- #1 Sinking Eternity
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZeroByte
Windows
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 21.5% ★, Underwater 21.4% ★, Base Building 8.9%, Crafting 8.7%, Survival 8.1%
- #2 Aquarift
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FloxStudios
Windows
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 42.3% ★, Underwater 25.8% ★, Base Building 12.1%, Open World 8.9%, Crafting 7.3%
- #3 Abyssal Rust
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inmersionbit
Windows
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 36.3% ★, Underwater 29.2% ★, Open World 10.7%, Survival 8.1%, Sci-fi 5%
- #4 Sonorous | Deep Down Below
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HOONAYA
Windows
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 27.9% ★, Underwater 23.1% ★, Crafting 10.6%, Open World 10%, Base Building 9.6%
- #5 DepthWake
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Reversed Interactive
Windows
Return to an Earth abandoned for over 500 years and explore its transformed oceans in search of vital resources. With supplies on humanity's new home world running dry, you must gather materials, build automated underwater operations, and uncover the secrets that now lie beneath the waves.
Why similar: Submarine 27.5% ★, Underwater 18.9% ★, Base Building 12.2%, Crafting 10.9%, Survival 6.7%
- #6 Cast Ashore
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unanchored Studios
Windows
After a catastrophic rocket crash, you find yourself stranded on an island with only the ocean and unexplored land before you. Immerse yourself in a peaceful, open-world adventure where curiosity guides your journey. Survive. Build. Explore.
Why similar: Underwater 21.9% ★, Base Building 13.3%, Open World 12.8%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Survival 11.8%
- #7 Sunken Seeker
93% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Reckonment Studio
Windows
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 46.3% ★, Underwater 32.4% ★, Exploration 7.6%, First-Person 5%, Simulation 4.5%
- #8 I Thalassa
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: San Liuk
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are not the goddess, you are her dumbest duck. Explore a biomechanical alien ocean, pilot real submarines, and recover the scattered pieces of a dead creator to help Thalassa, your grieving machine-goddess, bring her father back.
Why similar: Submarine 33.6% ★, Underwater 26.2% ★, Open World 9.7%, Crafting 9.2%, Sci-fi 6.3%
- #9 Under the Sea
92% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: PixelPerBits
Windows
Under the Sea is a 3D survival mini game based on time attack, race against time to survive, collect the lights and gain time to live in a world full of enemies.
Why similar: Submarine 37.5% ★, Underwater 25.4% ★, Collectathon 15%, Immersive Sim 7.1%, Exploration 4.2%
- #10 7821 Akuji
91% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: CatBiteStudios
Windows
7821 Akuji is a first person liminal horror experience. Pilot a tiny, jury-rigged submersible to rescue a lost science crew.
Why similar: Submarine 44.8% ★, Underwater 27.7% ★, Immersive Sim 12.4%, Sci-fi 4.8%, Simulation 3.9%
- #11 The Abyss Below
90% 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: Submarine 44.3% ★, Underwater 31.9% ★, Exploration 7.5%, Sci-fi 5.1%, First-Person 4.5%
- #12 Dark of the Depths
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2026
Dev: GhastlyVastly
Windows
A first-person deep sea exploration game. Use only a torch to navigate through rusted structures, encountering both dangerous and harmless sea creatures. Uncover the mysteries of the trench, and experience the phobia-inducing atmosphere of the ocean floor.
Why similar: Submarine 39.1% ★, Underwater 28.5% ★, Immersive Sim 11.9%, Exploration 7.6%, Open World 6.1%
- #13 14: Overmind
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Next Genium
Windows
Immersive survival-adventure. Wake up in deep space with no memory, amid debris and dangerous 5D fractals of an alien world. Piece together the catastrophe, build a base, drive vehicles, laser-cut asteroids, fight for life and remember who you are among these secrets.
Why similar: Space Sim 21%, Base Building 11.6%, Crafting 11.3%, Open World 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.9%
- #14 Astrometica
88% matchVery Positive83% of 3,181 reviews2024
Dev: BeryMeryPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Astrometica is a space exploration and base-building survival game. After a catastrophic event, explore vast space, gather resources, build bases, and uncover cosmic mysteries. Use advanced technology, craft tools, and discover new blueprints to survive and thrive in the unknown.
Why similar: Space Sim 28.9%, Crafting 13%, Open World 12.2%, Survival 11.9%, Base Building 11.7%
- #15 NAUTUS
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Magic Design StudiosPub: Arc Games
Windows
From the creators of Have a Nice Death comes a charmingly quirky island adventure with 4-player co-op! From above, catch your breath in a cozy sanctuary and befriend quirky locals. From below, take the helm of an upgradable submarine, fight mutant creatures, and craft vital gear. Explore NAUTUS!
