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Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter brings you an authentic and historically accurate destroyer simulation along with gripping anti-submarine warfare set in the turmoils of the Atlantic Ocean during World War II.

Early AccessSep 28, 2022
Release DateDec 6, 2023
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)77.5% (mostly positive) / 77.7%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)73.3% / 73.6%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)510  Top 20% / 565  Top 20%
Curators74 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time8.4 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar17 minutes  Bottom 35%
Followers20.3K  Top 5%
Owners± 43.9K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 33.3K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 612.5K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter's Steam rating and reviews from September 2022 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 79% (December 2022) to 75.3% (April 2023).

The 565 reviews Top 20% suggest that Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter's review languages. The most popular language is English (59%), followed by Simplified Chinese (12%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 22 languages represented. The game is translated in 14 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. You can also see the reviews during the Early Access phase. The time played is adequate, reaching 19 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.8 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Great atmosphere
  • Realistic models and water wakes on the keel
  • Convincing underwater explosion wakes
  • Challenging AI that forces you to adapt and study new strategies
  • Virtually endless Skirmish mode that can be customized
  • Two types of attack
  • The escorts are efficient but not infallible
  • Good voice lines and sound
  • Play at any time of day and any weather, makes the game even better
  • No gamebreaking bugs and that's a lot for EA!
  • Misplaced explosion effects in relation to impact and depth charge position (maybe a bug?)
  • Sometimes the U-boat AI gets stuck in a loop and keeps circling on itself
  • No campaign (will be added in the future)
  • The event cam showing the Uboat underwater makes the game very arcadey, hopefully they add a feature to remove it
  • The submarine itself is too fast and tanky
  • It's a bit expensive for the content available
  • Pelaaja joutuu hyppimään eri komento valikkojen välillä
  • Not necessarily to kill it (though that is a permanent solution, if you can achieve it)
  • Sometimes submarines seem to move too fast underwater and are too agile
  • The battle starts in cinematic cut scenes all done in 3D with RELEVANT real-time information pertaining to your current detected submarine contact

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 77.5% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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