Atari republishes Ubisoft’s survival horror shooter Cold Fear via GOG Preservation Program
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Key points
- Survival horror third-person shooter Cold Fear was republished by Atari for Windows PC via the GOG Preservation Program on Nov. 25, 2025.
- The title received full support for Windows 10 and Windows 11, among other improvements.
- Besides Cold Fear, Atari acquired from Ubisoft IP rights for 2011’s Child of Eden, 2012’s I Am Alive, 2015’s Grow Home, and 2016’s Grow Up.
Survival horror third-person shooter Cold Fear was republished by Atari for Windows PC via the GOG Preservation Program on Nov. 25, 2025.
Origianally developed by Darkworks and and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 2, Xbox and Windows PC 2005′ Cold Fear centers on Tom Hansen, a member of the United States Coast Guard, who comes to the aid of a Russian whaler in the Bering Strait and discovers that a mysterious parasite has turned the crew into zombie-like creatures.
Atari acquired IP rights for the game from Ubisoft on Aug. 26, 2025, along with 2011’s Child of Eden, 2012’s I Am Alive, 2015’s Grow Home and 2016’s Grow Up.
Major features of the GOG’s Cold Fear version
- Full support for Windows 10 and Windows 11;
- Localization into English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, and Polish, both voiceover and subtitles, except the Polish version, which lacks voiceover.
- Added native support for 16: 9 widescreen monitors;
- Added native support for high resolutions including HD, Full-HD, Quad-HD and 4K;
- Added native support for high refresh rates;
- Added support for integrated graphics cards;
- Optimized default graphics settings;
- Added support for modern controllers (including Sony DualSense / DualShock 4, Microsoft Xbox Series / Xbox One / Xbox 360, Nintendo Switch 2 Pro / Switch Pro, Logitech F, Amazon Luna) with same button layout regardless of hardware;
- Added support for Cloud saves.
GOG Preservation Program
Since its launch in November 2023, GOG Preservation Program aims to save old titles that are no longer supported by their developers, adjusting them for compatibility with current operating systems and hardware.
As of the time of writing, in accordance with the Preservation Program’s web page, its catalog includes 263 titles, which have undergone 1,422 improvements.
