UBOAT

UBOAT

Steam Deck Unsupported

Deep Water Studio · Simulation · Aug 2, 2024

Yes, worth buying.

On sale at $29.31, but it has been as low as $8.39.

84%
Very Positive
27k player reviews
High confidence
Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story and characters: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 33 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 56 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Crashes: 47 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Monetization: 10 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 27k player reviews · updated a day ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
30% of themes are praise40% are divided30% are caveats
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
Although I have some gripes with this game, I still recommend it solely because it delivered on the promise of being a uboat simulator, the replayability, the potential, good game.
46 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
A truly dynamic campaign that involves you with transmissions while at sea, video briefings at port, and welcomes from the individual port commanders.
34 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
The water visuals are stunning — I stopped to look more than once
33 of 300 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Gameplay46 reviews
Story and characters34 reviews
Graphics33 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Difficulty30 reviews
90%
Interface15 reviews
53%
Combat11 reviews
82%
Audio11 reviews
73%
Players complain% still recommend
Bugs56 reviews
57%
Crashes47 reviews
45%
Monetization10 reviews
80%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 2 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

On sale, not the lowest

Currently $29.31 (−28%). The lowest we've tracked is $8.39.

5 points recordedtoday · $29.31

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
84%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
51
total to unlock
Rarest-achievement stats coming soon
Average playtime
Not tracked yet

We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.