Why similar: Submarine 37.2% ★, Underwater 25.8% ★, Base Building 12%, Crafting 11.8%, Exploration 5.3%
- #16 Benthos
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Doodlefish Games
Windows
Benthos is a co-op submarine exploration game set in the depths of an alien ocean. Coordinate your crew to pilot the sub, man the guns, hunt monsters, and complete high-risk missions. Build new underwater facilities, upgrade your vessel, and uncover the secrets hidden beneath the ice.
Why similar: Submarine 33.4% ★, Underwater 20.7% ★, Immersive Sim 8.5%, Survival 8.4%, Open World 7.3%
- #17 Plasticalypse - Submarine Adventures
86% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: FLUXO GAMES
Windows
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 37% ★, Underwater 31% ★, Sci-fi 10.1%, Exploration 6.7%, Open World 6%
- #18 ABYSS - 9
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Iron Cat Forge
Windows
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 40.4% ★, Underwater 28.2% ★, Immersive Sim 7.3%, Sci-fi 6%, Exploration 4.3%
- #19 Under The Waves
84% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,098 reviews2023
Dev: Parallel StudioPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 39.4% ★, Submarine 33.6% ★, Sci-fi 9.4%, Exploration 7.8%, Adventure 5.9%
- #20 CRUSH DEPTH
83% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Earth Giant
Windows
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 38.9% ★, Underwater 30.5% ★, Sci-fi 12.4%, Exploration 5.8%, Action-Adventure 4.7%
- #21 Harmonic Depths
84% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Override
Windows
Embark on a relaxing journey in an underwater realm. Glide through captivating environments, embracing the tranquility of exploration and survival found in these Harmonic Depths.
Why similar: Submarine 36.8% ★, Underwater 26.7% ★, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Survival 10.8%, Open World 6.4%
- #22 Ice Moon Odyssey
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Game Quest Studios
Windows
Join the expedition! Explore the icy depths of Glacialis - a newly discovered moon of Neptune. Discover, collect, and survive.
Why similar: Submarine 34.2% ★, Underwater 22.8% ★, Crafting 10.9%, Open World 9.1%, Survival 8.5%
- #23 Submarine Terror
82% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Sungame Studio
Windows
A sinister entity lurks in the depths. Descend into the abyss and extract knowledge about it.
Why similar: Submarine 52.2% ★, Underwater 28.5% ★, Open World 10%, Exploration 2.6%, Action-Adventure 2.6%
- #24 Europa One
81% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2023
Dev: Wicked Rooster
Windows
Explore the ice-encrusted ocean of Jupiter's moon Europa.
Why similar: Submarine 44% ★, Underwater 28.5% ★, Open World 9.9%, Exploration 6.3%, Sci-fi 5%
- #25 Hadal
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: CoralHeavens
Windows
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 43.6% ★, Underwater 27.3% ★, Sci-fi 8.3%, Exploration 5.3%, Action-Adventure 5%
- #26 ENDER OCEAN - Your mission: "Clean the Ocean"
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 15 reviews2022
Dev: Ender Ocean
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Ender Ocean principle? Locate and collect waste (plastic bags, bottles, lost nets...) thanks to underwater robots connected to a collection boat, in order to valorize them afterwards, all from home.
Why similar: Underwater 37.5% ★, Submarine 34.9% ★, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Simulation 8%, Exploration 7.2%
- #27 Sea Scraps
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Scrapworks Games
Windows
After a catastrophic event flooded the Earth, the remnants of humanity are left adrift on an endless ocean. With nothing but scraps of the old world floating across the waves, survivors must scavenge, build, and fight to stay alive in this vast water-covered wasteland.
Why similar: Underwater 26.1% ★, Base Building 18.6%, Crafting 15.9%, Survival 13.3%, Open World 10.3%
- #28 Astrometica: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,299 reviews2024
Dev: BeryMeryPub: RockGame S.A.
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Astrometica: Prologue is the free game about surviving in space. You need to use your skills and tools to stay alive. There are many challenges to face, and you need to fight to survive. You also need to build a new base in space.
Why similar: Space Sim 27.8%, Base Building 15.5%, Open World 11.9%, Survival 11.7%, Crafting 11.6%
- #29 Submarine VR
79% matchMostly Positive68% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: EXTREMESOFTPub: EXTREMESOFT BILISIM REKLAMCILIK TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI
Windows
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 55% ★, Underwater 21.6% ★, Open World 8%, Exploration 6.2%, Simulation 6.1%
- #30 Under the Water Depths
78% match9 user reviews50% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Submerged Squad
Windows
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 39.9% ★, Submarine 35.1% ★, Immersive Sim 8%, Exploration 7.4%, Adventure 5.7%
- #31 The Kaiyo Mission
77% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: eXplore Studio
Windows
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 45.4% ★, Underwater 23.7% ★, Sci-fi 13.2%, Exploration 6.7%, Survival 6.1%
- #32 HydroTick: Water Reminder & Aquarium Manager
76% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: RetroArcPub: Rock Paper Publisher
Windows
Stay hydrated, relax, and build your dream aquarium! HydroTick reminds you to drink water at your chosen intervals, rewards you with coins, and lets you collect unique fish, rare decorations, and create a soothing aquatic world.
