Games Like Anoxemia

Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…

Why similar: Underwater 18.6% ★, Puzzle Platformer 14.6%, Dark 11.9%, Side Scroller 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal underwater puzzle-adventure that perfectly mirrors the dark, atmospheric exploration of the ocean floor found in Anoxemia.

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 33.3%, Dark 13.1%, Platformer 12.3%, Puzzle 8.6%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: This seminal puzzle-platformer shares the same dark, minimalist aesthetic and focus on physics-based environmental hazards.

A mysterious signal. A missing crew. And the one man trying to piece it all together. As Abe Douglas, dive deep into a fully underwater metroidvania to explore massive oceanic biomes, battle monstrous bosses, and piece together a mystery that threatens not only your crew, but your own sanity.

Why similar: Underwater 34.7% ★, Side Scroller 16.1%, Dark 11.9%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deep-sea metroidvania that captures the claustrophobic feeling of underwater exploration and the constant threat of environmental danger.

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: Puzzle Platformer 20.2%, Dark 13.2%, Minimalist 10.8%, Platformer 10.7%, Action-Adventure 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features the same tense, atmospheric side-scrolling gameplay and environmental storytelling that defines the experience of navigating dangerous, unknown spaces.

From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

Why similar: Underwater 19.4% ★, Dark 18.6%, Horror 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Puzzle 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: While more horror-focused, it shares the deep-sea sci-fi setting and the sense of isolation that makes Anoxemia so compelling.

Survival, horror at the sunless depths of the Pacific Ocean: Stranded on the seafloor with low light and few tools, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen — and sanity — give out.

Why similar: Underwater 53.9% ★, Horror 19%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Adventure 8.7%, Indie 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: An intense underwater survival game that emphasizes the psychological strain and limited resources of deep-sea exploration.

They Breathe is a short journey into the depths of a forest filled with water. As you swim deeper, it's up to you to figure out the rules of an insidious ecosystem where nothing is as it first seems, and where everyone is after the same precious resource – oxygen!

Why similar: Underwater 25.7% ★, Dark 23.7%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 8%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A short, dark, and atmospheric underwater game that focuses on survival and environmental puzzles in a hostile aquatic world.

Hidden Deep is an atmospheric sci-fi action game heavily inspired by Aliens, The Thing, and Half-Life. Explore, climb, swim, scan, blast and shoot your way through dangerous missions in a huge sub oceanic mining and research facility. Fear the horrors that lurk below…

Why similar: Physics 30.5%, Dark 18.6%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, Puzzle 10.9%, Horror 10%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D physics-based game that focuses on exploring dark, subterranean environments with a heavy emphasis on environmental hazards.

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.7%, Platformer 15.4%, Puzzle 13%, Horror 8.9%, Exploration 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dense, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that rewards careful exploration and environmental interaction in a mysterious, interconnected world.

Exographer is an exploration game based on science. Become an explorer, stranded in an alien planet, and discover the secrets of an extinct civilization. Gain new powers to avoid dangers and obstacles in your journey, and use your camera to reveal particles and hidden clues.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.7%, Platformer 13.8%, Physics 13.6%, Puzzle 11%, Side Scroller 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that emphasizes exploration and scientific discovery, mirroring the scientist-led journey of Anoxemia.

Project Abyss is a deep sea adventure game where you explore as a diver, forced to survive a destiny that goes deeper than anyone imagined.

Why similar: Adventure 38.2%, Action 37.1%, Indie 24.8%

Why You'll Like It: An underwater survival game that captures the tension of scavenging for resources in a dangerous, dark ocean environment.

A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.

Why similar: Underwater 26.4% ★, Physics 21%, Dark 14.5%, Horror 7.4%, Action-Adventure 6%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite exploration game that captures the dread of descending into the dark, unknown depths of the ocean.

In Aphotic Descent, you play as a diver whose submarine crashed at the bottom of the ocean. With no other option for survival, you must make your way to a nearby underwater research facility facing terrifying creatures, all while descending deeper and deeper...

Why similar: Underwater 38.3% ★, Action-Adventure 12.6%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Horror 9.8%, Puzzle 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, underwater adventure game that focuses on the dangers of deep-sea exploration and atmospheric tension.

