Games Like Iron Lung

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: Underwater 20.8% ★, Horror 16.6%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Walking Simulator 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for underwater existential horror that captures the same sense of deep-sea dread.

The five crew members of the Tulpar are stranded in the empty reaches of space, shrouded in perpetual sunset. God is not watching.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.3%, Horror 20.3%, Walking Simulator 11.4%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Dark 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same retro-styled, claustrophobic psychological horror and narrative-driven tension.

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 40.1% ★, Horror 17.3%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 6.6%, First-Person 6.5%

Why You'll Like It: Directly mirrors the underwater survival and isolation themes of being trapped in a suit on the ocean floor.

A horror game about claustrophobia. During a storm your service dog is forced down a broken sewer drain. You find the nearest sewer entrance and run in after it. Along the way you will meet others that are also stricken by abnormal or psychological fear.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 33%, Horror 30.1%, Atmospheric 15%, First-Person 10%, Surreal 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on extreme claustrophobia and psychological breakdown within confined, shifting environments.

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: Horror 30.9%, Psychological Horror 27.7%, Atmospheric 16.1%, First-Person 13.5%, Exploration 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Masterful use of extreme claustrophobia and limited resources to build constant, suffocating tension.

Smuggle contraband VHS tapes across the border. Discover the remnants of illicit industry. Prepare for an assassination. This is Paratopic, an atmospheric retro-3D horror adventure through a cursed fever dream.

Why similar: Horror 29%, Psychological Horror 17%, Atmospheric 12.1%, Surreal 11%, Walking Simulator 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the surreal, low-poly, and deeply unsettling atmosphere found in Iron Lung.

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: Underwater 27.5% ★, Horror 16.3%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Walking Simulator 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-fidelity experience of atmospheric isolation in a confined, dangerous environment.

What you are about to do has not been approved by the Vatican. As a young priest, struggle against demons, cultists, and your own weakening faith in this pixel horror game inspired by the era of classic 8-bit gaming and the "Satanic Panic" of the 1980s.

Why similar: Horror 29.7%, Psychological Horror 28.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.9%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Dark 9.1%

Why You'll Like It: Demonstrates how retro aesthetics can be used to create genuine, lingering terror.

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: Horror 24%, Sci-fi 14.4%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Indie 13.9%, Adventure 13.7%

Why You'll Like It: You play as an AI system in a confined, failing space station, mirroring the feeling of being trapped inside a machine.

Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.6%, Underwater 15.7% ★, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Minimalist 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on liminal spaces and sensory isolation to create a unique, unsettling experience.

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: Psychological Horror 32.7%, Dystopian 15.1%, Atmospheric 14.9%, Sci-fi 14.8%, Dark 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A retro-aesthetic sci-fi horror game that excels at psychological themes and oppressive atmosphere.

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 51.6% ★, Underwater 29.8% ★, Horror 11.2%, Sci-fi 4.7%, Psychological Horror 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep-sea submarine experience, focusing on the mechanical and survival challenges of underwater travel.

Stories Untold is a compilation tape of four experimental adventures, including a remaster of the original hit episode “The House Abandon”.

Why similar: Horror 31.8%, Psychological Horror 29.4%, Atmospheric 16.3%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Adventure 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: Uses a retro, minimalist interface to deliver intense, episodic psychological horror.

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 36.3% ★, Underwater 20.7% ★, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Horror 8.1%, Atmospheric 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: Directly inspired by the same themes of deep-sea dread and mechanical isolation.

A short first-person horror game. An accident cripples your submarine while trying to find the wreck of the Titanic. In the darkness, you must restore life-support systems through tense puzzles, only to discover that you are not alone.

Why similar: Submarine 35.2% ★, Underwater 21.4% ★, Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Atmospheric 6%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric, and underwater-themed horror game that mirrors the core premise of Iron Lung.

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 53.5% ★, Horror 20.4%, First-Person 5.9%, Sci-fi 5.6%, Exploration 5.4%

Why You'll Like It: The definitive underwater exploration game, capturing the terrifying scale and isolation of the deep sea.

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: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Horror 23.4%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Exploration 12.8%, Mystery 11.9%

Why You'll Like It: Explores the eerie, Lovecraftian nature of the deep ocean with a focus on unsettling discovery.

