Games Like Aquanox Deep Descent

AQUANOX 2: REVELATION is a new story of the underwater world Aqua. In 2666 a young freighter pilot called William Drake sets out to search for the heritage of a mythical ancestor. He is looking for adventure - and finds greed, ruthlessness, merciless hatred … and also unexpected help.

Why similar: Underwater 44.4% ★, 6DOF 41.7% ★, Action 10.2%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: As a direct predecessor, it offers the same core underwater vehicular combat and deep-sea atmosphere.

The water is no longer calm. The undersea world has undergone a transformation from tranquil environment to a place of unspeakable violence, graphic murder and horrific danger.

Why similar: Underwater 42.2% ★, 6DOF 33.3% ★, Action 10.9%, Shooter 10.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the series' signature blend of submarine combat and dystopian storytelling.

Sublevel Zero Redux is a roguelite six-degree-of-freedom shooter in a universe where reality is falling apart. Use your zero-g gunship to fight through a vast underground facility, looting advanced weapons to destroy hordes of deadly enemies.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 38.8% ★, 6DOF 30.9% ★, Shooter 10.3%, First-Person 5.1%, Exploration 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A 6DOF roguelike that captures the same disorienting and exhilarating combat movement as Aquanox.

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 76.3% ★, Action 11.6%, Adventure 10.1%, Singleplayer 2%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on underwater exploration and submarine combat within a mysterious, flooded world.

A new six-degree-of-freedom shooter with intuitive controls, amazing lighting and graphics. From the creators of Descent, Overload is the best zero-gravity robot-blasting combat ever.

Why similar: 6DOF 56.9% ★, FPS 19.5%, First-Person 6.9%, Shooter 6.6%, Action 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Developed by the creators of the original Descent, this is the definitive modern 6DOF shooter experience.

EVERSPACE 2 is a fast-paced single-player spaceship shooter with exploration in space and on planets, tons of loot, RPG elements, mining, and crafting. Experience an exciting sci-fi story set in a vivid, handcrafted open world full of secrets, puzzles, and perils.

Why similar: Flight 41.3%, Shooter 20%, Action-Adventure 13.9%, Exploration 12.5%, Action 4.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features high-octane vehicular combat, extensive ship customization, and exploration in a vast, dangerous environment.

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 40.5% ★, Co-op 35.1%, Multiplayer 18.4%, Action 3.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an intense, claustrophobic submarine management and combat experience in a hostile alien ocean.

Age of Water is an online adventure game set on a post-apocalyptic Earth completely covered in water. Sail through storms, fight and trade, capture other people's boats or build your own, extract resources from the bottom of the ocean and reveal the secrets of the Age of Water world.

Why similar: Crafting 22.5%, Shooter 13.9%, Character Customization 13.5%, Action-Adventure 11.9%, PvP 11.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features naval combat and exploration in a post-apocalyptic world where the surface is entirely submerged.

Welcome to Descent™ - 27 levels of the most mind-bending, stomach-churning action game ever. Featuring true 3-Dimensional worlds and six degrees of freedom.

Why similar: 6DOF 45.5% ★, FPS 16.1%, Flight 13.7%, Shooter 12.5%, Action 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: The classic 6DOF shooter that serves as the mechanical foundation for all modern vehicular combat games in 3D space.

Take control of Nara on a quest to destroy the dark cult that created her. Unlock devastating weapons & mind-bending abilities in an evolution of the space-combat shooter. Along with Forsaken, her sentient starfighter, explore ancient temples, engage in zero-g combat & venture beyond waking reality.

Why similar: Flight 39.3%, Action 19.6%, Shooter 19.2%, Adventure 16.5%, Singleplayer 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers fast-paced, arcade-style vehicular combat with a focus on fluid movement and powerful ship abilities.

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 39% ★, Crafting 21.3%, Exploration 13.8%, First-Person 9.3%, Multiplayer 7%

Why You'll Like It: While more survival-focused, it is the gold standard for capturing the atmosphere and terror of deep-sea exploration.