Grimind is a 2D, physics based, adventure, platform game in horror/creepy theme. Grimind casts you into forgotten caves and ancient crypts, without memories. While being there you have to demonstrate great manual skills to pass obstacles and solve non trivial puzzles to get out of scary environment and additionally discover what are you...

Why similar: Platformer 29.4%, Side Scroller 17.9%, Physics 12.5%, Horror 9.6%, Indie 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based puzzle-platformer that features a dark, cave-like setting and challenging environmental navigation.

Monochroma is a cinematic puzzle platformer. It’s a game about being a kid, growing up with a little brother that needs your help, facing obstacles and solving unique puzzles in a dystopian 1950's setting.

Why similar: Platformer 22.9%, Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Puzzle 14.7%, Side Scroller 10.1%, Adventure 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic puzzle-platformer that uses a dark, muted color palette and environmental storytelling similar to Anoxemia.

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.6%, Dark 16.3%, Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Puzzle 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric puzzle-platformer that excels at creating a sense of vulnerability while navigating hostile environments.

SAMUDRA is an award-winning hand-illustrated deep sea journey.

Why similar: Underwater 23.8% ★, Puzzle Platformer 13.8%, Side Scroller 13.6%, Platformer 9.7%, Action-Adventure 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric underwater adventure that focuses on environmental storytelling and exploration in a polluted, dark world.

A scientist uses a unique teleportation instrument to escape an ancient biomechanical world filled with imaginative technology, deadly traps, and hidden secrets.

Why similar: Physics 24.9%, Dark 20.2%, Platformer 17.9%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Action-Adventure 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: A physics-based platformer that features a dark, sci-fi aesthetic and complex environmental puzzles.

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 48.3% ★, Exploration 11.7%, Adventure 7%, Indie 6.2%, Side Scroller 6%

Why You'll Like It: An underwater exploration game that features a vast, mysterious world and a focus on discovery and environmental puzzles.

What if someone knew your mind better than you did? The Swapper is an award-winning, narrative driven puzzle game set in the furthest reaches of space.

Why similar: Puzzle 24.4%, Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Platformer 16.3%, Atmospheric 13.8%, Side Scroller 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi puzzle game that uses physics and cloning mechanics to navigate eerie, isolated environments.

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 52.3% ★, Horror 16.3%, Exploration 10%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Adventure 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive underwater exploration game that captures the awe and terror of navigating a dangerous, alien ocean.

Dive into the world 'Below the Ocean'! Master thrilling moves like tether-swinging, bubble-jumping, bungee-bouncing, and sling-shot in a mesmerizing underwater adventure. Solve intriguing puzzles and seek hidden treasures. Are you ready to embark on this unforgettable journey?

Why similar: Underwater 23.4% ★, Puzzle Platformer 19.4%, Side Scroller 17.6%, Platformer 10.8%, Minimalist 10%

Why You'll Like It: A precision-platformer that focuses on the mechanics of navigating underwater environments with a dark, pixelated aesthetic.

Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!

Why similar: Underwater 63.6% ★, Horror 19.6%, 2D 8.5%, Action 5.9%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: A submarine simulator that emphasizes the physics, claustrophobia, and constant danger of deep-sea survival.

The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.

Why similar: Underwater 42.3% ★, Platformer 20.7%, Horror 12.7%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Adventure 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed platformer that takes place in an underwater setting, emphasizing atmospheric dread.

EX VITRO is a dark sci-fi 2D platformer where you delve into the ruins of a military research facility and discover the horrors within. Whether machine, creature, or something else entirely, you’ll face the violent legacy of the last survivors of humanity.

Why similar: Platformer 24.8%, Dark 14.1%, Horror 13.6%, Exploration 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: An exploration-heavy metroidvania that focuses on navigating dangerous, isolated environments.

Genopanic is a pixel-art, Metroidvania-inspired adventure-platformer. Explore corridors of the space station, teeming with secrets and dangers, and engage in boss fights. Solve puzzles and uncover hidden mysteries in the dark atmosphere of a sci-fi research complex. Discover the truth with each step

Why similar: Side Scroller 27.6%, Platformer 17.8%, Physics 17.6%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Exploration 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A metroidvania that combines atmospheric exploration with 2D platforming in a dark, sci-fi setting.

