- #1 Submechanic
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: littlezander
Windows
Submechanic is a short horror game where you take an after-hours maintenance job at Captain Frill's Bar and Grill. You're required to climb down into the tanks in order to perform various repairs.
Why similar: Underwater 57.4% ★, Horror 17.5%, First-Person 9%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Stylized 6.4%
- #2 Polluted Flesh
96% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: essarrgee
Windows
Very short on-rails collector game where you're stuck in the guts of a cosmic sea creature, polluted by waste.
Why similar: Underwater 62.3% ★, Horror 14.4%, Stylized 9.7%, First-Person 5.7%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
- #3 Whalefall
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sachi APub: Cryptic Solstice
Windows
Follow a mysterious marine biologist down to the depths to study a whalefall at the bottom of the ocean. Photograph specimen, collect samples and discover more about your closed-off marine biologist as her mind unravels and she believes there is something down there with her.
Why similar: Underwater 59.6% ★, Horror 13.8%, Point & Click 8.8%, Atmospheric 8.1%, Mystery 4.9%
- #4 SAMUDRA
95% matchMixed64% of 151 reviews2021
Dev: Khayalan Arts
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 58%
SAMUDRA is an award-winning hand-illustrated deep sea journey.
Why similar: Underwater 45.8% ★, Point & Click 10.2%, Horror 9.3%, Dystopian 8.9%, Hand-drawn 8.1%
- #5 Barren Depths
94% 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 64.2% ★, Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%, First-Person 6.1%, Multiple Endings 6%
- #6 Gospel of Steel
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Marinex Studio
Windows
Gospel Of Steel is a first-person deep-sea welding horror game set in the shadow of a dying, bio-mechanical god. While employed by a cult, the player explores the depths alone, repairing pipelines and fending off the hostile ecosystem.
Why similar: Underwater 74.9% ★, Horror 15.2%, First-Person 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #7 Offcoast
93% 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 75.2% ★, Strategy 14.1%, 2D 6.7%, Sci-fi 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #8 The Void Below
92% 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 54.3% ★, Horror 16%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Dark 8.3%, Mystery 4.9%
- #9 Challenger's Sleep
91% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Mx. Shade
Windows
Challenger's Sleep is a deep sea Vertical Scroller that pulls you down from the bright Sunlight Zone and into the Sohm Abyssal Plain - and then deeper still. Featuring beautiful 2D art, simple controls, and a gripping mystery, we can learn what lays at the bottom... or stay sleeping below the waves.
Why similar: Underwater 59% ★, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Horror 6.4%, Dark 6.2%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #10 Last Dive: Echo Trench
91% matchMixed67% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Trenchveil Studio
Windows
Descend from the fragile safety of your diving bell into a dark shipwreck zone, search for sunken gold, survive escalating anomalies, and uncover what keeps pulling you back.
Why similar: Underwater 61.8% ★, Horror 20.3%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Dark 6.8%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #11 Plobania 47/B
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Two Bites
Windows · Mac · Linux
Immortality is not a blessing, it is a burden. As Milton Clarke, you work at the 47/B Mandatory Sleep Hospital, review documents, surf the internet, and decide who will no longer exist. You don’t kill anyone. You only “put them to sleep.” The rules are clear. Every decision has consequences.
Why similar: Dystopian 19.8%, Point & Click 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Strategy 8.5%
- #12 Abaddon's Veil
89% 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 65.3% ★, Atmospheric 12.5%, Dystopian 6.7%, First-Person 5.9%, Dark 4.5%
- #13 Abyss Depth: Control
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SCrophopper
Windows
A horror point and click set 2000m below the surface. Work off your debt, protect the diver, and survive the abyss—or die trying. In a world drowned by endless water.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.5%, Underwater 21.4% ★, Horror 19.8%, First-Person 5.3%, Dark 5.3%
- #14 Narcosis
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,466 reviews2017
Dev: Honor Code, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 58.1% ★, Horror 18.9%, First-Person 9.5%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Mystery 5.1%
- #15 Blessed with Death
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael Grauberger
Windows
Guard a haunted house at night, protect yourself from intruders using magical relics and try to survive the nights in this unique FNAF-Like without electricity.
Why similar: Point & Click 20.9%, Horror 14.5%, Strategy 13.4%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, First-Person 9.8%
- #16 POOL LOOP
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Oneul Bros
Windows
You are trapped in a looping indoor swimming pool. Inspect the pool carefully and decide whether it is safe or not. If anything feels strange, get out. Now!