A reverse-detective adventure, where you control your character's face

Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.1%, Horror 31.1%, First-Person 11.5%, Surreal 10.9%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, retro-styled psychological horror game with a unique focus on facial expression mechanics.

Alone with the dead... Embalm corpses, banish demons, save your soul.

Why similar: Horror 46.1%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Mystery 9.1%, First-Person 7.9%, Dark 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Confined, atmospheric, and deeply unsettling, focusing on tasks that become increasingly horrific.

A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale

Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.7%, Horror 21.7%, Dystopian 14.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Dark 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Indie psychological horror with a dark, dystopian tone that fits the bleak aesthetic.

Visage is a first-person psychological horror game. Explore a mysterious ever-changing house in a slow-paced, atmospheric world that combines both uncannily comforting and horrifyingly realistic environments, and enjoy a genuinely terrifying experience.

Why similar: Horror 37.5%, Psychological Horror 29.3%, Dark 7.5%, First-Person 6.4%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: High-intensity psychological horror that excels at making confined spaces feel truly threatening.

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Horror 30.3%, Minimalist 24.6%, Atmospheric 17.3%, Dark 15.4%, Indie 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric, and dark experience that shares the same sense of inevitable dread.

Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

Why similar: Horror 44.4%, Dark 18.2%, Surreal 10.2%, First-Person 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Atmospheric, meta-narrative horror with a retro feel that keeps the player feeling trapped.

Cry of Fear is a psychological single-player and co-op horror game set in a deserted town filled with horrific creatures and nightmarish delusions. You play as a young man desperately searching for answers in the cold Scandinavian night, finding his way through the city as he slowly descends into madness.

Why similar: Horror 52.3%, Psychological Horror 27.8%, Atmospheric 8.4%, First-Person 6.6%, Indie 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: A classic retro-styled psychological horror game with an intense, oppressive atmosphere.

A short interactive first-person horror game. Walk, look around, and talk to people to finish the short story about closing your restaurant. Complete the story with immersive sounds, and spooky tension and jumpscares to keep you focused.

Why similar: Horror 32%, Psychological Horror 26%, Dark 16%, Exploration 12.3%, 3D 9%

Why You'll Like It: An indie horror title that excels at building slow-burn tension within a limited, mundane space.

ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.6%, Horror 16.7%, Walking Simulator 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Sci-fi 10.4%

In the summer of 2008. The main character, at the request of followers, goes to Russia to explore the abandoned camp "Yunost". Locals say that this place is inhabited by restless souls. This will need to be checked.

Why similar: Horror 24.9%, Psychological Horror 21%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Atmospheric 11.1%, First-Person 8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, indie, and atmospheric horror experience that focuses on environmental storytelling.

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: Horror 29.9%, Psychological Horror 28.4%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Dark 13.4%, Exploration 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: Unmatched in its ability to create atmospheric tension and isolation despite its top-down perspective.

A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.

Why similar: Horror 47.8%, Sci-fi 23.6%, Exploration 10.8%, 3D 6.5%, Dark 5.9%

Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.

Why similar: Horror 28.3%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Walking Simulator 16.4%, First-Person 9.5%, Sci-fi 6.6%

A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.

Why similar: Horror 24.1%, Psychological Horror 17%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Walking Simulator 8.9%, Dark 6.8%

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 37.9% ★, Underwater 30.3% ★, Horror 10%, Sci-fi 5.4%, First-Person 4%

Longing for light, a sunless world begins devouring itself. Every step shifts the landscape beneath you as you search for what remains of her.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 18.4%, Horror 16.3%, Walking Simulator 13.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%

Explore abandoned biospheres at the bottom of the ocean, alone or with up to 4 friends.

Why similar: Submarine 36.4% ★, Underwater 27.3% ★, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 7.4%, First-Person 5.3%

Travel through an overgrown megastructure, and discover what lies beyond it. Metal Garden is a short, atmospheric singleplayer FPS game.

