Games Like One Ping Only

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: Adventure 46.6%, Action 30.8%, Indie 22.7%

Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive underwater exploration game that perfectly captures the sense of mystery and isolation found in deep-sea environments.

This is the Free Non-VR version of IronWolf VR. A co-op submarine game with a light touch on realism, making the submarine sim genre accessible to a wider audience.

Why similar: Action 92.9%, Indie 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a visceral, hands-on submarine simulation experience that emphasizes the tension of operating a vessel in combat.

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: Action 100%

Why You'll Like It: This game offers a complex, high-stakes submarine simulation that requires careful management of systems in a hostile, dark environment.

Diluvion is a 3D deep sea, Jules Verne inspired, exploration game with RPG elements and thrilling submarine combat. As the Captain of your own vessel, you must grow and manage your crew as you search for the secrets of the past in a hauntingly beautiful flooded world.

Why similar: Action 39.5%, Adventure 36.1%, Indie 24.4%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric underwater exploration game that features unique submarine navigation and a haunting, submerged world.

Pilot a remotely operated submarine and explore the oceans! Defy the darkness and crushing pressure of the deeps as you chart unknown regions and study new species of ocean life.

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the scientific and exploratory aspects of deep-sea navigation using remote-operated vehicles.

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: Adventure 59.6%, Indie 40.4%

Why You'll Like It: A survival horror game that masterfully uses claustrophobia and limited visibility to create an intense deep-sea experience.

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: Adventure 37.2%, Action 35.6%, Indie 27.3%

Why You'll Like It: While narrative-driven, its deep-sea setting and atmospheric dread mirror the unsettling isolation of One Ping Only.

Chill out in a submarine as you learn Morse code! Submorse is an atmospheric, first-person game that teaches you the international Morse signals.

Why similar: Casual 74%, Indie 26%

Why You'll Like It: A direct thematic cousin that focuses on submarine navigation and educational elements in a casual, accessible format.

Spiritual Successor to the Microprose Classic “Red Storm Rising”.

Why similar: Indie 51.2%, Action 48.8%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses heavily on sonar and submarine warfare mechanics, making it a perfect mechanical match for the seed game's core premise.

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: Adventure 37.2%, Action 35.5%, Indie 27.3%

Why You'll Like It: A melancholic, underwater metroidvania that explores the ruins of a lost civilization in a dark, submerged world.

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: Adventure 52.2%, Action 47.8%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-focused adventure that leans into the atmospheric dread of being trapped in an underwater facility.

DIVE. DISCOVER. DIE. Crew a submarine with friends in We Need To Go Deeper - a 2-4-player cooperative submarine roguelike set in a Verne-inspired undersea universe.

Why similar: Action 54.5%, Adventure 45.5%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative submarine exploration game that captures the chaotic and dangerous nature of navigating the abyss.

UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.

Why similar: Action 100%

Why You'll Like It: A detailed submarine management simulator that forces players to balance crew morale and technical systems under pressure.

Project Abyss is a deep sea adventure game where you explore as a diver, forced to survive a destiny that goes deeper than anyone imagined.

Why similar: Action 37.2%, Adventure 36.6%, Indie 26.3%

Why You'll Like It: Combines action and survival elements in a deep-sea setting that challenges the player's ability to manage resources.

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: Adventure 44.7%, Casual 31.9%, Indie 23.4%

Why You'll Like It: While more serene, it captures the awe and beauty of underwater exploration with a focus on fluid, atmospheric movement.

Submerge yourself in one of the most immersive diving simulators to date. Gather your gear, choose your diving spot and discover what lies beneath the surface as you venture deep into the unknown.

Why similar: Adventure 34.2%, Casual 29.4%, Indie 20.7%, Action 15.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a realistic, meditative approach to underwater exploration that focuses on the mechanics of diving and discovery.

In the Darkness of the Sea is a short narrative game about a boy lost in the middle of the ocean.

Why similar: Indie 52.6%, Adventure 47.4%

Why You'll Like It: An indie title that prioritizes atmosphere and a dark, mysterious aesthetic similar to the seed game.

Action on the High Seas with casual gaming on a physics-based PC and mobile platform.

Why similar: Action 36.7%, Casual 36.3%, Indie 27%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, indie-focused underwater game that emphasizes simple, atmospheric exploration.

Play as a shark or a diver in a dark aquatic world and overcome your enemies by employing cunning, teamwork, and stealth. Depth blends tension and visceral action as you team up against AI or be matched with other players in heart pounding combat.

