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Silent Hunter® III
The king of submarine simulations returns with an all-new 3D engine, new crew command features, and more realistic WWII naval action than ever before. The movie-like graphics and simple, tension-filled gameplay make this the perfect game for the realism fanatic and the casual gamer.
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Tactical submarine simulation depth” (25 of 77 reviews) and “Endless varied patrol experiences” (6); the most common complaint is “Crashes and broken torpedo behavior” (12). What reviewers agree on ↓
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-10-22 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
25 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“I like having the ability to perform torpedo calculations either manually or automatically. Both of which are not exactly historically accurate, but offer either a very balanced strategy or arcade playstyle in the same…”
“Awesome game. I'm 14, (early gen alpha) and this game after a while has gotten to be extremely fun. It's super realistic for the most part and surprisingly immersive for a 2005 game. For the past couple of years i've…”
6 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“Best WW2 sub sim I've played. I'm old school Silent Service back in the NES days, which is where I got my love for these games. I've played over 100 hours of the vanilla version of this game and I keep coming back for…”
“>log onto the game for the first time >think its easy with the starter uboat >with said starter uboat, make a trip to the channel >everything goes alright till you reach the seapath between calais-de-marck and dover…”
“been playing this game for many years, and will continue too. HOOKED”
4 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“This is a great game. You can play it easy or hard. Has decent time dialation. And it runs on Ye Olde and Reliable.”
“When I was a kid It was best game I played and decided to give it a try like 12 years later and surprising still playable in 2026 and on windows10”
4 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“This is a great game. You can play it easy or hard. Has decent time dialation. And it runs on Ye Olde and Reliable.”
“>log onto the game for the first time >think its easy with the starter uboat >with said starter uboat, make a trip to the channel >everything goes alright till you reach the seapath between calais-de-marck and dover…”
“its absolute cinema because its really fun you do need to have pacience tho first got it played for like 5 hours straig lol (sorry for typos im not english im NL so my spelling is bad)”
3 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“A classic! It's just like Das Boot, the movie. The voices, the suspense, all the pings and scribbles and ticking of the stopwatches. Play for a short while, or a long campaign.. do you have what it takes to be a WWII…”
“that feeling of listening to diesel engines while searching for enemy ship with glasses for an hour on the horizon”
12 of the 77 reviews raise this · 6 of them still recommend the game.
“I like having the ability to perform torpedo calculations either manually or automatically. Both of which are not exactly historically accurate, but offer either a very balanced strategy or arcade playstyle in the same…”
“This game is incredibly good but it crashes constantly. When you hit the buttons to switch the crew around there is a 30% chance that you crash to the desktop. I tried so hard to push through it but I can't even…”
7 of the 77 reviews raise this · 5 of them still recommend the game.
7 of the 77 reviews raise this · 2 of them still recommend the game.
“The most annoying thing about the game is that torpedoes will never reload, destroyers are impossible to torpedo and before you reach where you're supposed to go you will be swarmed either by destoyers escorting nothing…”
“heres my problem, even when its clear weather they have waterproofs on and i cant use deck gun, plus hate to tell the programmers this, but TOPEDOES DONT BOUNCE nor do they collide with each other....did you research…”
“Do not bother. I installed the game and also installed the GSX mod. You will spend many hours wasting time with zero action. This game is a waste of life. I can not express how many hours you will waste with no action…”
Counted across 77 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 88.1% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“9.0 /10 That rating is only for those of you that can understand what gaming was like from 1995 - 2005. If you're under 30 you won't like this game (Most likely). You see this game isn't about having the best graphics or non stop action and or FPS. This game is a simulation. It…”
— a player, Steam review · 4 hrs played“Still running well on Windows 11, mods recommended for a fully experience.”
— a player, Steam review · 396 hrs played“Silent Hunter III is a highly detailed World War II submarine simulation developed and published by Ubisoft, with development led by Ubisoft Romania. Released in 2005 for PC, the game quickly became one of the most respected entries in the long-running Silent Hunter franchise…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-12.
| Genres | Simulation |
| Player tags | Naval Combat · Simulation · Submarine · World War II · Naval · Military · Historical · Underwater · Open World · Realistic · Singleplayer · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Co-op · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, German |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
OS *: Windows 2000 / XP(only) Processor: Pentium® III 1.4 GHz or AMD Athlon™ 1.4 GHz (Pentium 4 2.0 GHz or AMD Athlon 2.0 GHz recommended) Memory: 512 MB Graphics: 64 MB (128 MB video card recommended)(see supported list*) DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0 Sound: Direct X 9.0 compliant PCI card Hard Drive: 1.5 GB *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release Nvidia® GeForce™ 3/4/FX series (GeForce 4 MX NOT supported)ATI® Radeon® 8500/9000 families or newer Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. These chipsets are currently the only ones that will run this game.