Games Like Death in the Water 2

Play as a shark or a diver in a dark aquatic world and overcome your enemies by employing cunning, teamwork, and stealth. Depth blends tension and visceral action as you team up against AI or be matched with other players in heart pounding combat.

Why similar: Underwater 25.4% ★, Hunting 19.9% ★, Survival Horror 12%, Gore 8.3%, FPS 8%

Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the predator-prey dynamic of underwater combat with intense, asymmetrical multiplayer matches.

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 39.9% ★, Survival Horror 21.5%, Survival 16.2%, Gore 7.6%, Horror 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a complex, claustrophobic survival-horror experience set in a submarine navigating a hostile alien ocean.

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 51.6% ★, Survival Horror 22.7%, Horror 11%, Atmospheric 7.8%, First-Person 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: It masterfully replicates the crushing isolation and limited visibility of deep-sea exploration in a survival-horror context.

Witch Hunt is a challenging horror themed hunting game that takes place in the 18th century. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linearity, and atmosphere.

Why similar: Hunting 24.1% ★, Survival Horror 20.8%, Survival 11.6%, FPS 11.3%, Horror 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the methodical tracking and hunting of supernatural entities in atmospheric, isolated environments.

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 48.8% ★, Survival 17.7%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Horror 9.2%, First-Person 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive underwater survival game, it excels at building dread through exploration and encounters with massive, terrifying sea creatures.

Skinwalker Hunt is a horror themed hunting game from the creator of Witch Hunt. Main focus of the game is on exploration, non-linear gameplay, and atmosphere.

Why similar: Hunting 28.3% ★, Survival Horror 20.9%, FPS 11.1%, Survival 9.6%, Shooter 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the core gameplay loop of hunting terrifying, elusive creatures in dark and atmospheric settings.

Embark on a journey into the darkest nightmares to restore your sanity. Blast your way through hordes of possessed enemies, unlock an arsenal of deadly weapons and unearthly abilities, and get ready to face even more Lovecraftian madness in this action-packed FPS sequel.

Why similar: FPS 33.9%, Shooter 15.3%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Horror 13%, First-Person 12.4%

Why You'll Like It: Matches the Lovecraftian aesthetic and fast-paced, visceral FPS combat against grotesque, supernatural threats.

An intense round-based zombie survival FPS, play solo or co-op. Shoot your way through relentless waves of vicious horrors with high-octane objectives, upgrading steampunk weapons, collecting Celtic God powers, and surviving the onslaught of the Quiet Ones.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.8%, FPS 14.6%, Survival 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Shooter 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers the same wave-based, high-intensity combat loop and horror-themed enemy encounters found in the seed game.

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 28.8% ★, Survival Horror 25.1%, Gore 16.4%, Horror 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in deep-sea horror that emphasizes existential dread and the terror of being hunted in underwater facilities.

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Underwater 63.5% ★, Horror 14.5%, Atmospheric 12.2%, First-Person 6.7%, 3D 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a short but intense experience focused on claustrophobic, blind navigation through an ocean of blood.

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 44% ★, Gore 22.5%, Horror 12.9%, Atmospheric 10.4%, First-Person 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers intense, claustrophobic horror set on an isolated oil rig surrounded by a hostile, dark ocean.

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 40.1% ★, Hunting 12.8% ★, Gore 10.6%, 6DOF 9% ★, Survival 8%

Why You'll Like It: The original title in the series, sharing the core underwater survival-horror DNA and creature-hunting focus.

BioShock is a shooter unlike any you've ever played, loaded with weapons and tactics never seen. You'll have a complete arsenal at your disposal from simple revolvers to grenade launchers and chemical throwers, but you'll also be forced to genetically modify your DNA to create an even more deadly weapon: you.

Why similar: FPS 31.6%, Underwater 27.5% ★, Atmospheric 13.3%, Horror 9.5%, Shooter 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: The quintessential underwater FPS that blends atmospheric horror with satisfying weapon progression and combat.

