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Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter brings you an authentic and historically accurate destroyer simulation along with gripping anti-submarine warfare set in the turmoils of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter is a simulation, naval combat and world war ii game
developed by Iron Wolf Studio S.A.
and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Released on December 06th 2023 is available on Windows and MacOS
in 14 languages: English, Polish, French, Spanish - Spain, Russian, German, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Spanish - Latin America, Turkish and Italian.
It has received 1,038 reviews of which 783 were positive and 255 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.2 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 0.49€ on Gamivo.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 (64-bit)
- Processor: Intel Core i5 6400 or AMD equivalents
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 6GB
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 12 GB available space
- Sound Card: DirectX compatible
MacOS
- OS: Mac OS X 10.15
- Processor: Intel Core i5 6400
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Radeon Pro 570X (720p Low)
- Storage: 12 GB available space
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I like operating all the various sensors to track the u-boat. I'm a fan of submarine simulators and this is good to see the battle from the other side. The game is well done, runs smoothly and I haven't yet encountered any bug. The AI uboat are very aggressive (more than I am when I am in their place), maybe too much, although the game might be boring if their were more tame. Not sure how many hours it will be fun to play this game as it might become repetitive. I bought it at a bargain price, so not complaining here. The devs made a top-notch effort in delivering a polished simulation. It makes you feel your are Krause in "the good shepherd" novel by Forrester, and that was exactly what I wanted to feel. Unrealistic: uboat captains are too aggressive. Unlimited ammunition.
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TLDR Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter delivers an immersive naval warfare experience and blends tactical depth with atmospheric tension. Procedurally generated missions and battles grant a good level of replayability. For those interested in WWII era naval warfare, this is a gem and a milestone in destroyer class anti-submarine battles. Gameplay The game puts you into the shoes of the commander on a WWII Fletcher-class destroyer, hunting down German U-boats. Being a great fan of submarine simulations, stepping from the submarine perspective onto the Destroyer is an engaging experience and playing both sides is not only good entertainment value, but comes with some interesting aspects looking at situations from 'the enemies' standpoint. The level of realism of some of the important mechanics strikes a decent balance between accessibility and realism, requiring you to master some aspects such as sonar tracking of the submarines, targeting your anti-submarine arsenal and coordinating between the crew stations. Depending on your session's settings, the game also offers some level of escort group command. The blend of strategic planning of and preparing for an attack paired with the fast action of the actual attack runs keep the experience varied and engaging. Up to the player's personal comfort level, more or less of the stations and tasks can be supported by AI assistance or simplified handling, allowing for a relatively easy entry barrier or focusing on learning individual aspects of the ship's systems, first. The rather steep learning curve might be intimidating to some players, but mastering the tools on hand is a fun and rewarding journey. Graphics Destroyer comes at good but not great graphics. It is, however, certainly sufficient to depict an immersive experience of naval combat. The attention to detail on the ship's deck and details enhances immersion. The not groundbreaking graphics are during most gameplay situations not a large drawback, since you spend most of your time working at the different stations. Sound The sound atmosphere of the game is generally good. The voice acting leaves room for improvement and does not do much good for immersion levels, but is acceptable enough not to ruin it, either.
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I would recommend this game for any naval warfare/WW2 nutters like myself, however, whilst the people making it have put a lot of work into it since it was first released as an early release, it still needs work. The 'campaign' is only like 9 or 10 convoys you escort, each getting bigger in size obviously, and you fight 3 or 4 running battles in each convoy escort before you hand over to the RN and your job is done and you get a score. I have a big problem with how the battles end; you could be about to drop some charges on a Uboat, got him dead to rights, but suddenly you hear "all attacking uboats have been sunk or deterred from attacking" and it just stops there. Wait, hang on, what about this guy I'm about to blow out of the water? Are we just letting him go? Also if that happens the end battle video sort of merges with the audio from your ship firing charges and it's honestly glitchy as hell and annoying. Would be nice to have like, a little 'END BATTLE' thing on the bottom or top out of the way so you could then end the battle after you sink the one you're after. The ship itself is pretty decent in recreation but with the gun emplacements it would be nice if you had the 40mm and 20mm to also fire on a surfaced Uboat. I get about 5 "on target" calls each surfaced boat and somehow they submerge and are all fine despite what should be crippling damage. The other main issue I have is with radio communication and target acquisition. Sometimes it keeps skipping the Uboat I want to focus on, for example I'm chasing Baker but for some reason every two minutes or so it skips to focusing on Charlie. The radio chatter also really should focus on the one you are hunting, I don't care about Mountie going after Charlie when I am bearing down on Baker. I want more updates about bearing, and especially depth, I find sonar does not update or remind of depth enough. Like, "contact is increasing depth" 5 times in a row, cool, but to what? Deep, medium? I do not know what to set my charges at with that call. This is honestly my biggest gripe. There are other minor graphical bits I could criticise but they don't impact gameplay, and overall it's a really fun game if you're into this sort of thing. Can get pretty hectic when your escorts miss their first few runs, and more boats then are timed to join the attacks. So far my record is 1 loss for 9 uboats sunk, but boy did that take some decent first strike luck. So overall fun game, worth it if you're into it, and I would love to see more of it. Especially a pacific edition, with surface combat and air strikes. That would be absolutely excellent in this kind of game I reckon.
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What would make this game even more awesome would be if you could drag the sonar operator out on the stern and shoot him in the face with a 1911 , or the 5 inch deck gun , and then man his station for him, since he seems to be busy with other things or whatever hes doing that involves not finding a submerged uboat.
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Step 1. Install Step 2. Play for the first two missions Step 3. Go to bed Step 4. Wake up and watch Greyhound Step 5. Work in the morning sleepy, but excited to hunt u-boats Step 6. Get off work and ignore family responsibilities to play Step 7. Listen to Greyhound in the background while playing the game.
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Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 29.99€ on Steam.
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter received 783 positive votes out of a total of 1,038 achieving a rating of 7.23.
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Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter was developed by Iron Wolf Studio S.A. and published by Daedalic Entertainment.
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter is playable and fully supported on MacOS.
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter is not playable on Linux.
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter is a single-player game.
There is a DLC available for Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter. Explore additional content available for Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter on Steam.
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter does not support Steam Remote Play.
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Iron Wolf Studio S.A.
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Daedalic Entertainment
Release
06 Dec 2023
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