
Open Waters is a first-person ocean survival horror game. Stranded in a small boat, you must navigate treacherous waters, evade creatures of the deep, and find your way back to safety before the ocean drags you into its depths.
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Open Waters is a first-person ocean survival horror game. Stranded in a small boat, you must navigate treacherous waters, evade creatures of the deep, and find your way back to safety before the ocean drags you into its depths.

Deepophobia
Swim deeper and deeper into this underwater horror game. Explore open worlds, save your friends, escape monstrous creatures....What are you waiting for? the depths are beckoning you to go deeper!

Crathos Deep
Descend down the arctic depths in Crathos Deep, a cosmic horror narrative adventure. Explore the vast abyss with your submarine and utilize your expeditionary drone to reach the dark corners of the ocean. Investigate a lost research institute to unravel the unsettling mystery of its downfall.
Swim deeper and deeper into this underwater horror game. Explore open worlds, save your friends, escape monstrous creatures....What are you waiting for? the depths are beckoning you to go deeper!
Why similar: Underwater 36.4% ★, Lovecraftian 21.2%, Survival Horror 9.7%, Horror 8.7%, Open World 8.2%
Descend down the arctic depths in Crathos Deep, a cosmic horror narrative adventure. Explore the vast abyss with your submarine and utilize your expeditionary drone to reach the dark corners of the ocean. Investigate a lost research institute to unravel the unsettling mystery of its downfall.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.4%, Underwater 25.6% ★, Horror 15.5%, Open World 6.6%, Adventure 5.3%
Dive into a surreal deep sea dream. Survive by devouring and evolving, and encounter a cast of strange, mysterious companions. Explore, upgrade, and uncover the "truth" hidden beneath the beautiful waves. This is more than an adventure—it is a dimension-breaking dive to the deep.
Why similar: Underwater 49.5% ★, Lovecraftian 29.8%, Adventure 7.4%, Exploration 4.6%, Psychological Horror 3.6%
In Moonfall Voyage, sailing is at the heart of exploration. Your goal is to free colossal guardians from a powerful curse. Each guardian you encounter offers unique sailing challenges and puzzles as you uncover the history of this world, and restore balance to the fragile realm.
Why similar: Underwater 25.5% ★, Lovecraftian 25.4%, Sailing 22.5% ★, Open World 5%, Adventure 4.9%
Dive into a sunken ocean liner lost in the deep sea. In this narrative-driven 3D survival horror puzzle game, explore a claustrophobic environment while managing limited air resources, solving puzzles, evading unknown horrors, and uncovering the truth behind a distortion of time and space.
Why similar: Underwater 43.1% ★, Survival Horror 13.3%, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Adventure 6%
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Why similar: Underwater 33.1% ★, Lovecraftian 19.6%, Survival Horror 10.1%, Open World 9.6%, Horror 9.2%
Underwater, you're alone. Or almost alone. You're a diver doing routine work: cleaning the seabed, collecting waste, fixing pipes. But deep down there's always something wrong. Explore, repair, survive — and try not to lose your mind.
Why similar: Underwater 35.1% ★, Lovecraftian 26.6%, Horror 11.1%, Survival Horror 9.8%, Psychological Horror 3.9%
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: Underwater 44.9% ★, Open World 12.6%, Horror 12.6%, Survival Horror 10.9%, Sailing 8.2% ★
Sail through a mysterious open world island in your trusty boat, scavenge for resources to upgrade it, and face off against Maja.
Why similar: Sailing 34.6% ★, Survival Horror 15.4%, Horror 15.2%, Open World 15%, Adventure 4.7%
Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op. Adapt to survive by building custom bases and crafting tools. Explore the unknown to uncover the mysteries hidden within the depths.
Why similar: Underwater 46.3% ★, Horror 14.2%, Open World 11.7%, Survival Horror 9.1%, Exploration 5%
Explore the deepest depths of an under ground ocean as you survey the environment by recording audio and taking pictures. Collect fuel found in the caves of these depths. Be careful though, Some thing lurks in these waters.
