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Silent Hunter® III cover art

Silent Hunter® III

Ubisoft · 2008-06-13

SteamEpic Games Store

Simulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative

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.

42
playing now
88%
positive of 2.6k reviews
Very Positive
steam rating
200,000–500,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
65/100
IGDB user rating (13 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$9.99
steam price (US)

42 players in-game as of 2026-08-30 03:00 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
  • · 42 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 19% of 6,689 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-30

Estimated sales: 105k–210k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 2,629 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 49 of 70 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

80212026-08-06 22:00 — 41 players2026-08-07 06:00 — 24 players2026-08-07 14:00 — 63 players2026-08-07 22:00 — 48 players2026-08-08 06:00 — 30 players2026-08-08 14:00 — 53 players2026-08-08 22:00 — 49 players2026-08-09 06:00 — 27 players2026-08-09 14:00 — 75 players2026-08-09 22:00 — 50 players2026-08-10 06:00 — 23 players2026-08-10 15:00 — 63 players2026-08-10 23:00 — 38 players2026-08-11 07:00 — 21 players2026-08-11 15:00 — 65 players2026-08-12 23:00 — 44 players2026-08-14 06:00 — 26 players2026-08-15 14:00 — 59 players2026-08-16 22:00 — 69 players2026-08-18 05:00 — 26 players2026-08-19 13:00 — 50 players2026-08-20 20:00 — 75 players2026-08-22 04:00 — 29 players2026-08-23 11:00 — 60 players2026-08-24 19:00 — 80 players2026-08-26 03:00 — 31 players2026-08-27 12:00 — 39 players2026-08-28 19:00 — 79 players2026-08-30 03:00 — 42 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).

Price history

$10.87$1.112015-01-012026-08-112015-01-01 — 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 $1.112026-08-11 — best price $2.50
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

52122026-05-29 — 26 pageviews2026-06-01 — 41 pageviews2026-06-04 — 15 pageviews2026-06-07 — 33 pageviews2026-06-10 — 21 pageviews2026-06-13 — 34 pageviews2026-06-16 — 24 pageviews2026-06-19 — 23 pageviews2026-06-22 — 23 pageviews2026-06-25 — 23 pageviews2026-06-28 — 28 pageviews2026-07-01 — 27 pageviews2026-07-04 — 28 pageviews2026-07-07 — 23 pageviews2026-07-10 — 24 pageviews2026-07-13 — 32 pageviews2026-07-16 — 29 pageviews2026-07-19 — 29 pageviews2026-07-22 — 36 pageviews2026-07-25 — 28 pageviews2026-07-28 — 20 pageviews2026-07-31 — 22 pageviews2026-08-03 — 22 pageviews2026-08-06 — 43 pageviews2026-08-09 — 32 pageviews2026-08-12 — 17 pageviews2026-08-15 — 34 pageviews2026-08-18 — 20 pageviews2026-08-21 — 28 pageviews2026-08-24 — 39 pageviews2026-08-26 — 37 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerCo-opFamily Sharing

2 supported languages: English, German

Player tags

NavalActionClassicMilitaryStrategyRealisticSubmarineHistoricalOpen WorldSimulation

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.

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