Silent Hunter® III
Worth it · Strategy · 2008
Steam Deck PlayableThe verdict
WAIT.
Worth it today. The Winter Sale opens Dec 17, and it was discounted in 8 of its last 8 seasonal sales; 75% in the Winter Sale 2025.
Today
$9.99Worth it
Typical seasonal cut
$2.4975% offWorth it
- Cost per hourS
- $0.16/hr
- Reviews▼
- 88% of 2,643
- Critics
- 90 players 2 lower
- Genre rank
- Top 2% Strategy
Holding it back: Reviews
Why
Watch this gameOne alert at $2.49 or less.
Time and effort
- Main story
- 62.8h
Price and sales
- Sales
- 78 on record
- Typical cut
- 75% off
- Steam low
- $2.49 November 2020
- Sale every
- 48d last September 2026
Players and genre
- Online
- 32 now
- Cheaper than
- 29% of its genre
- Better reviewed
- 93% of its genre
Price and player charts
The value story
The value story
It has been discounted 78 times in the 14 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 75 percent, about 7 weeks apart. Today it is at full price, and its last discount ended about 4 weeks ago.
Against its own genre its score lands in the top 2 percent. It is pricier than 71 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 93 percent. Among the games closest to it, Wolfpack ($34.99, scores 44) and Silent Hunter 5®: Battle of the Atlantic ($9.99, scores 0) both come in lower.
More about Silent Hunter® III
Of the 473 Steam-purchase reviews this site sampled, 5 come from buyers who refunded the game, sampled from reviews written March 2020 to October 2026. Inside the two-hour refund window, 61 percent of the 321 reviews written there were positive, against 88 percent overall, and those are 13 percent of everything written about it.
Buy now or wait
Buy now or wait
Last discount ended 31 days ago.
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
Grades: S best, D weakest
S is the best grade and D the weakest, judged as a buyer. ▲ raises the score, ▼ lowers it, ? is an input we do not have, • is a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
What players say
very old game but great for passing the time a lot of modern submarine games are based in this game. highly recomended 10/10
2 more reviews
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...
The BEST single player sub game ever , expect no alternatives I'd also suggest you try mods and for the love of god whatever u do get the mod that lets u change the resolution
Steam reviews, mixed to its ratio and rotated daily. Opinions are theirs.
About the game
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.
Minimum specs
Minimum on the Steam store: 512 MB of memory, 64 MB (128 MB video card recommended)(see supported list*), 1.5 GB of storage. Windows only.
No data upstream: achievement curve (Steam global achievements).
Cite this score
Silent Hunter® III scores 77/100 on the BANG Score (worth it) as of Nov 8, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/15210/silent-hunter-iiiReviews set the ceiling, and price against real length moves the BANG Score inside it. How it works, and where it is weak → Steam reviews as of Nov 1, price as of Nov 7. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.