Why similar: Underwater 47.9% ★, Horror 15.8%, Survival Horror 11.7%, Psychological Horror 9%, Adventure 6.6%
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Why similar: Underwater 59.7% ★, Horror 16%, Survival Horror 12.9%, Atmospheric 3.9%, Adventure 2.8%
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Why similar: Underwater 35% ★, Lovecraftian 26%, Horror 10.2%, Survival Horror 9.2%, Psychological Horror 4.6%
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 49% ★, Horror 18.4%, Survival Horror 12.4%, Psychological Horror 7%, Adventure 6.4%
Descend from the fragile safety of your diving bell into a dark shipwreck zone, search for sunken gold, survive escalating anomalies, and uncover what keeps pulling you back.
Why similar: Underwater 52.8% ★, Horror 20.1%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Adventure 7.3%, Exploration 4.9%
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: Underwater 37.9% ★, Lovecraftian 25.5%, Horror 12.2%, Survival Horror 6.4%, Adventure 5%
DREADMOOR is a dark first-person fishing adventure game set in a submerged world, rotting from a past catastrophe. Fish in murky waters, upgrade your boat, craft survival gear, and fight monstrous creatures that lurk under the water and on the land.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.9%, Sailing 26.9% ★, Horror 9.5%, Open World 8.6%, Adventure 5.3%
The Shore VR is a first-person story-driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations. You will play the role of a man who ends up on a mysterious island. Strong elements of Lovecraftian horror, struggle to survive in an unknown world.
Why similar: Underwater 28.6% ★, Lovecraftian 27.6%, Open World 10.3%, Horror 9.5%, Survival Horror 6.4%
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 38.8%, Underwater 27.6% ★, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 5.2%, Exploration 4.5%
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: Underwater 38.1% ★, Lovecraftian 27.9%, Horror 12.2%, Survival Horror 10.7%, Adventure 3.7%
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Why similar: Underwater 32.1% ★, Lovecraftian 25.7%, Horror 12.4%, Survival Horror 11.1%, Psychological Horror 6.1%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Underwater 36.1% ★, Lovecraftian 33.5%, Horror 10.8%, Psychological Horror 4.7%, Exploration 4.4%
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 46.3%, Survival Horror 15.3%, Horror 15.2%, Adventure 6.2%, Psychological Horror 4.6%
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.2%, Horror 20.2%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Adventure 9.2%, Psychological Horror 5.8%
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Why similar: Underwater 46.8% ★, Horror 14%, Open World 11.2%, Action-Adventure 5.2%, Exploration 4.9%
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.9%, Horror 17.4%, Underwater 16.6% ★, Open World 11.4%, Exploration 5%
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Why similar: Underwater 57.9% ★, Horror 15.7%, Adventure 4.9%, Exploration 4.9%, Survival Horror 4.8%
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.8%, Underwater 21.8% ★, Horror 15.1%, Survival Horror 11%, Psychological Horror 6.6%
A sinister entity lurks in the depths. Descend into the abyss and extract knowledge about it.