Why similar: Underwater 38.3% ★, Horror 14.9%, First-Person 8.7%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #17 Descent Below
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Descent Below Team
Windows
COOPERATIVE UNDERWATER TRAITOR HORROR. 4 players. 1 mission. Descend into an abandoned base at the bottom of the ocean.
Why similar: Underwater 53.1% ★, Horror 17.4%, Dark 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.8%, First-Person 4.6%
- #18 Deepophobia
84% 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 55.6% ★, Horror 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%, First-Person 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #19 TARO IS BACK
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BeforeHomeWorksPub: 株式会社闇
Windows
A video you must never play. What happened to the influencer who vanished?
Why similar: Underwater 54.8% ★, Horror 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Dark 5.4%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #20 Flash Diving
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: Paraxodon
Windows
Short horror game where you survey the descent of a capsule through a hole in the middle of an ocean, with only 4 lights and your ears to ensure your surroundings remain clear.
Why similar: Underwater 53.2% ★, Horror 15.3%, Dystopian 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.5%, Dark 3.7%
- #21 The Fish
82% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2022
Dev: Nevsram
Windows
Dive down and see what lies beneath the surface. Discover a vast underwater world as different fishes. The game does not offer any real "Game Play" but is more of a simulation.
Why similar: Underwater 78.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Simulation 5.1%, Singleplayer 2.9%, Open World 2%
- #22 Restless Nights
81% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: wolfy411
Windows · Linux
Restless Nights is a singleplayer survival horror game. Beat the game by learning and adapting to new threats added each night. Will you get a good night's rest? Or will you fall to the demons that lay behind shadows?
Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Horror 18.7%, Strategy 13.2%, Dark 12.9%, Atmospheric 10.9%
- #23 Deep Diving Adventures 2
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Salient GamesPub: Ultimate Games S.A.
Windows
Dive deeper than ever before! Search for Atlantis across 8 unique global locations. Manage your oxygen, breach the surface to plan your next move, and use dynamite or underwater robots to carve your path. Discover over 50 marine species in this immersive diving adventure.
Why similar: Underwater 75.9% ★, Atmospheric 11.8%, First-Person 4.7%, Simulation 3.1%, Choices Matter 2%
- #24 Tidelings
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Xenoangel
Windows
Play as an ocean in a story-driven point-and-click adventure about care. Drag and shift water currents to solve puzzles, guide a lost creature through a branching narrative, and interact with every scene as a living musical instrument.
Why similar: Underwater 42.8% ★, Point & Click 22.9%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Atmospheric 11.1%, 2D 3%
- #25 Saturation
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pawdventure Games
Windows · Linux
Saturation is a short horror game where you work as a saturation diver and deep sea welder. After six months at the bottom of the ocean, your shift is coming to an end, but so are your nerves...
Why similar: Underwater 70.1% ★, Horror 16.5%, First-Person 9.8%, Simulation 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #26 BioShock™ Remastered
79% matchVery Positive83% of 64,778 reviews2016
Dev: 2K BostonPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
BioShock is a shooter unlike any other, loaded with unique weapons and tactics. Complete with an arsenal of revolvers, shotguns, and grenade launchers, players will be forced to genetically modify their DNA to become an even deadlier weapon.
Why similar: Underwater 39.4% ★, Horror 15.4%, Dystopian 15.1%, Atmospheric 10.5%, First-Person 8.4%
- #27 Unknown Contact
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: laki
Windows
A short underwater horror game where you pilot a one-person submarine into a lightless trench, tracking a signal that has started answering back.
Why similar: Underwater 57.9% ★, Horror 18.7%, Atmospheric 9%, First-Person 8.4%, Dark 3.4%
- #28 Killer Depths
78% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Stardust Smithy
Windows
Pilot a submarine in a horrific, deep sea expedition. Study the monsters the lurk below and look for their signs. Adjust your speed, noise and light levels to scare off, or hide from whatever you think is out there. Poor judgment will lead to a watery grave.
Why similar: Underwater 48.6% ★, Horror 13.9%, Dystopian 8%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Dark 7.4%
- #29 Ceto-7
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: M.A.D Lad Games
Windows
Ceto-7 is a single-player underwater survival horror. Play as a salvage diver navigating a flooded alien mining facility, hunted by an apex predator, and hired to destroy sensitive corporate data. The deeper you go, the harder it becomes to ignore what you've been hired to bury.