When reality is a nightmare, nightmares become real. In this psychological horror game, you fight the terrifying creatures invading your mind. Can you save your sanity?

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.9%, Gore 17.9%, Survival 16.4%, Horror 13.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-quality, atmospheric survival-horror experience with intense, creature-focused combat sequences.

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: Shooter 42.1%, Horror 31.1%, Multiplayer 18%, Action 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Features atmospheric, creature-filled exploration in dark, confined environments that require careful resource management.

THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.

Why similar: Underwater 44.6% ★, FPS 20.4%, Horror 12.7%, First-Person 7.8%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A Lovecraftian horror game that focuses on the same cosmic dread and massive entity encounters found in the Kraken fights.

In KILLING FLOOR 2, players descend into continental Europe after it has been overrun by horrific, murderous clones called Zeds that were created by rogue elements of the Horzine Corporation. 6-player Co-Op & 12-player VS Zed-slaughtering mayhem.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.6%, Gore 16.5%, FPS 13.2%, Survival 12.1%, Shooter 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a highly polished, wave-based survival combat loop that mirrors the intensity of fighting off swarms of enemies.

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: Survival Horror 46.4%, Atmospheric 25%, Horror 23%, 3D 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines fishing mechanics with Lovecraftian horror and deep-sea exploration, emphasizing the mystery of the abyss.

EBOLA 2 is created in the spirit of the great classics of survival horrors. In this game, you will control the main character with a first-person camera which makes you feel like you’re in a real horror movie.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.3%, Gore 15.2%, Survival 12.4%, FPS 10.8%, Horror 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival-horror game that emphasizes intense, claustrophobic combat in dark, confined spaces.

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 47.8% ★, Survival Horror 23.2%, Horror 8.7%, Atmospheric 7.6%, Realistic 6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on submarine-based horror and the psychological terror of the deep ocean.

Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.

Why similar: Underwater 47.7% ★, Survival 16.3%, Survival Horror 14%, Horror 7.8%, Multiplayer 4.5%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the underwater survival loop with refined mechanics and new environmental threats in a frozen landscape.

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 26.5%, FPS 17.7%, Survival 13.1%, Horror 11.7%, Gore 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: An underwater horror game that emphasizes escape and survival in confined, terrifying spaces.

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 52.3% ★, Survival Horror 22.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Horror 8.1%, First-Person 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the atmospheric and adventurous side of deep-sea survival with a focus on exploration.

REMNANT II® pits survivors of humanity against new deadly creatures and god-like bosses across terrifying worlds. Play solo or co-op with two other friends to explore the depths of the unknown to stop an evil from destroying reality itself.

Why similar: Souls-like 56.8%, Shooter 14.9%, Horror 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Multiplayer 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers intense, boss-focused combat and creature hunting that mirrors the scale of the Kraken encounters.

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 58.2%, Atmospheric 21.5%, First-Person 14.5%, Realistic 3.2%, Action 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven survival-horror experience that highlights the isolation of the deep ocean.

Play with friends against endless waves of man eater sharks.

Why similar: Shoot 'Em Up 19.9%, FPS 15.2%, Survival Horror 14%, Survival 9.3%, Shooter 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: A more arcade-focused take on the underwater predator-prey dynamic that emphasizes fast-paced action.

BREAK THE CYCLE Fight to survive as this award-winning third-person shooter brings Selene’s story to PC. Take on roguelike challenges. Engage enemies in bullet hell-fuelled clashes. Share your journey through Returnal™ with another player.

Why similar: Shooter 33.5%, Atmospheric 19.4%, Horror 17.5%, Multiplayer 15.8%, Action 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: Provides high-octane, bullet-hell combat against alien threats that matches the intensity of the seed game's combat.

Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op. Adapt to survive by building custom bases and crafting tools. Explore the unknown to uncover the mysteries hidden within the depths.

