Editing Submarine simulator

{{Short description|Video game genre that focuses on the command of a submarine}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2020}}
[[File:Danger from the deep screenshot 1.jpg|thumb|Periscope screenshot from the 2003 game ''[[Danger from the Deep]]'']]
[[File:Yellow Submarine Second Life.png|thumb|A submarine in ''[[Second Life]]'']]
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A '''submarine simulator''' is a [[video game]] in which the player commands a [[submarine]]. The usual form of the game is to go on a series of missions, each of which features a number of encounters where the goal is to sink [[surface ship]]s and to survive counterattacks by [[destroyer]]s.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} Submarine simulators are notable for the highly-variable pace of the game;{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} it may take hours of simulated time to get into position to attack a well-defended [[convoy]],{{citation needed|date=May 2018}} and sub simulators typically include an option for players to adjust the ratio of real time to simulated time up and down as desired.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

Most submarine simulators use [[World War II]] as the setting; its submarine warfare was lengthy and intense, the historical material is extensive, and the limited capabilities of the period's submarines place a high premium on game playing skill. Games usually feature either US submarines in the Pacific Ocean, or German [[U-boat]]s in the Atlantic Ocean. Another popular category is modern [[attack submarine]]s, especially those of the {{Sclass|Los Angeles|submarine|4}} also known as "688s" after the hull identification number of the first vessel of the class.

Game displays generally include an overhead map or "radar" view, showing the submarine and any ships whose position can be detected, the [[periscope]] view if the sub is close enough to the surface, a set of gauges showing depth and course, and a boat plan showing [[torpedo]] availability, damage to various subsystems and other in-game issues that may arise.

The first submarine simulator available to the civilian public was Thorn EMI's ''[[Submarine Commander]]'' of 1982.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