Little Nightmares II is the second game in a series that has thrilled and captivated millions of players worldwide since 2017. Now it’s your turn to try to survive this critically acclaimed entry in the most charming horror series ever made.

Why similar: Dark 17.9%, Horror 15.2%, Puzzle Platformer 14%, Puzzle 12.1%, Atmospheric 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' tradition of dark, atmospheric puzzle-platforming with an emphasis on navigating terrifying, hostile spaces.

Explore an abandoned facility on the planet you've crashlanded, solving puzzles with strange plants along the way.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 27.3%, Side Scroller 22.9%, Platformer 18.8%, Puzzle 12.6%, Adventure 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-platformer that centers on the theme of limited resources and survival in an underwater environment.

CRUSH DEPTH is first-person sci-fi horror game set at the bottom of the ocean. A salvage operation that would set you up for life goes sideways when you realize you're not alone down there. You'll solve puzzles and run from danger as you uncover the mysterious fate of Eclipse Station.

Why similar: Underwater 39.5% ★, Action-Adventure 11.7%, Puzzle 11.5%, Horror 10.7%, Exploration 7.1%

A brutally challenging physics-horror caving game. Using only your hands, drag yourself down a suffocating cave system where every hold pulls you further into the darkness. Equal parts rage-game, claustrophobic nightmare, and descent into a forgotten folktale...

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.9%, Physics 19.8%, Dark 16.6%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Horror 7.6%

Space Expedition is a 2D sci-fi platformer where you play as an astronaut who is sent to a space station to collect samples of mysterious dark matter. Space Expedition combines puzzle platforming, pixel art, and atmospheric adventures set in the style of 1980s sci-fi horror films.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 28.3%, Physics 16.6%, Platformer 14.4%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Exploration 8.2%

Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.

Why similar: Physics 20.9%, Dark 17.7%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Puzzle 11.6%, Story Rich 10.5%

You are a journalist in search of your breakthrough story. A promising lead takes you to the abandoned island of Mythargia where you have to discover its buried history connecting two different dimensions.

Why similar: Noir 33.8%, Side Scroller 17.8%, Dark 11.6%, Puzzle 8.5%, Exploration 6%

Complete physics-based platformer puzzles as you venture deeper into an abandoned research facility responsible for developing ominously powerful quantum entanglement technology.

Why similar: Physics 31.5%, Side Scroller 17.3%, Puzzle 12.8%, Platformer 12%, Atmospheric 8.2%

Dive The Depths is an action-roguelike set beneath the ocean's surface. As a humble diver, you must navigate the world filled with bizarre sea creatures, submerged ruins, and forgotten histories. Can you conquer the depths and unravel the secrets that hidden beneath the waves?

Why similar: Underwater 42.1% ★, Physics 26.3%, Horror 8.6%, Adventure 5.5%, Action 5%

OVIVO is a minimalistic platformer with unusual mechanics where everything is as simple as black and white. The journey in this metaphoric world is filled with illusions and hidden messages.

Why similar: Physics 16.6%, Puzzle Platformer 16%, Dark 11.8%, Platformer 11.3%, Minimalist 11%

Descend into darkness in Anoxia Station, a turn-based strategy game with puzzle elements. Operate a subterranean mining station, where you'll gather resources, confront horrors, and make life-or-death choices for the survival of your crew.

Why similar: Dark 29.7%, Puzzle 18.8%, Horror 15.7%, Atmospheric 12%, Exploration 10.2%

Rumbral is a dark, puzzle platformer set in a seemingly forgotten world. Find your way in this desolated place while trying to recover your memories and find out who you really are.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 18.6%, Side Scroller 15.2%, Dark 14.4%, Platformer 14.4%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%

A dark tale of survival and conscience, blending platforming, puzzles, and haunting beauty. Journey through surreal lands where every choice shapes the fate of a world on the edge of ruin will you restore the light or embrace the darkness?

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 17.6%, Side Scroller 12.7%, Dark 11.5%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Platformer 9.4%

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 42.2% ★, Action-Adventure 16.4%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Story Rich 8.3%, Exploration 7.2%

The year is 1997. Pilot a small submersible into the depths of the Pacific to investigate a massive sonar anomaly. Navigate by instruments, scan targets, and uncover something far older than it should be.