Why similar: Underwater 71.9% ★, First-Person 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Stylized 6.5%, Sci-fi 3.1%
- #30 Scylla's Depths
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PigeonPub: Pigeon Studios
Windows
Scylla's Depths Underwater Horror game, This game features detailed health and radiation systems you're managing more than just a health bar with the dynamic damage and Combat systems. Almost everything is procedural and physics based.
Why similar: Underwater 69% ★, Horror 12.2%, 2D 7.2%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Simulation 3.4%
- #31 Solitude Underwater
77% matchMixed60% of 83 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 47.4% ★, Horror 22.8%, First-Person 8.8%, Dark 7.3%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #32 Starecrown (DEMO)
76% matchVery Positive86% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Jofini
Windows
In STARECROWN, a visual-novel merged with a puzzle-based horror experience, your ANGEL whose watched from the distance finally makes himself known. For the worse.
Why similar: Horror 23.5%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, Strategy 17.1%, Stylized 9.6%, First-Person 8.7%
- #33 Mermade
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Mermakers
Windows
You were surgically altered into a mermaid and are now trapped within an abandoned aquarium. Adapt to your new body, survive the horrors lurking within and find a way to escape.
Why similar: Underwater 71.9% ★, Horror 23.9%, Singleplayer 2.4%, Simulation 1.8%
- #34 Whalefall
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: Matriarch Games
Windows · Mac
A PSX-style survival horror game where you run, hide, and fight through a deep-sea prison overrun by cloning monsters that regenerate from severed limbs, forcing you to carefully choose when violence is worth the risk.
Why similar: Underwater 55.9% ★, Dystopian 15.7%, Horror 8.5%, Stylized 7.7%, First-Person 6.2%
- #35 Iron Lung
74% matchVery Positive92% of 11,191 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Underwater 49.8% ★, Horror 17.3%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Dystopian 6.7%, First-Person 6.5%
- #36 Scary Cave Diving
73% matchMixed60% of 15 reviews2026
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 54.8% ★, Horror 14.2%, Dark 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.9%, First-Person 7.2%
- #37 Sharks and Minnows
72% matchVery Positive92% of 364 reviews2025
Dev: CollinPub: Collin's Game Company
Windows
Find supplies to maintain your stamina. Complete ten laps. Escape.
Why similar: Underwater 70.9% ★, Horror 29.1%
- #38 The Dive
74% matchMixed57% of 77 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 58% ★, Horror 14.8%, Dark 10%, First-Person 8.3%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #39 Disturbed: Beyond Aramor
75% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2018
Dev: iBlackpen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A 'Choose Your Own Adventure' themed sequel to the free-to-play 'Disturbed'. Your journey begins with Gabriel, a depressed soul who has been banished away on Greyrock Island. Discover an unfolding world as you wander to fulfill the desires of your heart.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Horror 12.4%, Atmospheric 8.5%
- #40 Deep Drift Signal Below
72% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: LU WEI
Windows
Dive into a beautiful yet deadly pixel deep sea and track unknown signals from the abyss. Manage oxygen, pressure, currents, and creatures while exploring. Capture life with a harpoon, find relics and chests, upgrade gear, and face hidden giants. The deeper you go, the greater the risk.
Why similar: Underwater 75.4% ★, Atmospheric 13.5%, 2D 7.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #41 THE DEEPWATCH
73% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: LLC Elpy Games
Windows
As the head of security, you will decide the fate of those who try to enter the underwater colony. Among the hundreds of arrivals, you may encounter dangerous criminals, spies, and the infected. You will decide who lives here, who is banished, and who is eliminated.
Why similar: Underwater 41% ★, Dystopian 14.5%, Hand-drawn 10%, Strategy 7.1%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #42 Subnautica 2
69% matchVery Positive91% of 126,113 reviews2026
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 63.8% ★, Horror 16.9%, First-Person 7%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Sci-fi 2.4%
- #43 The Abyss Below
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Broken RelayPub: PostHuman Interactive
Windows
The year is 1997. Pilot a small submersible into the depths of the Pacific to investigate a massive sonar anomaly. Navigate by instruments, scan targets, and uncover something far older than it should be.
Why similar: Underwater 61.9% ★, Horror 11.3%, First-Person 8.3%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Mystery 4.3%
- #44 BioShock™ 2 Remastered
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 30,096 reviews2016
Dev: 2K MarinPub: 2K
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In BioShock 2, you step into the boots of the most iconic denizen of Rapture, the Big Daddy, as you explore through the decrepit and beautiful fallen city, chasing an unseen foe in search of answers and your own survival.