Why similar: Underwater 45.5% ★, Survival Horror 15.6%, Survival 14.6%, Horror 8%, Multiplayer 5.4%

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 45.9% ★, Survival Horror 18.8%, Horror 9%, Character Customization 8.8%, First-Person 6.3%

Close your eyes. Step into a world filled with nothing but darkness and terror, where everything wants to destroy you. Your time has come to fight the shrieking darkness, be brave and don't look back or you won't make it.

Why similar: Survival Horror 26.9%, FPS 18%, Horror 10.4%, Atmospheric 10%, Shooter 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A shooter that leans heavily into the atmospheric horror and creature-hunting themes of the seed game.

LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.

Why similar: Survival 55.9%, Atmospheric 25.4%, Horror 18.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the Lovecraftian, dark, and mysterious nature of exploring a dangerous, supernatural ocean.

Combat in Shark Attack Deathmatch 2 is savage, gritty, and brutal. Players hunt each other down in various game modes with the constant threat of terrifying sharks joining in on the bloodshed. Tear divers apart as you take on the role as the ocean's top apex predator, The Great White.

Why similar: Underwater 21% ★, Hunting 20.8% ★, Survival Horror 13.6%, Shoot 'Em Up 11.7%, FPS 9%

Embark on a survival horror saga set in a treacherous world ruled by primal terrors. Scour for invaluable treasures, fortify your arsenal to combat evolving threats, and unravel the chilling mystery shrouding Delta squad's fate. Can you survive amidst the lurking jaws of the ancient predators?

Why similar: Gun Customization 29.6%, Survival Horror 21.6%, Survival 12.3%, Gore 11.9%, Shooter 8.1%

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 48.8% ★, Gore 16.4%, Shooter 13.4%, Horror 12.9%, 3D 5.1%

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 42.7% ★, Survival Horror 22.7%, FPS 9.9%, Gore 8.4%, Horror 7.5%

Play as different fish, devour opponents in the ruthless underwater world of survival of the fittest, and evolve your abilities.

Why similar: Underwater 53.6% ★, Souls-like 19.6%, Survival 15.7%, Character Customization 4.9%, 3D 3.6%

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 44.4% ★, Survival Horror 21.6%, Survival 14.9%, Horror 8.7%, First-Person 5.2%

Linear underwater horror game about a search dive that quickly turns into fight for survival after an encounter with hellish creature.

Why similar: Underwater 55.9% ★, FPS 9.9%, Horror 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.7%, First-Person 6.5%

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 86% ★, Horror 10.6%, Action 3.3%

Depth Hunter 2 is an underwater hunting game, allowing the complete experience of the spearfishing extreme sport!

Why similar: Underwater 51.9% ★, Hunting 40.9% ★, FPS 3.8%, Action 2%, Multiplayer 1.4%

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

Why similar: Underwater 48.8% ★, Survival Horror 17.5%, Horror 10.4%, First-Person 7.7%, Atmospheric 6.8%

Descend deep into the nightmare that seamlessly blends with reality in this uncanny horror escape room game. Can you find your way out of the horrid mansion or will you succumb to your fears? Can you face and overcome your past, or will it break you?

Why similar: Survival Horror 33.8%, Gore 23.2%, Horror 13.9%, Atmospheric 13.3%, First-Person 10.5%

We left the surface of the Earth in ruins, abandoned it and populated the oceans. The sea is now our new home. We call it Aqua. Pilot customized fighter ships and explore a deep sea dystopia torn by the struggle for resources and survival. Enter the unforgiving world of Aquanox Deep Descent.

Why similar: Underwater 24.4% ★, 6DOF 22.9% ★, FPS 16.2%, Character Customization 13.9%, Shooter 8.4%

Shoot terrifying monsters and a killer clown in a haunted city full of nightmares. Explore 8 locations, solve puzzles, switch between dream and reality, and make choices that shape your escape. Death Park 2 is a horror FPS with multiple endings and a boss fight.

