The Game Census
Silent Hunter® III cover art

Silent Hunter® III

Ubisoft · 2008-06-13

SteamEpic Games Store

Simulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Mar 18, 2005 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

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 2008 Simulation title priced at $9.99, with an estimated 200,000 .. 500,000 owners and Very Positive (88% of 2632 reviews).

64
playing now
88%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

64 players in-game as of 2026-10-15 20:00 UTC (census sample)

Silent Hunter III is a submarine simulation developed by Ubisoft Bucharest and published by Ubisoft. It was released for Windows on March 15, 2005. Like Silent Hunter II, it places the player in command of a German U-boat during the Battle of the Atlantic in World War II.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 64 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 103 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~13/week).
  • · Review velocity down 17% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 8% of 16,992 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 105k–211k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,632 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $1.27 at GamesPlanet DE (2022-11-07)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 59 of 77 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
454520182026Week of 2018-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-09-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2018-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 24 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 36 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 44 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 37 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 45 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 34 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 35 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 32 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 30 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 41 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 28 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 31 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 29 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 26 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 21 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 13 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 23 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 22 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 16 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 17 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 18 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 19 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 20 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 12 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 14 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 11 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 15 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

97192026-09-16 06:00 — 23 players2026-09-17 14:00 — 57 players2026-09-18 21:00 — 70 players2026-09-20 05:00 — 35 players2026-09-21 13:00 — 52 players2026-09-22 20:00 — 70 players2026-09-24 04:00 — 22 players2026-09-25 11:00 — 36 players2026-09-26 19:00 — 86 players2026-09-28 02:00 — 37 players2026-09-29 10:00 — 45 players2026-09-30 17:00 — 79 players2026-10-02 01:00 — 41 players2026-10-03 08:00 — 46 players2026-10-04 16:00 — 97 players2026-10-06 00:00 — 46 players2026-10-07 07:00 — 33 players2026-10-08 15:00 — 63 players2026-10-09 22:00 — 59 players2026-10-11 06:00 — 34 players2026-10-12 14:00 — 64 players2026-10-13 21:00 — 54 players2026-10-15 05:00 — 19 players2026-10-15 20:00 — 64 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
11423Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 29 · peak 56Dec 2012 — avg 29 · peak 73May 2013 — avg 27 · peak 67Oct 2013 — avg 27 · peak 58Mar 2014 — avg 36 · peak 100Aug 2014 — avg 38 · peak 90Jan 2015 — avg 45 · peak 105Jun 2015 — avg 40 · peak 87Nov 2015 — avg 39 · peak 97Apr 2016 — avg 48 · peak 111Sep 2016 — avg 48 · peak 93Feb 2017 — avg 60 · peak 126Jul 2017 — avg 54 · peak 120Dec 2017 — avg 59 · peak 122May 2018 — avg 57 · peak 107Oct 2018 — avg 60 · peak 126Mar 2019 — avg 78 · peak 172Aug 2019 — avg 67 · peak 137Jan 2020 — avg 77 · peak 148Jun 2020 — avg 92 · peak 192Nov 2020 — avg 85 · peak 166Apr 2021 — avg 90 · peak 200Sep 2021 — avg 61 · peak 126Feb 2022 — avg 74 · peak 139Jul 2022 — avg 64 · peak 120Dec 2022 — avg 62 · peak 121May 2023 — avg 58 · peak 124Oct 2023 — avg 62 · peak 122Mar 2024 — avg 66 · peak 130Aug 2024 — avg 70 · peak 140Jan 2025 — avg 67 · peak 129Jun 2025 — avg 55 · peak 102Nov 2025 — avg 56 · peak 120Apr 2026 — avg 52 · peak 111Aug 2026 — avg 49 · peak 95
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$10.87$1.112015-01-012026-09-302015-01-01 — best price $5.992015-04-13 — best price $6.992015-07-25 — best price $1.872016-01-01 — best price $9.952016-05-05 — best price $9.952017-03-07 — best price $4.992017-08-21 — best price $4.492018-08-02 — best price $9.992019-02-04 — best price $3.392019-07-01 — best price $3.402019-11-21 — best price $8.992020-02-05 — best price $8.892020-03-26 — best price $9.992020-09-08 — best price $2.502021-02-15 — best price $9.992021-08-18 — best price $5.712022-03-01 — best price $6.012022-08-29 — best price $9.992022-11-21 — best price $2.082023-01-05 — best price $9.992023-03-13 — best price $1.342023-05-15 — best price $8.272023-07-18 — best price $8.892023-09-04 — best price $2.292023-11-22 — best price $1.362024-01-03 — best price $9.992024-04-03 — best price $9.992024-06-19 — best price $9.992024-09-30 — best price $4.492025-01-09 — best price $9.992025-04-08 — best price $9.992025-06-26 — best price $2.492025-09-29 — best price $2.492025-12-11 — best price $2.492026-02-26 — best price $2.492026-05-18 — best price $2.492026-07-31 — best price $1.112026-09-26 — best price $2.412026-09-30 — best price $2.41
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

44122026-05-29 — 26 pageviews2026-06-02 — 41 pageviews2026-06-06 — 35 pageviews2026-06-10 — 21 pageviews2026-06-14 — 25 pageviews2026-06-18 — 32 pageviews2026-06-22 — 23 pageviews2026-06-26 — 21 pageviews2026-06-30 — 24 pageviews2026-07-04 — 28 pageviews2026-07-08 — 36 pageviews2026-07-12 — 36 pageviews2026-07-16 — 29 pageviews2026-07-20 — 32 pageviews2026-07-24 — 28 pageviews2026-07-28 — 20 pageviews2026-08-01 — 34 pageviews2026-08-05 — 31 pageviews2026-08-09 — 32 pageviews2026-08-13 — 21 pageviews2026-08-17 — 40 pageviews2026-08-21 — 28 pageviews2026-08-25 — 27 pageviews2026-08-29 — 27 pageviews2026-09-02 — 28 pageviews2026-09-06 — 23 pageviews2026-09-10 — 27 pageviews2026-09-14 — 21 pageviews2026-09-18 — 35 pageviews2026-09-22 — 26 pageviews2026-09-26 — 24 pageviews2026-09-30 — 24 pageviews2026-10-04 — 37 pageviews2026-10-07 — 40 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, German

Where its players are

Share of Steam reviews by language (top languages measured) — a proxy for where the player base lives.

Player tags

NavalActionClassicMilitaryStrategyRealisticSubmarineHistoricalOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

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

Players also track

Order of Battle: World War IIHearts of Iron IVUBOATMedieval Kingdom WarsBad North: Jotunn EditionBANNERMENSteel Division 2Partisans 1941

Similarity via IGDB.

Wikipedia ↗