Games Like ABZU

Explore the ancient, mysterious world of Journey as you soar above ruins and glide across sands to discover its secrets.

Why similar: Beautiful 32.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 19.6%, Relaxing 14.7%, Atmospheric 11.6%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares ABZU's wordless storytelling, flowing movement, emotional soundtrack, and awe-first approach to exploration.

Experience award-winning Flower, now available on PC. Flower lets you take control of the wind as you explore and navigate beautiful, lush environments.

Why similar: Relaxing 32.1%, Atmospheric 18%, Exploration 13.8%, Colorful 7.6%, Family Friendly 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like ABZU, it is a meditative, music-led experience built around graceful movement through beautiful spaces rather than challenge.

Beyond Blue is a single-player narrative adventure that takes you deep into our planet’s beating blue heart. Explore the awesome wonder and unbounded mystery that exists within the world’s ocean.

Why similar: Underwater 66.6% ★, Exploration 9.4%, Great Soundtrack 6.2%, Adventure 3.8%, Relaxing 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: It trades fantasy for realism, but its calm dives, marine-life focus, and immersive underwater atmosphere make it a natural follow-up to ABZU.

Koral, a love letter to the ocean. Dive into the beautiful underwater world as a sea current. Solve puzzles to bring back to life coral reefs and spread the beauty of the oceans in different sea ecosystems.

Why similar: Underwater 34.3% ★, Beautiful 17.2% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.5%, Relaxing 10.4%, Atmospheric 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This is one of the closest underwater mood pieces on Steam, centered on relaxing swimming, soft puzzles, and ocean serenity.

A land of discovery stretches out before you. Explore the beautiful, rugged world of RiME. Armed with your wits and a will to overcome—and the guidance of a helpful fox—you must explore the enigmatic island, reach the tower's peak, and unlock its closely guarded secrets.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.4%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Exploration 14.7%, Relaxing 11.4%, Adventure 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Its quiet exploration, environmental storytelling, and melancholy beauty closely match ABZU's contemplative adventure feel.

From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world.

Why similar: Atmospheric 23.3%, Exploration 22.6%, Family Friendly 10.7%, Open World 9.2%, Adventure 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: From ABZU's studio, it delivers the same mystical, low-dialogue atmosphere through fluid traversal and striking audiovisual spectacle.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Beautiful 41.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 24.7%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Relaxing 8.7%, Adventure 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: Though 2D, it mirrors ABZU's emphasis on visual poetry, music, and a largely wordless emotional journey.

Boat, climb, interact and explore in the beautiful ruins of a sunken world.

Why similar: Relaxing 28.7%, Exploration 17.2%, Atmospheric 15.4%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Family Friendly 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This expands the same peaceful exploration formula with lush scenery and a stronger sense of natural reclamation.

Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.

Why similar: Relaxing 20.8%, Exploration 13.6%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Beautiful 10.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: It is another combat-free exploration game about quietly moving through gorgeous ruins and soaking in the environment.

A breathtaking open-world adventure awaits! Explore magical realms, restore lost light, and form wordless bonds with players worldwide. Complete quests and solve puzzles in seasonal events that celebrate kindness, discovery, and heartfelt connection.

Why similar: Atmospheric 26.9%, Exploration 24.1%, Family Friendly 12.3%, Open World 12%, Adventure 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same Journey-like wonder with minimal dialogue, elegant movement, and a focus on emotional atmosphere.

A single-player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, created by solo developer Jonas Manke.

Why similar: Relaxing 31.3%, Atmospheric 18.8%, Exploration 17.6%, Colorful 8.5%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its peaceful traversal, light puzzles, and lonely-beautiful landscapes hit a very similar meditative exploration note.

Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.

Why similar: Relaxing 23.5%, Great Soundtrack 19.3%, Exploration 16.4%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Adventure 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Its freeform flying and tranquil world discovery deliver the same airy, contemplative freedom that ABZU gives underwater.

Explore the remains of a fallen world from fascinating perspectives! Slip into the role of different animals to uncover the fate of an ancient world. Dive into deep waters, fly at lofty heights, dig underground as a mole or even climb steep cliffs with a mountain goat, there are lots of ways of getting around.

