- #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 45.4% ★, Horror 10.5%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, First-Person 6.6%, Action-Adventure 6.3%
- #2 CRUSH DEPTH
96% matchVery Positive98% of 58 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 48.2% ★, Horror 10.9%, Action-Adventure 8.9%, Exploration 7.2%, First-Person 6.6%
- #3 Narcosis
96% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,449 reviews2017
Dev: Honor Code, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 45.8% ★, Survival Horror 16.4%, Horror 13.5%, First-Person 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #4 Abyss of Neptune
95% matchMixed69% of 224 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 46.8% ★, Survival Horror 20.2%, Horror 11.4%, Action-Adventure 8%, First-Person 5.6%
- #5 Hell Dive
94% matchVery Positive91% of 69 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 32.4%, Horror 20.7%, Atmospheric 14.8%, First-Person 13.1%, Exploration 11.5%
- #6 Underwater
94% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforfarm
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 25%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Stealth 12.3%, Atmospheric 10.9%, First-Person 9.7%
- #7 Dive The Depths
93% 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 65.7% ★, Horror 11.2%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Adventure 5.4%, Action 4.9%
- #8 Subterror
92% matchVery Positive90% of 475 reviews2025
Dev: Team Monumental
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Explore abandoned biospheres at the bottom of the ocean, alone or with up to 4 friends.
Why similar: Underwater 41.2% ★, Horror 12.1%, Survival Horror 12%, First-Person 8.2%, Action-Adventure 7.6%
- #9 Watertight
89% matchVery Positive89% of 186 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 41.7% ★, Horror 16.4%, Walking Simulator 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Puzzle 7.9%
- #10 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 51.4%, Action 48.6%
- #11 The Trench
90% matchVery Positive86% of 156 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 49.4% ★, Survival Horror 19.5%, Horror 12.4%, Atmospheric 7.6%, First-Person 3.8%
- #12 SOMA
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 51,186 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: Underwater 23.3% ★, Survival Horror 16.5%, Horror 12.6%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #13 Ocean Desolation
88% matchMixed55% of 84 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 31.3%, Horror 19.6%, Exploration 16.4%, First-Person 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #14 The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 509 reviews2016
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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% ★, Adventure 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%, Action 7%, Exploration 3.7%
- #15 Murky Divers
84% matchVery Positive88% of 5,214 reviews2024
Dev: Embers
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.9 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 45.8% ★, Survival Horror 15.4%, Horror 12.4%, First-Person 8%, Exploration 7.3%
- #16 Depths of Sanity
86% matchVery Positive88% of 91 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 60.5% ★, Exploration 9.5%, Action-Adventure 8.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 7.3%
- #17 Feed the Deep
84% matchVery Positive89% of 478 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 54.1% ★, Horror 12.6%, Exploration 9.9%, Action-Adventure 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.2%
- #18 Subnautica
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 365,018 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.0 hrsMean: 39.3 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 51.5% ★, Horror 13.4%, Survival Horror 9.8%, Exploration 8.2%, First-Person 5.8%
- #19 Anoxemia
86% matchMixed63% of 435 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 38.5% ★, Action-Adventure 12.5%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Horror 9.7%, Puzzle 9.2%
- #20 Solitude Underwater
85% matchMixed61% 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 45.9% ★, Horror 19.9%, Adventure 9.7%, First-Person 8.7%, Action 8.2%
- #21 The Oily Depths
82% matchVery Positive85% of 88 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 46.6% ★, Survival Horror 17.8%, Horror 12.4%, Atmospheric 9.5%, First-Person 7.5%
- #22 The Sirena Expedition
82% matchVery Positive82% of 128 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 54.2% ★, Horror 13.6%, Old School 12.6%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Exploration 5.5%
- #23 Sonar Shock
80% matchVery Positive81% of 232 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 32.2%, Horror 16.7%, Exploration 12%, First-Person 11.5%, Atmospheric 10.7%
- #24 ASTRONAUTILUS
81% matchVery Positive95% of 63 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 55.2% ★, Colorful 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Action 10.8%, Singleplayer 2%
- #25 Depths of Madness
81% matchMixed43% of 56 reviews2019
Dev: Slap KrakenPub: SAU Game Lab
Windows
An atmospheric underwater horror game, can you evade and survive?
