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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.
What players say
Steam review score and the most-helpful voices, which may include critical ones. Score via Steam as of 2026-09-26.
“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“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“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 playedAchievement 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.
Latest official news
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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
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
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,
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
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.
| Genres | Indie, Simulation, Strategy |
| Player tags | Submarine · Simulation · World War II · Naval Combat · Military · Real Time Tactics · Wargame · Naval · Tactical · Stealth · Indie · Historical (Steam store community voting) |
| Features | Single-player · Steam Achievements · Adjustable Text Size · Custom Volume Controls · Adjustable Difficulty · Playable without Timed Input · Save Anytime · Steam Cloud |
| Languages | English * , French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Ukrainian, Japanese * |
| Achievements | 32 |
| Official site | https://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