Why similar: Relaxing 29.7%, Atmospheric 19.3%, Exploration 16.8%, Walking Simulator 8.7%, Family Friendly 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Its gentle pacing, gorgeous natural environments, and emphasis on simply inhabiting a world make it a strong tonal match.

Enjoy meditative vibes in Jusant, an action-puzzle climbing game. Scale an immeasurably tall tower and ascend to new heights alongside your watery companion. Master your climbing tools, find your way up through diverse biomes, and piece together the tower’s past.

Why similar: Relaxing 30.5%, Atmospheric 20.4%, Exploration 17.8%, Colorful 9%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: It offers the same calm, almost spiritual focus on movement and atmosphere, just through climbing instead of swimming.

Soar through virgin skies and dive into lost oceans as you hunt for the ancient gods of the Inverse, a forsaken realm of inside-out planets. Created by a small team of seven developers and originally funded on Kickstarter, InnerSpace is a bright, colorful exploration flying game with no horizons.

Why similar: Relaxing 23.9%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Exploration 17.6%, Atmospheric 10%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Drifting through surreal ecosystems and ancient ruins captures ABZU's sense of wonder and nonverbal discovery.

A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Relaxing 18.2%, Atmospheric 17.5%, Exploration 11.4%, Walking Simulator 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It is a short, reflective exploration game that, like ABZU, relies more on atmosphere and music than on mechanical complexity.

A serene first person exploration game in a surreal, organic world that reacts to your presence. Journey through a psychedelically colorful ecosystem of flourishing flora, rambling waterfalls, burgeoning mountains, glowing monoliths and graceful creatures. A 1-3 hour escape from work, anxiety and stress.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.3%, Relaxing 21%, Atmospheric 16%, Exploration 11.6%, Walking Simulator 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This is a relaxed first-person wander through a colorful, reactive ecosystem with a similarly dreamy vibe.

Spirit of the North is a single-player 3rd-person adventure game inspired by the breathtaking and mysterious landscapes of Iceland. Play as an ordinary red fox whose story becomes entwined with the guardian of the Northern Lights, a female spirit fox.

Why similar: Relaxing 19.5%, Beautiful 17.1% ★, Great Soundtrack 14.9%, Exploration 11.1%, Adventure 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: This wordless animal adventure leans heavily on tranquil movement, environmental storytelling, and scenic immersion.

Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

Why similar: Relaxing 30.7%, Atmospheric 22.9%, Exploration 20%, Open World 9.5%, Adventure 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is similarly nonviolent and exploration-driven, prioritizing mood, art direction, and quiet discovery over traditional action.

An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.

Why similar: Underwater 51.1% ★, Atmospheric 20.8%, Relaxing 20.1%, Adventure 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Why You'll Like It: Its lonely voyage, minimal text, and steady environmental interaction evoke ABZU's soothing sense of flow and discovery.

Refunct is a peaceful, short first-person platformer about restoring a vibrant world.

Why similar: Relaxing 27.6%, Great Soundtrack 25.4%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Beautiful 8.1% ★, Exploration 8%

Why You'll Like It: Its minimalist, soothing traversal and short-form meditative design make it a good fit if ABZU's movement was what hooked you most.

You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!

Why similar: Beautiful 23.8% ★, Relaxing 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Exploration 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: If your favorite part of ABZU was simply exploring a beautiful world at your own pace, this is an excellent fit.

Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?

Why similar: Underwater 37.4% ★, Beautiful 17.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Exploration 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: It is a more abstract take on underwater discovery, but its fascination with mysterious marine ecosystems makes it resonate with ABZU fans.

Stan, a professional diver in the North Sea, is struggling to overcome a life-changing loss during an extended mission underwater. Stuck in his self-imposed solitude, he starts to experience strange events and will have to make the most significant choice of his life...

Why similar: Underwater 63.3% ★, Exploration 10.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Adventure 6%, Third Person 2.6%

Why You'll Like It: Darker and more narrative-heavy, but still built around solitary underwater exploration and the emotional pull of the deep.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Relaxing 24.8%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Beautiful 17.2% ★, Exploration 14.6%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: Lighter and cuter than ABZU, but it offers the same low-pressure joy of free exploration and taking in the scenery.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 30.7%, Beautiful 22.2% ★, Exploration 17.1%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Open World 4.9%

Why You'll Like It: While less relaxing, it delivers a similarly powerful sense of curiosity, solitude, and environmental storytelling through exploration.