==Titles==
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! Name
! Year
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| ''[[1914 Shells of Fury]]''
| 2007
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| ''[[Battle Submarine]]''
| 1995
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| ''[[688 Attack Sub]]'' 
| 1988
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| ''[[688(I) Hunter/Killer]]'' 
| 1997
|-
| ''[[Aces of the Deep]]'' 
| 1994
|-
| ''[[AquaNox]]'' series
| 1996–2020
|-
| ''[[Archimedean Dynasty]]''
| 1996
|-
| ''[[Barotrauma (video game)|Barotrauma]]''
| 2023
|-
| ''[[Cold Waters (video game)|Cold Waters]]''
| 2017
|-
| ''[[Command: Aces of the Deep]]'' 
| 1995
|-
| ''[[Dangerous Waters (video game)|Dangerous Waters]]'' 
| 2005
|-
| ''[[Danger from the Deep]]''
| 2003
|-
| ''[[Das Boot: German U-Boat Simulation]]'' 
| 1990–91
|-
| ''[[Deadly Tide]]'' 
| 1996
|-
| ''[[Depthcharge]]'' 
| 1977
|-
| ''[[Deep Fighter|Deep Fighter: The Tsunami Offensive]]''
| 2000
|-
| ''Dive to the Titanic''<ref name="DiveToTheTitanic-GamePro">{{cite magazine |last1=Noble |first1=McKinley |title=OMFG Review: Dive to the Titanic |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/222405/omfg-review-dive-to-the-titanic/ |magazine=[[GamePro]] |publisher=[[International Data Group]] |access-date=12 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828233118/http://www.gamepro.com/article/reviews/222405/omfg-review-dive-to-the-titanic/ |archive-date=28 August 2011 |date=26 August 2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 2010
|-
| ''[[Enigma: Rising Tide]]'' 
| 2003/2005
|-
| ''[[Fast Attack: High Tech Submarine Warfare]]'' 
| 1996
|-
| ''[[Gato (video game)|GATO]]'' 
| 1984
|-
| ''[[Harpoon (video game)|Harpoon]]''
| 1989
|-
| ''[[The Hunt for Red October (1987 video game)|The Hunt for Red October]]'' 
| 1987–90
|-
| ''[[Hunter Killer (video game)|Hunter Killer]]'' 
| 1989
|-
| ''[[Iron Lung (video game)|Iron Lung]]''
| 2022
|-
| ''[[Operation Neptune (video game)|Operation Neptune]]'' 
| 1991
|-
| ''[[Sega Periscope|Periscope]]'' 
| 1966
|-
| ''[[Radar Mission]]'' (Mode B) 
| 1990
|-
| ''[[Red Storm Rising (video game)|Red Storm Rising]]'' 
| 1988
|-
| ''[[Sea Wolf (video game)|Sea Wolf]]''
| 1976
|-
| ''Silent Depth: Submarine Simulation''{{efn|Known as ''Silent Depth: 3D Submarine Simulation'' on the PC}}<ref name="SilentDepth-PocketGamer">{{cite web |last1=Sowden |first1=Emily |title=After several years in the making the submarine simulator Silent Depth is out on iOS |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/silent-depth/after-several-years-in-the-making-the-submarine-simulator-silent-depth-is-out-on/ |website=[[Pocket Gamer]] |publisher=Steel Media |access-date=12 September 2024 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240912191922/https://www.pocketgamer.com/silent-depth/after-several-years-in-the-making-the-submarine-simulator-silent-depth-is-out-on/ |archive-date=12 September 2024 |date=6 December 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SilentDepth-RPS">{{cite web |last1=Vega |first1=Sin |title=Unknown Pleasures: By Land, Air, and Sea |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/unknown-pleasures-by-land-air-and-sea |website=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |access-date=12 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308040512/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/unknown-pleasures-by-land-air-and-sea |archive-date=8 March 2021 |date=14 September 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| 2016
|-
| ''Silent Depth 2: Pacific''<ref name="SilentDepth2-GamePressure">{{cite web |last1=Domeradzka |first1=Zuzanna |title=MicroProse Surprises With Double Announcement: Silent Depth 2: Pacific and Rise of Piracy |url=https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/microprose-surprises-with-double-announcement/ze6206 |website=[[Gamepressure]] |publisher=Gry-Online S.A. |access-date=12 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024024427/https://www.gamepressure.com/newsroom/microprose-surprises-with-double-announcement/ze6206 |archive-date=24 October 2023 |date=19 October 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SilentDepth2-PCGamesN">{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Ed |title=Legendary strategy dev launches new submarine milsim Silent Depth 2 |url=https://www.pcgamesn.com/silent-depth-2/steam-submarine-game |website=[[PCGamesN]] |publisher=Network N |access-date=12 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716195002/https://www.pcgamesn.com/silent-depth-2/steam-submarine-game |archive-date=16 July 2024 |date=16 July 2024 |url-status=live}}</ref>
| TBA{{efn|Early access version was released in 2024}}
|-
| ''[[Silent Service (video game)|Silent Service]]''
| 1985
|-
| ''[[Silent Service II]]''
| 1990
|-
| ''[[Silent Hunter (computer game)|Silent Hunter]]''
| 1996
|-
| ''[[Silent Hunter II]]''
| 2001
|-
| ''[[Silent Hunter III]]''
| 2005
|-
| ''[[Silent Hunter 4: Wolves of the Pacific]]''
| 2007
|-
| ''[[Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic]]''
| 2010
|-
| ''[[Silent Steel]]''
| 1995
|-
| ''[[SSN-21 Seawolf]]'' 
| 1994
|-
| ''[[Steel Diver]]'' 
| 2011
|-
| ''[[Submarine Commander]]'' 
| 1982
|-
| ''[[Sub Battle Simulator]]'' 
| 1987
|-
| ''[[Sub Command]]'' 
| 2001
|-
| ''[[Sub Culture]]'' 
| 1997
|-
| ''[[Sub Hunt]]'' 
| 1982
|-
| ''[[Sub Mission]]'' 
| 1986
|-
| ''[[SubRoc-3D]]'' 
| 1982
|-
| ''[[Subwar 2050]]'' 
| 1994
|-
| ''[[Tom Clancy's SSN]]'' 
| 1996
|-
| ''[[U-boat (video game)|U-boat]]''
| 1994
|-
| ''[[Uboat (video game)|Uboat]]''
| 2024
|-
| ''Up Periscope!''<ref name="UpPeriscope-PCG">{{cite magazine |last1=Ballard |first1=Jim |title=ScreenTest - Dragon |journal=[[Personal Computer Games]] |date=February 1984 |issue=3 |pages=62–63 |url=https://archive.org/details/personalcomputergames-magazine-03/page/n65/mode/2up |publisher=[[Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeverijen]]}}</ref>
| 1986
|-
| ''[[Under the Ice]]''
|1987
|-
| ''[[Virtual Sailor]]'' 
| 1999
|-
| ''[[Wolfpack (video game)|Wolfpack]]''
| 1990
|}

The adventure game ''[[Codename: ICEMAN]]'' (1989) by [[Sierra On-line]] contained a submarine simulator portion.

The vehicle simulator game ''[[Naval Ops: Warship Gunner 2]]'' (2006) by [[Koei]] features submarine hulls & puts the player through several submarine piloting missions, though several other missions are also restricted against submarine use.

==AUV simulators==
There are also a number of simulators available for underwater [[robotics|robots]] such as [[AUV]]s. These simulators are commonly used by research institutes for testing robot control and coordination algorithms before or during the development of a submarine. One of them is UWSim, the Underwater Simulator, which was developed in the IRSLab for marine robotics research and development. UWSim started with the RAUVI and TRIDENT research projects as a tool for testing and integrating perception and control algorithms before running them on the real robots and has continued its development until today.<ref>{{cite book |doi=10.1109/IROS.2012.6385788|chapter=An open source tool for simulation and supervision of underwater intervention missions|title=2012 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems|pages=2577–2582|year=2012|last1=Prats|first1=Mario|last2=Perez|first2=Javier|last3=Fernandez|first3=J. Javier|last4=Sanz|first4=Pedro J.|isbn=978-1-4673-1736-8|s2cid=14879440 }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.subsim.com Subsim.com, a comprehensive information and review site]
*[http://www.irs.uji.es/ IRSLab]
*[http://www.irs.uji.es/uwsim/ UWSim]

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