Obscure

Silent Shark

97% positive of 139 Steam reviews

Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by John Goering.

About the game

A tactical, map-based WWII submarine sim set in the Pacific Theater: Approach, intercept, strike unseen, withdraw into the deep. With realistic instruments, a Torpedo Data Computer (TDC), and including a full campaign with missions, patrol zones, radio intel, and more.

Tagged by players

Submarine
Naval Combat
World War II
Naval
Military
Wargame
Real Time Tactics
Stealth
Tactical
Historical
Simulation
War

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Obscure

Silent Shark

97% positive of 139 Steam reviews

View on Steam

Released: 2026
Steam Deck: Playable
Platforms: Steam

Made by John Goering.

About the game

Tagged by players

Submarine
Naval Combat
World War II
Naval
Military
Wargame
Real Time Tactics
Stealth
Tactical
Historical
Simulation
War

What players say

Recommended
Very, very good experience. This is a submarine game that contains the core elements of hunting and prosecuting surface targets. One excellent feature is that TDC setting results are overlaid on the plotting table display. As a bonus, it avoids activities such as crew management and running around your sub to attack. It is totally engrossing and has had me up until all hours of the night. A delightful experience -…
27 h played when written. 8 found it helpful.
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Recommended
I have a passion about submarines. Nowadays I studying MSc naval architecture and I can humbly say that I loved the gameplay, all these calculations are satisfied me a lot. Please continue to produce and make more games like this genre. 10/10, pure love.
76 h played when written. 3 found it helpful.
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Not recommended
Unfortunately, according to the developer (not the steam disclaimer, but on other websites), this game was "designed by himself, but heavily coded by AI", as stated in a post on the ycombinator news forum during August of this year. Unfortunately, this is an unsafe coding principle and is always severely lacking in oversight. Further to that, the game simply does not do anything that other games have not already…
19 min played when written. 9 found it helpful.
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