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; 45% of 2,533
Recent reviews: Not enough recent
Playing now: 3; right now
Steam Deck: Unsupported
Last update: Unknown; no patch notes found

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

45% of 2,533 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

As published by the developer.

Minimum

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)