Adjustable realism and difficulty
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“the simulator is very flexible and lets you customize your level of play however you want, and I mean any level.”
Steam review · 205.4 h played ↗
UBOAT
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 84%Very Positive · 84%Deep Water Studio2024Management · Simulation · Action
−72%$29.99$8.39
US Steam price, checked 56 min ago
The verdict
A deep, atmospheric WWII U-boat sim with crew management and adjustable realism, but the Type IX DLC update left many bugs and crashes. Skip it if you want polish or dislike clunky UI.
Great for
Silent Hunter fans and patient WWII naval buffs who enjoy torpedo math, crew management and tense patrols
Main risk
Game-breaking bugs, crashes and lost saves since the Type IX DLC update
What players love
Immersive, tense Das Boot atmosphere
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Got depth charged and sunk to the shallow bottom of the English Channel, going completely silent to throw off pursuers”
Steam review · 222 h played ↗
Deep crew management and repair
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Crew management actually matters. Roles, fatigue, morale, injuries, trauma, repair priorities.”
Steam review · 354.9 h played ↗
Best modern successor to Silent Hunter
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“now congrats you now have a Silent Hunter VI, 20 years after waiting.”
Steam review · 18.3 h played ↗
Active modding community and devs
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“the modding community is active (there's a multiplayer mod)”
Steam review · 122.9 h played ↗
Rewarding torpedo attacks
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 positive reviews
“The feeling when a torpedo hits an enemy ship after all that tense waiting is priceless.”
Steam review · 114.9 h played ↗
What players complain about
Game-breaking bugs since Type IX update
Mentioned in ~2 in 3 negative reviews
“Promising and fun game --> enters type IX DLC --> game's gone, literally.”
Steam review · 89.5 h played ↗
Crashes, freezes and poor optimization
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“UBOAT crashes or freezes 2-3 times per hour which is completely insane.”
Steam review · 164.8 h played ↗
Tutorial bugs and steep learning curve
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This is the most mind numbingly slow, hard to learn, difficult, obtuse game”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗
Clunky, confusing UI and port changes
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“Worst UI in the history of computer games.”
Steam review · 44.5 h played ↗
Frustrating AI and time compression
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 negative reviews
“it is so annoying to play every 2 seconds it pauses your time jump and it is so dumb”
Steam review · 31.7 h played ↗
Limited content and repetitive gameplay
Mentioned in ~1 in 14 negative reviews
“only 4 merchant ship types and like 3 tankers while having very limited ship models”
Steam review · 20.5 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Playable71 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64 Bit / Windows 8 64 Bit / Windows 10 64 Bit / Windows 11 64 Bit
ProcessorCore i3 3.1 GHz or AMD Phenom II X3 2.8 GHz
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB (1080p Low) or AMD equivalents
Storage71 GB available space
Recommended
OSWindows 7 64 Bit / Windows 8 64 Bit / Windows 10 64 Bit / Windows 11 64 Bit
ProcessorIntel Quad Core i7 3770K or AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 1060 6 GB (1080p High), GeForce GTX 1070 8GB (1080p Extreme) or AMD equivalents
Storage71 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64 Bit / Windows 8 64 Bit / Windows 10 64 Bit / Windows 11 64 Bit
ProcessorCore i3 3.1 GHz or AMD Phenom II X3 2.8 GHz
Memory6 GB RAM
GraphicsGeForce GTX 750 Ti 2GB (1080p Low) or AMD equivalents
Storage71 GB available space
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