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Silent Service 1+2

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3.6/5

( 17 Reviews )

3.6

17 Reviews

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Silent Service 1+2
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0400 hours, Tuesday, August 12, 1942… BATTLE STATIONS! BATTLE STATIONS! Enemy convoy identified on radar! The world is deep at war, and you're submerged among the enemy. Prepare to dive into Silent Service, the submarine simulation that recreates authentic World War II sea patrols in the bloody wat...
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3.6/5

( 17 Reviews )

3.6

17 Reviews

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Product details
1985, MicroProse, ...
System requirements
Windows XP / Vista / 7 / 8 / 10, 1.8 GHz, 512 MB RAM, 3D graphics card compatible with DirectX 7 (co...
Description
0400 hours, Tuesday, August 12, 1942… BATTLE STATIONS! BATTLE STATIONS! Enemy convoy identified on radar!

The world is deep at war, and you're submerged among the enemy. Prepare to dive into Silent Service, the submarine simulation that recreates authentic World War II sea patrols in the bloody waters of the South Pacific.

From the second you take command, you'll live by the motto FIND 'EM, CHASE 'EM, SINK 'EM, as you follow instruments, charts and your instincts in search of hostile convoys. Is a submerged daylight periscope attack best or do you charge in on the surface at night using only radar bearings to guide you? Do you fire a spread of your precious torpedoes or can you close the range and pick off the enemy with a single torpedo shot? These decisions and many more are yours to make as you take your place among the elite ranks of the Silent Service!
  • Includes Silent Service and its sequel Silent Service II.
  • Challenging combat versus single ships and heavily escorted convoys.
  • All the critical battle stations: engine room, conning tower and ship’s bridge.
  • An infinite variety of situations using complete maps and charts for the entire Southwest Pacific.
  • A wide selection of historical scenarios from individual attacks to patrol missions.
Goodies
Silent Service I manual Silent Service II manual (English) Silent Service II manual (German) Silent Service I reference card Silent Service II reference card Silent Service II map tips to new captains
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:

Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility

Please be advised that Windows 10 operating system will receive frequent hardware driver and software updates following its release; this may affect game compatibility

This game is powered by DOSBox.
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Works on:
Windows (7, 8, 10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04), Mac OS X (10.7)
Release date:
{{'1985-12-31T00:00:00+02:00' | date: 'longDate' : ' +0200 ' }}
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Size:
60 MB

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Posted on: June 25, 2014

rouge1701

Games: 245 Reviews: 11

A True Gem of a Game

I still have the cd, but GOG is much more convenient. I've played similar games that are sleeker and better looking than this, but they can't compare to the game play. Few games get you as invested as this one. I remember spending hours harassing a convey that had two tankers (what luck!) and a carrier (the gods smile upon me!) as well as a mess of escorts (whom gods destroy...). I popped up to get a visual, and spent 20 minutes avoiding depth charges. With sonar and dead reckoning, I got right behind the carrier and put two fish in her stern. I didn't wait to see the result, and sat on the bottom for 20 more minutes waiting for the destroyers to go away. I've had more successful battles, but few as fun as that was.


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Posted on: January 23, 2014

gas.gas

Games: 406 Reviews: 46

Great classics

I played SS on Amiga 1000, i remember it was impressive back in the days. Complex, rewarding in therms of satisfaction, and also its a game that gives really a sense of freedom. SSII added more depth as there was a career mode and more varied situations during the patrols. I played a lot more the first then the second anway. Im not sure if played today they could return the same magic feeling as it was back in the 80s.. anyway they are still solid sure.


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Posted on: July 22, 2019

eidzei

Games: 24 Reviews: 1

Nostalgic...

...but it might not be enough. Not sure, though. I used to play the game on C-64. I played it a lot and I did love it. Very rarely it crashed giving some basic (yes, C-64 basic) error message and a line number. For sure it was not coded using only assembler. That did not happen very often. But it did crash when I had my very best run with not a single lost torpedo and sinking huge amount of unarmed ships with the deck gun (or smth). Oh, boy, was I furious about that. It seems to me, that stories and imagination used to be more important back then. The depth. Now it's more about the looks of it all. And it is not just the games, it's the same all over. Partly it might also be that memories have grown sweeter.


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Posted on: August 14, 2020

ChefMikeB

Games: 31 Reviews: 2

Great blast from the 90's!!

I had the original in the pre-internet days, and I'll never forget being snowed in for 3 days during reading week and completing the whole thing!! Fantastic time waster, worth every penny!


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Posted on: September 7, 2025

Lusty101

Verified owner

Games: 1018 Reviews: 19

Classic

I have not ever played this game before and was quite happy with it but I found it even as a retro gamer a little too old in way it plays, would of been amazing at its time but not much now. I would only buy it if your a hardcore lover of this game and only if it is on special. I gave it 3 stars as don't hate it but didn't love it either.


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