Hostile Waters: Antaeus Rising is a 3D tactical shooter game where players take command of an Old World adaptive cruiser, called the 'Antaeus'. The setting of the game is in the future—the year 2032. The world is at peace for the first time—until a group of past generals and powerful businessmen form the Old World Cabal and try to reclaim the world they once controlled. Gamers must create military units with their carrier and command their army against the forces of the Old World Cabal. Control units are in third person action as well as traditional top-down real-time strategy mode.