- #1 Aphotic Descent
97% 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 53.3% ★, Horror 12.5%, Action-Adventure 8.5%, Exploration 6.6%, First-Person 6.5%
- #2 The Trench
96% 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: Submarine 41.2% ★, Underwater 33.4% ★, Horror 8.8%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Atmospheric 2.9%
- #3 The Oily Depths
96% 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: Submarine 39.3% ★, Underwater 27.2% ★, Lore-Rich 9.3%, Horror 7.7%, First-Person 4.3%
- #4 Watertight
95% 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: Submarine 38.3% ★, Underwater 28.4% ★, Horror 11.6%, Puzzle 6.4%, Atmospheric 4%
- #5 The Dive
94% 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 49.2% ★, Horror 12%, Linear 11%, First-Person 7.1%, Action-Adventure 6%
- #6 The Sirena Expedition
94% 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 40.7% ★, Submarine 23.2% ★, Horror 10.8%, Linear 8.5%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #7 Under The Waves
93% 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 43.5% ★, Submarine 30% ★, Exploration 7%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #8 Depths of Sanity
91% 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: Submarine 41.8% ★, Underwater 36.2% ★, Exploration 6%, Story Rich 4.6%, Action-Adventure 4.4%
- #9 Hell Dive
91% 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: Horror 26.1%, Sci-fi 20.8%, First-Person 15.6%, Exploration 14.5%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #10 Subterror
90% 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: Submarine 35.9% ★, Underwater 32.8% ★, Horror 10.2%, First-Person 6.5%, Action-Adventure 5.4%
- #11 Dive The Depths
89% 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 71.1% ★, Horror 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%, Action 3.9%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #12 Iron Lung
88% 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: Submarine 38% ★, Underwater 30.3% ★, Horror 10%, Sci-fi 5.4%, First-Person 4%
- #13 Underwater
89% 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: Story Rich 20%, First-Person 19.3%, Puzzle 16.1%, Exploration 13.4%, Atmospheric 12.6%
- #14 Still Wakes the Deep
86% 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 39.8% ★, Horror 16.5%, Sci-fi 11.1%, First-Person 9.1%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #15 Biolum
87% 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: Submarine 29.5% ★, Underwater 27.3% ★, Sci-fi 8.9%, Horror 8.9%, Action-Adventure 5.4%
- #16 Unusual Tales: Deep Below
85% 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 28.5%, First-Person 16.3%, Linear 13.7%, Action-Adventure 13.5%, Action 7.3%
- #17 Abyss of Neptune
86% 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 59.1% ★, Horror 15.1%, Action-Adventure 9%, First-Person 7%, 3D 4.5%
- #18 Solitude Underwater
84% 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 44.7% ★, Horror 20.5%, First-Person 8.4%, Lore-Rich 8%, 3D 7.2%
- #19 SOMA
82% 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: Horror 22.1%, Sci-fi 18.7%, Exploration 11.7%, First-Person 11.2%, Puzzle 11.1%
- #20 Narcosis
84% 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 62.6% ★, Horror 19.4%, First-Person 10.4%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Indie 2.3%
- #21 Barotrauma
79% 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: Submarine 46.4% ★, Underwater 32.3% ★, Horror 8.8%, Sci-fi 7.6%, Simulation 3.3%
- #22 FREEDIVER: Triton Down
83% 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 54.8% ★, Exploration 9.3%, Linear 8.2%, First-Person 7.5%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #23 Feed the Deep
80% 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 52.1% ★, Horror 12.8%, Exploration 10%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Action-Adventure 6.6%
- #24 The Shore
81% 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 38.6% ★, Horror 15.9%, Exploration 10%, Action-Adventure 9.3%, First-Person 8.5%
- #25 Subnautica
78% 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 55.1% ★, Horror 15.1%, Exploration 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.4%, First-Person 6.2%
- #26 Anoxemia
82% 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 39.9% ★, Action-Adventure 11.5%, Puzzle 11.3%, Horror 10.6%, Exploration 7.1%
- #27 SILT
79% 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 53.1% ★, Horror 16.4%, Puzzle 12.7%, Exploration 8.4%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #28 Project Abyss
