- #1 Swallow the Sea
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,422 reviews2021
Dev: Talia bob MairPub: ItsTheTalia
Windows · Linux
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: Lovecraftian 33%, Underwater 20% ★, Survival 15.5%, Nature 9.1%, Action 6.6%
- #2 Feed the Deep
96% matchVery Positive89% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: Luke Muscat
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.7%, Underwater 20.5% ★, Roguelite 14.7%, Roguelike 11.3%, Survival 6.5%
- #3 Primordialis
96% matchVery Positive94% of 780 reviews2025
Dev: Kyler Natividad
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Primordialis is a physics-based roguelike fish builder. Unleash your creativity to defeat creatures using venomous tentacles, electrical shocks, or exploding children. The possibilities are endless. Explore the primordial depths to reveal its secrets and discover what lies beyond.
Why similar: Underwater 26.5% ★, Roguelite 17.7%, Roguelike 15.4%, Nature 14.2%, Survival 9.6%
- #4 Cellfish
95% matchVery Positive81% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: BRTL Games
Windows
Collect food to evolve and fight for your life against enemy cells in this deep underwater, survivor-like, roguelite experience. Unlock parts to customize your character and become your own unique cell.
Why similar: Roguelike 27.1%, Action 15.7%, Nature 15%, Casual 13.2%, Relaxing 12%
- #5 FISH FEAR ME
94% matchVery Positive86% of 218 reviews2025
Dev: HEATHER FLOWERS
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 31%
A top-down action roguelite about catching fish, fighting them, selling their bones, and catching more fish. Upgrade your boat and weapons, hunt down sea monster bounties, delve into eldritch mysteries, and try to pay off a cosmic debt millennia in the making.
Why similar: Roguelite 30%, Roguelike 26.6%, Post-apocalyptic 14.7%, Top-Down 11%, Action 10.5%
- #6 Feed and Grow: Fish
94% matchMostly Positive78% of 20,772 reviews2016
Dev: Old B1oodPub: Greens s.r.o.
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Hunt and eat other fish - simply, grow into larger beasts!
Why similar: Underwater 61.7% ★, Survival 26.9%, Action 6.6%, Colorful 3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #7 Dive The Depths
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: FrizuoPub: Starpixel Studios
Windows
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: Underwater 39.4% ★, Roguelite 21.3%, Roguelike 17.7%, Horror 7.8%, 2D 5.2%
- #8 Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival
92% matchVery Positive80% of 879 reviews2025
Dev: RetroStyle Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Explore dungeons, fight hordes of monsters and survive on a huge map. This is Ocean Keeper - an action roguelike with tower defense elements. Mine resources in caves, customize your Mech Spider, upgrade different weapons and face dangerous bosses that won't leave you a chance!
Why similar: Roguelite 26.3%, Roguelike 22.1%, Post-apocalyptic 21.9%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Action 7.8%
- #9 Octogeddon
91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,278 reviews2018
Dev: All Yes Good
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You ARE Octogeddon, a massive mutant octopus with one mission: DESTROY the world! Grow more tentacles and evolve each of them into deadlier and deadlier weapons until you become the ultimate eight-legged killing machine!
Why similar: Underwater 27.3% ★, Roguelite 25.7%, Roguelike 21.8%, Action 10.1%, Casual 7.4%
- #10 Feeding Frenzy 2 Deluxe
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,618 reviews2006
Dev: PopCap Games, Inc.
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The feeding frenzy begins again! Swim and swerve through underwater worlds, chow down on smaller fish, and chomp your way to ocean supremacy. But watch out: boatloads of pesky predators are looking to make lunch out of you.
Why similar: Underwater 56.9% ★, Casual 32.4%, 2D 5.6%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #11 We Need To Go Deeper
90% matchVery Positive86% of 5,998 reviews2019
Dev: Deli Interactive LLC
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Lovecraftian 30.3%, Underwater 22.4% ★, Roguelite 13.1%, Hand-drawn 10%, Roguelike 8.7%
- #12 Tasty Blue
89% matchVery Positive89% of 697 reviews2015
Dev: Dingo Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Tasty Blue is an underwater side-scrolling eat 'em up game. You start as a small goldfish with an insatiable appetite. After being overfed by your owner, you'll escape into the ocean and eat everything that you encounter. The more you eat, the bigger you get!