Aquaria is an award-winning action-adventure game set in a massive underwater world teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets. Join Naija, a lone underwater adventurer, as she travels from hidden caves shrouded in darkness, to beautiful, sunlit oases in search of her past.

Why similar: Underwater 42% ★, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Beautiful 15.4% ★, Exploration 9.5%, Adventure 3%

Why You'll Like It: In 2D form, it shares ABZU's emphasis on swimming, ocean beauty, and a standout soundtrack-driven atmosphere.

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Why similar: Underwater 68.5% ★, Exploration 12.2%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Open World 6.1%, Adventure 3.3%

Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

Why similar: Atmospheric 40.3%, Exploration 28.8%, Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 6.6%, Singleplayer 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This quiet, atmospheric journey similarly turns travel itself into the emotional core of the experience.

From the creators of Ratchet & Clank, Song of the Deep is a metroidvania-style action-adventure game following a young girl’s quest into the unknown to find her missing father. It combines underwater discovery, skill, and suspense with a powerful story.

Why similar: Underwater 77.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Adventure 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is more action-oriented, but its underwater traversal, marine setting, and exploratory feel strongly echo ABZU.

Proteus is a game about exploration and immersion in a dream-like island world where the soundtrack to your play is created by your surroundings. Played in first-person, the primary means of interaction is simply your presence in the world and how you observe it.

Why similar: Relaxing 28.2%, Exploration 18.5%, Beautiful 17.5% ★, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Walking Simulator 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is another pure mood-piece where wandering through a living world and absorbing its soundscape is the main appeal.

DAVE THE DIVER is a casual, singleplayer adventure RPG featuring deep-sea exploration and fishing during the day and sushi restaurant management at night. Join Dave and his quirky friends as they seek to uncover the secrets of the mysterious Blue Hole.

Why similar: Underwater 54.2% ★, Relaxing 20.3%, Exploration 10.6%, Adventure 4.5%, Casual 3.4%

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.4%, Atmospheric 22.4%, Exploration 13.9%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Adventure 7.9%

You wake up, alone, on a strange island full of puzzles that will challenge and surprise you.

Why similar: Exploration 22.8%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Relaxing 10.6%, Open World 9.1%, Colorful 8.4%

Guide two brothers on an epic fairy tale journey from visionary Swedish film director, Josef Fares and top-tier developer Starbreeze Studios. Control both brothers at once as you experience co-op play in single player mode, like never before.

Why similar: Atmospheric 24.9%, Beautiful 24.9% ★, Great Soundtrack 19%, Adventure 11.8%, Story Rich 5%

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 28.2%, Atmospheric 25.4%, Exploration 15.2%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Story Rich 8.4%

Surf across magnificent waves of sand and glistening waters on an epic quest to restore a lost ocean. From the visionary artist behind ABZÛ, The Pathless, and Journey, Sword of the Sea is an atmospheric surfing adventure with fast movement inspired by classic skateboarding and snowboarding games.

Why similar: Atmospheric 30.2%, Exploration 27.6%, Adventure 11%, Colorful 9.9%, Fantasy 6.1%

Submerge yourself in one of the most immersive diving simulators to date. Gather your gear, choose your diving spot and discover what lies beneath the surface as you venture deep into the unknown.

Why similar: Underwater 56.4% ★, Relaxing 17.6%, Exploration 9.5%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%, Adventure 3.5%

Existential Nature Simulation

Why similar: Relaxing 39.7%, Great Soundtrack 26.6%, Beautiful 14.1% ★, Casual 6.3%, Simulation 5.2%

“Ori and the Blind Forest” tells the tale of a young orphan destined for heroics, through a visually stunning action-platformer crafted by Moon Studios for PC.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 56.5%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Adventure 5.3%, Exploration 5.3%, Fantasy 4%

A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 26.5%, Beautiful 19.7% ★, Atmospheric 17.6%, Relaxing 13.8%, Adventure 6.4%

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Atmospheric 52.5%, Adventure 17.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Singleplayer 9.3%, Indie 9.2%

Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. Pick up trash, explore the vibrant waters, and take care of axolotl-like alien creatures!

