Games Like Lunar Descent

short horror underwater experience where you explore deeper and deeper a strange location on earth that seems to behave differently

Why similar: Submarine 54.6% ★, Horror 13.1%, First-Person 10.9%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Survival 8.7%

A 3D survival experience set within a cramped one-man submarine exploring a hostile ocean trench.

Why similar: Submarine 56.5% ★, Horror 13.9%, Mystery 11.4%, Atmospheric 8.4%, Exploration 3.1%

Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.

Why similar: Submarine 34.6% ★, Horror 11.6%, Psychological 10.2%, Retro 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.4%

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 48.6% ★, Horror 14.6%, Psychological 14.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Puzzle 6%

There's Nothing Down There is a short undersea horror exploration game. Descend into a sinkhole at the bottom of the ocean and discover the remains of a lost, yet not dead, civilization.

Why similar: Submarine 61.4% ★, Horror 13.4%, First-Person 7.1%, Exploration 6%, Linear 3.9%

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 56.4% ★, Mystery 8.5%, Horror 8.3%, Exploration 7.1%, First-Person 6.4%

A psychological horror game where you ride an elevator, spot anomalies, and try to escape Apartment 10. Miss something, and you’re sent back to the beginning

Why similar: Psychological 39.3%, Horror 19.6%, First-Person 10.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Choices Matter 7.5%

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 52.5% ★, Mystery 11%, Horror 10%, Atmospheric 7.5%, First-Person 5.5%

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Submarine 52.9% ★, Horror 13.6%, Minimalist 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Mystery 5.5%

A first-person puzzle game set across five isolated rooms. Solve environmental puzzles by interacting with objects and uncover fragments of a hidden story. No combat, no timers, progress through observation and experimentation.

Why similar: Psychological 29.8%, Mystery 15.8%, Minimalist 15.8%, First-Person 11.1%, Atmospheric 10%

Explore and navigate an underwater cave in your submarine.

Why similar: Submarine 57% ★, Horror 13.4%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Minimalist 8.5%, Mystery 6.9%

You run a late-night restaurant using a strange signal machine. By balancing radiation, you alter taste and behavior. Too little reveals the truth. Too much causes sickness, violence, and investigations. Keep control to survive.

Why similar: Psychological 27.4%, Horror 17.1%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Retro 9.8%

A first-person psychological horror experience focused on atmosphere, tension, and clever environmental puzzles. Explore the abandoned Morwain Mansion, solve occult mysteries, and uncover a dark truth that relentlessly hunts you in the shadows.

Why similar: Psychological 39.1%, Horror 19.3%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Puzzle 8.4%, Mystery 7.4%

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 64.5% ★, Horror 9.4%, Exploration 8%, First-Person 7.8%, Atmospheric 5.7%

A Psychological Horror Backrooms Found Footage Game

Why similar: Psychological 33.1%, Mystery 16.6%, Horror 8.9%, First-Person 8.9%, Atmospheric 8.6%

The Remains and The Residue is a story-based linear adventure game where you play the stories and the memories of the famous author Janus Brennhart.

Why similar: Psychological 31.7%, Mystery 18.8%, Retro 12.6%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Puzzle 10.3%

A psychological horror puzzle game where forgotten memories, family secrets, and haunting riddles blur the line between reality and madness.

Why similar: Psychological 33.7%, Horror 15.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Exploration 7.1%, Minimalist 5.9%

Embark on a chilling journey in King of Silence, a first-person horror game where silence is survival. Trapped in a dark, abandoned temple, you must quietly uncover its secrets and the eerie legend of the King of Silence to find your escape. Make a sound, and it may be your last.

Why similar: Psychological 32.9%, Horror 16.9%, Mystery 15.6%, Atmospheric 9.5%, First-Person 9.2%

Echoes of Exile is a short horror game about exploring space. You fly to points of interest and delve into caves with your drone and flashlight.

Why similar: Submarine 48.3% ★, Horror 11.4%, Retro 9.3%, Survival 8.6%, Atmospheric 7.2%

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 53.8% ★, Horror 12%, Survival 7.3%, Exploration 5.8%, Atmospheric 5.1%

Trapped in a deep-sea diving bell, your systems are failing. Descend to find a missing expedition - survive what's hunting you.

Why similar: Submarine 47.9% ★, Horror 13.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Atmospheric 7.9%, First-Person 6.7%

Observe your surrounding and be confident there is or is not a anomaly to progress.