81% 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: Simulation 51.1%, Action 31.5%, Indie 17.4%
- #29 Murky Divers
75% 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 50.3% ★, Horror 14.3%, Sci-fi 9.3%, First-Person 8.7%, Exploration 8.4%
- #30 Sonar Shock
77% 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: Submarine 53.8% ★, Horror 12.9%, Exploration 9.2%, First-Person 8.3%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #31 Rip Current
74% 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 27.4%, Horror 23.2%, First-Person 17.3%, Action 15.5%, 3D 12.5%
- #32 Bushside Rangers
74% matchVery Positive84% of 228 reviews2025
Dev: Team Bushside
Windows
Bushside Rangers® is a first-person survival horror game that forces you to use your wits as you navigate through the dark, dreary depths of an abandoned nature park.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 15.8%, Horror 13.6%, Linear 11.8%, Action-Adventure 11.3%, First-Person 10.8%
- #33 The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
77% 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 79% ★, Pixel Graphics 6.9%, Action 5.7%, Exploration 4.3%, Indie 3.4%
- #34 Pact of Joy: Prologue
75% 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 46.3% ★, Sci-fi 13.9%, Horror 12.3%, Exploration 7.7%, First-Person 6.4%
- #35 Under: Depths of Fear
76% 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: Horror 27%, First-Person 17.5%, Action-Adventure 14%, Story Rich 13.8%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #36 SIGNALIS
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,986 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Sci-fi 30.2%, Female Protagonist 29.9%, Puzzle 13.7%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Action-Adventure 9.8%
- #37 Deep Beyond
72% matchVery Positive89% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Avix Games
Windows
Deep Beyond Is a first-person interactive thriller about a sea explorer and the mystery behind her father’s disappearance.
Why similar: Underwater 40.2% ★, Puzzle 11%, Exploration 10.6%, First-Person 9.8%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #38 SCP – Containment Breach
69% matchVery Positive99% of 497 reviews2026
Dev: Undertow GamesPub: SCP-CB Community Preservation Project
Windows
A procedural first-person horror adventure. You are on your own after something goes terribly wrong in this top-secret containment facility. Collect items to aid in your escape and try to uncover the truth, as horror lurks behind every door. Can you make it out alive?
Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Lore-Rich 18.1%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Exploration 11.2%, Action-Adventure 8.4%
- #39 Darkwater
70% matchVery Positive80% of 940 reviews2026
Dev: Targon StudiosPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.9 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: Submarine 39.8% ★, Underwater 30.3% ★, Horror 8.6%, Sci-fi 6.5%, Action-Adventure 5.4%
- #40 ZERO PROTOCOL
71% matchVery Positive85% of 574 reviews2024
Dev: R_Games
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In this immersive sci-fi thriller, you will experience the atmosphere of classic 3D games as you solve puzzles, follow an intriguing non-linear storyline, and engage in battles with monsters.
Why similar: Sci-fi 18.7%, First-Person 13.3%, Exploration 13.3%, Horror 13%, Puzzle 12.5%
- #41 20,000 Miles Under the Sea
76% 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: Submarine 42% ★, Underwater 35% ★, Horror 10.2%, Simulation 4.2%, First-Person 3.7%
- #42 Stardiver
73% 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 48.6% ★, Sci-fi 14.1%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Exploration 7.2%, Story Rich 7%
- #43 Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss
71% 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 45.8% ★, First-Person 16.6%, Exploration 10.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #44 Inside Depth 6
73% 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: Horror 30.9%, Puzzle 16.5%, Exploration 12%, Story Rich 11.5%, First-Person 10.2%
- #45 You Can Save Everyone
72% matchVery Positive86% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Caleb Draper
Windows
You Can Save Everyone is a heartfelt horror meta-puzzle game. Trapped deep within a facility with only a console to communicate with the others inside, decipher the proper methods to control the console, and - just maybe - save everyone. But be careful. The locks aren't just there for you.