Why similar: Action 70.8%, Adventure 29.2%

Why You'll Like It: Features intense, asymmetrical underwater tension that highlights the danger of the deep sea.

You are a lowly egg cell on a journey through a swollen sea of strange and humanoid fish. Prey on smaller life and growing larger and stronger to perhaps someday be born.

Why similar: Action 29.9%, Adventure 27.5%, Casual 24.2%, Indie 18.4%

Why You'll Like It: A unique 2D exploration game that captures the strange, alien nature of deep-sea life.

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: Adventure 71.1%, Action 28.9%

Why You'll Like It: A charming underwater adventure that emphasizes exploration and puzzle-solving in a beautifully realized aquatic world.

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

Why similar: Indie 100%

Why You'll Like It: A horror-tinged simulation that focuses on the isolation of long-term underwater travel.

Solitude Underwater is a short horror adventure game. Two treasure-hunting brothers are searching for sunken riches off the coast of South Africa, only to find themselves immersed in catastrophe after one of them gets trapped in a cage, deep inside shark-infested waters.

Why similar: Adventure 46.5%, Action 42.4%, Indie 11.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cinematic experience that highlights the lonely, terrifying aspects of the deep ocean.

We left the surface of the Earth in ruins, abandoned it and populated the oceans. The sea is now our new home. We call it Aqua. Pilot customized fighter ships and explore a deep sea dystopia torn by the struggle for resources and survival. Enter the unforgiving world of Aquanox Deep Descent.

Why similar: Action 52.5%, Adventure 47.5%

Why You'll Like It: An action-oriented submarine game that emphasizes combat and exploration in a dystopian underwater setting.

Submarine Titans is a real-time strategy video game that takes place in the year 2115 after a comet has struck Earth, driving two human factions, the militant White Sharks and the scientific Black Octopi, to establish underwater bases and fight for dominance over the oceans.

Why You'll Like It: A classic real-time strategy game that explores the tactical possibilities of underwater warfare.

Noise Hunters is an action stealth video game where noise is your tool, but also your enemy. Don't let them hear you, HUNT or be HUNTED.

Why similar: Action 37.5%, Adventure 36.3%, Indie 26.3%

Why You'll Like It: A stealth-focused game that utilizes sound mechanics, mirroring the sonar-based gameplay of One Ping Only.

Descend beneath the waves and explore treasure-filled waters! Scour a mysterious island for secret treasure, and unearth long-hidden secrets.

Why similar: Adventure 100%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused game that emphasizes the constant need for oxygen and resource management in a hostile environment.

**Underwater Cycling** takes you on an exhilarating underwater adventure where you as main character race on high-tech bicycles that glide through the ocean's depths.

Why similar: Adventure 53.4%, Casual 46.6%

Project Skylab is an educational Algebra Sci-fi FPS that takes place on the surface of Mars.

Why similar: Adventure 27.4%, Action 26.6%, Casual 26.3%, Indie 19.6%

Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure that captures the experimental, student-built spirit of the seed game.

Dive The Depths is an action-roguelike set beneath the ocean's surface. As a humble diver, you must navigate the world filled with bizarre sea creatures, submerged ruins, and forgotten histories. Can you conquer the depths and unravel the secrets that hidden beneath the waves?

Why similar: Adventure 39.3%, Action 38%, Indie 22.7%

Dive into this magical underwater adventure. Explore a corrupted environment moving with your two transformations to help fix the disaster that almost ended life around your world. Ellisar is a third person contemplative exploration and adventure game.

Why similar: Adventure 58.9%, Casual 41.1%

Delve into a troubled student's mind as his grip on reality unravels . . .

Why similar: Adventure 56.3%, Indie 43.7%

Pick up what the waves wash ashore to make instruments. Use those instruments to answer the echoes heard from beyond the ocean.

Why similar: Casual 42.4%, Adventure 35.6%, Indie 22%

Aqua Catholicism; Explore Man's Original Sin Under The Sea

Why similar: Adventure 55%, Casual 45%

You are stuck in a huge room and have no idea what to do. You only option is to survive.

Why similar: Action 27%, Adventure 26.6%, Casual 25.5%, Indie 20.8%

Why You'll Like It: A casual, indie-driven adventure that focuses on navigating difficult, confined spaces.

Play as a mermaid, who has been sent to the human world to discover why they're building a giant ship called the Titanic.

Why similar: Adventure 56%, Indie 44%

Opportunity is near. Follow clues, solve the puzzles, and stay persistent in the chase of a new way of life. Explore, survive, and thrive in this open world adventure story.