Why similar: Underwater 45.5% ★, Survival 16%, Horror 8.3%, Action 7.6%, Relaxing 7.1%
- #13 Sea of Survivors
88% matchVery Positive82% of 412 reviews2023
Dev: Nah Yeah Games
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
In Sea of Survivors, you can sail your ship in any direction but you can never stop moving. Evade and destroy hordes of pirates and sea monsters to gain experience, level up and choose upgrades for your ship. Explore oceans filled with mysterious curses, unlock treasures and fight for survival.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.9%, Roguelite 22.3%, Roguelike 16.7%, Top-Down 9.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #14 Aphotic Descent
89% matchMixed64% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Broiled Squid Studios
Windows
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 44.3% ★, Thriller 19.8%, Horror 11.4%, Nature 10.5%, Action 6.6%
- #15 They Breathe
87% matchVery Positive84% of 1,289 reviews2014
Dev: The Working Parts
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
They Breathe is a short journey into the depths of a forest filled with water. As you swim deeper, it's up to you to figure out the rules of an insidious ecosystem where nothing is as it first seems, and where everyone is after the same precious resource – oxygen!
Why similar: Underwater 20.7% ★, Lovecraftian 19.6%, Survival 17.9%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Nature 11.9%
- #16 Death in the Water 2
86% matchVery Positive83% of 1,771 reviews2023
Dev: Lighthouse Games Studio
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Dodge and carve your way through swarms of terrifying sea creatures controlled by Death, a vicious giant mind-controlling Kraken that haunts your every move. Scavenge for hidden treasure to unlock weapons, and upgrades to help you in your fight for survival. Every dive reveals a new nightmare.
Why similar: Underwater 59.6% ★, Survival 23.5%, Horror 10.6%, Action 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #17 The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 494 reviews2016
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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: Underwater 64.7% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.3%, Action 11.3%, 2D 5.2%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #18 Shadow of the Depth
84% matchMostly Positive70% of 474 reviews2025
Dev: ChillyRoom
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Shadow of the Depth is a top-down action Roguelite game. Delve into a dungeon world of light and shadow to eradicate the monsters that ravage your home. Be prepared to step into the abyss before you!
Why similar: Roguelite 29.3%, Roguelike 22.8%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, Top-Down 11.6%, Action 8.4%
- #19 Ace of Seafood
85% matchVery Positive90% of 631 reviews2016
Dev: Calappa GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In the seas of the distant future, humans have all but disappeared. In your current, newly-awakened state, you are no more than a piece of seafood. However, you have been blessed with the talent for leading your allies into battle. Do whatever it takes to become the Ace of Seafood.
Why similar: Underwater 64.1% ★, Survival 17.5%, Sci-fi 11.6%, Action 6.9%
- #20 Lake of Creatures
82% matchVery Positive94% of 272 reviews2024
Dev: ANTENNA GAMES
Windows
Difficult action FISHING ROGUELIKE, where you slaughter mutated creatures with weapons that shoot lasers and explosions!!! 💥 Catch fish to buy treasures that MODIFY YOUR BUILD and end up with CRAZY SYNERGIZING ATTACKS that melt those noob enemies
Why similar: Roguelike 37.6%, Roguelite 37%, Action 10.6%, 2D 10.1%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #21 King Of Water
84% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Little Studio
Windows
The classic big fish eat small fish game. You will grow step by step from a small shrimp to an invincible existence. Dodge dangers from land, chase weak species, and conquer mysterious monsters. And you can play with your friends.
Why similar: Underwater 36.7% ★, Roguelike 17.4%, Survival 15.7%, Nature 14.3%, Relaxing 10.5%
- #22 Ocean Punk
83% matchMostly Positive80% of 166 reviews2024
Dev: Infinite Studio
Windows
Explore a fantasy ocean-punk world, braving the deep with steam-powered marvels. Discover mysterious underwater treasures, but scarcity and ecological crises test survival. Rise, build, confront foes in this pixel-art ocean survival journey!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 46.2%, Survival 27.5%, Sci-fi 14.8%, 2D 8%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #23 Barotrauma
79% matchVery Positive94% of 84,235 reviews2023
Dev: FakeFishPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 54.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Underwater 41.4% ★, Survival 24.6%, Horror 12.3%, Sci-fi 9.8%, 2D 6.3%
- #24 Cat Goes Fishing
81% matchVery Positive94% of 15,677 reviews2015
Dev: Cat5Games
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Start out on an island with a basic rod. Progress into a radar-wielding master fisher-cat scouring the sea for the biggest and baddest fish. Each fish has unique behaviors that you will learn to exploit as you tailor your arsenal of fishing rods to suit your style of play. Mrrrow!
Why similar: Underwater 45.2% ★, Nature 17.9%, Relaxing 11.6%, 2D 7.8%, Colorful 7.5%
- #25 Dungeon Core
82% matchVery Positive82% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Talismanic Entertainment
Windows
Dungeon Core is a roguelite top-down shooter where you get to explore the sewers and beyond to ultimately reach an old underground research facility. Old nuclear waste has caused dangerous mutations in creatures due to a failed experiment. You set out to destroy the abandoned nuclear core.