Why similar: Underwater 40.4% ★, Horror 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Puzzle 9.2%, Exploration 7.2%
- #46 Sync Or Sink
69% 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: Submarine 25.7% ★, Underwater 14.6% ★, Action-Adventure 14%, First-Person 10.3%, Exploration 9.4%
- #47 Salvage Protocol
69% matchVery Positive100% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: IAmDirt
Windows
A short horror about exploring abandoned space stations and collecting junk in order to pay off your S.R.P.O debt.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 16.5%, Horror 16%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Linear 13.7%, Exploration 9.9%
- #48 ROUTINE
65% matchVery Positive93% of 6,281 reviews2025
Dev: Lunar SoftwarePub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Sci-fi 21.2%, Horror 16.5%, Puzzle 11.2%, Exploration 11%, First-Person 10.9%
- #49 Observation
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,063 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Sci-fi 28.7%, Horror 23.4%, Indie 10.1%, Puzzle 10%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #50 Death In Abyss
67% 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 49.6% ★, Horror 19%, Sci-fi 18.1%, 3D 6.8%, Action 5%
- #51 Dark Matter
73% matchMixed45% of 263 reviews2013
Dev: InterWave StudiosPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Dark Matter is a 2.5D side-scrolling survival horror game, set in a derelict spaceship besieged by a sinister alien presence, and infested with deadly parasites. As the Ensign, you must explore fetid hallways and abandoned facilities, scavenging for parts and blueprints, expanding your arsenal to up to four deadly weapons and freely...
Why similar: Sci-fi 29.8%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Horror 19.6%, Action 18.2%, Indie 10%
- #52 STASIS: BONE TOTEM
67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,560 reviews2023
Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...
Why similar: Submarine 49.3% ★, Sci-fi 12%, Horror 11.8%, Puzzle 8.3%, Exploration 7.4%
- #53 The Persistence
70% matchMixed67% of 165 reviews2020
Dev: Firesprite Ltd
Windows
Survive aboard a doomed deep space colony starship, overrun with horrific and murderous aberrations. Explore, evade and fight your way through the depths to bring the ship back to Earth. Gather resources, upgrade abilities and fabricate an arsenal of weapons in this sci-fi horror roguelite.
Why similar: Sci-fi 19.8%, Horror 19.4%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Action-Adventure 13.6%, First-Person 11.5%
- #54 Hidden Deep
67% matchMostly Positive76% of 4,937 reviews2022
Dev: Cogwheel SoftwarePub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Hidden Deep is an atmospheric sci-fi action game heavily inspired by Aliens, The Thing, and Half-Life. Explore, climb, swim, scan, blast and shoot your way through dangerous missions in a huge sub oceanic mining and research facility. Fear the horrors that lurk below…
Why similar: Horror 23.3%, Sci-fi 21.7%, Action-Adventure 17.6%, Puzzle 15.5%, Exploration 13.7%
- #55 Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden
68% matchVery Positive90% of 1,527 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Take a deep breath and find your fiancée who went missing in the dark abyss of the ocean.
Why similar: Underwater 45.4% ★, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Puzzle 15.5%, Horror 13.9%, Story Rich 3.1%
- #56 Creepy Shift: Uncle Joe’s Motel
64% matchVery Positive93% of 134 reviews2026
Dev: Night Shift Team Pub: Red Limb Studio
Windows
An unknown actress takes a job at Uncle’s Motel to make ends meet. She’s running from trouble but peace is the last thing she’ll find here. A blend of cozy simulation, horror, and psychological depth, wrapped in a dark, noir-tinged atmosphere.
Why similar: Horror 23%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, First-Person 11.9%, Story Rich 11%, Simulation 9.6%
- #57 DREDGE
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,902 reviews2023
Dev: Black Salt GamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Why similar: Exploration 32.7%, Horror 25.9%, Atmospheric 10.7%, Simulation 10.5%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #58 Crabmeat
64% matchVery Positive92% of 107 reviews2026
Dev: Nicholas McDonnellPub: Searching Interactive
Windows
A short first-person point & click survival horror game where you're a prisoner tasked with crabbing for priceless Southern King Crabs to pay off your debt to the Feudostate. Navigate the harsh waters of the Antarctic and defend your ship from the threats that dwell under the icy waters.
Why similar: Action-Adventure 23.9%, Horror 22.5%, First-Person 20.5%, Atmospheric 14.7%, 3D 13.8%