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Silent Depth 2: Pacific

Platform(s): PC
Genre: Simulation
Publisher: Microprose
Developer: Microprose

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'Silent Depth 2: Pacific' Available On Steam Early Access, Roadmap Revealed - Trailer

by Rainier on July 16, 2024 @ 1:37 p.m. PDT

Silent Depth 2: Pacific is a lite sub-sim where you enter the Silent Service at the command of a Gato class submarine on War Patrols during World War 2.

Prepare to dive into the heart of World War II naval battles as Silent Depth 2: Pacific promises to bring more to the submarine warfare genre, delivering thrilling and immersive experiences.

You’ve been on patrol for multiple days when you see a fleet on the horizon. Your first instinct is to dive and engage, but it’s a clear day and one of the destroyers has spotted you. Now it’s a fight for survival, a naval game of cat and mouse. Avoid the depth charges whilst you fight back and strike when the enemy is at its most vulnerable, or switch to silent running and lose the enemy.

Silent Depth 2 is a sim lite game for those who want to put their foot in the door and understand the challenges of being a Submarine Commander. Much like “Silent Service” and other early submarine games, this game allows you to perform each of the important roles on the ship, from commanding torpedos, firing guns, navigating, and diving.

How long will you survive, and ultimately how much tonnage you sink is down to skill and cunning.


MicroProse is happy to announce that Silent Depth 2: Pacific is available through Steam Early Access and will remain so for about 6-12 months.

Our initial game builds will be focused on the “cat and mouse” nature of Submarine War Patrols. You will need to conserve resources and return to Midway island to resupply and repair to keep serving until the end of the war.

The focus of your missions will be on maximising the destruction of enemy tonnage.

The size of enemy merchant fleets you’ll encounter is based on both luck and the difficulty level you choose. As a Captain it’s important to weigh up the opportunity of attacking nearby targets with your current resources, checking your Submarine repair level status before entering a battle.


Once engaged in a battle, you will ultimately be involved until you achieve either a win, are sunk, manage to escape, or have the enemy ships escape.
Use your cunning, remain hidden until you can create the correct strategy to engage. Sometimes you will get lucky and encounter merchant shipping without escorts, other times you may spot some real threats and need to prioritise them.

Your goal is to send as many ships as possible to the deep before they can do the same to you, or risk an early end to the allied war effort in the Pacific.

“We are planning to add additional events and mission types that players will encounter on war patrols, upgrades and more. We will communicate the planned roadmap to players in steam dev blogs and on the steam page.”

Get ready to fill the shoes of a WWII submarine commander in the treacherous Pacific waters at the height of the conflict.

Key Features:

  • Approachable ‘cat and mouse’ gameplay set in the Pacific Ocean.
  • Encounter and evade a variety of enemy fleets & merchant ships on war patrols.
  • Realistic water simulations for a truly immersive experience.

  • Intuitive torpedo-based combat with auto-calculated firing solutions, keeping the action fast and furious.

  • Day and night cycles, offering different challenges and opportunities.

  • Varied weather conditions can impair visibility, adding an extra layer of complexity.

  • Sink ships whilst carefully monitoring your limited resources to maximise your daily tonnage score.

  • A layered damage system that challenges you to react and survive when different ship systems become temporarily or permanently unavailable

Silent Depth 2: The Pacific is coming to PC (Steam) in 2025.


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