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Silent Shark

Silent Shark

A tactical, map-based WWII submarine sim set in the Pacific Theater: Approach, intercept, strike unseen, withdraw into the deep. With realistic instruments, a Torpedo Data Computer (TDC), and including a full campaign with missions, patrol zones, radio intel, and more.

Released Aug 12, 2026 Developer John Goering Platforms Windows · Mac · Linux SubmarineSimulationWorld War IINaval CombatMilitary
View on Steam ↗ $17.99 (US · as of 2026-09-26)

What players say

Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.

98.5%positive130 reviews
Recommended · 31 found this helpful

“Although this game looks intimidating from a distance, the tutorial is well done. I'm an arcade player, you know like Atlantic Fleet. And playing Iron Nest at the same time, so it feels nice to use measuring instruments that semi-auto calculate. Similar feeling for the measuring…”

— a player, Steam review · 9 hrs played
Recommended · 26 found this helpful

“Silent Shark is a nice, casual little sub‑sim with a fresh, minimalistic approach to the genre. It’s challenging without ever feeling arcade‑like thanks to its focus on the tactical map, yet still easy to get into due to its well‑designed UI. It doesn’t exploit its full…”

— a player, Steam review · 35 hrs played
Recommended · 25 found this helpful

“I was sceptical at first, but i got to say it impresses me. Yes of course the graphics aren't fancy like Uboat or Silent Hunter, but thats not the point of the game. I like the simple style and would like to see the game grow bigger. What i like the most is that you can play it…”

— a player, Steam review · 14 hrs played
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Achievement stats

Global completion rates across all Steam players — a data view of how far people actually get. Source: Steam official stats · as of 2026-09-26.

32achievements
6.1%median completion
0.1%rarest: Cut the Fuel Line
81.8% of players 50.2% of players 43.3% of players 39.5% of players 37.2% of players 30.9% of players 30.4% of players 27.6% of players 17.6% of players 11.1% of players 10.8% of players 10.7% of players 9.3% of players 8.4% of players 8.1% of players 7.7% of players 6.1% of players 5.5% of players 5.3% of players 2.1% of players 2.0% of players 2.0% of players 1.6% of players 0.9% of players 0.6% of players 0.5% of players 0.3% of players 0.3% of players 0.2% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 0.1% of players 81.8% 0% most earned rarest
Almost everyone has
81.8%Qualified — Successfully complete the Basic Tutorial.
50.2%A Thousand Miles of Ocean — Travel 1,000 nautical miles during a campaign career.
43.3%First Blood — Sink your first enemy ship during a campaign.
Rarest badges of honor
0.1%Cut the Fuel Line — Sink an enemy tanker.
0.1%Pegging Veteran — Win 20 games of cribbage.
0.1%Platinum Bearings — Score at least 950 points in AOB Trainer.

Latest official news

Developer announcements via the Steam news API — links go to the original posts. More across all games on the news hub.

Sep 15, 2026
Silent Shark Devlog: Moddability & Controller Support

I've been hard at work getting Silent Shark to a point of being moddable as well as fully supporting controller input, so here's a video showing off how far I am so far - I'm planning on making a beta

Sep 01, 2026
v1.0.3 - "Crew Reports" Update

Lots of awesome new stuff in this update - my personal favorite is that I've turned the "Event Log" into a "Crew Reports" panel where the various stations of your submarine will be calling out informa

Aug 22, 2026
v1.0.2 "Quality of Life" Update is out!

Releasing a big update today with a lot of awesome stuff - lots of it as a result of ideas and feedback by all of you. Thanks for all your Steam reviews, all your ideas, suggestions, and bug reports,

Aug 22, 2026
v1.0.2 "Quality of Life" Update

Bugs Fixed The stopwatch now keeps its position after reloading a game and collapses back into its compact control instead of the top-left corner. Radioed contact reports will avoid estimating ship an

Aug 17, 2026
Update 1.0.1 is out!

I got a bunch of improvements and bug fixes for you as I wade through the mountains of awesome feedback and ideas you guys have sent in. Thanks to all the beta testers! Huge thanks also to all of you

Screenshots

Official Steam store screenshots — click any shot to enlarge.

Facts & details

From the Steam store record, snapshot 2026-09-26.

GenresIndie, Simulation, Strategy
Player tagsSubmarine · Simulation · World War II · Naval Combat · Military · Real Time Tactics · Wargame · Naval · Tactical · Stealth · Indie · Historical (Steam store community voting)
FeaturesSingle-player · Steam Achievements · Adjustable Text Size · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Steam Cloud
LanguagesEnglish * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, Japanese *
Achievements32
Official sitehttps://silentshark.app
Minimum system requirements (PC)

Minimum: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 64-bit Processor: Dual-core 2.0 GHz Memory: 4096 MB RAM Graphics: DirectX 11 compatible integrated or dedicated GPU DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 1024 MB available space Sound Card: Windows-compatible audio device VR Support: N/A Additional Notes: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system