60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Underwater, Submarine, Adventure, Exploration.
Hop into a ship and escape! With the help of an aquatic ally, you pilot an underwater vessel in an attempt to escape the clutches of the Sea Intelligence Bureau.
Depths of Sanity
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.
MF-01 Aerostrike
A Tactical Shmuplovania. Aerostrike combines elements from Metroidvania, Bullet Hell, and Shmup genres. Take flight in the MF-01 Aerostrike, explore a large underground base, battle against squadrons of hostile ships of all shapes and sizes, and find a way to escape alive.
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 36.5% ★, Underwater 24.7% ★, Metroidvania 20.8%, Exploration 5.3%, Story Rich 4.4%
A Tactical Shmuplovania. Aerostrike combines elements from Metroidvania, Bullet Hell, and Shmup genres. Take flight in the MF-01 Aerostrike, explore a large underground base, battle against squadrons of hostile ships of all shapes and sizes, and find a way to escape alive.
Why similar: Metroidvania 26.1%, Vehicular Combat 17.8%, Bullet Hell 16.3%, Dystopian 10.9%, Shooter 7.5%
Control a submarine or a diver into the depths of unknown underwater worlds and take photographs of alien animals, plants and artefacts. Continue your journey through this casual, side-scroller, exploration game and collect stars to unlock more secrets before travelling to an alien home planet.
Why similar: Submarine 43.3% ★, Underwater 21.8% ★, Minimalist 7.4%, Sci-fi 7%, Exploration 6.5%
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: Submarine 38% ★, Underwater 28.7% ★, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Exploration 5.8%
Descend through the ocean layers, purify marine life, and survive the abyss in this bullet hell roguelite. Face colossal bosses, choose powerful upgrades, and uncover the curse's origin. Can you save the ocean before you become fish bait?
Why similar: Submarine 43.5% ★, Underwater 33% ★, Bullet Hell 11%, Shooter 3.7%, Exploration 3.5%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Submarine 43.9% ★, Underwater 27.2% ★, Minimalist 7.6%, Dystopian 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
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 39.7% ★, Submarine 34.7% ★, Exploration 8.3%, Story Rich 6.8%, Sci-fi 5.5%
7821 Akuji is a first person liminal horror experience. Pilot a tiny, jury-rigged submersible to rescue a lost science crew.
Why similar: Submarine 49.5% ★, Underwater 29.5% ★, Dystopian 9%, Story Rich 3.9%, Pixel Graphics 2.9%
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: Submarine 45.2% ★, Underwater 31.7% ★, Dystopian 13.5%, Sci-fi 5.1%, Adventure 2.5%
Explore and navigate an underwater cave in your submarine.
Why similar: Submarine 47.8% ★, Underwater 28.5% ★, Dystopian 9.7%, Minimalist 8.1%, Exploration 3.8%
An underwater survival horror game where the Earth is covered in water
Why similar: Submarine 48.1% ★, Underwater 32.6% ★, Exploration 8.5%, Story Rich 5.5%, Minimalist 5.4%
Sunken Seeker is a short, first-person underwater horror experience. Forced to pilot a decaying submersible, you have 7 days to pay off a massive debt. Navigate pitch-black waters, scan for salvage beyond your headlights, and survive the shift before the Director cuts your life support.
Why similar: Submarine 52.6% ★, Underwater 35.4% ★, Exploration 8.8%, Adventure 3.2%
In the year 5026, you are a disposable miner sent to the bottom of the ocean on the ABYSS-9 expedition. Pilot your 'iron coffin', manage unstable vital systems, and survive uncharted abyssal creatures. In the abyss, silence is as dangerous as the pressure.
Why similar: Submarine 43.9% ★, Underwater 29.6% ★, Dystopian 11.5%, Exploration 4.8%, Adventure 3.6%
Earth Atlantis 2 is a boss-focused shoot 'em up set in a post-apocalyptic sunken world ruled by machine sea monsters. Pilot a heavily armed sub through relentless battles against 20+ colossal bosses, explore a Metroidvania-style underwater world, and uncover lost secrets to save humanity.
Why similar: Submarine 34.5% ★, Underwater 20.5% ★, Vehicular Combat 14.5%, Dystopian 12.1%, Bullet Hell 11.7%
Navigate an open-world ocean in a rusted submarine with monstrous creatures lurking in the depths. Collect artifacts, upgrade your submarine and descend into even deeper waters. If you didn’t fear the deep sea before, now you will.