EVERSPACE™ combines fast-paced combat with roguelike elements, great visuals and a captivating story. It takes you on a challenging journey through an ever-changing, beautifully crafted universe full of surprises. Shoot, craft and loot your way to victory while the odds are stacked against you.

Why similar: Flight 40.5%, 6DOF 24.3% ★, Shooter 13.1%, Action 10.9%, Exploration 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines roguelike mechanics with tight ship-to-ship combat and deep customization options.

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 44.8% ★, Exploration 15.1%, FPS 11.7%, Shooter 8.1%, First-Person 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the atmospheric and exploration aspects of underwater travel, emphasizing the beauty and danger of the abyss.

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 44.9% ★, Action-Adventure 15.4%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 11.5%, Adventure 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric underwater game that leans into the horror and isolation of deep-sea environments.

UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.

Why similar: Shooter 62.5%, Action 20.7%, Singleplayer 16.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deep-sea submarine simulation that captures the technical and tactical challenges of underwater warfare.

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: Action 51.5%, Adventure 48.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines underwater exploration with action-oriented combat against deep-sea threats.

House of the Dying Sun is a tactical space shooter that puts you in the cockpit of the universe's most terrifying starfighter. Hunt the enemies of the Empire and bring ruin to their people.

Why similar: Flight 55.1%, Shooter 17.5%, Action 14%, First-Person 9.4%, Singleplayer 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers tactical, gritty space combat that mirrors the tense, industrial atmosphere of Aquanox.

Start with nothing... End with everything! All you have is a basic ship, barely fit for combat, with it you'll start your journey and empire. A open world space sandbox, inspired by and expanding the classics.

Why similar: Flight 73.2%, 3D 11.5%, Action 9.7%, Singleplayer 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Blends intense ship-based combat with strategic management elements in a dangerous sci-fi setting.

Chart a course in a breathtaking, but fractured world. Explore ancient ruins, master advanced technology, and craft your very own skyship to brave nature’s fury and colossal threats in Lost Skies. Team up with friends or go it alone in this awe-inspiring cooperative survival adventure.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 33.8% ★, Online Co-Op 12.8%, Flight 12.8%, Character Customization 9.1%, Shooter 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features vehicular exploration and base-building in a world where movement is key to survival.

Choose your loadout, blast through the corrupted denizens of a sunken civilization, and wield godly powers in Abyssus – a fast-paced 1-to-4 players FPS and roguelite brinepunk adventure.

Why similar: FPS 22.2%, Online Co-Op 15.6%, Underwater 15.2% ★, Co-op 14.7%, Shooter 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced underwater FPS that prioritizes combat encounters in a mysterious, submerged world.

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

Why similar: Underwater 26.9% ★, Online Co-Op 22.1%, First-Person 11.3%, Co-op 10.3%, Multiplayer 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: An underwater co-op action game that focuses on navigating dangerous, dark environments.

A base-building open-world survival shooter that replaces your typical base with a giant drill. Alone or with friends, explore an island plagued by eruptions, upgrade your drill, and fight robots to uncover what's been hiding beneath the surface.

Why similar: Crafting 18.6%, Online Co-Op 17.1%, Shooter 13.6%, Co-op 13.1%, Exploration 10%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on managing a mobile vehicular base, sharing the same 'home-as-a-vehicle' feel as Aquanox.

The old world has drowned after the Second Flood. Now, only few survivors are fighting for the new gold - clean water, wood and soil. Become a ship's captain, keep your crew alive and create your sea empire!

Why similar: Exploration 34.6%, Action 30.5%, Adventure 29.8%, Singleplayer 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A naval-focused game that emphasizes survival and combat in a world dominated by the ocean.

A first-person survival game set on a post-apocalyptic, ecologically ruined Earth. Play solo or with up to 3 friends as you build, upgrade, and fly a high-tech airship. Scavenge resources, craft tools, and face dangers on the surface as you hunt for a cure to save humanity.

Why similar: Crafting 23.2%, Co-op 21.3%, Exploration 13.8%, First-Person 10.2%, Multiplayer 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a unique vehicular survival experience with a focus on managing and upgrading your primary mode of transport.

