Silent Hunter 5®: Battle of the Atlantic
World War II submarine simulation with first-person crew command
Ubisoft Romania · Published by Ubisoft · Released Mar 3, 2010
- Reviews
- Mixed
- 43% of 2,610
- Recent reviews
- Not enough recent
- Players
- 4
- daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
- Steam Deck
- Unsupported
- Last update on Steam
- Unknown
- no patch notes on Steam
Metacritic: 62/100 (critic reviews)
What is Silent Hunter 5®: Battle of the Atlantic?
You captain a German U-boat in World War II, hunting Allied ships across the Atlantic and Mediterranean in a first-person submarine simulation. Walk through your boat, direct your crew, and choose targets in an objective-driven campaign that changes in response to your actions.
For you if...
- +you enjoy choosing targets in a changing campaign
- +you want to walk through and command a submarine crew
- +you like cooperative or adversarial naval missions
Not for you if...
- −you want surface ship combat rather than submarine command
- −you prefer a fixed campaign with predetermined targets
What players say
43% of 2,610 reviews are positive
Players praise the graphics and the ability to walk around the U-boat; some say The Wolves of Steel mod improves the game. The most common complaint is that it fails to launch or connect. Players also report crashes and targeting bugs, and some say mods are needed to make it playable.
Screenshots and trailer
Silent Hunter 5®: Battle of the Atlantic system requirements
Minimum: 512 MB DirectX® 9.0c-comp…, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB of disk space.
As published by the developer.
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- OS
- Windows® XP (Service Pack 3), Windows Vista® (Service Pack 2)
- Processor
- Intel® Core™2 Duo E4400 2 GHz / AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 4000+ 2.1 GHz or higher (Intel Core™2 Quad Q6600 2.4 GHz / AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ 2.6 GHz or higher recommended)
- Graphics
- 512 MB DirectX® 9.0c-compliant video card(*see supported list)
- Memory
- 1 GB (Windows XP) / 2 GB (Windows Vista) (2 GB recommended)
- Storage
- 10 GB (15 GB recommended)
Does Silent Hunter 5®: Battle of the Atlantic have co-op or multiplayer?
Yes: co-op (mode not specified). It also has a single-player mode.
Does Silent Hunter 5®: Battle of the Atlantic run on Steam Deck?
Unsupported No: Valve rates it Unsupported on Steam Deck.
- Not supported on SteamOS
PC version details
- DRM
- None declared on Steam
- Controller
- Keyboard and mouse
- Platforms
- Windows
- Languages
- Text only: English.
Does Silent Hunter 5®: Battle of the Atlantic use AI-generated content?
No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.
Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam
