Games Like DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain

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

Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.2%, Underwater 25.1% ★, Roguelite 9.8%, Dark 6.8%, Psychological Horror 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: This roguelite shares the exact core loop of deep-sea exploration, resource management, and Lovecraftian dread found in the seed game.

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 39.4% ★, Survival Horror 17.9%, Survival 15.7%, Horror 10.7%, Management 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A definitive underwater survival experience that emphasizes submarine management, crew cooperation, and terrifying encounters with alien horrors.

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 33.5% ★, Lovecraftian 27.1%, Side Scroller 7.8%, Psychological Horror 7.6%, Exploration 6%

Why You'll Like It: This metroidvania captures the claustrophobic feeling of underwater exploration while leaning heavily into Lovecraftian themes.

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 40.7% ★, Survival 14.5%, Crafting 12.6%, Horror 11.2%, Survival Horror 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for underwater survival, offering deep crafting mechanics and a constant sense of vulnerability against the ocean's mysteries.

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: Lovecraftian 24.9%, Underwater 18.2% ★, Survival Horror 13.4%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: An essential psychological horror game set in an underwater facility that perfectly mirrors the unsettling atmosphere of the deep.

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 46.3% ★, Survival Horror 17.2%, Horror 14.5%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Atmospheric 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person survival horror game that focuses on the extreme isolation and oxygen-management stress of deep-sea diving.

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: Lovecraftian 31%, Underwater 25.2% ★, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 10.7%, Dark 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: Delivers a high-tension, atmospheric horror experience set on an isolated oil rig that feels spiritually aligned with the seed game's dread.

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: Lovecraftian 44.5%, Exploration 13.1%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Survival Horror 11.4%, Horror 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Combines fishing and exploration with a dark, Lovecraftian narrative that rewards players for venturing into dangerous, uncharted waters.

Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements in which you uncover the ancient mysteries of the depths depicted in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror.

Why similar: Underwater 40.7% ★, Lovecraftian 37.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Crafting 5.2%, Horror 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A tactical RPG that pits a submarine crew against ancient, eldritch horrors in a desperate fight for survival.

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

Why similar: Underwater 47.6% ★, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 15%, Atmospheric 6.9%, Dark 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in claustrophobic horror where you navigate a tiny, fragile submarine through an ocean of blood.

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: Lovecraftian 42.6%, Survival 13.7%, Exploration 11.6%, Dark 10.3%, Horror 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the narrative-heavy exploration of a dark, subterranean ocean where every decision carries the risk of madness and death.

Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 17.4%, Crafting 15.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Survival 15.3%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: While set on land, its core loop of scavenging, upgrading a vehicle, and surviving a hostile, supernatural environment is a perfect mechanical match.

Set in the unforgiving lands of Alaska, Edge of Sanity is a Cthulhu-inspired, 2D survival horror game. Uncover a disturbing story while madness claws at your mind. Lead a group of survivors and explore, scavenge and survive together - against untold eldritch horrors.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.4%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Crafting 11.5%, Horror 9.7%, Side Scroller 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D survival horror game that forces you to manage your sanity while exploring dangerous, Lovecraftian environments.

Earth, 1976. You have been tasked with managing a deep-sea science facility working to perfect cloning. Explore the darkness and keep your crew alive in this hardcore survival colony builder. And beware. The darkness hides untold horrors.

Why similar: Underwater 35.6% ★, Colony Sim 16.4%, Post-apocalyptic 12.1%, Management 10.3%, Survival 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the logistical and survival challenges of managing an underwater colony under constant threat.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.4%, Survival Horror 16.1%, Horror 13.3%, Roguelite 11.3%, Psychological Horror 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelite horror game that perfectly captures the aesthetic and thematic essence of Lovecraftian cosmic dread.

Amnesia: The Bunker is a first-person horror game set in a WW1 bunker. A relentless, AI-driven monster stalks you. Survival depends on finding tools, crafting items, and keeping the lights on.

Why similar: Survival Horror 23.7%, Survival 15.4%, Horror 14.6%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Action-Adventure 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: Provides an intense, systemic survival horror experience where resource management and environmental awareness are key to avoiding death.