Why similar: Underwater 40.6% ★, Sailing 23.3% ★, Horror 13.4%, Open World 11%, Atmospheric 3.6%
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Why similar: Underwater 35.3% ★, Lovecraftian 15.2%, Survival Horror 10.5%, Open World 10.4%, Horror 9.6%
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Why similar: Underwater 41.1% ★, Lovecraftian 25.3%, Horror 11.8%, Psychological Horror 5.8%, Exploration 4.6%
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Why similar: Underwater 42.2% ★, Sailing 35% ★, Open World 5.7%, Exploration 5.3%, Action-Adventure 4.5%
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Why similar: Underwater 28.4% ★, Lovecraftian 25.2%, Horror 17.1%, Survival Horror 8.8%, Psychological Horror 6.5%
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.1%, Underwater 29% ★, Horror 14.8%, Psychological Horror 7%, Adventure 4%
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Why similar: Underwater 45.4% ★, Lovecraftian 38.6%, Horror 5.8%, Psychological Horror 5.7%, Adventure 4%
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 47.4%, Horror 16.8%, Survival Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Adventure 5.5%
A cave-diving body horror game
Why similar: Underwater 41.6% ★, Lovecraftian 27.3%, Horror 12.2%, Psychological Horror 5.2%, Survival Horror 4.4%
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Why similar: Underwater 72.3% ★, Horror 17.7%, Adventure 4.3%, First-Person 2.7%, 3D 2.2%
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Why similar: Underwater 33.7% ★, Lovecraftian 30.8%, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 5.9%, Exploration 4.7%
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 34%, Sailing 15.3% ★, Open World 13.3%, Horror 9.7%, Survival Horror 6.5%
This Game is Casual 3D Horror Game.
Why similar: Underwater 37.5% ★, Horror 21%, Survival Horror 18.3%, Psychological Horror 12%, Exploration 4.9%
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Why similar: Underwater 40.9% ★, Lovecraftian 24.6%, Horror 12%, Psychological Horror 5.3%, Action-Adventure 4%
The game that started the popular survival horror genre returns better than ever! Players control Edward Carnby, the main character from the original Alone in the Dark, on a thrilling journey through a dark and terrifying re-creation of New York's Central Park where Carnby must discover the truth behind a dark conspiracy.
Why similar: Horror 27.3%, Lovecraftian 19.1%, Survival Horror 15.4%, Adventure 11.5%, Open World 10.1%
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.7%, Horror 19.2%, Survival Horror 16.5%, Action-Adventure 5.9%, Adventure 5.3%
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Why similar: Underwater 43% ★, Lovecraftian 39.4%, Horror 13.8%, Action 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.3%
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Why similar: Sailing 31.9% ★, Lovecraftian 30.3%, Open World 12%, Horror 9.2%, Action-Adventure 4.6%
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 57%, Horror 22.1%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Atmospheric 2.7%, Adventure 2.5%
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Why similar: Underwater 43.8% ★, Lovecraftian 29.7%, Survival Horror 8.1%, Adventure 5.6%, Exploration 5%
Find supplies to maintain your stamina. Complete ten laps. Escape.
Why similar: Underwater 61.2% ★, Horror 29%, Exploration 9.8%
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 58.4%, Survival Horror 15%, Horror 11.7%, Adventure 8.1%, Atmospheric 3.4%
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Why similar: Underwater 47.2% ★, Lovecraftian 35.5%, Horror 13.8%, Exploration 1.7%, 3D 0.8%
Can you hold your breath when panic sets in? Experience the terror of deep-sea cave diving. Scavenge resources and fight to survive as you navigate procedurally generated underwater caves stalked by an apex predator!
Why similar: Underwater 58.5% ★, Horror 15.3%, Adventure 5.7%, Survival Horror 4.4%, Action 3.8%
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 59.5%, Horror 25.6%, Adventure 14.9%
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 60%, Horror 18.4%, Adventure 9.4%, Psychological Horror 6.2%, Atmospheric 3.2%
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Why similar: Underwater 43.2% ★, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 9%, Adventure 7.1%, Exploration 6.3%
An atmospheric underwater drilling roguelite beneath the icy crust of Enceladus. Pilot your submarine, explore the depths, mine resources through procedural caves and upgrade your base. Each dive is darker and more dangerous, and you must face the terrors lurking in the shadows. Live. Dive. Repeat.
Why similar: Underwater 42.2% ★, Sailing 21.4% ★, Horror 12%, Survival Horror 10.6%, Exploration 4.2%
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Why similar: Lovecraftian 36.3%, Horror 17.8%, Survival Horror 14.7%, Psychological Horror 8.7%, Adventure 5.7%