Why similar: Casual 52.4%, Adventure 47.6%

Indie Puzzle Game

Why similar: Adventure 53.9%, Indie 46.1%

Welcome to the Deep: Pixelart platformer indie game located deep inside caves. You are a cave explorer who accidentally falls in a pit which leads to a big cave system. After some exploration, you find remains of an old civilization that used to live there and decide to explore it a little further.

Why similar: Adventure 38.7%, Action 35.1%, Indie 26.3%

A Game About is a free, short, lo-fi point & click adventure that tasks the player with living with their daily routine. Through day to day choices, life changes in imperceptibles and unexpected ways.

Why similar: Indie 100%

A standalone mini-adventure introducing you to the world of Omno, an upcoming single player journey of discovery through an ancient world of wonders, where the power of a lost civilisation will carry you through forests, deserts and tundras - even to the clouds

Why similar: Adventure 38.6%, Casual 34.5%, Indie 14.9%, Action 12%

Accident Liquidator is an exciting 3D arcade action-adventure game that throws you into situations where each day presents new challenges necessary for survival.

Why similar: Indie 33.8%, Casual 33.8%, Action 32.4%

Join Postmouse on their very first journey to deliver mail in a treacherous world unfit for a tiny mouse. Explore the ruins, meet charming characters and solve puzzles on your way through an abandoned mansion in this free, student-made adventure - all in one small mouse-sized package!

Why similar: Adventure 81.1%, Indie 18.9%

Agent-00 is a Game of puzzles and secrecy in isometric view in which the player will have to infiltrate and uncover a secret project during the Cold War.

Why similar: Indie 61.2%, Action 13.3%, Adventure 13.1%, Casual 12.5%

"SkyIsland" is made by a group of students in a college, quarter-view action-adventure game. Enjoy the wonderful world and beautiful environments as you help the protagonist, Pino, fix his broken plane and defeat monsters to return home safely.

Why similar: Action 37.9%, Adventure 35.6%, Casual 15.1%, Indie 11.4%

Get to know the gods! This preview will give you a first glimpse into the world of Mythic Ocean, a narrative exploration game where your choices shape the fate of the cosmos.

Why similar: Adventure 61.7%, Indie 38.3%

Sono is a 2D exploration game where players effortlessly glide through an abstract microcosm collecting lost fragments of sound.

Why similar: Casual 38.9%, Adventure 34.5%, Indie 26.6%

Here, you can freely sail your ship, explore the endless ocean, and find hidden islands and treasures!

Why similar: Adventure 37.6%, Casual 33.5%, Action 25.9%, Indie 3%

Scale a massive colossus in this action-adventure climbing game. Find your way through atmospheric scenery and master your climbing skills. Atan was made by third year students of Breda University. Winner of the 2025 BAFTA Student Award!

Why similar: Action 52.6%, Adventure 47.4%

3:21 is divided into smaller adventure games that open a dialog with the player and encourage interaction and exploration. Through the player's interactions with these that serve as a timeline of events, they discover what 3:21 is really about and just how real games can get.

Why similar: Adventure 57.2%, Indie 42.8%

Experience the wonder and majesty of the ocean through a series of habitats and come face to face with some of the most awe inspiring species on the planet.

Why similar: Casual 46%, Adventure 41.8%, Indie 12.2%

Embark on an unplanned expedition as Ethan, a sailor on a quest to find his lost twin Thomas. Navigate the Alaskan archipelago, survive the harsh weather, and unravel the mystery of Iris d'Enfer. The Archipelago Promise is a FREE Survival Game made by Students from Breda University.

Why similar: Action 53.2%, Adventure 46.8%

Explore the human gut like never before!

Why similar: Adventure 100%

Lumin's Path is an atmospheric 3D platformer using light and darkness to impact the world in mysterious ways.

Why similar: Adventure 50.6%, Casual 49.4%

Phat Phrog is an all new one of a kind free to play, physics based addictive arcade game that puts your reflexes and skills to the test (and also your patience).

Why similar: Action 37.3%, Casual 35.2%, Indie 27.5%

Exciting Adventure About the Joys of Working at an Amazin' Fulfillment Center! Short, social commentary game that is 100% free, no micro-transactions.

Why similar: Casual 26.9%, Action 25.9%, Adventure 25.5%, Indie 21.7%

Explore a quiet house. Destroy any furniture that seems... off. This is just a bit of decluttering. Probably.

Why similar: Indie 43.6%, Action 33.3%, Adventure 23.1%