Why similar: Survival Horror 36.9%, FPS 20.4%, Horror 13.5%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Shooter 10.5%

YOU GET TO CONTROL UNIQUE CREATURES LIKE LOBSTERS, CRABS AND BARNACLES, IN A WILD WATER WORLD THAT EXCEEDS ALL HUMAN SENSE.

Why similar: Underwater 58.6% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 13.7%, Shooter 8.2%, Survival 7.2%, Action 4.6%

Take part in wormkinds heroic struggle for freedom from their archnemesis. Upgrade your arsenal, tools and submarine to decimate the fish population to reach the ultimate goal: to boldly go where no worm has gone before.

Why similar: Underwater 36.9% ★, Gun Customization 24.4%, Shoot 'Em Up 16.7%, Character Customization 9.6%, Shooter 7.7%

Navigate an open-world island in an old train, upgrade it over time, and use it to fight an evil spider train named Charles.

Why similar: Survival Horror 41.7%, FPS 13.6%, Horror 13.1%, Shooter 10.9%, First-Person 8.7%

The Dark Occult is a psychological driven horror game that puts players in a constant state of anxiety that crescendos into raw panic and terror. You will encounter grotesque creatures, who will take your life at any moment.Your only goal -- survive.

Why similar: Gore 44%, Horror 36.1%, First-Person 11.8%, Action 8.1%

Use the specialized equipment at your disposal to locate & log as many paranormal events as possible. Decipher the ingredients needed for your ritual and try to exorcise any demons within. Any incorrect ingredients and you may never leave! 1-4 Players

Why similar: Horror 35.3%, Multiplayer 19.7%, Atmospheric 15.7%, Realistic 15.6%, First-Person 10.5%

They Breathe is a short journey into the depths of a forest filled with water. As you swim deeper, it's up to you to figure out the rules of an insidious ecosystem where nothing is as it first seems, and where everyone is after the same precious resource – oxygen!

Why similar: Underwater 33.5% ★, Survival Horror 33%, Survival 19.9%, Atmospheric 6.5%, Horror 4.6%

Will you survive when the world falls apart? Jawbreaker is a punishing stealth & survival horror game that will have you running, hiding, and fighting in a terrifying gang-infested society on the verge of collapse. Though that’s not all, once the sun goes down the true fear begins...

Why similar: Survival Horror 22%, Gore 15.4%, FPS 13.6%, Survival 11.2%, Horror 8.8%

A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.

Why similar: Underwater 63.8% ★, Survival 13.8%, Horror 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Action 2.7%

Fight for survival in the Backrooms. Play with friends in multiplayer or solo against AI bots. Unearth the terrifying monster scorestreak and get ready for an intense experience!

Why similar: FPS 27.5%, Shooter 17.3%, First-Person 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Realistic 9.1%

You’re a world-renowned hunter of supernatural beasts. Track down urban legends from all over the world, set traps, solve disturbing puzzles, and defeat the beasts before you succumb to their otherworldly presence.

Why similar: Hunting 28.1% ★, Survival Horror 25.5%, FPS 10%, Horror 9.5%, Survival 7.3%

An atmospheric underwater horror game, can you evade and survive?

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: FPS 45%, Horror 17.9%, First-Person 14.9%, Action 11.9%, 3D 10.3%

Experience the terror in Silence Channel 2, a first person horror game based on a true story. Navigate through eerie environments, solve puzzles, evade lurking horrors, and even wield firepower in a desperate bid for survival. Can you escape the relentless darkness in this terrifying sequel?

Why similar: Survival Horror 34.3%, Gore 22.3%, Horror 13.3%, Atmospheric 13%, First-Person 9%

Try to escape with your life in a first-person survival horror adventure. Play through the eyes of four distinct characters as you evade and confront terrifying ghosts, unravel mind-bending puzzles, and unearth a sinister conspiracy…

Why similar: Survival Horror 53.2%, Atmospheric 21%, Horror 13.5%, First-Person 12.3%