- #1 #7-J5Z: The Driftwood Experiment
97% matchPositive86% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Andrew "VAGRIENT" BrayPub: Andrew VAGRIENT Bray
Windows
A simple and short cozy game where you play as an unusual robot, exploring an underwater cave system.
Why similar: Underwater 46.3% ★, Collectathon 19.8%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Adventure 6%, Mystery 5.7%
- #2 Treasure Dive
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ilikeoreos47
Windows
Grab loot, avoid fish lol
Why similar: Underwater 53.6% ★, Collectathon 17.8%, Casual 12.2%, Arcade 8%, 2D 5.5%
- #3 The Dive
96% 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 48.6% ★, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Psychological 9.4%, Dark 7.8%, Horror 5.1%
- #4 Abaddon's Veil
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Scott H.F. Dunbar
Windows
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny spaceship through turbulent "waters" surrounding a supermassive blackhole. Retrieve and scan sites of interest while managing your noise footprint.
Why similar: Underwater 60.4% ★, Psychological Horror 18.7%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Adventure 6%, Dark 3.9%
- #5 The Void Below
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EXP Interactive
Windows
Capture footage in the abyssal depths of the ocean. The sub offers safety. The open water does not.
Why similar: Underwater 53.1% ★, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Dark 7.7%, Mystery 7.5%, Horror 6.4%
- #6 Guilt Lurks Below
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: The Ambitious Game Dev
Windows
Explore the deepest depths of the ocean as you survey the environment by recording audio and taking pictures. Collect fuel found in the caves of these depths. Be carful though, Some thing lurks in these waters.
Why similar: Underwater 56.3% ★, Psychological Horror 20.4%, Adventure 7.1%, Horror 6.6%, Atmospheric 5.5%
- #7 Narcosis
93% 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 56.8% ★, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Mystery 7.9%, Horror 7.6%, Adventure 6.8%
- #8 The Littlest Fry
92% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Finnish FriesPub: Ahlman Games
Windows
You are a small goldfish who has to protect a youngling while discovering how unforgiving the ponds in the wilderness are. Your objective is to defend a baby fish from predators while out maneuvering them while evading other obstacles that may be in your way while searching for safer waters.
Why similar: Underwater 65.7% ★, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Adventure 8.3%, Casual 7%, 2D 2.7%
- #9 Hoarder
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: byzelPub: Awaken Realms
Windows
Clean. Possess. Control. HOARDER begins as a mundane cleaning simulator which spirals into a submerged nightmare. Pilot a submarine, recover what shouldn’t be found, and uncover the secrets of your new home by night.
Why similar: Underwater 45.5% ★, Psychological Horror 22.4%, Adventure 10.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Atmospheric 6.2%
- #10 Diving Bear
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VaragtP
Windows
Play as a bear diving underwater to explore the ocean’s depths. Collect shells, plants, treasures, and other valuable items from the underwater world. Use your finds to upgrade your gear, allowing you to dive deeper. The deeper you go, the more secrets and hidden places you can discover.
Why similar: Underwater 68.7% ★, Adventure 9%, Casual 8.5%, Mystery 3.9%, 2D 3.6%
- #11 A Home Below
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hermit House
Windows
For a hermit crab, it’s difficult to find a place you can call home. Explore a large, underwater house, searching for a real seashell. Meet creatures and discover long buried secrets in this third-person, atmospheric adventure.
Why similar: Underwater 59% ★, Emotional 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Mystery 6.7%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #12 Traíras
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marcos RiffelPub: Riffel Games
Windows
For those who love exploring the underwater worlds in games, "Traíras" is the perfect adventure!
Why similar: Underwater 69.2% ★, Arcade 7.2%, Hand-drawn 5.7%, Adventure 5.7%, Colorful 4.5%
- #13 Protecting seagrass 保护海草
88% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: gamescdk
Windows
Sharks are coming, come and protect the seaweed. By placing seaweed and jellyfish to block the attack of sharks, let's see how many levels can be stopped. Come and try it out.