Why similar: Submarine 34.2% ★, Underwater 22% ★, Collectathon 15.4%, Base Building 10.5%, Crafting 10.5%
- #33 Subcraft
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cardi-buildsPub: Just One Week Games
Windows · Mac
Subcraft is a 2-3 player co-op submarine adventure. Dive beneath a frozen world, explore dangerous caves, mine resources, fight monsters, and help rebuild civilisation.
Why similar: Submarine 48.3% ★, Underwater 28.5% ★, Sci-fi 7.2%, Exploration 5.7%, Open World 4.3%
- #34 Cave Dive
75% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Zyndrosoft Interactive
Windows
Discover a vast and mysterious underwater world hidden beneath a remote cave on the surface. With procedurally generated cave systems and up to 9,999 unique underwater environments to explore, no two dives are ever the same.
Why similar: Submarine 38.6% ★, Underwater 23.1% ★, Simulation 9.4%, Exploration 8.3%, Action-Adventure 7.9%
- #35 The Trench
76% matchVery Positive86% of 167 reviews2022
Dev: Omar Chapa Hernandez
Windows
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: Submarine 43.3% ★, Underwater 28.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Sci-fi 7.8%, Immersive Sim 6.1%
- #36 Abyssalis
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Veneficus
Windows
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 44.9% ★, Underwater 35.3% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 11.1%, Exploration 3.6%, Action-Adventure 2.7%
- #37 Unshallow
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Miguel RomanPub: Rapture Ready Games
Windows
Explore the vast underwater world as one of the four divers on a mission. Build your base, grow plants, and craft items to survive. Upgrade your gear, scavenge for resources, and uncover the secrets of the alien planet in this survival game.
Why similar: Underwater 28.3% ★, Crafting 13.3%, Open World 11.7%, Survival 11.4%, Base Building 10.3%
- #38 Project SEVER
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Siberian MakeshiftPub: IndieArk
Windows
Project Sever is an adventure submarine simulator with a touch of horror. Master the controls of an old Project "Sever" submarine and learn to maintain it in working order to escape a deadly underwater trap and solve the mystery of the Anomalous Zone.
Why similar: Submarine 38.7% ★, Underwater 23.2% ★, Immersive Sim 9.4%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Exploration 5%
- #39 13km Deep
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: RatLovers Studio
Windows
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 41.3% ★, Underwater 28.7% ★, Immersive Sim 9.7%, Survival 8.5%, Exploration 5.9%
- #40 Thalassophobia
73% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: NGreenDev
Windows
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 60% ★, Underwater 34.2% ★, Simulation 5.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%
- #41 Funorbit
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Aeroenix
Windows
Funorbit is a space survival simulation with realistic physics, resource gathering, crafting, and building. Navigate a vast universe using orbital mechanics, encounter drifting meteoroids, and construct space stations to survive.
Why similar: Space Sim 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Crafting 12.7%, Immersive Sim 10%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #42 Cleaning The Ocean
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nasheik
Windows · Linux
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 51.9% ★, Underwater 30.4% ★, Simulation 5.6%, Crafting 4.4%, Adventure 3.9%
- #43 Craterbound
73% matchMixed53% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Daniel Marquez
Windows
Crash-land onto a unique and hostile alien world and begin your fight to survive. Face its inhabitants, upgrade your technology, create outposts & bases, and find a way to repair your ship. Explore the beautifully strange terrain, all while blasting and crafting your way off of the planet.
Why similar: Space Sim 19.3%, Base Building 13.4%, Crafting 12.4%, Open World 12%, Survival 11.6%
- #44 Starvector
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Justus BlairPub: Octopus Inc. Studios
Windows
Eat a snack while you watch an entire planet burn in your image.
Why similar: Space Sim 19.4%, Immersive Sim 12.7%, Crafting 12.3%, Survival 12.1%, Base Building 11.4%
- #45 Deep Crafter
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Deep Crafter StudioPub: Samar Studio
Windows
Build a self-sustaining industrial empire in the deep sea of an ocean-covered alien world. Explore procedurally generated waters, automate resource production, and turn alien life into renewable industrial output through advanced bio-cultivation systems.
Why similar: Underwater 31.8% ★, Open World 13.9%, Base Building 13.1%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Immersive Sim 9.2%
- #46 Sub-Species
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Howling Hamster Entertainment
Windows
At first the alien outbreak spreading throughout the oceans was confined. We delayed our extinction rather than avert it. As part of a salvage crew, you search the hellish containment zones, where a treasure trove of lost tech can help you and your crew eke out a living in a slowly dying world.
Why similar: Submarine 41.3% ★, Underwater 30.1% ★, Shoot 'Em Up 14.9%, Action-Adventure 6.1%, Adventure 4%
- #47 Full Fathom
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DÆMON House
Windows
Full Fathom is an oceanic survival horror game. Pilot a deteriorating submarine as it drifts through grim waters, keeping it maintained as it is your only lifeline in the hostile, merciless ocean.
Why similar: Submarine 40.7% ★, Underwater 26.4% ★, Open World 10.1%, Survival 8.6%, Exploration 5.4%
- #48 Project North
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Jonas OppligerPub: Voronoi Studios
Windows
A first-person submarine exploration game, where the you write and sketch your story as you navigates the frozen depths, manages the submarine's systems and come ever closer to uncovering the never-seen secrets beneath the ice.
Why similar: Submarine 38.3% ★, Underwater 25.5% ★, Open World 9.8%, Immersive Sim 7.8%, Exploration 4.9%
- #49 Under A New Sun
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 400 reviews2023
Dev: New Horizon Games
Windows
While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!
Why similar: Underwater 22.1% ★, Crafting 14.8%, Open World 13.8%, Survival 13.7%, Base Building 13.4%
- #50 Triton Survival
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 41 reviews2025
Dev: Family Devs
Windows
Triton Survival is an open world survival game about exploration, construction, engineering, and fighting on planets. Embark on this interstellar adventure and conquer the galaxy. Are you ready?
Why similar: Space Sim 25%, Crafting 15%, Base Building 14.3%, Survival 11.3%, Open World 9.9%
- #51 ARTDINK GAME LOG: Aquanaut's Holiday
68% match2 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: ARTDINK
Windows
The deep-sea exploration adventure that captivated countless players is back. What you discover in this underwater world brimming with freedom and challenges is entirely up to you. Follow your curiosity and make the most of your day off.
Why similar: Submarine 43.7% ★, Underwater 31.9% ★, Exploration 8.5%, Open World 7.8%, Simulation 4.1%
- #52 Dolphin Spirit: Ocean Mission
70% matchPositive85% of 40 reviews2023
Dev: Magic PocketsPub: Microids
Windows
Explore the island of Maupiroa and discover its deep-sea secrets!
Why similar: Submarine 37.9% ★, Underwater 23.6% ★, Collectathon 14.4%, Immersive Sim 7.1%, Exploration 5.4%
- #53 Survival: Fountain of Youth
67% matchVery Positive85% of 4,480 reviews2024
Dev: Odinsoft Inc.Pub: Twin Sails Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.
Why similar: Underwater 20.6% ★, Base Building 15%, Crafting 13.4%, Survival 12.5%, Open World 9.6%
- #54 Discoveries of the Deep
71% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Capstone SoftwarePub: Ziggurat
Windows
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 48.6% ★, Underwater 37.9% ★, Exploration 7.2%, Simulation 5.9%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #55 Wayward Beyond
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bitfish
Windows
A retro-future sandbox RPG set in a frontier era galaxy with procedurally-generated elements. Create, explore, trade, and battle to stake your claim among the stars of a wild galaxy!
Why similar: Space Sim 22.7%, Base Building 13.6%, Crafting 12.8%, Survival 10.8%, Immersive Sim 10.7%
- #56 Flash Diving
66% 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: Submarine 46.8% ★, Underwater 34.1% ★, Sci-fi 9.5%, Immersive Sim 3.5%, Adventure 3.3%
- #57 Interstellar Nomad
67% matchMostly Negative30% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Metadarkverse
Windows
First person single player 3D Sci-Fi adventure in space
Why similar: Space Sim 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Immersive Sim 14.9%, Open World 10.2%, Exploration 9.6%
- #58 Suborbital
68% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: Pat Traynor
Windows
A sci-fi survival game with a twist. Set in a sub-orbit of a black hole, collect materials and scavenge wrecks in order to repair your damaged ship. However, time is not on your side.
Why similar: Space Sim 34.6%, Survival 15.7%, Crafting 11.7%, Open World 11.3%, Sci-fi 11.1%
- #59 Seal The Breach
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ACarterGames
Windows
A 3D survival experience set within a cramped one-man submarine exploring a hostile ocean trench.
Why similar: Submarine 51.6% ★, Underwater 21.1% ★, Sci-fi 8.3%, Interactive Fiction 4.6%, Simulation 4.2%
- #60 Subnautica
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 378,847 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 39.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 30% ★, Survival 13.9%, Base Building 12.2%, Open World 12.1%, Crafting 11.8%