Why similar: Psychological 28.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Horror 11.1%, First-Person 7.6%

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 60.7% ★, Minimalist 9.2%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Exploration 6.8%, Survival 5.4%

COLD CALL is a first-person retro horror game based on a dying Earth full of unexplained mysteries. Escape Northbridge's research facility as you explore and uncover the truth behind a dying world.

Why similar: Psychological 23.5%, Horror 16.7%, Mystery 12.8%, First-Person 11.6%, Exploration 11.1%

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 61.1% ★, Horror 10.4%, Mystery 7.7%, First-Person 7.1%, Exploration 6.6%

Read the streets, follow the signals, and survive what your mistakes awaken.

Why similar: Psychological 17.9%, Horror 17.4%, Mystery 15%, First-Person 10.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%

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 59.5% ★, Horror 14.4%, Retro 9.7%, Atmospheric 8.7%, First-Person 2.8%

You were with her. Then you weren't. Push an elderly woman's wheelchair through the shadowed halls of a Croatian monastery turned hospice. She is dying. She sees what you cannot. What do you owe the truth?

Why similar: Psychological 32.8%, Horror 16.9%, Mystery 14.6%, Atmospheric 11.1%, First-Person 7.5%

A short horror observation thriller. Could you tell what's real and what isn't? You stole intel from your company. Now you wake up in a hospital every day with two choices: take your medication if something looks wrong, or hit the call button if you're sure the room is safe.

Why similar: Psychological 26.8%, Mystery 17%, Horror 15.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Puzzle 7.4%

A sinister entity lurks in the depths. Descend into the abyss and extract knowledge about it.

Why similar: Submarine 72.1% ★, Horror 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Exploration 2.8%, First-Person 2.7%

Use Morse Code to communicate with your crewmate and ward off a stalking monster in this short point-and-click horror game.

Why similar: Submarine 59.2% ★, Horror 15.9%, Atmospheric 9.2%, First-Person 5.9%, Puzzle 5%

The House of E. is a story-driven puzzle game with horror elements and a creepy atmosphere.

Why similar: Psychological 28.7%, Mystery 17.4%, Horror 17.2%, Atmospheric 10.7%, First-Person 8.6%

The year is 1940—you wake up in a bathysphere, stuck in an endlessly repeating battle against enemies unknown. Investigate your surroundings and uncover the truth behind the time loop.

Why similar: Submarine 43.5% ★, Psychological 25.6%, Horror 11%, First-Person 7%, Mystery 7%

Step into the shoes of a young girl who must face solitude and mystery while waiting for her mother at the taco stand where she works. It’s a rainy night, but that won’t stop some unwelcome visitors from showing up...

Why similar: Psychological 44.1%, Horror 26.8%, Atmospheric 14.9%, First-Person 11.3%, Indie 2.9%

A sci-fi escape room with a job simulator twist.

Why similar: Psychological 27.9%, Minimalist 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Mystery 8.8%

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 58.8% ★, Horror 10%, Choices Matter 9.2%, First-Person 6.6%, Exploration 6.5%

In 1999, investigative journalist Łukasz uncovers dark secrets in a hidden underground prison in Lower Silesia, Poland. Navigate eerie corridors and face unknown horrors in this atmospheric horror adventure.

Why similar: Psychological 43.2%, Horror 20.7%, Survival 13.1%, Exploration 9.3%, Adventure 5.1%

You are trapped on a bizarre bus traveling through the afterlife. Observe everything carefully. If you notice an anomaly, ring the bell; if not, take a seat and proceed to the next stop. Can you reach your destination safely?

Why similar: Psychological 43.8%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Horror 8.7%, Exploration 7.3%, First-Person 6.5%

A short, first-person horror game where you play as a desperate man seeking a cure for his sick wife in a mysterious vineyard. Harvest, crush and ferment grapes as you uncover the secret beyond the basement doors.

Why similar: Psychological 30.5%, Mystery 18%, Horror 17.8%, Atmospheric 11.4%, Retro 9.9%

A system-driven psychological horror game where every threat has a pattern and every death has a reason. Each run is unique and will be timed.

Why similar: Psychological 47.1%, Horror 22.9%, Atmospheric 12.5%, First-Person 8.4%, Exploration 8.3%

You’ve been hired by a real estate agency to take photos of their listings at night to give them a unique look online. Grab your camera, step into dark, quiet rooms, and capture every shot before the house notices you. Finish the job or never leave.

Why similar: Mystery 19.5%, Horror 18.1%, Psychological 16.2%, Retro 14.5%, Atmospheric 10.8%

A 2D psychological horror-puzzle where time moves on its own and the house continues to live without you. Explore, observe, and decide who you are - a therapy subject, or the protagonist of someone else’s show.