Why similar: Underwater 38.7% ★, Dystopian 16.5%, Horror 14.3%, Atmospheric 9.1%, First-Person 8.6%
- #45 Dear Edmund
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mind The Grease
Windows
As the new Street Overseer, every decision you make in this dystopian choice game carries weight. Enforce the rules, help the desperate, or exploit the people’s suffering for personal gain. Choose wisely.
Why similar: Dystopian 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Point & Click 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Strategy 12.3%
- #46 リクイッド・アビス - The Melted Jelly -
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hello Quest
Windows
When you awaken, you find yourself in a strange, sunken aquarium. Your reflection is melting... like jelly. In this abyss with no escape, where jellyfish drift in silence, what will you see?
Why similar: Underwater 41.9% ★, Point & Click 21.2%, Atmospheric 12%, Stylized 9.4%, 2D 7.6%
- #47 The Shadow People
70% matchPositive89% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: Roc Studios
Windows
The Shadow People is a retro point and click horror adventure game with a minimalistic aesthetic. As a student cramming for finals, you drive all the way to school, sit through class, and try to slog your way back home. But fatigue sets in, and dark creatures dance in the edge of your eyesight.
Why similar: Point & Click 31.5%, Horror 22.5%, Atmospheric 11.1%, Dark 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #48 Ladybugs and Storm
71% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: TITANIUM ARMOR
Windows
Ladybugs and storm is open world exploration simulation, it is about ladybugs survival through the storm, the mission is explore the towers on tiny islands for some food, so the ladybugs will survive through the storm
Why similar: Underwater 63.3% ★, Horror 15.6%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Dark 5.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #49 Cold Abyss
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio [notes.]Pub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
COLD ABYSS is a relaxing and atmospheric exploration game where you repair internet cables on the bottom of the ocean. There are no enemies or other forms of danger down there. Just you.
Why similar: Underwater 51.9% ★, Horror 12.9%, First-Person 8.4%, Dark 7.2%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #50 Pact of Joy: Prologue
68% matchVery Positive94% of 65 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 54.6% ★, Horror 15.2%, Dark 7.8%, First-Person 7.5%, Mystery 5.2%
- #51 Submergent
68% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: 626 Interactive
Windows
Explore and navigate an underwater cave in your submarine.
Why similar: Underwater 52% ★, Horror 17.1%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Dystopian 9%, Dark 5.7%
- #52 Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story
67% matchVery Positive88% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Under The Bed Games
Windows
Wood and Flesh: A Candleforth Short Story is a point & click puzzle adventure with hand-drawn 2D graphics and a cozy horror setting that tells a short story set in the Tales from Candleforth universe.
Why similar: Point & Click 22.6%, Hand-drawn 21.1%, Horror 20.1%, Strategy 9.4%, Mystery 8.5%
- #53 Beyond Blue
68% matchVery Positive88% of 1,513 reviews2020
Dev: E-Line Media
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 27.7 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 91.5% ★, Simulation 3%, Atmospheric 2.8%, Singleplayer 2%, Open World 0.7%
- #54 Venus in Transit
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Gear Flower Games
Windows
The mother vessel is adrift in space, out of fuel and doomed. Your mission is the colony’s only hope for survival. Will you be able to navigate the claustrophobic canyons when your ship begins to fail?
Why similar: Underwater 22% ★, Horror 19.9%, Dystopian 11.9%, Atmospheric 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #55 Evil Spirits
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NVORON
Windows · Mac · Linux
Evil Spirits is a nonlinear psychological horror visual novel inspired by Slavic folklore. Uncover the secrets of a forgotten village, trust no one, and remember: true evil sometimes hides not in the shadows of a hut, but in the darkness of the human soul.
Why similar: Point & Click 18%, Horror 16.1%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Dark 9.1%
- #56 Meduziak
66% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Fieldfare Studios
Windows
a silly underwater point-and-click adventure puzzle game
Why similar: Underwater 43.5% ★, Point & Click 22.4%, Hand-drawn 17%, Atmospheric 8%, Logic 5.8%
- #57 SSTWL - Sector Breach
64% matchVery Positive96% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: Sector Breach TeamPub: Boyd Butterfield
Windows
SSTWL - Sector Breach is a sit and survive, point-and-click survival-horror game about the characters and world created by Liam Vickers.
Why similar: Horror 21.3%, Point & Click 18.5%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Strategy 9.7%, First-Person 7.7%