Games Like In Other Waters

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 59.9% ★, Exploration 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 5.7%, Simulation 5.4%, Adventure 5%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a similar focus on scientific underwater exploration and the observation of marine life in a non-violent, atmospheric setting.

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: Beautiful 19% ★, Great Soundtrack 15.4%, Space 14.4%, Mystery 11%, Exploration 9%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same sense of wonder and curiosity as you piece together the history of an alien world through exploration and discovery.

From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.

Why similar: Underwater 39.3% ★, Beautiful 18.4% ★, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Exploration 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deeply atmospheric and relaxing underwater exploration experience that mirrors the beautiful, alien ocean aesthetic of the seed game.

Event[0] is a sci-fi narrative exploration game where you build a relationship with a lonely spaceship computer to get home to Earth.

Why similar: Space 25.6%, Mystery 19.9%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: Like In Other Waters, this game centers on a unique, text-based relationship with an artificial intelligence in a lonely sci-fi setting.

An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.

Why similar: Point & Click 14.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Exploration 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it focuses on the slow, methodical process of uncovering history and deciphering an alien language through exploration.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Futuristic 17.4%, Space 16.9%, Point & Click 15.9%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Story Rich 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title shares a strong emphasis on UI-driven narrative and text-heavy storytelling within a complex, immersive sci-fi world.

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: Space 22.8%, Sci-fi 16.3%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 11.5%, Story Rich 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: You play as the station's AI, providing a similar perspective-shifting experience where you assist a human protagonist through a mysterious environment.

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 52.5% ★, Exploration 10.1%, Story Rich 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a narrative-driven underwater adventure that focuses on the isolation and beauty of the deep sea.

Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.

Why similar: Futuristic 17.5%, Aliens 17%, Space 13%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Sci-fi 11.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on hard sci-fi exploration and the scientific investigation of an alien planet, emphasizing narrative over combat.

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

Why similar: Space 16.2%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Story Rich 10.6%, Mystery 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on exploring a deserted space station and piecing together the narrative through digital logs and environmental storytelling.

Embark on an unique and unforgettable journey and guide Sable through her Gliding; a rite of passage that will take her across vast deserts and mesmerizing landscapes, capped by the remains of spaceships and ancient wonders.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 18.1%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Stylized 12.7%, Exploration 12.5%, Story Rich 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes quiet, meditative exploration and discovery in a visually striking world, focusing on the journey rather than conflict.

Aquaria is an award-winning action-adventure game set in a massive underwater world teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets. Join Naija, a lone underwater adventurer, as she travels from hidden caves shrouded in darkness, to beautiful, sunlit oases in search of her past.

Why similar: Underwater 31.5% ★, Beautiful 20.8% ★, Great Soundtrack 17.1%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Exploration 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: It features a vast, mysterious underwater world to explore with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and a memorable soundtrack.

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: Exploration 26.5%, Great Soundtrack 23.6%, Story Rich 18.9%, Atmospheric 14%, Adventure 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly moody, atmospheric exploration experience where the environment is a mysterious, dangerous character in its own right.

Every day is the same on the faraway Bento space-lighthouse - until a mysterious radio message breaks through. Evade the past, welcome oblivion, make the perfect Italian coffee. Still There is a psychological adventure game about grief, technical puzzles, wacky AIs and dark humour. How far is far enough?

Why similar: Beautiful 21.1% ★, Point & Click 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Space 12%, Mystery 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a space-based narrative that relies on interacting with complex ship interfaces to solve problems and uncover the story.

Koral, a love letter to the ocean. Dive into the beautiful underwater world as a sea current. Solve puzzles to bring back to life coral reefs and spread the beauty of the oceans in different sea ecosystems.

Why similar: Underwater 31.6% ★, Beautiful 28.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 13%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Exploration 5.2%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, underwater-themed puzzle game that focuses on the beauty and restoration of coral reefs.

Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.

Why similar: Space 15.4%, Point & Click 13.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares a focus on space exploration and a poignant, story-rich narrative about finding one's place in the universe.

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.2%, Mystery 16.4%, Puzzle 14.6%, Story Rich 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: This is a narrative-heavy exploration game that focuses on solving environmental puzzles to uncover the history of a mysterious location.

Rumu is an intimate, narrative-driven adventure that follows the path into sentience of a robot vacuum cleaner.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.1%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Mystery 12.9%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Story Rich 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: You play as a small, sentient robot exploring a home, sharing the theme of an AI protagonist navigating a narrative-heavy environment.

The Turing Test is a challenging first-person puzzle game set on Jupiter’s moon, Europa. You are Ava Turing, an engineer for the International Space Agency (ISA) sent to discover the cause behind the disappearance of the ground crew stationed there.

Why similar: Space 19.9%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Sci-fi 16.5%, Puzzle 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi puzzle game that explores the relationship between humans and AI through a series of logical challenges.

An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 17.2%, Mystery 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Exploration 10.9%, Point & Click 10.9%

Why You'll Like It: It is a narrative-focused exploration game that emphasizes atmosphere and the history of the environment you are traversing.

