688(I) Hunter/Killer
Fair · Strategy · 2006
Steam Deck UnsupportedThe verdict
NO RUSH.
Fair at $1.99. Buy it if you want it.
- Length
- 10.9h 44.3h to 100%
- Value
- $0.18/hr
- Reviews
- 82% of 227 positive
Full price
Today
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Buy now or wait
Discounted in each of its last 8 seasonal sales.
- Next sale
- Winter Sale, Dec 17 to Jan 4
Sources: IsThereAnyDeal, Valve.
What drives the score
How to read this
Grades run S to D, read from the buyer's side. ▲ marks a lift, ▼ a drag or a dock, ? an input we do not have, • a fact this genre's score does not use. How the grades work
About the game
688(I) Hunter/Killer, the most realistic submarine simulation ever developed for PC. Master the sonar and weapons control systems, learn to develop real target situations and outfit your boat with the latest advanced weaponry. Then use your skills to complete the tour of duty and earn your dolphins to become a true submariner.
Minimum specs
Windows only.
The value story
It has been discounted 115 times in the 14 years tracked here. The median cut across all of them is 80 percent, about 6 weeks apart. Today's $1.99 at 80 percent off still sits 101 percent above the floor, so a deeper cut exists in its history.
On value it sits in the top 10 percent of its genre. It is pricier than 71 percent of its genre, and better reviewed than 78 percent. Among the games that feel like it, Silent Hunter® III ($9.99, scores 77) beats it on value, while it beats Cold Waters ($39.99, scores 46).
More about 688(I) Hunter/Killer
Finishing takes 10.9 hours; clearing it takes 44, which is 4.1 times the campaign.
Players
- Players online
- 2 when we last checked, on Oct 6, 08:54 UTC
Player counts from the Steam Web API.
What players say
Not Cold Waters, not Command Modern Operations, not Modern Naval Warfare (which never came out) nor Sea Power... only this game makes you THE LORD beneath the waves. Thank God and General Dynamics Electric Boat. ※ライトノベル『フルメタル・パニック！Family』で能登麻美子声のおっさんことさべさべが実況してたゲームでもあります。
2 more reviews, 1 not recommended
It's an old game, but makes for an interesting experience.... You have some sensors... It's intense because it's not a visual sim at all... There is a learning curve but I recommend it...
What we have here is a great attempt at making a submarine simulator that was novel enough when it was made that the average player did not really notice its flaws, but over time these have become extremely noticeable. I tend to put "688 Hunter Killer" into a category of games with "L.A. Noire", "Tropico" and "Assassin's Creed" which I credit with reaching very high with a new concept, and almost making it. The...
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Cite this score
688(I) Hunter/Killer scores 57/100 on the BANG Score (fair value) as of Oct 19, 2026. The BANG Score rates what a game is worth for the money. Via Steam BANGERS. https://steambangers.com/game/2900/688-i-hunter-killerReviews 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 Sep 30, price as of Oct 18. A number here look wrong? Tell me and I will check the inputs.