of the single player and a few extra subs being unlocked for 10 dollars.

A TwoPointFiveD [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal side-scrolling submarine simulator]] from Creator/{{Nintendo}} for their [[Nintendo3DS 3DS]]. You pilot one of three subs (an adorable little compact sub that can [[BoringButPractical fire torpedoes vertically]], a medium-sized submarine which is JackOfAllStats, and a [[CoolBoat four-torpedo-tube heavy sub]]) through a variety of stages, dodging depth charges, naval mines, and [[HotSubOnSubAction enemy submarines]] along the way. A gyroscope-enabled periscope minigame and a multiplayer turn-based strategy mode round out the package.

A TwoPointFiveD [[AddedAlliterativeAppeal side-scrolling submarine simulator]] from {{Nintendo}} for their [[Nintendo3DS 3DS]]. You pilot one of three subs (an adorable little compact sub that can [[BoringButPractical fire torpedoes vertically]], a medium-sized submarine which is JackOfAllStats, and a [[CoolBoat four-torpedo-tube heavy sub]]) through a variety of stages, dodging depth charges, naval mines, and [[HotSubOnSubAction enemy submarines]] along the way. A gyroscope-enabled periscope minigame and a multiplayer turn-based strategy mode round out the package.