Why similar: Submarine 46% ★, Underwater 35.7% ★, Survival 6.8%, Exploration 5.8%, Sci-fi 3.5%
Survive in a harsh underwater environment filled with mysterious and aggressive fauna. Gather resources, build bases, and craft equipment to explore an underwater alien world! Swim through interconnected biomes in a metroidvania style.
Why similar: Submarine 55.2% ★, Underwater 32.5% ★, 2D 5.2%, Pixel Graphics 3.8%, Adventure 3.3%
Subwar 2050 is a futuristic submarine combat simulator. Pilot four types of submarine including deep-sea exploration vessels, reconnaissance subs, and highly maneuverable fighter submarines. Explore thousands of square miles of mapped 3d underwater seascapes in four different campaigns.
Why similar: Submarine 38% ★, Underwater 28.6% ★, Vehicular Combat 12.8%, Shooter 7.5%, Sci-fi 5.9%
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: Submarine 50.9% ★, Underwater 34.6% ★, Exploration 8.7%, Sci-fi 3.2%, Adventure 2.6%
Sinking Eternity is a single-player underwater exploration RPG. Survive extreme depths, hide from dangerous sea creatures, and uncover the secrets of a civilization lost for millennia.
Why similar: Submarine 30.3% ★, Underwater 29.1% ★, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Survival 7.5%, Exploration 6.4%
The surface is dead. The war is lost. As a Rusted Retaliator, you must survive the post-apocalyptic ocean of 1963. Pilot submersibles, feed scrap to the Replicator, and mine Nukelium to earn Pressure Points from HQ. Buy better gear, fight the SeaBots, and reclaim the deep.
Why similar: Submarine 38% ★, Underwater 28.9% ★, Robots 11.5%, Exploration 6.1%, Sci-fi 5.8%
SONOROUS – Deep Down Below is an unforgiving underwater first-person survival game set in a dystopian world. Find your sunken research to save humanity from an eternal life on the open sea in a continuous fight for survival.
Why similar: Submarine 36.4% ★, Underwater 29.6% ★, Dystopian 17%, Exploration 6.4%, Sci-fi 4.2%
The ocean didn't get dirty on its own. Pilot your submarine through vast underwater worlds, collect the trash humanity left behind, and uncover what's been growing in the dark. Clean, explore, upgrade and try not to look too closely at what's following you.
Why similar: Submarine 55.1% ★, Underwater 31.1% ★, Vehicular Combat 6.6%, Exploration 3.8%, Adventure 3.3%
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: Submarine 49.4% ★, Underwater 30.1% ★, Dystopian 9.8%, Lore-Rich 4.1%, Adventure 3.3%
Combine four Augment types to transform your gun, movement, and traversal in a 2D sci-fi metroidvania. Explore interconnected environments from flooded ruins to abandoned bunkers, fight biomechanical threats, and rebuild the last human settlement.
Why similar: Metroidvania 23.2%, Dystopian 17.5%, Lore-Rich 16.6%, Robots 12.9%, Exploration 6.5%
As a cataclysmic event rocks the planet, you find yourself in an old, decrepit submarine tasked with only one goal: survive. Manage the internal systems to keep yourself alive and fend off undersea horrors as they attempt to cut your journey short.
Why similar: Submarine 64.6% ★, Underwater 35.4% ★
Discover 4 short metroidvania sci-fi adventures! Explore a submerged city, a lost world reclaimed by machines and a mysterious temple on an alien planet. Unlock new abilities to reach more places and battle deadly foes. Piece together the story of those places and discover how they’re all connected.
Why similar: Submarine 37.3% ★, Metroidvania 27.4%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Sci-fi 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 6%
Burn Depth is an tense, underwater, horror exploration game. Find a path through a dangerous and unexplored area of the ocean filled with menacing creatures. Manage your vessel's resources, survive the dive, and uncover the mysteries beneath the sea floor.
Why similar: Submarine 43% ★, Underwater 29.2% ★, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Choices Matter 5.1%, Exploration 5%
Explore an underwater dystopian graveyard of giant creatures that once swam the seas. Eat your way to the top of the food chain and grow into a powerful creature of the deep in order to restore an ancient technology and save the ocean from the sunken city's pollution.
Why similar: Submarine 36.6% ★, Underwater 22.7% ★, Metroidvania 21.7%, Dystopian 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.2%
Dive into the waters of Scyla, a third-person 3D exploration adventure inspired by Lovecraft's universe. Discover the mysteries hidden into the depths as you pilot a submarine through a strange cave system. Run away from a criature that stalks you.
