- #1 The Dive
97% matchMixed58% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: W0nnaFight
Windows
Linear underwater horror game about a search dive that quickly turns into fight for survival after an encounter with hellish creature.
Why similar: Underwater 46.9% ★, Horror 11.2%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, First-Person 6.1%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #2 Narcosis
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,427 reviews2017
Dev: Honor Code, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 43.9% ★, Survival Horror 14.9%, Horror 13.4%, First-Person 6.5%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #3 CRUSH DEPTH
95% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: Earth Giant
Windows
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 53.3% ★, Horror 12.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Exploration 6.6%, First-Person 6.5%
- #4 Abyss of Neptune
96% matchMixed69% of 221 reviews2021
Dev: Abyssmal GamesPub: Synodic Arc
Windows
Abyss of Neptune is a survival horror game set in the deep seas of the Bermuda Triangle. You are sent to investigate a mysterious underwater signal, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Do you have what it takes to survive the abyss?
Why similar: Underwater 47.9% ★, Survival Horror 19.6%, Horror 12%, Action-Adventure 7.1%, First-Person 5.1%
- #5 Underwater
94% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforgames
Windows
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: Survival Horror 27.3%, Walking Simulator 19.1%, Mystery 12.5%, Atmospheric 11.7%, First-Person 9.9%
- #6 The Trench
94% matchVery Positive86% of 154 reviews2022
Dev: Omar Chapa Hernandez
Windows
As captain of the Pandora sub, you must explore the Trench and retrieve data from the Neptune wreckage. But beware - the trench is home to unimaginable horrors that will test your courage. Can you survive the terrors of the deep and complete your mission, or will you become the next victim?
Why similar: Underwater 46.7% ★, Survival Horror 17.5%, Horror 12.1%, Mystery 6.7%, Atmospheric 6.7%
- #7 Hell Dive
93% matchVery Positive94% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Teacup Games
Windows
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: Walking Simulator 32.8%, Horror 22.5%, Atmospheric 14.6%, First-Person 12.2%, Exploration 10.1%
- #8 Subterror
92% matchVery Positive90% of 472 reviews2025
Dev: Team Monumental
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Explore abandoned biospheres at the bottom of the ocean, alone or with up to 4 friends.
Why similar: Underwater 42.3% ★, Horror 12.9%, Survival Horror 11.7%, First-Person 7.5%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
- #9 Dive The Depths
91% matchMostly Positive77% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: FrizuoPub: Starpixel Studios
Windows
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 65.9% ★, Horror 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Adventure 5.8%, Action 4.8%
- #10 The Oily Depths
89% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Ryan R. Burns
Windows
Operate an oil-drilling submarine while taking instructions from a mysterious voice. Fail your quota, and they’ll cut your oxygen. This is deep-sea horror. Obey or drown.
Why similar: Underwater 42% ★, Survival Horror 15.5%, Horror 11.6%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Mystery 8%
- #11 Project Abyss
91% matchMixed61% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Tall Story StudiosPub: Prey Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 99%
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 53.2%, Action 46.8%
- #12 The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 494 reviews2016
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 73.1% ★, Adventure 8.6%, Action 7.1%, Pixel Graphics 7%, Exploration 3.2%
- #13 Watertight
87% matchVery Positive88% of 175 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Studio
Windows
A short first-person horror game. An accident cripples your submarine while trying to find the wreck of the Titanic. In the darkness, you must restore life-support systems through tense puzzles, only to discover that you are not alone.
Why similar: Underwater 46.3% ★, Horror 18.6%, Walking Simulator 11.9%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Exploration 4.1%
- #14 Solitude Underwater
89% matchMixed62% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: Maximus AktypisPub: Big MA16 Studios
Windows · Linux
Solitude Underwater is a short horror adventure game. Two treasure-hunting brothers are searching for sunken riches off the coast of South Africa, only to find themselves immersed in catastrophe after one of them gets trapped in a cage, deep inside shark-infested waters.
Why similar: Underwater 46% ★, Horror 20.7%, Adventure 10.4%, Action 8.2%, First-Person 7.7%
- #15 Murky Divers
85% matchVery Positive88% of 5,170 reviews2024
Dev: Embers
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Solo or up to 8 players. Get rid of your employer's failed experiments in abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, avoid abyssal terrors, and remove all corpses.
Why similar: Underwater 45.6% ★, Survival Horror 14.5%, Horror 12.7%, First-Person 7%, Exploration 6%
- #16 Ocean Desolation
86% matchMixed57% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: BluSkie
Windows
Ocean Desolation is a Free Simple Linear horror game. After falling out of your boat during a thunderstorm you are left stranded in the South Pacific Ocean. Swim your way to different locations and find a way to call for help. But be careful, something lurks at the bottom.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.9%, Horror 21.5%, Exploration 14.4%, First-Person 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #17 Depths of Sanity
86% matchVery Positive89% of 89 reviews2022
Dev: Bomb Shelter Games
Windows
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 54.7% ★, Exploration 7.2%, Mystery 6.9%, Action-Adventure 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.3%
- #18 Pact of Joy: Prologue
84% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: Just Sauce Studio
Windows
As Jack Argyle, you are tasked with restoring communication at the underwater ex-Aegis facility known as Phorcys Station. Be careful, or risk joining the spirits trapped inside.
Why similar: Underwater 49.3% ★, Horror 12.8%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Mystery 7.1%, Exploration 6.5%
- #19 Subnautica
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 344,093 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 40.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 52.8% ★, Horror 14.2%, Survival Horror 9.5%, Exploration 7%, First-Person 5.3%
- #20 Under The Waves
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,801 reviews2023
Dev: Parallel StudioPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 70.7% ★, Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 9%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #21 Still Wakes the Deep
81% matchVery Positive88% of 10,965 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
Why similar: Underwater 34% ★, Walking Simulator 14.5%, Horror 13.9%, Drama 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.1%
- #22 Feed the Deep
82% matchVery Positive89% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: Luke Muscat
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Underwater 55.7% ★, Horror 13.5%, Exploration 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Action-Adventure 6.9%
- #23 Iron Lung
81% matchVery Positive92% of 10,453 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Underwater 46.7% ★, Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 8.2%, Atmospheric 8%, First-Person 5.5%
- #24 Anoxemia
84% matchMixed63% of 433 reviews2015
Dev: BSK GamesPub: Mandragora
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.
Why similar: Underwater 43.9% ★, Action-Adventure 12.3%, Horror 11.5%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Adventure 6.6%
- #25 ASTRONAUTILUS
79% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: neozoid.games
Windows
Your ship has crash-landed on a stray rogue planet, and you're out of fuel... It's up to you to delve beneath the frozen surface and find a way to get your ship back into space while fighting strange sea creatures and uncovering the mysteries of the world beneath the ice!
Why similar: Underwater 48.6% ★, Retro 15.1%, Colorful 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.8%, Action 9.4%
- #26 The Sirena Expedition
78% matchVery Positive81% of 123 reviews2023
Dev: Giraffe Cat
Windows
The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.
Why similar: Underwater 52.8% ★, Horror 13.7%, Retro 9.1%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Mystery 6.5%
- #27 Death In Abyss
76% matchVery Positive82% of 126 reviews2025
Dev: Agelvik
Windows
Death In Abyss is an intense flight shooter that challenges you to utilize your maneuverability and explosive firepower to survive against the deep-sea hostilities. In your descent, the nightmares can only get worse.
Why similar: Underwater 49.1% ★, Horror 18.5%, Retro 13.8%, Mystery 9.3%, Action 6.7%
- #28 Death in the Water 2
76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,771 reviews2023
Dev: Lighthouse Games Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Dodge and carve your way through swarms of terrifying sea creatures controlled by Death, a vicious giant mind-controlling Kraken that haunts your every move. Scavenge for hidden treasure to unlock weapons, and upgrades to help you in your fight for survival. Every dive reveals a new nightmare.
Why similar: Underwater 53% ★, Survival Horror 21.9%, Horror 8.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%, First-Person 5.1%
- #29 Depths of Madness
80% matchMixed43% of 56 reviews2019
Dev: Slap KrakenPub: SAU Game Lab
Windows
An atmospheric underwater horror game, can you evade and survive?
- #30 Death in the Water
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 295 reviews2019
Dev: Lighthouse Games Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 21%
How long will you survive in this open water diving experience as you go head to head with terrifying Great Whites as they threaten to tear you apart?!
Why similar: Underwater 76.3% ★, Horror 11.9%, Action 5.8%, First-Person 5%, Singleplayer 1%
- #31 Sonar Shock
75% matchVery Positive81% of 227 reviews2024
Dev: Raphael Bossniak
Windows · Linux
Submarine’s haunted! Hunt and be hunted in this horror dungeon crawler inspired by the decay of the Soviet Union (and immersive RPGs from the 90s).
Why similar: Survival Horror 32.1%, Horror 18.2%, First-Person 10.6%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Exploration 10.4%
- #32 20,000 Miles Under the Sea
79% matchMostly Negative39% of 150 reviews2020
Dev: CreaTeam
Windows
Become a fearless underwater explorer and reach the bottom of The Mariana Trench to win 20,000* REAL DOLLARS!