Why similar: Psychological 30.2%, Horror 19.5%, Mystery 13.7%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Choices Matter 7.7%

The Last Frame is a psychological horror game about a father who disappeared. As you walk through the locations he documented, you discover that watching and recording them changed the place itself — and not for the better.

Why similar: Psychological 37.6%, Mystery 17.9%, Horror 17.5%, Atmospheric 10.9%, First-Person 6.2%

The Life You Missed — you achieved success, but lost yourself along the way. In an old house, you uncover someone else’s life — and your own. Relive memories and face choices in your dreams. Every decision shapes the ending.

Why similar: Psychological 38.4%, Mystery 15%, Atmospheric 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Minimalist 7.5%

Kizuyami is an atmospheric psychological horror game. You find yourself in a never-ending Japanese street that you cannot leave no matter where you go. You stumble upon the same house over and over again, which calls for you in inexplicable ways. Will you be able to find your way out?

Why similar: Psychological 31.6%, Horror 18%, Mystery 15.4%, First-Person 6.3%, Exploration 6.2%

The abandoned cemetery always intrigued you. Today you finally entered. While exploring, time distorted. It's midnight now. A chapel appears before you. Inside there's a manual: "Survival Protocol. Follow the rules until dawn or something worse than death awaits you."

Why similar: Horror 21.1%, Psychological 18.2%, Atmospheric 12%, First-Person 10.6%, Mystery 10.2%

You came to photograph birds at Kûarasy Park. The deserted park, dead birds, and the locals with secrets suggest something darker lurks in the wilderness. Use your camera to uncover the truth behind the folklore.

Why similar: Psychological 35%, Horror 17.7%, Mystery 15.3%, Atmospheric 10.1%, First-Person 8%

Cleaning up in your attic you find strange VHS tapes on which are recorded some experiments. Understand the secrets surrounding these tapes and understand the purpose of the dimension machine.

Why similar: Mystery 22.6%, Horror 21.2%, Retro 17.8%, First-Person 13.7%, Atmospheric 13.3%

Welcome to CHEYNE escape game series, this is the first work, of course, this is only the first chapter, the follow-up will soon update the second and third chapters, Please look forward to it.

Why similar: Psychological 43.3%, Horror 21.8%, Exploration 9%, Puzzle 7.8%, First-Person 7.7%

Stitched - Mother's Nightmare continues the story of Stitched, putting the player in control of a protagonist named Mia as she ventures in the mysterious doll factory. Why did she come there? What horror awaits her in the factory?

Why similar: Psychological 24.7%, Horror 14%, Mystery 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Survival 8.9%

A short Japanese-style horror game in which you explore a ryokan where the proprietress is trapped and sever the forces that bind her.

Why similar: Psychological 35%, Horror 19.5%, Mystery 16.6%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Atmospheric 6.4%

Force to spend a month in a psych ward to cure your addiction, you fight yourself going through painful levels of withdrawal. To cope, you make friends with a man who helps ease your pain, in exchange for unsettling favours.

Why similar: Psychological 18.8%, Horror 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Mystery 10.7%, First-Person 9.1%

Build a time machine to see your deceased mother one last time.

Why similar: Psychological 26.4%, Mystery 15.5%, Horror 11.6%, Choices Matter 11%, Minimalist 10.8%

Atmospheric and surreal horror game about day and night cycle.

Why similar: Psychological 35.8%, Horror 19.6%, Mystery 11.6%, Minimalist 8.3%, Atmospheric 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: Submarine 56.6% ★, Horror 12.8%, First-Person 7%, Exploration 6.4%, Puzzle 6.3%

A narrative psychological horror settled in dreamlike spaces. Explore, observe, and listen as strange entities, cryptic clues, and discoveries pull you deeper. Inspired by Backrooms and Dreamcore. No jumpscares or chases, only the empty feeling that the world is a dream that you forgot to wake up.

Why similar: Psychological 26.7%, Mystery 17.7%, Horror 12.4%, Atmospheric 11.9%, Retro 11%

You are trapped at home in an endless loop. Remember your surroundings and watch out for anomalies, if you ever want to leave.

Why similar: Psychological 29.7%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Horror 13.8%, Mystery 11.5%, Atmospheric 9.6%

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 82.9% ★, Horror 11.1%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Singleplayer 0.5%

An underwater survival horror game where the Earth is covered in water

Why similar: Submarine 64.9% ★, Horror 14.4%, Exploration 8.5%, Minimalist 6.4%, Atmospheric 4.3%