Why similar: Roguelite 21.9%, Roguelike 20%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Survival 13.3%, Top-Down 9.1%
- #26 Nautical Survival
79% matchVery Positive99% of 180 reviews2025
Dev: Idan Rooze
Windows
Captain an armed sea vessel to fight off hordes of oceanic terrors! Navigate between outposts to upgrade your boat, equip powerful weapons, manage your economy and hire crew members to your aid in this unique take on the survivors-like formula.
Why similar: Roguelite 30.5%, Roguelike 23.3%, Survival 17.9%, Top-Down 12.8%, Action 7.7%
- #27 ASTRONAUTILUS
80% matchVery Positive95% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: neozoid.games
Windows
Your ship has crash-landed on a stray rogue planet, and you're out of fuel... It's up to you to delve beneath the frozen surface and find a way to get your ship back into space while fighting strange sea creatures and uncovering the mysteries of the world beneath the ice!
Why similar: Underwater 52.1% ★, Action 18.1%, Colorful 17.5%, 2D 9.5%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #28 Underwater
81% 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.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 86.7%, Action 7.8%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #29 Endoparasitic 2
78% matchVery Positive87% of 616 reviews2024
Dev: MizizizizPub: Deep Root Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Three limbs ripped off, infected with a deadly parasite, you must survive. Drag yourself through the hallways of an infested arcship, fight off twisted eldritch creatures, craft vaccines and ammunition, and escape to civilization.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.6%, Sci-fi 12.4%, Horror 12.1%, Top-Down 11.6%, Action 6.7%
- #30 Gem Defender: Soyjak Survivors
76% matchVery Positive95% of 1,044 reviews2023
Dev: Coby DoxPub: GoonCorp Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Follow Chud on his fight against Dr Soystein's 'jak army in this spine-tingling survival shooter. NOW FEATURING BADLANDSCHUGS
Why similar: Satire 28.2% ★, Survival 14.5%, Roguelike 13.7%, Cartoon 13.2%, Horror 8.9%
- #31 Aquamarine: Explorer's Edition
78% matchMixed67% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Moebial StudiosPub: Hitcents
Windows · Mac · Linux
A turn-based playable comic book about surviving in an alien ocean. Explore a planet reclaimed by nature. Forage, salvage, and cultivate to survive. Uncover a lost history. Discover who you are. Find your way home.
Why similar: Underwater 26.3% ★, Roguelite 13%, Survival 12.2%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Roguelike 11.1%
- #32 X-Mutation
77% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: ProjectX
Windows
Survive thousands of monsters in X-Mutation, a hardcore 3D top-down rogue-lite action game. Mutate your body into diverse weapons, choose from hundreds of mutations, and uniquely upgrade to craft your personal combat style!
Why similar: Roguelite 35.2%, Roguelike 29.5%, Survival 19.5%, Casual 8.1%, Action 7.8%
- #33 Operation Octo
74% matchVery Positive99% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: Klub Kofta Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as an Octopus scientist fighting off sunken skeletons in this frantic aquatic Tower Defense! Discover sea life turrets from unique biomes: Pistol Shrimp! Navy Seal! Death Ray! Deploy turrets whilst dodging enemy bullets as you venture the seven seas!
Why similar: Underwater 44.5% ★, Survival 19.5%, Cartoon 16.9%, Casual 5.5%, Action 4.9%
- #34 Nuclear Throne
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 19,420 reviews2015
Dev: Vlambeer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Nuclear Throne is a post-apocalyptic roguelike-like top-down shooter. Not 'the final hope of humanity' post-apocalyptic, but 'humanity is extinct and mutants and monsters now roam the world' post-apocalyptic. Can you reach the Nuclear Throne?
Why similar: Roguelike 38.6%, Roguelite 25.4%, Post-apocalyptic 16.7%, Action 7.6%, Top-Down 6.7%
- #35 Fantasy Madness: Bloodbath
74% matchVery Positive88% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Night Steed Games
Windows
Fantasy Madness: Bloodbath is a roguelike action-survival game where forces of nature fight against hordes of evil. Gain new skills, loot powerful items and defeat all who stand in your way… By all means!
Why similar: Roguelite 30.3%, Survival 18.6%, Roguelike 15.2%, Nature 11.4%, Action 7.5%
- #36 Multicellular
77% matchMixed64% of 55 reviews2018
Dev: Insane Dreamers
Windows
Multicellular will take you back in time, to the dawn of life. Build your multicellular organism and combat hunger, the environment, darkness and other organisms. Everything in this new world can kill you, will you be able to survive?
