Silent Storm

The player commands a team of up to six elite soldiers on the Axis or Allied side, undertaking a variety of missions. Once the player begins a campaign, they may select a premade character or create their own to lead the team through the game. Once the introductory mission is complete, the player can access a base complete with a medical station, armoury, personnel, and a panzerklein hangar. From this point, the player may select a team of six characters from a pool of 20.

Each character has a role such as medic, sniper, scout, grenadier, soldier or engineer. Each role has different advantages and liabilities in battle. As the player progresses through the game, the armoury will receive new weapons for the player to use, either stolen from enemies or contributed from their own forces.

The game's story takes place during World War II in an alternate history. Thor's Hammer Organization (THO) is a shadowy organization with connections all over Europe and the goal of world domination. THO knows that this goal cannot be attained while there are powers capable of challenging them, and aims to use its connections and advanced technology to make sure the two sides of World War II devastate each other, while THO makes a grab for power when both are exhausted. The obvious influence of Norse mythology on the organization's name is further shown by the fact that all THO members use a mythological name as their call sign.

In exchange for the services of both Allied and Axis higher-ups, Thor's Hammer provides them with some of their inventions, including Panzerkleins. Panzerkleins are difficult to destroy, as they are essentially immune to small arms fire.

Silent Storm was developed by Nival Interactive, a Moscow-based studio previously responsible for the Allods (Rage of Mages) series. The game's showing at E3 2003 won it the "E3 2003 Best of Show" award in the tactical genre from Wargamer. Its English version went gold in January 2004.

According to Metacritic, Silent Storm received "generally positive reviews" from critics. The game experienced poor sales in the United States; GameSpot reported that "fewer than 20,000 copies" of the game sold during 2004.

While praised for its tactical depth, aesthetics and the quality of its game engine, the game has been criticized for its "silly", "over-the-top" story and voice acting, and for its inclusion of science fiction elements – specifically the Panzerkleins – and their effect upon game balance in the latter stages of the game. The game's "tired", "played-out" World War II setting, poor performance on contemporary hardware, lack of meaningful managerial features, and lack of multiplayer, were also noted.

Silent Storm was followed by an expansion pack entitled Silent Storm: Sentinels. The later Hammer & Sickle (2005) serves as a successor to the two games.