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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Data as of 2026-05-20.
“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 count fetched 2026-07-11 11:42 UTC · history 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 2026-05-20.
| 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 |
| Estimated owners | 200,000 – 500,000 (SteamSpy) |
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.