Take control of your own starship and blaze your trail in an ever-changing galaxy. Master the arts of combat, mining and trade or venture out into the unknown across a 1:1 scale universe.

Why similar: Exploration 28.6%, Online Co-Op 21.9%, Multiplayer 18.8%, First-Person 15.3%, Action 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a massive scale for ship customization and vehicular combat, perfect for those who enjoy the technical side of piloting.

Equipped with cutting-edge salvaging tech, carve & slice spaceships to recover valuable materials. Upgrade your gear to take on more lucrative contracts and pay your billion credits debt to LYNX Corp!

Why similar: First-Person 65.3%, Singleplayer 27.5%, Action 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the industrial, claustrophobic, and high-stakes feel of working in a dangerous, pressurized environment.

Strategy from the front lines! Starpoint Gemini Warlords combines 3rd person capital spaceship combat with 4X strategy and RPG gameplay elements. Build mighty war fleets and send them into battle or lead them into combat yourself. Become the Warlord and conquer the Gemini system!

Why similar: Flight 92%, Singleplayer 8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on ship-based combat and fleet management within a large-scale sci-fi universe.

Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.

Why similar: Crafting 30.5%, Shooter 20.7%, Exploration 16.6%, First-Person 15.4%, Action 6.1%

Aquatico is a classic city builder set within the depths of the sea. Strategically build an underwater colony atop the ocean floor and face the challenges that accompany oceanic life.

Why similar: Underwater 94% ★, Singleplayer 6%

When the harshness of the sea meets the cruelties of war, a challenge for perseverance makes itself known. Welcome to Aircraft Carrier Survival, a strategy game set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, where your prowess as a commander decides the fate of a naval behemoth.

Why similar: Exploration 57.6%, Action 26.8%, Singleplayer 15.6%

While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!

Why similar: Underwater 32.2% ★, Crafting 29.4%, Exploration 14.3%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, First-Person 6.7%

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: Shooter 43.7%, Underwater 39.6% ★, Action 13.1%, Singleplayer 3.6%

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 25% ★, 6DOF 23.4% ★, FPS 16.4%, Character Customization 14.4%, Shooter 8.4%

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 53.6% ★, Crafting 25.1%, Singleplayer 7.8%, Action 6.7%, Adventure 6.7%

Explore and conquer the high seas in this post-apocalyptic sandbox water world survival game where you must fight, build, and craft to survive.

Why similar: Crafting 30.8%, Shooter 19.9%, Exploration 15.9%, Action-Adventure 13.1%, Adventure 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused game set on the ocean that requires building and maintaining your own naval craft.

On a future post-apocalyptic Earth, build, craft, and loot other players’ bases to survive long enough to board the rocket and escape the dangerous robots and mercenaries that inhabit Ararat Island. Manipulate the weather and use earthquakes to change when the server wipe occurs in DYSTERRA!

Why similar: FPS 16.5%, Crafting 13.8%, Character Customization 13.1%, Online Co-Op 12.2%, PvP 11.9%

Survive the skies in Echoes of Elysium, a co-op airship survival RPG. Build and customize your floating fortress, gather resources, and explore a vast procedural clockwork world with up to 6 friends. Battle land and skyborne threats while uncovering mysteries in a paradise on the brink.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 35% ★, Flight 29.8%, Crafting 12.8%, Co-op 10.9%, Exploration 6.1%

DIVE. DISCOVER. DIE. Crew a submarine with friends in We Need To Go Deeper - a 2-4-player cooperative submarine roguelike set in a Verne-inspired undersea universe.

Why similar: Underwater 32.3% ★, Co-op 22.3%, Online Co-Op 16.1%, Multiplayer 10.7%, Exploration 10.3%

Survive in a world ravaged by massive Titans and an ever changing ocean sim. Displace water to find resources for building and crafting unique items. Swim, sail, and fly to explore new islands and fight Titans.

Why similar: Crafting 26.2%, Character Customization 21.7%, Action-Adventure 18.5%, Exploration 15.1%, 3D 6.7%

Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!