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 21.8% ★, Survival Horror 18.1%, Lovecraftian 13.4%, Survival 12.7%, Dark 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric survival horror game that explores the dark and mysterious nature of an underwater ecosystem.

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: Lovecraftian 38.2%, Underwater 25% ★, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Exploration 7%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person exploration game that leans heavily into Lovecraftian mythology and surreal, atmospheric horror.

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: Lovecraftian 33.1%, Survival Horror 25.7%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Dark 10.2%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: A masterfully crafted survival horror game that utilizes psychological themes and inventory management to create a sense of constant unease.

Darkwood - a new perspective on survival horror. Scavenge and explore a rich, ever-changing free-roam world by day, then hunker down in your hideout and pray for the morning light.

Why similar: Survival Horror 19.3%, Survival 13.4%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12.8%, Dark 12%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a top-down survival horror experience with a heavy emphasis on atmosphere, crafting, and defending your base against the unknown.

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 43.6% ★, Survival Horror 15.2%, Horror 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Exploration 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative horror game that captures the chaotic, dangerous nature of deep-sea salvage missions.

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 35.9% ★, Lovecraftian 28.5%, Survival Horror 14.8%, Horror 9.6%, Atmospheric 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dedicated submarine horror game that emphasizes the claustrophobia and tension of being trapped deep underwater.

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 35.9% ★, Survival Horror 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Dark 11%, Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, dark psychological horror game that captures the specific aesthetic of a submarine in a hostile environment.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Exploration 33.7%, Horror 21.9%, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Atmospheric 15.3%, Adventure 10.1%

Why You'll Like It: While less focused on combat, it is the ultimate exploration game that rewards curiosity while confronting the player with the vast, uncaring nature of the universe.

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 45.3% ★, Survival Horror 16.7%, Horror 10.2%, Action-Adventure 9.4%, Exploration 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game that focuses on the atmospheric exploration of the deep sea.

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 52% ★, Roguelite 15.2%, Crafting 14%, Horror 9.4%, 2D 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: A roguelike that directly mirrors the underwater exploration and survival mechanics of the seed game.

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: Lovecraftian 25%, Psychological Horror 22.8%, Roguelite 22%, Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced roguelite that blends action-adventure with psychological horror and a dark, mysterious narrative.

Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.5%, Underwater 24.8% ★, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 10.9%, Dark 9.5%

Texas, 1980. Walton City has fallen to a zombie outbreak. Lead a band of desperate survivors from refuge to refuge by scavenging, crafting, and fighting in a relentless struggle for survival. Plan wisely, stick together, and — above all — keep moving if you want to make it out alive.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Colony Sim 14%, Crafting 12.3%, Side Scroller 11.1%

Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.6%, Survival Horror 16%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Survival 10%, Horror 9.4%

Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.7%, Survival Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Horror 10.6%, Action-Adventure 8.7%

Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.3%, Survival Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Dark 9.8%, Horror 9.8%

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% ★, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 10.9%, Action-Adventure 6.3%

Welcome to the perilous nuclear-contaminated waters, where all creatures are mutating. Start as an ordinary small fish, struggling to survive in this toxic sea. Through continuous evolution and adaptation, you will grow into a powerful ocean monster and ultimately become the sole ruler of this ocean

Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.6%, Underwater 24.6% ★, Roguelite 12.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.4%, Survival 9.6%

In up to four player co-op, form a group of explorers searching for treasure. In this cursed jungle, danger is everywhere and monstrous creatures alter reality. Stay clear-headed and tame the jungle before it devours you…

Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.7%, Roguelite 13.5%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 10%, Dark 7%

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: Lovecraftian 44.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Horror 13.2%, Dark 8.8%, Exploration 7.8%

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: Lovecraftian 31.6%, Survival Horror 23.2%, Psychological Horror 15%, Dark 10.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%

LEAD the CULT OF CTHULHU. Decide the fate of your followers, perform eldritch rituals, and master the art of city-building in a world where the line between sanity and madness blurs. Can you endure the horrors you unleash?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.2%, Colony Sim 21.4%, Management 12.8%, Horror 9.1%, Dark 8.5%

