Silent Hunter : Wolves of the Pacific
Hunt, hide and kill as you take command of U.S. submarines and crews and navigate the treacherous waters of the Pacific during WWII. Silent Hunter, the industry-leading naval warfare simulation franchise for over a decade, returns to its roots with next-generation graphical realism, immersive gameplay, innovative crew evolution and more...
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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.
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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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Do not play this game unless you play with the GWX Knight's Cross Edition megamod, which makes the game playable on modern systems and widescreen monitors. I've owned this game since its original release back in 2005, before steam existed. So let's just say Steam's estimate on my hours played is woefully inaccurate. I also play with the aforementioned (free) megamod and SH3 Commander which makes it playable outside of the Steam Client. My real playtime must run into a few thousand hours. When SH3 first game out in 2005 it was a fairly mediocre U-boat sim upgraded from its predecessor. But the vanilla game felt like an empty world, with empty ports, and although more immersive than its earlier renditions, it needed a lot of work. Then from the Subsim modding community came the Grey Wolves Expansion (GWX) which turned the game into far and away the best submarine simulator game ever made, if you don't mind playing the German side in the Battle of the Atlantic during WW2. SH4 shifted focus to the American side in the Pacific War, which just wasn't as interesting, and then SH5 went back to its roots giving us much better graphics, but a much crappier game that was more or less abandoned by the developers as soon as it was released. Even with megamods such as The Wolves of Steel (TWOS) keeping SH5 alive, it just wasn't the same. Never mind, we still had SH3 and the GWX expansion, right? But as time went on, computer systems got better, operating systems changed, monitors went widescreen, and SH3 even with GWX began to get old and not as functional on modern computers without an awful lot of work. For quite a few years it had slipped by the wayside and became all but a distant memory of how good things had once been. Fast forward to 2026 and thanks to the Subsim modding community's passion and dedication, the full glory of SH3 with GWX is perfectly playable again, and fully upgraded to widescreen monitors with the GWX Knight's Cross Edition megamod. SH3 is back on top! Do not play this game without it.
Without a doubt, this game is the best entry in the Silent Hunter series. In my humble opinion, no other installment captures the atmosphere of the third one. It’s a perfect blend of music, ambient sounds, crew voices, and the constant pressure from destroyers — a combination that keeps me coming back again and again. Like fine wine, this game only gets better with age. It reminds me of the days when Ubisoft still knew how to make truly great games. Thanks for my childhood — the best subsim ever!
9.0 /10 That rating is only for those of you that can understand what gaming was like from 1995 - 2005. If you're under 30 you won't like this game (Most likely). You see this game isn't about having the best graphics or non stop action and or FPS. This game is a simulation. It requires you to think and to use your brain in ways that some of you just have not experienced. That being said, if you have a good imagination and don't mind some mid-level graphics, what you will find here may just blow you away. You see this game (as I told my 30 year old son) has 10x more depth than anything modern they are putting out. The kids these days (for the most part) just don't have the attention span to learn how to play something like this let alone actually get immersed in it. If the idea of being a submarine Captain in WWII, hunting and stalking your prey and then running deep to escape into the black depths -before circling back and striking again- has any interest to you, then perhaps you may have just found a hidden gem that some of us old timers recall quite fondly. Do yourself a favor and check out some mods like this one here for an updated experience: https://thegreywolves.com/
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Frequently Asked Questions
Silent Hunter® III is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.
No, Silent Hunter® III is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.
Yes, 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.
Yes, Silent Hunter® III is playable and fully supported on Windows.
No, Silent Hunter® III is not playable on MacOS.
No, Silent Hunter® III is not playable on Linux.
This information about Silent Hunter® III is not available yet.
This information about Silent Hunter® III is not available yet.
No, Silent Hunter® III does not support VR.
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.
No, Silent Hunter® III does not currently offer any DLC.
No, Silent Hunter® III does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
No, Silent Hunter® III does not support Steam Remote Play.
Yes, 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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Developer
Ubisoft
Publisher
Ubisoft
Release
13 Jun 2008
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