Why similar: Underwater 68.3% ★, Horror 19.5%, First-Person 6.4%, Atmospheric 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #33 They Breathe
77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,289 reviews2014
Dev: The Working Parts
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
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 33.7% ★, Survival Horror 25.5%, Nature 12.2%, Horror 6.6%, Adventure 6.3%
- #34 THE DESCENT
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 144 reviews2024
Dev: Celeritas Games
Windows
The Descent, a horror walking sim in Rockwell Mine, immerses players in miners' harsh life and unsettling mine encounters. Play as an investigator uncovering a hometown mystery.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.8%, Thriller 17.4%, Horror 16.3%, First-Person 13.3%, Atmospheric 10.4%
- #35 SOMA
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Survival Horror 19.9%, Horror 16.6%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Drama 7.7%
- #36 Sync Or Sink
73% matchVery Positive91% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: Low Effort Interactive
Windows
Trapped in a sinking submarine, two players must communicate through walkie-talkies to solve puzzles, complete tasks, navigate the depths, and escape before time runs out.
Why similar: Underwater 19.9% ★, Action-Adventure 18.6%, First-Person 12.5%, Horror 11.7%, Exploration 10.2%
- #37 Deep Diving Simulator
77% matchMixed63% of 103 reviews2019
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Salient Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 63.9% ★, Nature 15%, Exploration 8.1%, Adventure 5.6%, First-Person 4.1%
- #38 Unusual Tales: Deep Below
71% matchVery Positive97% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Jall
Windows
You, a normal working Joe, decide to try to solve the mystery of the missing girl... Will you make it out alive? A horror game filled with mystery!
Why similar: Horror 23.9%, Survival Horror 19.7%, First-Person 12.4%, Action-Adventure 11.2%, Adventure 11%
- #39 Under: Depths of Fear
74% matchMixed68% of 299 reviews2020
Dev: Globiss InteractivePub: Rogue Games, Inc.
Windows
Enter the mind of traumatized WW1 veteran Alexander Dockter and experience the terrorizing nightmare of trying to escape a sinking ocean liner while being haunted by the most terrifying entities you’ve ever come across.
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.9%, Horror 21.2%, First-Person 12.5%, Action-Adventure 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%
- #40 FREEDIVER: Triton Down
74% matchVery Positive84% of 334 reviews2019
Dev: Archiact
Windows
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 67.4% ★, Exploration 9%, First-Person 8.2%, Adventure 6.9%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #41 Biolum
73% matchVery Positive83% of 118 reviews2021
Dev: IKOPub: Astrea
Windows
Biolum is a 30min VR sci-fi narrative experience. Dive to uncharted depths of the ocean and discover a beautiful world of bioluminescent creatures. But all is not what it seems. What lies beneath the surface?
Why similar: Underwater 51.4% ★, Horror 16.4%, Action-Adventure 10%, Exploration 7.9%, First-Person 6.5%
- #42 Blood Orange: Definitive Edition
71% matchVery Positive95% of 222 reviews2023
Dev: Decent TreatmentPub: Semicolon
Windows
Underwater psychological horror with a shocking, character-driven narrative. Explore ruins beneath the amazon river basin, and converse with their dolphin inhabitants. Skillfully capture and develop photographs with your underwater camera.
Why similar: Thriller 26.5%, Walking Simulator 22.2%, Collectathon 18.5%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #43 Water Womb World
69% matchVery Positive97% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: Yames
Windows
Aqua Catholicism; Explore Man's Original Sin Under The Sea
Why similar: Underwater 45.1% ★, Horror 21.4%, Adventure 11.9%, First-Person 7.3%, Exploration 7%
- #44 Inside Depth 6
72% matchVery Positive85% of 246 reviews2021
Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
Windows
There are 6 depths to descend; the further you go, the more terror you will experience. Uncover mysteries, solve puzzles, and immerse yourself in a dark storyline that Inside Depth 6 has to offer. Journey through all 6 depths to uncover the secrets buried within.
Why similar: Thriller 29.2%, Horror 22.4%, Walking Simulator 12%, Adventure 8.5%, Exploration 7%
- #45 Swallow the Sea
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,422 reviews2021
Dev: Talia bob MairPub: ItsTheTalia
Windows · Linux
You are a lowly egg cell on a journey through a swollen sea of strange and humanoid fish. Prey on smaller life and growing larger and stronger to perhaps someday be born.
