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Games Like Pact of Joy: Prologue

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Singleplayer, Horror, Atmospheric, First-Person.

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As Jack Argyle, you are tasked with restoring communication at the underwater ex-Aegis facility known as Phorcys Station. Be careful, or risk joining the spirits trapped inside.

Reviews: Very Positive — 94% — of 63 reviews
Released: 2023-05-26
Developer: Just Sauce Studio
Genres: Adventure, Free To Play, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchMixed64% of 78 reviews2023
    Dev: Broiled Squid Studios
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    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...

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  2. #2 Watertight
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 175 reviews2025
    Dev: Tiny Studio
    Windows

    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.

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  3. #3 Project Hailstorm
    96% matchVery Positive84% of 670 reviews2025
    Dev: Imbrium
    Windows

    Step into the shoes of a researcher in the depths of the antarctic and uncover the mysteries behind Project Hailstorm.

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  4. #4 Satellite Odyssey: Prologue
    95% matchVery Positive93% of 967 reviews2024
    Dev: Antifreeze Games
    Windows
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    Satellite Odyssey: Prologue is a short first-person story-driven adventure with horror elements. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of classic science fiction and retro-futurism inspired by Soviet sci-fi films. Your partner is Zarya, the artificial intelligence.

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  5. #5 Effugium
    94% matchMixed60% of 67 reviews2023
    Dev: Souporno GhoshPub: Team Glasses
    Windows

    Explore a cold, abandoned, and dreary facility to piece together its mysteries and find a means for escape from the horror that lurks within.

    Why similar: Walking Simulator 30.5%, Horror 27.4%, Exploration 15.1%, First-Person 13.1%, Atmospheric 6.7%

  6. #6 Under The Waves
    94% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,801 reviews2023
    Dev: Parallel StudioPub: Spotlight by Quantic Dream
    Windows
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 22.1 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...

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  7. #7 CRUSH DEPTH
    92% matchVery Positive98% of 54 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.

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  8. #8 Underwater
    93% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
    Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforgames
    Windows

    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.

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  9. #9 PROXIMATE
    91% matchVery Positive93% of 872 reviews2024
    Dev: Cain Maddox
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Congratulations, contractor! You've been approved to trial our cutting-edge AI visor. Use it to explore the Neuras lab and recover the staff's research. Your visor is safe, reliable, and up to 99% accurate. Just don't ask why the "ketchup" in the corner makes such a horrible crunching sound.

    Why similar: Underwater 41%, Horror 15.4%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 7.2%

  10. #10 Narcosis
    91% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,427 reviews2017
    Dev: Honor Code, Inc.
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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.

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  11. #11 The Trench
    90% matchVery Positive86% of 154 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?

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  12. #12 Still Wakes the Deep
    88% matchVery Positive88% of 10,965 reviews2024
    Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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.

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  13. #13 Kach
    89% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2022
    Dev: Bhargav ModhaPub: BYGames
    Windows · Mac

    On a task to find your sister, you find yourself exploring an old abandoned house. But you soon find out that things are not as they seem.

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  14. #14 Hell Dive
    87% matchVery Positive94% of 67 reviews2025
    Dev: Teacup Games
    Windows

    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

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  15. #15 Solitude Underwater
    89% matchMixed62% of 81 reviews2022
    Dev: Maximus AktypisPub: Big MA16 Studios
    Windows · Linux

    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.

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  16. #16 The Oily Depths
    86% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2026
    Dev: Ryan R. Burns
    Windows

    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.

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    86% matchMostly Positive76% of 457 reviews2024
    Dev: Arsonist Studio
    Windows

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  18. #18 Seybul Tech
    84% matchVery Positive91% of 130 reviews2023
    Dev: Seybul Tech
    Windows

    Seybul Tech is a walking simulator. Navigate as an office employee, confronting peculiar encounters while in search of an exit from this enigmatic abyss.

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    85% matchVery Positive86% of 1,108 reviews2018
    Dev: The Station Game ltd
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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  20. #20 Sub Terra
    83% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2025
    Dev: artescape
    Windows

    Sub Terra is a first person psychological horror game set deep underground. As a maintenance worker, your job is to fix a broken water line at the end of tunnel 04-R. Enter the tunnel, repair the pipe, and get out.

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  21. #21 Neospace: Prologue
    84% matchVery Positive90% of 59 reviews2024
    Dev: DreamStudios
    Windows

    You wake up in a spaceship, you realize that strange things are going on there, you try to get back to civilization. However, this is harder than you think, the encounters will drive you crazy and you will doubt yourself.

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  22. #22 EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE
    81% matchVery Positive94% of 1,383 reviews2023
    Dev: CC ARTSPub: Hyperstrange
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    EMPTY SHELL: PROLOGUE will throw you in a dark industrial environment, a secret facility on a japanese island. Each volunteer has signed a contract for a "recovery operation" without being privy to too many details. A tense roguelite survival horror with a top down perspective.

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    82% matchMixed51% of 61 reviews2024
    Dev: Green Planet Games
    Windows

    You're a Stardiver on a mission. Descend into the depths of an underwater world filled with wonder, mysteries, and peril. Discover the story behind the abandoned base. Explore this submerged planet and learn its history.