Why similar: Co-op 25.3%, Crafting 22.7%, Multiplayer 17.7%, Online Co-Op 15%, Underwater 9.6% ★

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: First-Person 37.2%, Exploration 25.5%, Adventure 17.8%, Singleplayer 10.9%, Action 8.6%

Hide & Hold Out is a multiplayer survival game taking place in a devastated water world. Gather, build, team up with your friends and establish the foundations of your future floating empire utilizing the heavy guns of your battle ships!

Why similar: Crafting 35%, Multiplayer 23.1%, PvP 12.7%, Action 11.5%, Adventure 10.6%

Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.

Why similar: Crafting 27.1%, Multiplayer 18.1%, Underwater 14.6% ★, Co-op 11.9%, First-Person 10.2%

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 60.9% ★, Exploration 21%, First-Person 10.9%, 3D 4.2%, Singleplayer 3%

You are lost in the Bermuda Void, where the ocean is endless and dry land precious. Craft your Ship-in-a-Bottle, then experience survival on the high seas. Sail for new land, build camps, hunt for treasures, trade for goods - then defend your ship from dreaded pirates stalking this strange realm!

Why similar: Crafting 21.8%, Online Co-Op 21.1%, Co-op 20.5%, Exploration 12.1%, Multiplayer 10.8%

How long do you survive on a small island in the middle of a flooded world?

Why similar: 6DOF 31.2% ★, Underwater 27.7% ★, Crafting 16.4%, Exploration 9.4%, Action-Adventure 7.8%

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 43.4% ★, Action-Adventure 15.3%, Exploration 14.4%, First-Person 12.5%, 3D 8.1%

Interstellar Rift is an open world starship simulator with an emphasis on ship construction and multi-player interaction. Survive in a hostile galaxy with your own custom designed and constructed starship. Invite other players to join your crew or fight them across the galaxy!

Why similar: Crafting 28.6%, PvP 23.3%, Exploration 15.7%, First-Person 13.7%, 3D 8.6%

Explore a fantasy ocean-punk world, braving the deep with steam-powered marvels. Discover mysterious underwater treasures, but scarcity and ecological crises test survival. Rise, build, confront foes in this pixel-art ocean survival journey!

Why similar: Exploration 59.2%, Adventure 23.7%, Singleplayer 17.1%

At the sunset of human life on planet Earth, you are a military pilot controlling a space ship, and you find yourself at the very epicenter of the battle in the solar system. You are forced to retreat into the unknown, distant Arcanum system through hyper-jumping.

Why similar: Flight 42.8%, Crafting 29.3%, Online Co-Op 19.7%, 3D 6.4%, Adventure 1.8%

The world has ended. You are deep underground, and all alone with a cheery AI companion. You will have to mine and build to survive, and search for other survivors to help you. Will you be able to reach the surface? And what will you find when you get there?

Why similar: Character Customization 31.9%, Crafting 22.8%, Exploration 18.5%, First-Person 16.1%, 3D 10.7%

Airmen is a first person ship building and battling game featuring airships, landships and watercraft. Crew your ship solo or alongside friends on dangerous expeditions into the archipelago to complete contracts, collect resources, and upgrade your ships.

Why similar: Vehicular Combat 27.2% ★, Flight 21.3%, Online Co-Op 10.4%, PvP 7.3%, Crafting 6.2%

You are just an ordinary person, with only a small boat serving as your home, struggling to find a way to survive in the ruthless ocean of the post-apocalyptic world.

Why similar: Co-op 34.1%, Crafting 21.7%, Exploration 14.1%, Multiplayer 13.3%, 3D 9.1%

Void Crew is a Chaotic, Co-op Roguelite game for 1 to 6 players: Outfit your spaceship and crew for thrilling quests, brave fierce enemies in Space Battles... and try not to panic!

Why similar: Flight 20.2%, Co-op 18.7%, Online Co-Op 12.4%, Multiplayer 10.4%, Character Customization 8.7%

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 27.1% ★, Online Co-Op 19.1%, Co-op 15.2%, Action-Adventure 10.3%, Multiplayer 9.2%

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: Flight 50.4%, Underwater 20.4% ★, Shooter 15.2%, 3D 6.1%, Action 4.7%