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Silent Hunter 5®: Battle of the Atlantic cover art

Silent Hunter 5®: Battle of the Atlantic

Ubisoft Romania · Ubisoft · 2010-03-03

Steam

Simulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

Releases: Mar 02, 2010 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Step behind the periscope of a German U-boat and take on the Allied Forces in famous battles across the vast Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. The best-selling submarine series of all time continues with the highly anticipated Silent Hunter: Battle of the Atlantic.

9
playing now
45%
positive of 2.5k reviews
Mixed
steam rating
100,000–200,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
69/100
IGDB user rating (9 ratings)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

9 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 05:00 UTC (census sample)

Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic is a submarine simulator for Microsoft Windows developed by Ubisoft Bucharest and published by Ubisoft. It is the fifth and latest installment of the Silent Hunter franchise and the successor of Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific. Like Silent Hunter II and Silent Hunter III, it places the player in command of a German U-boat during World War II, more specifically the Battle of the Atlantic.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 9 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 29 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~4/week).
  • · Review velocity down 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 20% of 6,675 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 101k–202k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,527 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.49 at GamesRepublic (2015-10-23)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
292920172026Week of 2017-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2017-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 20 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 15 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 22 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 23 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 25 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 29 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 19 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 21 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 18 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 16 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 17 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 12 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 14 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 24 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 2 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1112026-08-11 17:00 — 6 players2026-08-12 09:00 — 2 players2026-08-13 01:00 — 5 players2026-08-13 16:00 — 11 players2026-08-14 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-15 00:00 — 6 players2026-08-15 16:00 — 10 players2026-08-16 08:00 — 1 players2026-08-17 00:00 — 10 players2026-08-17 16:00 — 9 players2026-08-18 08:00 — 4 players2026-08-18 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-19 15:00 — 3 players2026-08-20 07:00 — 4 players2026-08-20 23:00 — 5 players2026-08-21 14:00 — 5 players2026-08-22 06:00 — 3 players2026-08-22 22:00 — 3 players2026-08-23 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-24 05:00 — 2 players2026-08-24 21:00 — 4 players2026-08-25 13:00 — 5 players2026-08-26 05:00 — 3 players2026-08-26 22:00 — 8 players2026-08-27 14:00 — 6 players2026-08-28 06:00 — 4 players2026-08-28 21:00 — 11 players2026-08-29 13:00 — 3 players2026-08-30 05:00 — 9 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$15.82$2.492015-01-012021-03-162015-01-01 — best price $5.992015-04-23 — best price $15.012015-05-18 — best price $15.762015-06-18 — best price $15.822015-07-31 — best price $3.882015-10-23 — best price $2.492015-11-25 — best price $4.992016-01-04 — best price $9.992016-03-24 — best price $4.992016-07-04 — best price $9.992016-12-22 — best price $4.992017-03-27 — best price $9.992017-11-23 — best price $4.992018-01-04 — best price $9.992018-03-22 — best price $3.392018-07-05 — best price $9.992018-12-21 — best price $3.392019-02-11 — best price $9.992019-06-26 — best price $3.392019-09-23 — best price $9.992019-12-03 — best price $9.992020-01-02 — best price $9.992020-02-27 — best price $3.392020-03-26 — best price $9.992020-07-09 — best price $9.992020-12-22 — best price $2.492021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-03-16 — best price $2.49
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

37102026-05-30 — 20 pageviews2026-06-02 — 26 pageviews2026-06-05 — 24 pageviews2026-06-08 — 27 pageviews2026-06-11 — 19 pageviews2026-06-14 — 12 pageviews2026-06-17 — 22 pageviews2026-06-20 — 20 pageviews2026-06-23 — 14 pageviews2026-06-26 — 17 pageviews2026-06-29 — 17 pageviews2026-07-02 — 18 pageviews2026-07-05 — 24 pageviews2026-07-08 — 25 pageviews2026-07-11 — 20 pageviews2026-07-14 — 26 pageviews2026-07-17 — 22 pageviews2026-07-20 — 20 pageviews2026-07-23 — 19 pageviews2026-07-26 — 29 pageviews2026-07-29 — 11 pageviews2026-08-01 — 37 pageviews2026-08-04 — 15 pageviews2026-08-07 — 16 pageviews2026-08-10 — 30 pageviews2026-08-13 — 20 pageviews2026-08-16 — 18 pageviews2026-08-19 — 16 pageviews2026-08-22 — 23 pageviews2026-08-25 — 21 pageviews2026-08-27 — 21 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-op

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

NavalMilitaryStrategySubmarineHistoricalOpen WorldSimulationUnderwaterMultiplayerNaval Combat

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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