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Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific

World War II submarine simulation with American Pacific patrols

Ubisoft Romania · Published by Ubisoft · Released Jun 13, 2008

Simulation

Reviews
Mixed
70% of 1,143
Recent reviews
Not enough recent
Playing now
19
right now
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update
Unknown
no patch notes found

Metacritic: 79/100 (critic reviews)

What is Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific?

You command U.S. submarines and crews in the Pacific during World War II, navigating patrols, hiding from threats, and attacking enemy vessels. Career Mode follows your progress as a naval officer, while single patrols and instant actions provide shorter missions. Crew members gain experience and upgrades.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy commanding American submarines in the Pacific
  • +you like submarine simulations with adjustable difficulty
  • +you want a career campaign built around patrols

Not for you if...

  • you prefer arcade naval combat over submarine simulation
  • you want accessible online co-op or competitive multiplayer

What players say

70% of 1,143 reviews are positive

Players praise the Pacific setting, the chance to command American submarines, and the simulation; several say community mods improve it. The most common complaints are failures to launch and crashes, with some players also reporting trouble loading saved games.

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Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific

Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

Processor
2GHz Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon (4 3GHz Pentium or AMD Athlon recommended)
Graphics
128 MB RAM DirectX® 9-compliant, video card capable of rendering Pixel Shader 2.0 (256 MB RAM recommended) (see supported list*)
Memory
1 GB (2 GB recommended)
Storage
6 GB
DirectX
DirectX 9.0c or later (included)

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Keyboard and mouse
Platforms
Windows
Steam features
Family Sharing

Steam Deck: Playable

  • Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • The native resolution is not the default one
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, French, Spanish - Spain.

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