Why similar: Submarine 50.5% ★, Underwater 31.3% ★, Lore-Rich 7.6%, Exploration 7.3%, Adventure 3.2%
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 50.6% ★, Underwater 27.4% ★, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Minimalist 5.2%, Exploration 3.7%
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 46.5% ★, Metroidvania 35.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%, Adventure 5.1%, 2D 3.4%
Ami's Pearl Dive is a quaint underwater adventure game developed for the Game Boy Color! Help Ami dive deeper to find her missing mermaid friend, collect pearls and meet interesting faces along the way!
Why similar: Underwater 44.7% ★, Metroidvania 31.4%, Exploration 11.2%, Adventure 4.3%, 2D 4.3%
Join an expedition to the unexplored abyss – a fascinating world of strange creatures, lost vessels, and a wealth of untold secrets. Search for ancient wrecks, underwater trenches, missing airplanes, and even the Titanic. Climb on board your mini-sub and dive as deep as you dare!
Why similar: Submarine 52.6% ★, Underwater 39.5% ★, Exploration 7.9%
Adventure and submarine exploration game. Control your Bathyscaphe with the help of a logbook. Through the game puzzles, bullet-hell sequences, and skill-based challenges, you will be plunged miles and miles into the depths where the ocean seems to have no end.
Why similar: Submarine 51.5% ★, Underwater 30.6% ★, Exploration 6.1%, Story Rich 6.1%, Adventure 3%
Grav Factor is a built-for-VR game where you pilot a ship with 6DOF movement. Explore an underwater world to uncover its secrets, test your piloting skill in obstacle courses, and engage in both close-quarter and squad-based vehicular combat.
Why similar: Submarine 32.8% ★, Underwater 27.6% ★, Vehicular Combat 25.6%, Exploration 6.6%, Sci-fi 5.6%
Bore deep below the earth's surface in your all-terrain mining vehicle. Drill for ores, scan for artifacts, and explore an expansive subnautical cavern system.
Why similar: Submarine 27.8% ★, Metroidvania 22%, Underwater 12% ★, Minimalist 8.3%, Survival 7.8%
A 2D bullet hell platform shooter where you play as a normal shark...with a laser strapped to his head. Battle through worlds to defeat the dastardly denizens of the deep lead by the mean mustachio'd menace himself!
Why similar: Underwater 44% ★, Bullet Hell 29.9%, Shooter 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%, 2D 5.2%
Outfit, crew and command your submarine to save what's left of humanity beneath the seas of a ruined earth. Man your sub's systems and take aim in this real-time strategy epic! Inspired by FTL, this subnautic student project serves as our first 2-semester release.
Why similar: Submarine 43.4% ★, Underwater 29.3% ★, Dystopian 17.4%, Sci-fi 5.9%, 2D 3.9%
A sinister entity lurks in the depths. Descend into the abyss and extract knowledge about it.
Why similar: Submarine 62.4% ★, Underwater 32.8% ★, Exploration 3.2%, Adventure 1.6%
Bubblesinker is an underwater roguelite shooter where you must survive fish schools' attacks and battle against gigantic sea creatures. Unlock new characters with unique weapons and hook up helpful companions to help you in your watery crusade.
Why similar: Submarine 41.2% ★, Underwater 28.2% ★, Bullet Hell 26.2%, 2D 4.4%
Under the Water Depths is a first-person game in which you will dive into a trench in the middle of an unknown ocean. The depths of the sea hide sinister yet mystical secrets.
Why similar: Underwater 44.9% ★, Submarine 41% ★, Exploration 8.8%, Adventure 5.3%
Dive into the ocean's depths, face fearsome sea creatures, and collect their experience crystals. In this roguelite action game, upgrade your submarines with various combinations of weapons and chips. Become the Lord of the Ocean!
Why similar: Submarine 62.9% ★, Bullet Hell 19.6%, Underwater 9.9% ★, Shooter 4.9%, 2D 2.7%
A journey of the last ocean cleaner submarine that is tasked to restore the ecosystem of a dying earth. "Plasticalypse: TrashSub Adventures“
Why similar: Submarine 45% ★, Underwater 36.4% ★, Exploration 8.4%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Adventure 3.4%
Become the captain of a Los Angeles-class attack submarine. Strike without warning, sink enemy ships with different torpedoes, dominate the global rankings, and explore a living underwater world packed with historical wrecks and forgotten secrets. Fast, tactical, and fun submarine warfare.