Why similar: Underwater 54.8% ★, Relaxing 17%, Exploration 6.8%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Colorful 4.6%

Subside is an immersive aquatic VR experience with multiple areas to explore and lifelike aquatic creatures to interact with. Crafted with unparalleled realism, it aims to replicate the nuances of real-life swimming and diving in shallow waters

Why similar: Underwater 64% ★, Relaxing 13.9%, Exploration 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Simulation 3%

Fancy a relaxing drift through magical waters? Enjoy this seafaring voyage in search of the sunset!

Why similar: Beautiful 28.9% ★, Relaxing 23.9%, Great Soundtrack 19.3%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Exploration 6.8%

An adventure game about a hungry fish 🐟 Dive, jump, swim and eat your way through a lush micro-world. Can you escape the polluted pond?

Why similar: Underwater 38.5% ★, Relaxing 14.3%, Exploration 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Colorful 6.3%

Experience the wonder and majesty of the ocean through a series of habitats and come face to face with some of the most awe inspiring species on the planet.

Why similar: Adventure 37.4%, Casual 30.7%, Simulation 17%, Indie 7.6%, Singleplayer 7.4%

Be the Universe in this epic, award-winning reality simulation game - featuring thousands of playable characters, endless exploration, an extraordinary soundtrack and narration from Alan Watts.

Why similar: Relaxing 28.4%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Exploration 11.6%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Open World 6.5%

Pilot a remotely operated submarine and explore the oceans! Defy the darkness and crushing pressure of the deeps as you chart unknown regions and study new species of ocean life.

Why similar: Underwater 54.7% ★, Relaxing 16.6%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Exploration 9.5%, Open World 4.3%

Discover a once-thriving ocean, now tainted by enigmatic dark entities. Your quest: decipher the mystery and rekindle the ocean's radiant light.

Why similar: Underwater 55.7% ★, Atmospheric 14.4%, Exploration 9%, Adventure 5.2%, Fantasy 3.7%

Diluvion is a 3D deep sea, Jules Verne inspired, exploration game with RPG elements and thrilling submarine combat. As the Captain of your own vessel, you must grow and manage your crew as you search for the secrets of the past in a hauntingly beautiful flooded world.

Why similar: Underwater 89% ★, Adventure 5.9%, Indie 2.8%, Open World 1.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%

Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.

Why similar: Underwater 66.8% ★, Exploration 10.6%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Open World 5.7%, Adventure 3.6%

Enter the underwater world thriving with life! Let the aquatic beings guide you trough the mystery deeps and explore nooks and crannies of beautiful ocean landscape!

Why similar: Underwater 68.3% ★, Exploration 14.9%, Casual 8.8%, Simulation 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.3%

Create your own paths combining the different elements available in this uniquely crafted world. Immerse yourself in a relaxing experience where your actions shape not only your surroundings but also your fate.

Why similar: Beautiful 23.6% ★, Great Soundtrack 21.8%, Relaxing 15.8%, Exploration 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%

You're a Stardiver on a mission. Descend into the depths of an underwater world filled with wonder, mysteries, and peril. Discover the story behind the abandoned base. Explore this submerged planet and learn its history.

Why similar: Underwater 54.6% ★, Relaxing 15%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Exploration 8.6%, Adventure 3.7%

From the creators of What Remains of Edith Finch. Enter the surreal world of The Unfinished Swan and explore a mysterious, hidden kingdom by splatting paint to reveal the world around you.

Why similar: Exploration 25.6%, Beautiful 20.3% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Immerse yourself in the ultimate relaxing aquarium experience. Watch fish glide gracefully through a serene, ever-changing tank—no setup, no stress, just pure tranquility. Enjoy soothing visuals and ambient ASMR sounds as your aquarium comes to life effortlessly. Your peaceful escape awaits!

Why similar: Underwater 62.1% ★, Relaxing 19.3%, Atmospheric 5%, Colorful 4.9%, Casual 2.5%

Plunge into VR on a capsizing research ship, the Triton, where survival means outmaneuvering the water's lethal surge. Freedive through a sinking ship, overcome underwater chaos, and unlock your path to the surface, all while protecting your most precious resource: the breath in your lungs.

Why similar: Underwater 56.8% ★, Beautiful 16.8% ★, Exploration 10.1%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Adventure 4.1%