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The king of submarine simulations returns with an all-new 3D engine, new crew command features, and more realistic WWII naval action than ever before. The movie-like graphics and simple, tension-filled gameplay make this the perfect game for the realism fanatic and the casual gamer.

Silent Hunter® III is a naval combat, simulation and submarine game developed and published by Ubisoft.
Released on June 13th 2008 is available only on Windows in 2 languages: English and German.

It has received 2,442 reviews of which 2,145 were positive and 297 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.4 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

The Steam community has classified Silent Hunter® III into these genres:

Naval Combat Simulation Submarine World War II Naval Military Historical Underwater Open World Realistic Singleplayer Multiplayer Action Strategy Classic War

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System requirements

These are the minimum specifications needed to play the game. For the best experience, we recommend that you verify them.

Windows
  • 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)
  • Memory: 512 MB
  • Graphics: 64 MB (128 MB video card recommended)(see supported list*)
  • DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0
  • Sound: Direct X 9.0 compliant PCI card
  • Hard Drive: 1.5 GB
  • *Supported Video Cards at Time of Release Nvidia® GeForce™ 3/4/FX series (GeForce 4 MX NOT supported)ATI® Radeon® 8500/9000 families or newer
    Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. These chipsets are currently the only ones that will run this game.

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March 2025
An oldie but a goodie! SH3 is absolutely fantastic if you're looking for a sub-sim. It's got plenty of realism settings to cater to both die-hard sim fans as well as casual players. Read the manual and watch the tutorial vids, and you'll be well on your way Kapitan! There's also a prominent community out there and some great mods for the game. Overall, you can't go wrong with it!
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Jan. 2025
Now 20 years old but still immersive. It's faults are well known but tolerable. One piece of advice is to save the game periodically, particularly if on a long ocean transit, and after any successful action. Otherwise you may lose a considerable amount of game time. Often find if you really zoom in on the navigation chart when conducting a detailed action, plenty of plots and updates, the program can bug out then. So again, in such cases in pays to save so you are not wasting a lot of careful work. Stuck to playing the vanilla version but plenty of advice on that and the modded versions on SubSim and other forums, plenty of good info amongst the sometimes rubbish.
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Jan. 2025
There's a reason this game is at or near the top of the charts for Submarine games - even after 20 years. In short, it's damn near perfect. But I'll be honest - if you like instant gratification, guns-a-blazing action then look elsewhere. This game relies on planning and stealth. You may spend hours stalking your prey for that perfect kill. And much like the real-life events it portrays, you will slowly turn from the "hunter" into the "hunted" as the allies slowly figure things out and improve their weapons and tactics. Enjoy the 1st and 2nd "Happy Times" while they last. Like a real U-boat commander, there's a 70-80% chance that you won't survive the war. A remarkable game that has stood the test of time.
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Dec. 2024
This is by far, the best subsim ever made. It still holds up to this day. Graphics are descent, ever after 19 years. The campaign is awesome, especially going from the beginning to the end of the war, especially at the end where the difficulty rises because of how the Allies evolved their tactics and technology. I would also use the Grey Wolves mod to make the experience even better.
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Aug. 2024
Best sub simulator after mods are installed. ARB UI mod to bring widescreen gfx and nice menus. checkout subsim.com for more, endless modification.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Silent Hunter® III is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

Silent Hunter® III is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

Silent Hunter® III received 2,145 positive votes out of a total of 2,442 achieving a rating of 8.42.
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Silent Hunter® III was developed and published by Ubisoft.

Silent Hunter® III is playable and fully supported on Windows.

Silent Hunter® III is not playable on MacOS.

Silent Hunter® III is not playable on Linux.

Silent Hunter® III offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

Silent Hunter® III includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

Silent Hunter® III does not currently offer any DLC.

Silent Hunter® III does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

Silent Hunter® III does not support Steam Remote Play.

Silent Hunter® III is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Silent Hunter® III.

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Silent Hunter® III
4.99€
8.4
2,145
297
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
49
Developer
Ubisoft
Publisher
Ubisoft
Release 13 Jun 2008
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