Why similar: Submarine 55.4% ★, Underwater 33% ★, Shooter 10%, Story Rich 1.6%
Submarine VR takes you on a adventure-filled underwater simulation experience! Dive deep and cruise through the endless uncharted nature of the ocean and you will see clownfish, dolphins, penguins and mysterious sea animals. Get close to the sea surface and sail in the open sea with your cruise ship
Why similar: Submarine 65.3% ★, Underwater 24.7% ★, Exploration 7.5%, Adventure 2.5%
Explore the ice-encrusted ocean of Jupiter's moon Europa.
Why similar: Submarine 53.2% ★, Underwater 33.3% ★, Exploration 7.8%, Sci-fi 3.3%, Adventure 2.4%
🌊 A physics-based underwater 2D platformer. 🚀 Propel yourself out of the water, chain trajectories, and dive always more deeply. 📸 Photograph strange creatures and follow an expedition whose outcome remains uncertain.
Why similar: Submarine 53.3% ★, Underwater 36.2% ★, Pixel Graphics 4.3%, Adventure 3.9%, 2D 2.4%
Embark on an epic adventure as a sword-wielding fish and restore order to the kingdom's depths. Explore an ocean world full of adorable characters, menacing foes, and hidden wonders.
Why similar: Underwater 36.7% ★, Metroidvania 30.1%, Lore-Rich 11.3%, Exploration 7.9%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%
A submarine touring the Titanic has gone missing. As part of the coast guard, you have been called in to locate and rescue the crew before their oxygen runs out.
Why similar: Submarine 55.4% ★, Underwater 34.6% ★, Exploration 8.1%, Adventure 1.9%
When the mysterious Doctor Hoffmann hires your submarine to explore the east Caribbean sea, you accept, unware of the danger he is leading you into...
Why similar: Submarine 46.1% ★, Underwater 28.4% ★, Exploration 9.2%, Story Rich 5.5%, Pixel Graphics 4.7%
You are an employee of U.D.E. Your mission is to explore the ocean depths, investigate ancient artifacts, and... save your own skin. Survive, uncover the corporation's secrets, and find out what lies hidden in the depths.
Why similar: Submarine 49.5% ★, Underwater 33.1% ★, Exploration 7.2%, Survival 6.7%, Adventure 3.6%
Ocean Pressure is a singleplayer game where you as an old scientist piloting your handmade submarine in the bottom of the ocean. Your mission is explore the ocean and collect required data with help of your submarine.
Why similar: Submarine 52.7% ★, Underwater 33% ★, Exploration 7.8%, Choices Matter 6.4%
Guide a Nereid Freight submarine crew through Europa’s hostile under-ice oceans. Deliver essential cargo, salvage wrecks, repair failing stations, hunt dangerous lifeforms, and survive in the crushing darkness where every dive carries risk — and nothing stays quiet for long.
Why similar: Submarine 53.5% ★, Underwater 32.3% ★, Exploration 6.6%, Sci-fi 5.6%, Adventure 2%
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 51.9% ★, Underwater 28.4% ★, Survival 10%, Sci-fi 5.9%, 2D 3.8%
Iron & Ivory is an asymmetric head-to-head VR showdown; you either take command of the submersible as the VR captain or use the desktop and play as the Sea Beast. Battle alone or against your friends and use strategy, reflexes, and stealth to destroy your opponent.
Why similar: Submarine 47.1% ★, Underwater 26.6% ★, Vehicular Combat 20.9%, Exploration 5.5%
Aqua Boy is a deep sea treasure hunter, but his latest mission has gone drastically wrong! Explore a quirky underwater world packed with secrets in this mini metroidvania.
Why similar: Underwater 30.4% ★, Metroidvania 25.3%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Shooter 8.8%, Exploration 6.6%
Journey through a kingdom drained of its life. An innocent being locked away from its own kind, longing to be loved and seen. Though it seems to have forgotten one flicker of hope. You, a glimmer of life not yet fallen.
Why similar: Metroidvania 40.3%, Lore-Rich 17.8%, Minimalist 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%, Dystopian 6.2%
Pilot your submarine to activate and reestablish a network of beacons while carefully utilizing your sonar to navigate the low-visibility depths of the ocean.
Why similar: Submarine 48.6% ★, Underwater 30.7% ★, Minimalist 10.3%, Exploration 6.8%, 2D 3.6%
Voice of the Ocean is a single-player adventure about a lost world, and the echoes of a forgotten past. Use your voice to sing ancient melodies and explore a world lost beneath the waves. Dive into the depths to uncover the power within your song and learn why you may be the last of your kind.
Why similar: Submarine 54.9% ★, Underwater 26.7% ★, Exploration 10.8%, Story Rich 4.4%, Adventure 3.2%