Why similar: Underwater 73% ★, Casual 16.7%, 2D 7.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #14 ScubaVenture: The Search for Pirate's Treasure
89% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: SoftdiskPub: Ziggurat
Windows
Scour the wreckage of a pirate ship in this colorful 2D side scrolling underwater action adventure! Fight off all manner of sea creatures and rival divers with your harpoon gun and bombs as you gather treasure but beware of ghastly pirate ghosts seeking to reclaim what was once theirs!
Why similar: Underwater 68% ★, Collectathon 19.2%, Adventure 6.6%, Colorful 2.6%, 2D 2.6%
- #15 Down Further
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SeaRuby Games
Windows
Explore the deepest parts of the ocean in this open-world, survival horror game. Fend off unknown creatures with only a few damaged devices in your submarine. Collect creature data, upgrade your vessel, and escape the deep ocean trenches in Down Further.
Why similar: Underwater 59% ★, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Horror 6.3%, Dark 6.2%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #16 Reef Escape
86% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: 8bit Bosses StudiosPub: MAGIC Spell Studios
Windows · Linux
Travel the underwater dangers of the reef in a breathable air bubble. Test your reflexes as you avoid obstacles and carefully explore each stage to grab items essential for clearing each level.
Why similar: Underwater 57.7% ★, Adventure 12.8%, Casual 11.6%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, 2D 3.8%
- #17 Euphausia superba: The Antarctic Krill
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ruru Owl Interactive
Windows · Mac
Swim, let yourself carried with ocean currents, and search for phytoplankton alongside krill, a small crustacean. Guide a krill on a fascinating journey to reach the ice floe in this relaxing, interactive wildlife documentary.
Why similar: Underwater 67.6% ★, Casual 8.8%, Adventure 6.5%, Emotional 5.3%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #18 Crushing Depths
84% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Alex Le Mesurier
Windows
'Crushing Depths' is a first-person horror game set deep down on the ocean floor, you will take control of an underwater drone tasked with locating points of interest using 3D spatial sound and once found scan them to build a story, but be on careful lookout for anything that may lurk down there!
Why similar: Underwater 54.2% ★, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Mystery 7.6%, Dark 5.9%, Horror 5.3%
- #19 DeepBubbles
83% match5 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: BubblesPark
Windows
A dreamy idle aquarium game set in the deep sea, where players collect, feed, and evolve a variety of fish to build their own underwater paradise. Tap bubbles to release food, attract fish, complete tasks, and relax in a soothing aquatic world.
Why similar: Underwater 74.9% ★, Casual 11.4%, 2D 6.1%, Colorful 4%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #20 Beyond Blue
84% matchVery Positive88% of 1,441 reviews2020
Dev: E-Line Media
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Beyond Blue is a single-player narrative adventure that takes you deep into our planet’s beating blue heart. Explore the awesome wonder and unbounded mystery that exists within the world’s ocean.
Why similar: Underwater 83.6% ★, Adventure 7.3%, Casual 3.3%, Story Rich 2.6%, Atmospheric 1.7%
- #21 Spectrum Siege
82% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Fantasy Vortex
Windows
Master the art of strategy in Spectrum Siege, a vibrant turn-based game of grid domination. Jump, capture, and outmaneuver your opponents on a dynamic board.
Why similar: Underwater 62.6% ★, Collectathon 19.4%, Colorful 5.2%, 2D 3.9%, Casual 3.8%
- #22 Bepuzzled Jigsaw Puzzle: Aquatic
85% matchNo user reviews2019
Dev: Team SpikkeeePub: Spikkeee
Windows · Mac · Linux
103 Jigsaw Puzzles of underwater and marine awesome! Three sizes of puzzle: 8 x 8 = 64 pieces 16 x 16 = 128 pieces 32 x 32 = 1024 pieces Timer and hints What great value!
Why similar: Underwater 76.6% ★, Casual 23.4%
- #23 Under the Water Depths
82% match8 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Submerged Squad
Windows
Under the Water Depths is a first-person game in which you will dive into a trench in the middle of an unknown ocean. The depths of the sea hide sinister yet mystical secrets.