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  24. #24 PROZE: Prologue
    82% matchVery Positive82% of 104 reviews2018
    Dev: SignSine
    Windows

    PROZE: Prologue is a free opening chapter for the PROZE series. It’s a story-based VR-adventure with puzzle and horror elements.

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  25. #25 Sivi's Factory
    80% matchMixed62% of 166 reviews2024
    Dev: Quad Labs
    Windows

    Sivi's Factory is a single player first-person horror game in which you play as Felix. You are looking for your brother on the scientific factory. Solve puzzles on the locations, explore new rooms, fight your enemy and go deeper into factory.

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  26. #26 Void Whispers
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 412 reviews2024
    Dev: Eduardo Scarpato
    Windows

    Assume the role of a broadcast engineer in a tranquil city. All seems peaceful until the sky above starts to reveal something deeply unsettling.

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    78% matchVery Positive94% of 2,560 reviews2023
    Dev: THE BROTHERHOOD
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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  28. #28 In Other Waters
    79% matchVery Positive87% of 2,454 reviews2020
    Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 54 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%

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    81% matchMixed69% of 221 reviews2021
    Dev: Abyssmal GamesPub: Synodic Arc
    Windows

    Abyss of Neptune is a survival horror game set in the deep seas of the Bermuda Triangle. You are sent to investigate a mysterious underwater signal, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Do you have what it takes to survive the abyss?

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  30. #30 Albert Innovation
    79% matchVery Positive91% of 171 reviews2022
    Dev: Delirium Den
    Windows

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    Dev: Giraffe Cat
    Windows

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    76% matchMostly Positive72% of 53 reviews2025
    Dev: Ryle AfgarnPub: Ryan Afgarn
    Windows

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    74% matchVery Positive91% of 134 reviews2025
    Dev: Low Effort Interactive
    Windows

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    Dev: Lappi Soft
    Windows

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    72% matchVery Positive86% of 2,025 reviews2025
    Dev: Singularity Studios
    Windows

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  36. #36 Tatari: The Arrival
    75% matchMixed67% of 305 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 23%

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  37. #37 Joy Land
    75% matchMixed67% of 57 reviews2024
    Dev: MK Creations
    Windows

    Lewis, an intelligent detective, finds himself on a mission to uncover the truth behind the many disappearances including his sister's. With the help of Joy, Lewis is going to explore what lies behind these walls. only to realize that there's much more to discover than he initially thought.

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    71% matchVery Positive97% of 97 reviews2026
    Dev: Yames
    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive92% of 10,453 reviews2022
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%

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    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 50,500 reviews2015
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    76% matchMixed43% of 56 reviews2019
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    Windows

    An atmospheric underwater horror game, can you evade and survive?

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  42. #42 Salvage Protocol
    70% matchVery Positive100% of 64 reviews2025
    Dev: IAmDirt
    Windows

    A short horror about exploring abandoned space stations and collecting junk in order to pay off your S.R.P.O debt.

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    73% matchMostly Negative33% of 1,186 reviews2024
    Dev: FriedGPU
    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2025
    Dev: bilge
    Windows

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    68% matchVery Positive88% of 5,170 reviews2024
    Dev: Embers
    Windows
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    71% matchMixed69% of 316 reviews2024
    Dev: Influsion Inc.
    Windows

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    69% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2025
    Dev: Pixel Drip Games
    Windows

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  48. #48 The Dive
    73% matchMixed58% of 76 reviews2021
    Dev: W0nnaFight
    Windows

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

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  49. #49 POOLS
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,027 reviews2024
    Dev: Tensori
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%

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  50. #50 King of Silence - Prologue
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 111 reviews2025
    Dev: Onze 8 Degrés
    Windows

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  51. #51 20,000 Miles Under the Sea
    74% matchMostly Negative39% of 150 reviews2020
    Dev: CreaTeam
    Windows

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  52. #52 Anoxemia
    73% matchMixed63% of 433 reviews2015
    Dev: BSK GamesPub: Mandragora
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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  53. #53 Dark Fracture: Prologue
    70% matchVery Positive83% of 1,356 reviews2020
    Dev: Twisted II Studio
    Windows

    Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see.

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  54. #54 Overtime Anomaly
    68% matchVery Positive84% of 75 reviews2025
    Dev: BiteMe Games
    Windows

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    66% matchVery Positive96% of 56 reviews2026
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    Windows

    Explore terrifying liminal spaces. Horror walking simulator with reality-bending platforming and supernatural threats. Get lost between dimensions.

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  56. #56 The Anomalous Hour
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 85 reviews2024
    Dev: Gambir Studio
    Windows

    You are alone in a deserted station. Or are you? Take pictures of strange anomalies around the station and you might find a way out.

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  57. #57 Unusual Tales: Deep Below
    65% matchVery Positive97% of 76 reviews2026
    Dev: Jall
    Windows

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  58. #58 Prognostic
    66% matchVery Positive94% of 487 reviews2022
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    Windows
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  59. #59 Fingerbones
    68% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,583 reviews2015
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 10%

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