Why similar: Atmospheric 19.2%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Dystopian 13%, Mystery 12%, First-Person 10%

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 42.7% ★, Underwater 28.4% ★, Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 5%, Sci-fi 3.4%

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: Psychological Horror 20.8%, Horror 18.7%, Walking Simulator 15.2%, Atmospheric 10.4%, First-Person 7.8%

A fast-paced micro FPS in which The Chop Goblins are loose, chopping their way through time itself in their ravenous quest for cheese. And THE CHOP WILL NOT STOP.

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 54.9%, First-Person 45.1%

Linear underwater horror game about a search dive that quickly turns into fight for survival after an encounter with hellish creature.

Why similar: Underwater 40.7% ★, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.8%, Walking Simulator 6.8%, Dark 6.5%

You are trapped in an endless underground passageway. Observe your surroundings carefully to reach "The Exit 8".

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.9%, Horror 19.5%, Walking Simulator 14.6%, Minimalist 10.2%, First-Person 9.1%

A short narrative-driven psychological horror game about a trainee metro driver trapped in the dampest subway east of anything that matters.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Horror 19.7%, Walking Simulator 14.1%, Atmospheric 10.9%, First-Person 8.4%

Short atmospheric first person horror game with elements of quest and shooter about being lost in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by weird mist.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.5%, Horror 21.5%, Walking Simulator 12.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%

The Door in the Basement is an atmospheric pixelated horror game set in a mysterious subterranean world.

Why similar: Horror 18.6%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Dark 8.7%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%

In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.4%, Horror 20.1%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Dark 9.2%

A short psychological horror game, where you attempt to gain root access into an unethical superstructure.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.7%, Horror 23.6%, Atmospheric 16%, Dark 12.4%, Sci-fi 11.1%

The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.

Why similar: Underwater 40.1% ★, Submarine 27.8% ★, Horror 14.7%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Mystery 4.1%

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 47.7% ★, Horror 14.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Walking Simulator 8.7%, First-Person 6.3%

Experience liminal spaces like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?

Why similar: Underwater 27.7% ★, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 10.8%, Walking Simulator 8.5%, Minimalist 8.3%

A first-person dog sledding horror game. Play as a sled dog musher hired to transport a scientist deep into the unforgiving wastes of the arctic.

Why similar: Horror 23.1%, Walking Simulator 13.4%, Atmospheric 13.1%, Minimalist 10.8%, First-Person 9.8%

Eggs: perfection in two parts. The simple whites. The sublime yolk. Each the lesser without its partner. Chorus and verse. A symphony of flavor. The catchy tune reminding us of warm baths and late-night movies. The elevator music to whatever lies beyond.

Why similar: Horror 23.4%, Atmospheric 18.8%, Sci-fi 18.1%, First-Person 15.8%, Surreal 14.1%

A downloadable tragedy for Windows and macOS

Why similar: Underwater 23.3% ★, Submarine 19.3% ★, Horror 10.5%, Walking Simulator 9%, Psychological Horror 6.4%

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: Psychological Horror 24.9%, Walking Simulator 15.4%, Atmospheric 14.6%, First-Person 11%, Mystery 10.4%

Become a fearless underwater explorer and reach the bottom of The Mariana Trench to win 20,000* REAL DOLLARS!

Why similar: Submarine 45.5% ★, Underwater 31.2% ★, Horror 12.7%, First-Person 3.2%, Atmospheric 2.7%

WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.

Why similar: Horror 29%, Psychological Horror 27.4%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Dark 9.9%, First-Person 9.1%

This is a short, first-person psychological horror game with VHS effects. Be careful, you are facing a terrifying being.

Why similar: Horror 27.1%, Psychological Horror 26.1%, Walking Simulator 17.4%, Adventure 6%, First-Person 5.7%

A slow burn walking sim with an interactive soundtrack and horror vibes. You explore abstract locations and create your own unique sound for each of them by moving around and using Monoliths.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Walking Simulator 15.5%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Horror 9.6%, Sci-fi 9.3%

You are wetware, working a mysterious job.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.3%, Horror 17.5%, Walking Simulator 13.2%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Dystopian 8.6%

Shadow of Pharos is a short first-person horror game.

Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Atmospheric 12.7%, Walking Simulator 11.1%, Mystery 8.4%

A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.

Why similar: Horror 20.5%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Dark 8.9%, Walking Simulator 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 7.8%