Why similar: Underwater 67.7% ★, Mystery 9.7%, Adventure 9.1%, Emotional 5.7%, Dark 4.6%
- #24 tuna hake's underwater
80% matchVery Positive99% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: osuika
Windows · Linux
you are a fish who does tricks
Why similar: Underwater 75.2% ★, Collectathon 20.5%, Colorful 3.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #25 fishy
81% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: I Choose Paradise
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fishy is a heartfelt visual novel about friends, enemies, acceptance, and monsters. Explore the aquarium, face your fears, and maybe make a friend. here fishy fishy f̵̥͘͠i̷̱͉͋͑s̵͙̈͘h̵͖̅y̶̜͘
Why similar: Underwater 45.6% ★, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Emotional 8.9%, Psychological 5%
- #26 Sammy The Sharky
78% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Dan's Games
Windows
Dodge, dive, and survive as you move fish to escape the hungry shark and compete for the highest score on the global leaderboard.
Why similar: Underwater 52.8% ★, Casual 16.9%, Arcade 11.8%, Atmospheric 8.4%, 2D 8.1%
- #27 Dive
81% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2018
Dev: Bala Vicknesh
Windows
Dive is a 2d pixel art platformer that takes place underwater. You cannot jump in this game, instead you use the ability to raise and lower pillars of water to gain vertical movement and solve puzzles.
Why similar: Underwater 71% ★, Adventure 20.1%, 2D 6.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #28 TBoF (The Book of Fredley)
79% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Grapefruit Studios
Windows
Gather the Pages, Mend the Book, and harvest the innocent to defy The Reaper. A retro stealth-adventure. Collect Keys to progress and avoid enemies while you explore the town and search for the missing pages that Fredley needs to fix his book and bring his friend back to life.
Why similar: Collectathon 18%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Psychological 12.3%, Mystery 10.7%, Dark 9.8%
- #29 Pact of Joy
78% matchPositive85% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: Just Sauce Studio
Windows
Experience the tragedy of Pact of Joy as you explore the dark corridors of Phorcys Station in search of your girlfriend, Lila.
Why similar: Underwater 53.8% ★, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Emotional 7.2%, Lore-Rich 6.7%, Mystery 6%
- #30 Unending Aqua
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Britney Pringle Games
Windows
Explore a mysterious tropical island resort that hides a dark secret. Collect items and solve puzzles to progress. Survive against dangerous creatures. Piece together the story of the hotel and what lies beneath it.
Why similar: Underwater 49.4% ★, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Adventure 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Horror 6.2%
- #31 Aphotic Descent
77% matchMixed64% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Broiled Squid Studios
Windows
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 58% ★, Collectathon 12.5%, Adventure 6.6%, Mystery 6%, Horror 5.8%
- #32 These Eyes
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Project Outsider
Windows
These Eyes is a no-text adventure game with elements of action, platforming, quests, and horror. Explore locations, solve puzzles, and interact with other characters.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.9%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Psychological 10.1%, Dark 9.1%, Adventure 8.4%
- #33 Lumara
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fabrizio Spadaro
Windows · Mac
Descend into a corrupted abyss as a light-wielding anglerfish in this haunting deep-sea adventure. Evade deadly predators, solve physics-based puzzles, uncover forgotten knowledge, and use your light to push back shadows and restore what was lost.
Why similar: Underwater 64.4% ★, Dark 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.3%, Psychological Horror 6.8%, Adventure 6.5%
- #34 Sonar Scout
74% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2024
Dev: Dan SchumacherPub: Spelkollektivet
Windows
Pilot your submarine to activate and reestablish a network of beacons while carefully utilizing your sonar to navigate the low-visibility depths of the ocean.
Why similar: Underwater 45.2% ★, Collectathon 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Dark 8%, Arcade 5.1%
- #35 Barren Depths
76% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Kyle Obranovic
Windows
Escape a confusing cave system without being eaten in this short, underwater horror game.