Why similar: Underwater 38.4% ★, Nature 10.9%, Exploration 9.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%
- #46 Stardiver
72% matchMixed51% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Green Planet Games
Windows
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 55.3% ★, Action-Adventure 11.6%, Mystery 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Exploration 6.5%
- #47 INFLUXIS
69% matchMixed66% of 249 reviews2026
Dev: BaleYc Studios
Windows
Explore a mesmerizing alien world, filled with deep bioluminescent wonders and horrors alike. Old alien artefacts await uncovering, in your search for the lost crew of Lazarus, in the search for your family in the depths of planet Eo-III.
Why similar: Underwater 24.6% ★, Survival Horror 21.6%, Horror 15.3%, Nature 9.5%, First-Person 7.5%
- #48 Aftershock: Coastline
68% matchVery Positive89% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Alex Rassloff
Windows
A thrilling retro-styled shooter with survival-horror elements, inspired by the design of Resident Evil and the atmosphere of Bioshock. Spend an hour delving deep into a seaside bunker in an uncanny land, uncovering its secrets and surviving against the cosmic terrors which dwell within.
Why similar: Survival Horror 17.7%, Horror 16.1%, Retro 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Thriller 10.8%
- #49 Vigil
67% matchVery Positive86% of 2,025 reviews2025
Dev: Singularity Studios
Windows
Vigil is a short Narrative Horror Game that takes place in an unsettling underground facility. Your job is to dispose of boxes, however, you’re not alone. A terrifying automaton roams the facility, moving only when you look away or when you blink in real life.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.7%, Horror 19.9%, 1980s 14.8%, First-Person 10.1%, Action-Adventure 9.6%
- #50 SILT
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 875 reviews2022
Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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 56.1% ★, Horror 17.1%, Atmospheric 11.2%, Adventure 7.2%, Exploration 7%
- #51 Hollow Cocoon
67% matchVery Positive92% of 886 reviews2023
Dev: NAYUTA STUDIO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"Trapped in a cocoon, the silkworm weaves her final dream." Hollow Cocoon is a first-person horror adventure game set in 1980s Japan. Immerse yourself in meticulously recreated environments as you venture into the depths of unspeakable horrors that await you.
Why similar: Survival Horror 18.7%, Horror 13.7%, Thriller 13.3%, Walking Simulator 12.1%, 1980s 11.6%
- #52 Backrooms Descent: Multiplayer Horror
70% matchMixed46% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: Sushi Studio
Windows
If you are not careful enough, you may end up in that place, the place some call The Backrooms. The Backrooms of existence, a hellish dimension of infinite maze-like constructs, each level pushing deeper into the despair. Could you, a normal person find the way out? Dive deeper into the horror
Why similar: Survival Horror 25.5%, Horror 17.4%, Action-Adventure 14%, First-Person 10.7%, Exploration 10.4%
- #53 Backrooms: Found Footage
66% matchVery Positive84% of 280 reviews2024
Dev: HNStudios
Windows
Backrooms: Found Footage is a single-player horror game where you are the main character trying to survive the Backrooms. Curiosity wins and you decide to explore this weird place that you got trapped in. What could go wrong?
Why similar: Horror 23%, Adventure 18.7%, First-Person 17%, Exploration 16.9%, Atmospheric 12%
- #54 Rip Current
66% matchVery Positive84% of 88 reviews2025
Dev: Breaking Dimensions
Windows
Rip Current is a horror game set in a cryptic research facility where genetic experiments, in a bid to strengthen aquatic ecosystems, have spiraled out of control. Navigate flooded corridors, uncover the fate of the scientists, and survive the prehistoric apex predators stalking the depths.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 24.3%, Horror 20.8%, Adventure 19.6%, Action 19.1%, First-Person 14.1%
- #55 Barotrauma
62% matchVery Positive94% of 84,235 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 54.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 56.8% ★, Survival Horror 23.9%, Horror 15.1%, Action 3.2%, Singleplayer 1%
- #56 Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss
65% matchVery Positive88% of 324 reviews2024
Dev: Sarepta StudioPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
Uncover the mystery of Thalassa, a first-person psychological drama set under the sea. Ill-fate has fallen on your former crew and friends and it’s up to you to find answers onboard the wreckage. Experience the melancholic underwater journey of human stories facing life and loss.
Why similar: Underwater 37.2% ★, Adventure 12.2%, First-Person 12%, Atmospheric 11.8%, Walking Simulator 8%
- #57 Reflection
65% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: JustTomcuk
Windows
You woke up in some basement and don't remember who you are or how you ended up here... But what you do know is that you need to get out of here...
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.5%, Horror 21%, Thriller 16.4%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Mystery 10.5%
- #58 The Shore
67% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,945 reviews2021
Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
Why similar: Underwater 44.4% ★, Horror 18%, Action-Adventure 10.4%, Exploration 9.1%, First-Person 8.7%