A quiet game of life and loss. One by one, everyone left the village for the city. Everyone, except Talma. Approaching her final years, she maintains a simple way of life tending to her homestead, surviving, subsisting, whilst increasingly disturbing letters arrive from her family in the city.

Why similar: Beautiful 29.9% ★, Point & Click 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Great Soundtrack 9.1%, Adventure 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A slow-paced, atmospheric game that focuses on daily routines and personal narrative in a lonely, isolated setting.

An adventure about a robot saving her home from a dark crystalline force. Set upon a biopunk space station bursting with fantastic plants and aliens.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.3%, Great Soundtrack 19%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 8.1%, Puzzle 8%

Why You'll Like It: A charming, sci-fi point-and-click adventure that focuses on puzzle-solving and a unique, colorful aesthetic.

J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is an innovative narrative driven adventure game. The story centers on Rachel Manners, a 35 year old astrobiologist. She is a member of an elite group of scientists, chosen to embark on one of the most critical missions ever conceived on Earth. Now Rachel is alone, orbiting an unknown planet.

Why similar: Point & Click 24.8%, Space 17.9%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Adventure 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi mystery game that involves managing an AI assistant to explore planets and solve puzzles.

Teach the gods to create a better universe - or mess it all up in Mythic Ocean, a narrative exploration game where your choices shape the fate of the cosmos.

Why similar: Underwater 60.6% ★, Adventure 13%, Indie 9.8%, Exploration 8.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a peaceful, underwater setting where the focus is on narrative choices and interacting with alien creatures.

Boat, climb, interact and explore in the beautiful ruins of a sunken world.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.7%, Exploration 28.2%, Atmospheric 20.3%, Adventure 9.5%, Singleplayer 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, non-violent exploration game set in a flooded, post-apocalyptic world that emphasizes discovery.

Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.

Why similar: Beautiful 31.6% ★, Point & Click 14.3%, Mystery 11.5%, Puzzle 7.9%, Female Protagonist 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven puzzle game that uses environmental exploration to reveal a deep, personal story.

When the interstellar mission to colonize a new world goes terribly awry, the fate of the Letarri people falls into the hands of a lone adventurer. Now it's up to you to unravel the mystery of what happened. Can you save them and their mission, or is it already too late?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 14.8%, Point & Click 14.2%, Space 11.7%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Mystery 10%

Why You'll Like It: A classic-style sci-fi adventure game that focuses on exploration and solving puzzles on a deserted planet.

1000xRESIST is a thrilling sci-fi adventure. The year is unknown, and a disease spread by an alien invasion keeps you underground. You are Watcher. You dutifully fulfil your purpose in serving the ALLMOTHER, until the day you discover a shocking secret that changes everything.

Why similar: Experimental 21.9%, Futuristic 15.6%, Aliens 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Sci-fi 8.9%

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 77.4% ★, Adventure 9.5%, Indie 6.8%, Exploration 4.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a somber, underwater exploration experience that focuses on the ruins of a lost civilization.

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 31.3% ★, Space 12.2%, Futuristic 12.1%, Mystery 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.2%

A girl trapped in a strange world somewhere between reality and imagination. Help her find her way in this adventure puzzle game.

Why similar: Beautiful 16.8% ★, Adventure 16.7%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Indie 12.2%, Puzzle 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-exploration game that focuses on navigating a mysterious, abstract world to uncover the protagonist's memories.

Amphora is a peculiar puzzle game that mixes story elements and physics. Amphora presents you with an unfamiliar world with a striking visual style inspired by all the shadow theatre traditions and colors of the world.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 24.4%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Puzzle 15.8%, Stylized 12.7%, Atmospheric 12%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a unique, atmospheric art style and focuses on puzzle-solving within a narrative framework.

Panthalassa is a Point and click Puzzle game set in an underwater alien world. You play as an AI reborn in a highly advanced body they do not recognize. Interface with otherworldly technology and unlock the secrets behind this strange planet.

Why similar: Underwater 40.4% ★, Point & Click 15.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, Stylized 8.3%, Exploration 8.1%

Milkmaid of the Milky Way is an award-winning point-and-click adventure game in rhyme that combines a gripping story with puzzles and exploration. What happens when a young milkmaid sees an alien craft in a fjord in 1920's Norway?

Why similar: Point & Click 20.8%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Aliens 14.6%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Story Rich 8.3%

A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive.

Why similar: Point & Click 21.6%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Mystery 11.4%, Story Rich 8.9%

Experience the surreal story of Elea. In this first-person Sci-Fi adventure you play as a space scientist recovering your lost husband. Venture out on a curious interstellar journey, full of devastating memories and startling secrets.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Sci-fi 11.3%, Space 11.2%, Mystery 9.5%

A turn-based playable comic book about surviving in an alien ocean. Explore a planet reclaimed by nature. Forage, salvage, and cultivate to survive. Uncover a lost history. Discover who you are. Find your way home.

