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Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific
Hunt, hide and kill as you take command of U.S. submarines and crews and navigate the treacherous waters of the Pacific during WWII. Silent Hunter, the industry-leading naval warfare simulation franchise for over a decade, returns to its roots with next-generation graphical realism, immersive gamepl
In short, Steam reviewers most often praise “Pacific submarine tactics” (28 of 77 reviews) and “Low price, substantial playtime” (6); the most common complaint is “Windows launch and crash failures” (32). 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 2026-09-26 · quoted reviews as of 2026-05-13.
What reviewers agree on
28 of the 77 reviews raise this.
6 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“feels like sh3 gamplay w silent hunter 5 feel if that makes sense. at least when it comes to the interiors. u cant walk around its stations like sh3 which i like better honestly. its good imo. not often u get to play as…”
“It's a great game I have to say. The graphics not the best but I usually watch the 2d map anyways. You think the game is slow but when attacking, you have to pause the game to calculate the parameters. You are so busy…”
4 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“Awesome game. Setting allow you to vary the challenge. Graphics great! Mission good. If you like sub games this is one of the best.”
3 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“Awesome game. Setting allow you to vary the challenge. Graphics great! Mission good. If you like sub games this is one of the best.”
“If you enjoy long playing games for WWII submarine warfare, this is the game for you. It requires patience and working toward using tactics to attack, use your crew and complete missions in a timely manner. Highly…”
3 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“Game boots up and runs fine, recommend turning off post processing for quality.”
32 of the 77 reviews raise this · 10 of them still recommend the game.
5 of the 77 reviews raise this.
“Money spent on crap that doesn't work. Stream SUX!!”
4 of the 77 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
3 of the 77 reviews raise this · 1 of them still recommend the game.
“Used to be a good game. Then the saves became unreliable, and the credits in game for kills were regularly not scored. Thought it was getting to be a waste of time. Turns out the problem is Windows, probably Win11. If…”
“it crashes cant load saved games some times and sometimes it just locks up and u have to shut off pc to get out of it”
Counted across 77 English reviews, sampled to match this game's 69.9% positive rating · as of 2026-05-13
“Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific is a detailed naval warfare simulation developed by Ubisoft Romania and published by Ubisoft. As the fourth installment in the long-running Silent Hunter franchise, the game shifts the focus of submarine warfare to the Pacific theater of…”
— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played“The game is okay to me. It's not as good as SH3 but if you a game where your sub can visit the Pacific, then i would still recommend it. But here's the catch, if you are about to buy this game on Steam then you can buy SH4 U-Boat Missions directly without the base game, it's…”
— a player, Steam review · 18 hrs played“Does NOT launch with Windows 11. I have usually been able to get older troublesome games like Far Cry 3 launching and running without any issues, but this one just refuses to work no matter what I try. I've followed all the sugestions and tips both here in the discussion forum…”
— a player, Steam review · 0 hrs playedPlayer activity
Monthly average concurrent players. Live data self-collected from the Steam API · history through 2026-06 via SteamCharts.
Price tracking
US-region pricing (USD), sampled twice daily by our own tracker since 2026-07-11. Steam prices vary by region — always confirm your local price on Steam.
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Cheapest → most expensive, converted to USD at ECB reference rates (2026-10-20). Relative comparison only.
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Screenshots
Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.
Facts & details
From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-05-13.
| Genres | Simulation |
| Player tags | Simulation · Submarine · World War II · Naval Combat · Military · Naval · Historical · Underwater · Multiplayer (SteamSpy community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Multi-player · Family Sharing |
| Languages | English, French, Spanish - Spain |
| Official site | http://silenthunter4.uk.ubi.com/ |
Minimum system requirements (PC)
Minimum: Supported OS: Windows® XP/Vista Only Processor: 2GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon (4 3GHz Pentium or AMD Athlon recommended) Memory: 1 GB (2 GB recommended) Graphics: 128 MB RAM DirectX® 9-compliant, video card capable of rendering Pixel Shader 2.0 (256 MB RAM recommended) (see supported list*) DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c or later (included) Sound: DirectX 9 -compliant sound card Network: 128 kbps upstream or faster (512 kbps upstream or faster needed to host online games) Hard Drive: 6 GB *Supported Video Cards: ATI® RADEON® 9600/9700/9800, X300 to X850, X1300 to X1800NVIDIA® GeForce™ 6