Why similar: Underwater 52.5% ★, Exploration 11.7%, Horror 10.4%, Dark 8.3%, Atmospheric 8.1%

There's Nothing Down There is a short undersea horror exploration game. Descend into a sinkhole at the bottom of the ocean and discover the remains of a lost, yet not dead, civilization.

Why similar: Underwater 31.5% ★, Horror 25.5%, Exploration 14.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%

Doorways is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 28.2%, Dark 18.1%, Adventure 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Puzzle 8.8%

A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.1%, Atmospheric 16%, Dark 15.8%, Platformer 12.6%, Puzzle 8.6%

SECTOR ZERO is a short, physics-based dark sci-fi puzzle adventure where you play as a fragment of an ancient hive-mind entity, awakened by mining operations deep within Asteroid 2031 XT.

Why similar: Physics 29.2%, Puzzle Platformer 26.3%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Puzzle 10%, Atmospheric 8.3%

Doorways: The Underworld is an immersive horror adventure, featuring a complex story and deep atmosphere.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Dark 21.1%, Horror 13.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Adventure 6.9%

Hell Dive is a first-person horror game where you are a Maritime Operative alone aboard a submarine. Sent on a mission to revive an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying and deadly horrors await in its depths

Why similar: Dark 25.1%, Horror 20.9%, Atmospheric 20.9%, Exploration 11.6%, Story Rich 11.1%

Explore the ruins of the human race and discover the thriving wildlife that blossomed after our extinction in this underwater action/adventure. Encounter monstrous creatures and let curiosity guide you through an inevitable voyage of extinction.

Why similar: Underwater 62.5% ★, Adventure 10.6%, Action 9.7%, Indie 7%, 2D 4.5%

MO: Astray is a pixel art, side-scrolling, action-platformer. Lead MO through mind-bending puzzles using special abilities. Bizarre enemies, threatening traps and ingenious level designs await.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.4%, Platformer 15.2%, Side Scroller 11.3%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Adventure 7%

You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.

Why similar: Action-Adventure 20.2%, Puzzle 20.2%, Horror 17.8%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Exploration 12%

In Between is set inside the mind of a man hit by a cruel twist of fate. Together you are on a journey through the protagonist's head, a world that doesn’t obey the laws of physics.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 22.2%, Platformer 12.4%, Dark 11.9%, Side Scroller 10.7%, Physics 9.4%

Help a small body save a head-like organism full of air, from a leak that threatens its life. Explore their Metroidvania-style world and overcome challenging environmental puzzles to find the key to the head's survival.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.4%, Physics 12.7%, Side Scroller 11.5%, Adventure 9.2%, Dark 8.7%

Escape the depths of an otherworldly labyrinth in this cinematic puzzle platformer. Explore a hauntingly beautiful world, with three playable characters, in one dark, interconnected story.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.5%, Dark 15.6%, Platformer 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Story Rich 6.7%

Soulless: Ray of Hope is a 2D story-driven platformer focused on atmosphere, exploration, and emotional storytelling in a dark, minimalist world.

Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 23.4%, Side Scroller 21.7%, Platformer 13.3%, Action-Adventure 9.5%, Puzzle 9.2%

In the facility, each step, each shot, each mistake costs precious energy. Rendered entirely in black and white, this mystery can be unravelled. The puzzle can be solved. Don't ask who tried to solve it before. Do the job. Find oxygen and sleep. Go deeper. And don't ask about Aaron.

Why similar: Dark 24.5%, Action-Adventure 16%, Puzzle 15%, Horror 14.3%, Exploration 8.2%

Grapple, clamber and fall thousands of meters down into a dark and ancient place in this first-person horror climbing game. You are being hunted.

Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.7%, Physics 19.5%, Dark 14.4%, Horror 11.2%, Platformer 10%

Every descent is a deadly gamble. DIVE or DIE in the cursed abyss, face Eldritch horrors to uncover the mystery of the black rain. Scavenge and upgrade, recruit and sacrifice. Save your camp... The Flood is coming.

Why similar: Underwater 30.7% ★, Side Scroller 16.8%, Dark 13.5%, Action-Adventure 10%, Horror 8.2%

Explore abandoned biospheres at the bottom of the ocean, alone or with up to 4 friends.

Why similar: Underwater 44% ★, Horror 15.5%, Action-Adventure 13%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Action 6.5%