The Hunt for Red October (1987 video game)

This article is about the 1987 video game. For other games with this title, see The Hunt for Red October (1990 video game) and The Hunt for Red October (console game).
The Hunt for Red October
The Hunt for Red October
Spectrum cover art
Developer(s)Oxford Digital Enterprises
Publisher(s)Argus Press Software
Programmer(s)Commodore 64
Jef Gamon
Amiga
Richard T. Horrocks
Artist(s)Jason Kingsley
Platform(s)Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Macintosh, Apple IIGS, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum, MSX
Release
Apple IIGS: 1989
Genre(s)Submarine simulator
Mode(s)Single-player

The Hunt for Red October is a video game based on the 1984 book The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy. It was released in 1987 and was available for the Atari ST, Amiga, Apple II, Macintosh, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Commodore 64, and IBM PC. A port for the Apple IIGS was released in 1989. The game is a combination of submarine simulator and strategy game. The player navigates the Red October towards U.S. waters while avoiding the Soviet Navy.