Why similar: Underwater 81.3% ★, Horror 7.8%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Adventure 3.5%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #36 Mutant Fish
75% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Rebels
Windows
Bite, shoot, dash, survive
Why similar: Underwater 54% ★, Hand-drawn 22.8%, Arcade 8.1%, Casual 7.3%, 2D 6.7%
- #37 AquaDream
73% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Gossiam Games
Windows
Dive into AquaDream! Guide your anglerfish through intricate underwater mazes. Collect stars, solve puzzles, and avoid perilous obstacles. Experience a captivating deep-sea adventure filled with hidden treasures and mysteries in this immersive aquatic world.
Why similar: Underwater 57.1% ★, Collectathon 22.4%, Dark 5.3%, Casual 5.1%, 2D 4.7%
- #38 To The Deep
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: kay56
Windows
Dive into a surreal deep sea dream. Survive by devouring and evolving, and encounter a cast of strange, mysterious companions. Explore, upgrade, and uncover the "truth" hidden beneath the beautiful waves. This is more than an adventure—it is a dimension-breaking dive to the deep.
Why similar: Underwater 73.3% ★, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Adventure 7.2%, Story Rich 4.7%, Atmospheric 4.5%
- #39 Offcoast
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Ice-Cold Shivering Studios
Windows
The rogue-like strategy game Offcoast takes place in a subterranean, underwater landscape.
Why similar: Underwater 90.5% ★, 2D 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #40 Tulip
71% matchVery Positive99% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: ashleyypox
Windows
You are a very sad bunny. You cannot stop crying. You might have to drink something gross. You are Tulip. Wander through a storybook countryside, gather ingredients for a strange brew, and get to know your adorable animal neighbors in an odd quest to alleviate your incurable sadness.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 24.9%, Collectathon 20.3%, Casual 12%, Adventure 11.9%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #41 Diving Trunks
74% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: Lunacy Interactive
Windows
Trunks the elephant has dropped his peanuts overboard. Help him retrieve as many peanuts as possible from the deep ocean whilst avoiding unkindly marine creatures.
Why similar: Underwater 78.3% ★, Casual 13.4%, 2D 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #42 South Scrimshaw, Part One
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,551 reviews2023
Dev: Nathan O. Marsh
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
South Scrimshaw is the story of a newborn whale in a vast alien ocean. It is a richly illustrated experimental visual novel, written in the style of a nature documentary.
Why similar: Underwater 47.6% ★, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Lore-Rich 8.8%, Linear 6%, Emotional 5.5%
- #43 GO with the FLOW
73% matchNo user reviews2021
Dev: Y-Square Games G.K.
Windows
Let's follow the flow and head to our friends!It's a never-ending side-scrolling relaxing action game where you push buttons and keys to little swim, recover strength, and head to fellow jellyfish while go with the flow of the sea.
Why similar: Underwater 69.9% ★, Casual 14.3%, 2D 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #44 Fish Story
71% matchVery Positive87% of 99 reviews2021
Dev: Five Percents
Windows · Linux
Atmospheric underwater game for the whole family! Help the brave fish solve the mystery of the lights!
Why similar: Underwater 48.7% ★, Emotional 8.6%, Arcade 8.2%, Casual 7.5%, Adventure 7.3%
- #45 Watertight
68% 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 44.9% ★, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Horror 7.9%, Psychological 7.5%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #46 Deepophobia
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hassan Saeed KarimPub: Said Karim (my dad lol)
Windows
Swim deeper and deeper into this underwater horror game. Explore open worlds, save your friends, escape monstrous creatures....What are you waiting for? the depths are beckoning you to go deeper!
Why similar: Underwater 61.1% ★, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Dark 6.2%, Atmospheric 5.9%, Horror 5.2%
- #47 Fantastic Fishing
71% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: The Periodic Group
Windows
Explore a vast underwater world populated by a huge variety of fish and aquatic creatures. Catch them and sell them to upgrade your submarine and dive deeper. But what lurks at the bottom of sea?
