In the future, resources became increasingly scarce, leading to continuous wars between various countries on Earth. The surface of the planet became so polluted that it was impossible for humanity to live on it any more. Nuclear explosions covered the outside world, and humans fled into the depths of the ocean. Soon, the continents were flooded, and nuclear winter imprisoned the Earth. However, humans continued to live in the stations on the ocean's bottom, in a new world without sunlight - a world called Aqua.

By the middle of the 27th century, Aqua has been divided into the democratic Atlantic Federation, the oligarchy of the Arabic Clans Union, and the monarchist Russo-Japanese Shogunate. A mercenary named Emerald "Deadeye" Flint is hired by a man called El Topo to escort a sulfur-transporting cargo ship, and gets kidnapped by a group of Shogunate mercenaries in process. Mysteriously, their female leader Hong Long helps Flint escape. As Flint begins to undertake mission to repay his debt to El Topo, he becomes involved in a political struggle, unable to distinguish friend from foe.

Archimedean Dynasty is a submarine simulation with action elements. Controlling Flint, the player completes primary and secondary missions to advance the story and earn money, which can be used to upgrade Flint's vessels. Primary weapons, torpedoes, turret command software, generators, hull plating, noise reduction technology, and other devices can be purchased and installed on the boat. The player then begins a journey in the submarine, viewing the 3D environments from a first-person perspective. Deep sea currents and particularities of the terrain must be observed, and enemies dealt with by using the available weapons on board.

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Alternate Titles

"Schleichfahrt" -- German title

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User Reviews

A gritty science-fiction submarine simulation... and a great example for why gamers love the 90ies.	Lumpi (197)
A well put together game that manages to tell a good story and provide excellent gameplay for many hours to come.	Rezorrand (241)

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The Press Says

PC Player (Germany)	Nov, 1996		100
Game.EXE	Jan, 1997	95 out of 100	95
Privat Computer PC	1997	93 out of 100	93
Adrenaline Vault, The (AVault)	Feb 26, 1997		90
Gamezilla	1997	88 out of 100	88
PC Games (Germany)	Nov, 1996	87 out of 100	87
GameSpot	Jan 14, 1997	8.3 out of 10	83
PC Gameplay (Benelux)	Dec, 1996	82 out of 100	82
Power Play	Nov, 1996	80 out of 100	80
Reset	May, 1997	7 out of 10	70

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Can you play this without a joystick?	5	Lumpi (197) Jun 17, 2009

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Trivia

Title translation

The German title (the development studio was based in Mannheim) of the game is Schleichfahrt. This means "silent running" in English, a stealth mode for submarines in which all nonessential systems are shut down.