- #26 Pact of Joy: Prologue
78% 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 51.8% ★, Horror 13%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Exploration 8.2%, First-Person 7.2%
- #27 Still Wakes the Deep
75% matchVery Positive88% of 11,771 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 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 33.1% ★, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Horror 13.4%, Stealth 9.5%, First-Person 7.9%
- #28 Death In Abyss
76% matchVery Positive82% of 136 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 51.6% ★, Old School 19.6%, Horror 18.7%, Action 7%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #29 Stardiver
78% 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 59.3% ★, Action-Adventure 14.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Exploration 8.4%, Adventure 5.3%
- #30 Deep Diving Simulator
79% matchMixed64% of 105 reviews2019
Dev: Jujubee S.A.Pub: Salient Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.5 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 58.6% ★, Nature 20.3%, Exploration 8.9%, Adventure 4.8%, First-Person 4.2%
- #31 Under The Waves
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,896 reviews2023
Dev: Parallel StudioPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 21.5 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 69.2% ★, Exploration 10.8%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Adventure 8.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #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 67.9% ★, Horror 18.7%, First-Person 7.2%, Atmospheric 5.1%, Singleplayer 1%
- #33 They Breathe
77% matchVery Positive84% of 1,296 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 31.3% ★, Survival Horror 24.9%, Nature 16.6%, Horror 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%
- #34 FREEDIVER: Triton Down
77% matchVery Positive83% of 335 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 65.4% ★, Exploration 10.5%, First-Person 9%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Adventure 6.2%
- #35 Sync Or Sink
73% matchVery Positive91% of 141 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: Action-Adventure 21.5%, Underwater 19.9% ★, First-Person 14.2%, Exploration 12.3%, Horror 11.3%
- #36 Water Womb World
71% matchVery Positive97% of 300 reviews2026
Dev: Yames' Games
Windows
Aqua Catholicism; Explore Man's Original Sin Under The Sea
Why similar: Underwater 33% ★, Transhumanism 25.2% ★, Horror 15.6%, Adventure 8.2%, Exploration 6.1%
- #37 Iron Lung
73% matchVery Positive92% of 10,709 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Underwater 47.7% ★, Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Walking Simulator 8.7%, First-Person 6.3%
- #38 Death in the Water
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 300 reviews2019
Dev: Lighthouse Games Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 20%
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% ★, Horror 11.4%, Action 5.8%, First-Person 5.6%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #39 Vigil
70% matchVery Positive86% of 2,103 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 23.9%, Horror 17.6%, 1980s 13.5%, First-Person 10.4%, Action-Adventure 10.1%
- #40 Death in the Water 2
72% matchVery Positive83% of 1,792 reviews2023
Dev: Lighthouse Games Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.4 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 52.4% ★, Survival Horror 22.7%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Horror 8.1%, First-Person 5.7%
- #41 Under: Depths of Fear
74% matchMixed68% of 301 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 25.1%, Horror 18.7%, First-Person 12.9%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.8%
- #42 Biolum
73% matchVery Positive83% of 120 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 49.7% ★, Horror 15.3%, Action-Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 9.2%, First-Person 7.1%
- #43 Depths Of Horror: Mushroom Day
74% matchMixed56% of 1,681 reviews2021
Dev: TakeThem.GamesPub: TakeThem.Games (Creative)
Windows
This is a 3D first-person adventure and horror game that lets you plunge deep into your fears. A unique cave system, enemies and screamers. While picking mushrooms in a clearing, you stumble upon an abandoned hut. Exploring it, you find yourself in a cave full of unexpected inhabitants and surprises
Why similar: Survival Horror 30.9%, Horror 24.2%, Action-Adventure 12.2%, Exploration 11.1%, First-Person 10.7%
- #44 Swallow the Sea
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,437 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 35.6% ★, Nature 14.9%, Exploration 10.7%, Atmospheric 9%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
- #45 Blood Orange: Definitive Edition
71% matchVery Positive94% of 233 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: Collectathon 23.8%, Walking Simulator 22.5%, Stealth 20.2%, Atmospheric 13.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
- #46 Unusual Tales: Deep Below
69% matchVery Positive97% of 78 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 23.5%, Survival Horror 21.2%, First-Person 14.3%, Action-Adventure 13.2%, Adventure 10.5%
- #47 Backrooms Descent: Multiplayer Horror
72% matchMixed47% of 108 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 19.1%, Stealth 16.2%, Horror 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Exploration 8.9%
- #48 Below The Ocean
70% matchVery Positive98% of 129 reviews2021
Dev: Ismael RodriguezPub: Retro Casual LLC
Windows
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 46.2% ★, 1980s 14.7%, Old School 11.1%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
- #49 INFLUXIS
68% matchMixed65% of 252 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 22.6%, Horror 14.6%, Nature 14%, First-Person 8.5%
- #50 SILT
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 914 reviews2022
Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.5 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 50.2% ★, Horror 14.5%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Puzzle 10%, Exploration 7.5%
- #51 THE DESCENT
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 145 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 42.2%, Horror 20.8%, First-Person 19.9%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #52 Rip Current
66% matchVery Positive83% of 96 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 22.2%, Stealth 17.2%, Horror 16.5%, Action 15.2%, Adventure 14.5%
- #53 Darkwater
64% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,113 reviews2026
Dev: Targon StudiosPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Darkwater is a cooperative extraction horror game for 1-4 players. Command a submarine trapped under the ice of an alien planet. Battle enemy vessels and deep sea abominations as you hunt for resources. Do what it takes to survive.
Why similar: Underwater 45.9% ★, Survival Horror 18%, Horror 12.3%, Action-Adventure 9.1%, First-Person 6.9%
- #54 Tunnels of Despair
70% matchMixed62% of 74 reviews2018
Dev: BearFighterDev
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tunnels of Despair is an atmospheric game with horror and survival elements, in which you are to explore the tunnels of an abandoned subway system, find a way out and escape the underground.
Why similar: Survival Horror 24.2%, Stealth 15.8%, Horror 15%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, First-Person 8.3%
- #55 Inside Depth 6
67% matchVery Positive85% of 247 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: Horror 26.8%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Puzzle 12.7%, Exploration 10.5%, Adventure 9.9%
- #56 Sub Terra
64% matchVery Positive93% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: artescape
Windows
Sub Terra is a first person psychological horror game set deep underground. As a maintenance worker, your job is to fix a broken water line at the end of tunnel 04-R. Enter the tunnel, repair the pipe, and get out.
Why similar: Horror 43.7%, First-Person 23.3%, Exploration 14.2%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #57 Barotrauma
62% matchVery Positive94% of 86,224 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 54.8 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 56.5% ★, Survival Horror 24.7%, Horror 14.4%, Action 3.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #58 UNDER the WATER - an ocean survival game
69% matchMostly Negative33% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: UTW Team
Windows
How long do you survive on a small island in the middle of a flooded world?
Why similar: Underwater 62.2% ★, Exploration 9.6%, Action-Adventure 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Adventure 6%