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Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions cover art

Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions

Ubisoft Romania · Ubisoft · 2008-06-13

Steam

Simulation

Modes: Single player, Multiplayer · Perspectives: First person

Releases: Feb 29, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

Experience the thrill of the hunt! Prowl the waters as the captain of a German submarine in a never-before-seen theatre of operations — the Indian Ocean. Take part in the war against British supply lines off the coast of North Africa and support the Japanese war against the U.S. Navy.

Silent Hunter®: Wolves of the Pacific U-Boat Missions is a Simulation game released in 2008, priced at $9.99, with an estimated 50,000 .. 100,000 owners and a Very Positive review sentiment (82% of 321 reviews).

6
playing now
82%
positive of 321 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
80/100
critic score (1 outlets, IGDB)
72/100
IGDB user rating (5 ratings)
platinum
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
$9.99
steam price (US)

6 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 18:00 UTC (census sample)

Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific is a computer submarine simulation for Windows developed by Ubisoft Bucharest and published by Ubisoft in 2007. It places the player in command of a U.S. Navy submarine during World War II and takes place in the Pacific theater. The game allows players a variety of play modes including career, single war patrol and single battle engagements. An expansion pack, The U-Boat Missions, was released in 2008.

Health check

Quiet
  • · 6 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 15 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~2/week).
  • · Review velocity up 15% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 26% of 16,638 Simulation games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-09-01

Estimated sales: 13k–26k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 321 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $2.20 at GreenManGaming (2021-02-10)via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $9.99 · on sale 6 of 12 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
101020162026Week of 2016-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2016-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2016-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2016-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2016-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2017-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2017-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2017-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2017-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

1532026-09-15 04:00 — 6 players2026-09-16 12:00 — 3 players2026-09-17 19:00 — 12 players2026-09-19 03:00 — 8 players2026-09-20 10:00 — 7 players2026-09-21 18:00 — 13 players2026-09-23 02:00 — 6 players2026-09-24 09:00 — 5 players2026-09-25 17:00 — 11 players2026-09-27 00:00 — 9 players2026-09-28 08:00 — 4 players2026-09-29 15:00 — 11 players2026-09-30 23:00 — 8 players2026-10-02 06:00 — 10 players2026-10-03 14:00 — 11 players2026-10-04 22:00 — 14 players2026-10-06 05:00 — 6 players2026-10-07 13:00 — 7 players2026-10-08 20:00 — 13 players2026-10-10 04:00 — 6 players2026-10-11 11:00 — 11 players2026-10-12 19:00 — 11 players2026-10-14 03:00 — 6 players2026-10-14 18:00 — 6 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
205Jul 2012Aug 2026Jul 2012 — avg 5 · peak 18Dec 2012 — avg 5 · peak 16May 2013 — avg 5 · peak 15Oct 2013 — avg 6 · peak 17Mar 2014 — avg 11 · peak 26Aug 2014 — avg 8 · peak 18Jan 2015 — avg 12 · peak 30Jun 2015 — avg 9 · peak 23Nov 2015 — avg 11 · peak 24Apr 2016 — avg 13 · peak 31Sep 2016 — avg 10 · peak 24Feb 2017 — avg 15 · peak 35Jul 2017 — avg 13 · peak 31Dec 2017 — avg 11 · peak 29May 2018 — avg 10 · peak 23Oct 2018 — avg 10 · peak 24Mar 2019 — avg 15 · peak 35Aug 2019 — avg 14 · peak 30Jan 2020 — avg 15 · peak 33Jun 2020 — avg 15 · peak 35Nov 2020 — avg 15 · peak 30Apr 2021 — avg 14 · peak 28Sep 2021 — avg 13 · peak 26Feb 2022 — avg 14 · peak 31Jul 2022 — avg 12 · peak 24Dec 2022 — avg 10 · peak 21May 2023 — avg 9 · peak 23Oct 2023 — avg 9 · peak 19Mar 2024 — avg 10 · peak 22Aug 2024 — avg 9 · peak 20Jan 2025 — avg 8 · peak 21Jun 2025 — avg 8 · peak 21Nov 2025 — avg 10 · peak 21Apr 2026 — avg 11 · peak 21Aug 2026 — avg 9 · peak 21
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$39.99$2.202015-01-012026-07-092015-01-01 — best price $5.992015-04-10 — best price $9.952015-06-11 — best price $5.992015-07-08 — best price $10.792015-11-25 — best price $4.992015-12-22 — best price $4.992016-02-03 — best price $9.992016-02-18 — best price $39.992016-03-28 — best price $9.992016-07-07 — best price $9.012016-12-22 — best price $4.992017-06-22 — best price $4.992017-12-21 — best price $3.392018-07-05 — best price $9.992018-12-21 — best price $3.392019-03-25 — best price $9.992019-09-23 — best price $9.992020-01-23 — best price $3.392020-03-25 — best price $9.192020-11-25 — best price $2.492021-02-11 — best price $2.492021-06-24 — best price $2.492021-12-01 — best price $9.992022-03-07 — best price $2.492022-07-25 — best price $9.992022-11-22 — best price $2.492023-03-09 — best price $9.992023-06-02 — best price $2.492023-11-28 — best price $9.992024-03-14 — best price $2.492024-07-11 — best price $9.992025-02-27 — best price $2.492025-07-10 — best price $9.992025-12-18 — best price $2.492026-03-26 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

3692026-05-30 — 22 pageviews2026-06-03 — 15 pageviews2026-06-07 — 24 pageviews2026-06-11 — 14 pageviews2026-06-15 — 18 pageviews2026-06-19 — 29 pageviews2026-06-23 — 15 pageviews2026-06-27 — 24 pageviews2026-07-01 — 13 pageviews2026-07-05 — 18 pageviews2026-07-09 — 21 pageviews2026-07-13 — 21 pageviews2026-07-17 — 29 pageviews2026-07-21 — 20 pageviews2026-07-25 — 25 pageviews2026-07-29 — 22 pageviews2026-08-02 — 17 pageviews2026-08-06 — 27 pageviews2026-08-10 — 25 pageviews2026-08-14 — 33 pageviews2026-08-18 — 20 pageviews2026-08-22 — 17 pageviews2026-08-26 — 27 pageviews2026-08-30 — 21 pageviews2026-09-03 — 15 pageviews2026-09-07 — 20 pageviews2026-09-11 — 15 pageviews2026-09-15 — 18 pageviews2026-09-19 — 27 pageviews2026-09-23 — 24 pageviews2026-09-27 — 17 pageviews2026-10-01 — 10 pageviews2026-10-05 — 9 pageviews2026-10-08 — 24 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerMulti-playerFamily Sharing

1 supported languages: English

Player tags

NavalSubmarineSimulationNaval CombatSingleplayerWorld War II

Census log

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

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Similarity via IGDB.