The Consuming Shadow is a procedural survival horror adventure in which you must explore the land, fight your way through randomly-generated dungeons and try to stay sane in your quest to save the world from the invading Ancients.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.5%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Roguelite 8.9%, Horror 7.3%, Psychological Horror 4.8%

The Tribe Must Survive is a survival base builder strategy game set in a harsh Lovecraftian Stone Age. Build your camp, overcome disasters and uncover new areas. Manage fears and diminish internal conflicts, as your Tribe grows. Every decision matters. Will your Tribe survive?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.3%, Colony Sim 16.3%, Survival 11.2%, Roguelite 11%, Management 10.7%

You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 42%, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 13%, Action-Adventure 10.5%, Exploration 9.4%

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: Lovecraftian 32.4%, Underwater 32.1% ★, Horror 12.3%, Dark 11%, Psychological Horror 10.1%

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 58.9% ★, Horror 14.1%, Action-Adventure 11%, Exploration 10%, Atmospheric 4.2%

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 49.2% ★, Survival Horror 22.3%, Survival 13%, Horror 8%, Atmospheric 6.4%

You are the Warden. Enter the dense cornfields and gather the resources your village desperately needs. But beware: you are not alone. Build a deck of abilities and choose your weapons to face the growing dangers of the night. With a relentless monster after you, will you make it out alive?

Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.9%, Survival Horror 17%, Roguelite 12.1%, Horror 10.1%, Survival 9.8%

A brutally challenging physics-horror caving game. Using only your hands, drag yourself down a suffocating cave system where every hold pulls you further into the darkness. Equal parts rage-game, claustrophobic nightmare, and descent into a forgotten folktale...

Why similar: Psychological Horror 31%, Dark 22.7%, Horror 18.6%, Atmospheric 10.2%, Adventure 7.4%

1923. You owe a gangster money. The answer is buried beneath Devil Reef — if the horrors lurking in the dark don’t claim your mind first. A Lovecraftian co-op roguelite for 1–4 players where your sanity is the real final boss.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 51.8%, Horror 15.5%, Roguelite 15%, Exploration 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.7%

A sci-fi survival-crafting colony sim set in a flooded world of floating islands. Build a colony, craft gear, design rafts, fend off sharks, manage your survivors, and explore island bunkers to uncover lost Float-Tech from an old-world corporation.

Why similar: Underwater 35.8% ★, Colony Sim 17.3%, Crafting 14.3%, Survival 12.4%, Management 9.3%

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 50.5% ★, Survival Horror 22.7%, Horror 13%, Action-Adventure 8.7%, Adventure 3.4%

A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.8%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Dark 11.9%, Exploration 8.7%, Atmospheric 7.4%

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: Survival 52.7%, Adventure 31.6%, Action 15.7%

Explore dungeons, fight hordes of monsters and survive on a huge map. This is Ocean Keeper - an action roguelike with tower defense elements. Mine resources in caves, customize your Mech Spider, upgrade different weapons and face dangerous bosses that won't leave you a chance!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 31.5%, Roguelite 25.8%, Exploration 14.4%, Atmospheric 11.3%, 2D 7%

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 42% ★, Survival 14.1%, Survival Horror 10.4%, Crafting 10.3%, Horror 10%

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: Lovecraftian 25.4%, Underwater 24.2% ★, Survival 12.6%, Dark 10.2%, Exploration 8.3%

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: Dark 25.9%, Horror 25%, Action-Adventure 21.1%, Exploration 15.9%, 2D 7.8%

Draft of Darkness is a survival horror RPG with deck building and roguelike dungeon exploration. Recruit allies, synergize their decks to create powerful card combos. Manage your limited resources and explore procedurally generated maps to determine the story's outcome.

Why similar: Survival Horror 38.4%, Post-apocalyptic 29.1%, Horror 18.8%, Dark 13.6%

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 41.1% ★, Side Scroller 13.2%, Dark 13.1%, Horror 12.5%, Exploration 7%

Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!

Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.7%, Survival Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 12.3%, Dark 12%

Void Crawler is a horror game set in a dystopian future, where you pilot a vehicle nicknamed 'The Mole' into a mysterious void deep within the Earth to collect an extremely valuable material for a company dedicated to solving the world's energy crisis.

Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.3%, Survival Horror 16.9%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Survival 11.3%, Horror 10.5%