Why similar: Underwater 36.1% ★, Point & Click 14.3%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Exploration 7.3%

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 44.1% ★, Sci-fi 11.6%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Exploration 8.1%, Puzzle 7.3%

A throw-back, retro-inspired, point and click adventure with chunky and beautiful pixel art

Why similar: Point & Click 18.7%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Space 11.7%, Futuristic 11.7%, Exploration 10.4%

Solve challenging cable-based puzzles and uncover what really happened to the crew of The Alabaster. Now with Hint System (for those ultra tricky puzzles).

Why similar: Beautiful 24.3% ★, Sci-fi 17.8%, Puzzle 13.6%, Story Rich 13%, Great Soundtrack 12.3%

A spaceship simulator for aliens, an ever-changing rule discovery puzzle for humans.

Why similar: Aliens 25.8%, Point & Click 15.4%, Puzzle 12.1%, Space 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.8%

Take a deep breath and find your fiancée who went missing in the dark abyss of the ocean.

Why similar: Underwater 27.4% ★, Point & Click 20.5%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Puzzle 10%, Mystery 8.9%

The Fall of Lazarus is first person exploration and puzzle game. A deeply narrative scifi mystery game based on the exploration of an abandoned cargo spaceship about redemption and second chances.

Why similar: Space 17.3%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Mystery 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Exploration 9.4%

A noir adventure spanning time and space. When a love triangle between cosmic beings becomes a bitter confrontation, you'll witness a gunshot fired by a jealous god—otherwise known as The Big Bang. Jump into the expanding universe and search for a way to destroy creation and save your love.

Why similar: Beautiful 18% ★, Point & Click 14.8%, Space 12.5%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%, Stylized 8.5%

Paradise Island, a world outside reality. There’s been a murder that only "investigation freak" Lady Love Dies can solve. Gather evidence and interrogate suspects in this open world adventure. You can accuse anyone, but you’ll have to prove your case in trial. It’s up to you to decide who’s guilty.

Why similar: Point & Click 19.6%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Mystery 16.1%, Stylized 12.5%, Story Rich 10.9%

Out There: Oceans of Time is a space exploration game that puts you at the helm of an interstellar mission of discovery spanning a vast and vibrant cosmos.

Why similar: Space 22.5%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Sci-fi 15.4%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Story Rich 10.9%

A strange signal... an alien craft... an interplanetary, gravity-defying journey through space and time.

Why similar: Space 25%, Exploration 13.5%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Mystery 12.7%

A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural. Explore the Mutazione community as Kai as she cares for her ailing grandfather. Discover magical gardens, new friends & old secrets. They can survive an apocalyptic meteor strike, but can they survive their small-town drama?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 19.3%, Point & Click 15.7%, Mystery 14.9%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Story Rich 10.7%

A hand-drawn adventure blending visual novel storytelling with point-and-click puzzles. Explore a vibrant yet dangerous oasis city where humans and animals live side by side. Meet unforgettable characters, trade and combine quirky items, and solve challenging puzzle-dungeons filled with mystery.

Why similar: Point & Click 19%, Female Protagonist 14%, Mystery 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 11.6%, Story Rich 10.5%

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 41.7% ★, Beautiful 22.3% ★, Exploration 8.3%, Story Rich 6.7%, Female Protagonist 5.2%

Place your faith and embrace the Void.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.6%, Mystery 25.6%, Puzzle 15.1%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Adventure 6.4%

Whispers of a Machine is a Sci-Fi Nordic Noir that tells the story of Vera, a cybernetically augmented detective in a post-AI world, who investigates a string of murders and unravels a dark conflict over forbidden technology.

Why similar: Point & Click 23%, Female Protagonist 14%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Mystery 10.7%, Futuristic 9%

Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.3%, Point & Click 20.4%, Beautiful 14.3% ★, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Adventure 7.5%

From the creators of Ratchet & Clank, Song of the Deep is a metroidvania-style action-adventure game following a young girl’s quest into the unknown to find her missing father. It combines underwater discovery, skill, and suspense with a powerful story.

Why similar: Underwater 58.9% ★, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Adventure 8.4%, Puzzle 3.6%

You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!

Why similar: Beautiful 33.7% ★, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Aliens 13%, Exploration 9.1%, Story Rich 8.4%

At the farthest edge of the explored universe, the research ship Xanadu slumbers in orbit around a mysterious planet. Her systems remain active but there has been no message from her crew for months. Now a lone operative has been sent to wake the Xanadu and bring her home to Earth.

Why similar: Space 15.8%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Sci-fi 12%, Mystery 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.9%

A stolen, enigmatic machine is your only way out. It's likely to kill you, but so will the hostile planet you're escaping. Pull levers, hack devices, and puzzle out how to pilot the Nauticrawl to freedom in this unusual atmospheric adventure... or die trying.

Why similar: Experimental 22.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.7%, Point & Click 11.9%, Space 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.3%

STARDROP is an interactive sci-fi cinematic experience.

Why similar: Space 19.4%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Mystery 12%, Story Rich 9.9%

Get lost beneath the fog in The Wild Eternal, a reflective first-person exploration game. Embark on a meditative journey to heal the scars of your past. Can you escape the cycle of reincarnation?

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.2%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%