Silent Hunter® III
World War II submarine simulation with unscripted naval patrols
Ubisoft · Released Jun 13, 2008
- Reviews
- Very Positive
- 88% of 2,631
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Playing now
- 38
- peak 24h 43
- Steam Deck
- Playable
- Last update
- Unknown
- no patch notes found
Metacritic: 90/100 (critic reviews)
What is Silent Hunter® III?
In this World War II naval simulation, you command a U-boat through a non-linear campaign. You hunt Allied convoys and warships, evade escorts and aircraft, give orders to your crew, and attack with torpedoes or a deck gun.
For you if...
- +you enjoy patient naval tactics and planning attacks
- +you want to adjust how complex the simulation is
- +you like campaigns shaped by your patrol decisions
Not for you if...
- −you want constant action instead of long patrols
- −you dislike learning submarine controls and torpedo targeting
What players say
88% of 2,631 reviews are positive
Players praise the atmosphere and tension of submarine patrols, and many recommend community mods. Players complain about frequent crashes and display limitations on modern systems; some also struggle with the controls and torpedoes.
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Silent Hunter® III system requirements
As published by the developer.
Minimum
- 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)
- Graphics
- 64 MB (128 MB video card recommended)(see supported list*)
- Memory
- 512 MB
- Storage
- 1.5 GB
- DirectX
- DirectX 9.0
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
- Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
- Some text entry requires manually opening the on-screen keyboard
- Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
- All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
- Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
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