Why similar: Underwater 53.3% ★, Casual 20.3%, Adventure 19.5%, Horror 4.9%, Singleplayer 2%
- #48 SAMUDRA
70% matchMixed64% of 147 reviews2021
Dev: Khayalan Arts
Windows
SAMUDRA is an award-winning hand-illustrated deep sea journey.
Why similar: Underwater 61.2% ★, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Adventure 6.5%, Atmospheric 6.1%, 2D 5.9%
- #49 A Deep World
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jose StriedingerPub: USC Games
Windows · Mac
Guide a little green creature as it goes deep into a dark, dangerous underwater world once sealed off. You'll need to explore, hide, and outmaneuver different predators to find your lost friend and make it back home in one piece. Whatever you do, avoid the nests!
Why similar: Underwater 68.3% ★, Atmospheric 6.6%, Adventure 6%, 2D 5.3%, Mystery 4.2%
- #50 Moose Diver
67% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: Lingon Studios
Windows
You’re a moose on a diving adventure. Swim into the ocean and vacuum coins from the seabed. Sell the coins and earn money to upgrade and buy new gear. Swim deeper and find treasure chests to collect power boosting artefacts, but don’t forget to keep an eye on your oxygen level.
Why similar: Underwater 58.2% ★, Collectathon 22.9%, Adventure 5.1%, Atmospheric 5.1%, Colorful 3.5%
- #51 Cave Crave: Real Spelunking
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3R Games S.A.
Windows
Step into the abyss in "Cave Crave" - a first-person spelunking and cave-diving experience that will push your nerves and survival instincts to their limits. Navigate through uncharted cave systems, squeeze through narrow crevices, and plunge into underwater tunnels in a hauntingly immersive world.
Why similar: Collectathon 26.8%, Underwater 24.5% ★, Adventure 12.6%, Psychological 8.1%, Emotional 8%
- #52 The Oily Depths
66% 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 45.1% ★, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Dark 9.3%, Mystery 8.8%, Lore-Rich 7.2%
- #53 Reefglider
66% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Down Underwater
Windows
You're a sugar glider under the ocean! Run, jump and glide through the great barrier reef as you acquire aquatic allies to cure coral colonies. Friendly fish join you on your journey allowing you to jump higher and access more areas in the environment!
Why similar: Underwater 66.4% ★, Collectathon 23.1%, Adventure 3.7%, Atmospheric 3.3%, Colorful 2.5%
- #54 They Breathe
69% 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 35.6% ★, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Dark 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Adventure 7.2%
- #55 Invincible Fins
69% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Reggelente
Windows
A game recommended for younger kids. You control a little fish that just got back to the ocean from a thrown away aquarium. Explore the colorful underwater world, collect treasures, avoid dangers and find your new home.
Why similar: Underwater 75.5% ★, Adventure 13.7%, Colorful 5.7%, 2D 3.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #56 RebreatheR
65% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: mc_try
Windows
Underwater, you're alone. Or almost alone. You're a diver doing routine work: cleaning the seabed, collecting waste, fixing pipes. But deep down there's always something wrong. Explore, repair, survive — and try not to lose your mind.
Why similar: Underwater 50.5% ★, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Mystery 8.4%, Dark 7.9%, Horror 5.7%
- #57 Puffer Pop
67% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Mountain Peke Games
Windows
Puffer Pop is a short puzzle game about saving a pufferfish from the sharks that chase her. Eat bubbles, inflate, and turn the tides on those that would eat you, all while relaxing to calming sound of ocean waves.
Why similar: Underwater 83.5% ★, Casual 11%, 2D 4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #58 Scary Cave Diving
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ekblad
Windows
Can you hold your breath when panic sets in? Experience the terror of deep-sea cave diving. Scavenge resources and fight to survive as you navigate procedurally generated underwater caves stalked by an apex predator!
Why similar: Underwater 70.1% ★, Dark 7%, Horror 6.5%, Adventure 6.3%, Atmospheric 4.6%