Why similar: Roguelite 29.3%, Survival 23.1%, Nature 19.4%, Relaxing 15.1%, Casual 7%
- #37 fishy
75% matchVery Positive87% of 411 reviews2020
Dev: Sokpop Collective
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 48%
A game about a hungry fish 🐟 Eat to grow bigger, but watch out for fishes bigger than you! Grow big, strong and explore! Can you escape the pond?
Why similar: Action 50.1%, Casual 43.6%, Colorful 6.2%
- #38 Sea Fantasy
73% matchVery Positive87% of 572 reviews2025
Dev: METASLA
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Save the world by fishing! This is a brand new action RPG game where you stand on an adventure to fish the Sea'Az, the marine life of this world, in a vast pixel world. This is not a peaceful fishing game. The destruction of the world is imminent....
Why similar: Top-Down 31.8%, Survival 25.7%, 2D 18.7%, Action 17.8%, Singleplayer 6%
- #39 Bronana
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 153 reviews2024
Dev: busy bear
Windows
Bronana is a thrilling and hilarious survival roguelike. Embody the spirit of a fearless banana warrior to take down waves of vicious snack monsters. Through a rich variety of random events, grow stronger, evolve abilities, and face off against challenging bosses to save the homeland.
Why similar: Roguelite 22.3%, Cartoon 19.5%, Roguelike 18.2%, Survival 17.9%, Relaxing 9.3%
- #40 UNDER the WATER - an ocean survival game
76% matchMostly Negative33% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: UTW Team
Windows
How long do you survive on a small island in the middle of a flooded world?
Why similar: Underwater 46.2% ★, Post-apocalyptic 24.5%, Survival 14.7%, Relaxing 8.4%, Action 6.3%
- #41 Sipho
73% matchVery Positive85% of 350 reviews2023
Dev: All Parts Connected
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sipho is an action survival game with an intricate building system. Grow your own creature and take over the local ecosystem. Fight, grow, survive, dominate. Play in adventure or sandbox mode.
Why similar: Underwater 40.3% ★, Roguelite 21.3%, Survival 12.5%, Nature 10.4%, Action 10%
- #42 Zlime: Return Of Demon Lord
72% matchVery Positive97% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: DUO AB Indie Developer
Windows
Enter the world of Zlime, an action Roguelike game where you'll embark on a thrilling adventure in a demonic realm. Experience an unique transformation system, devour your foes, enhance your powers, and battle your way to victory! Prepare for an exhilarating and challenging gameplay experience!
Why similar: Roguelite 27%, Roguelike 24.5%, Cartoon 22.1%, Action 10.5%, Casual 8.8%
- #43 Depths of Sanity
71% matchVery Positive89% of 89 reviews2022
Dev: Bomb Shelter Games
Windows
A mysterious signal. A missing crew. And the one man trying to piece it all together. As Abe Douglas, dive deep into a fully underwater metroidvania to explore massive oceanic biomes, battle monstrous bosses, and piece together a mystery that threatens not only your crew, but your own sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52%, Underwater 41.3% ★, 2D 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #44 SUNLESS SEA
71% matchVery Positive83% of 9,470 reviews2015
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
LOSE YOUR MIND. EAT YOUR CREW. DIE. Take the helm of your steamship and set sail for the unknown! Sunless Sea is a game of discovery, loneliness and frequent death, set in the award-winning Victorian Gothic universe of Fallen London.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 52.3%, Survival 16.1%, Roguelike 10.4%, Roguelite 8.5%, Horror 5.9%
- #45 Sacabambaspis Chronicle
70% matchVery Positive92% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: KIMIDORI SOFT
Windows
As a player, you become Sacabambaspis and live each day with your fellow Sacabambaspis, growing and evolving by swimming in the sea and eating plankton. Progress through the story with your companions in Sacabambaspis, and see what happens in the end.
Why similar: Underwater 61.6% ★, Survival 20.5%, Nature 16.7%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #46 Depth of Extinction
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 209 reviews2018
Dev: HOF Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Explore a flooded world and save humanity from a terrible threat in this turn based, tactical RPG with roguelike elements
Why similar: Roguelite 46%, Post-apocalyptic 24.5%, Sci-fi 16.9%, 2D 8.6%, Singleplayer 4%
- #47 Source of Madness
70% matchMixed70% of 1,514 reviews2022
Dev: Carry CastlePub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Source of Madness is a side-scrolling dark action roguelite set in a twisted Lovecraftian inspired world powered by procedural generation and AI machine learning. Take on the role of a new Acolyte as they embark on a nightmarish odyssey.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 59.1%, Roguelite 26.6%, Action 7%, 2D 5.4%, Singleplayer 2%
- #48 Water Womb World
67% matchVery Positive97% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: Yames
Windows
Aqua Catholicism; Explore Man's Original Sin Under The Sea
Why similar: Lovecraftian 48.7%, Underwater 24.9% ★, Horror 13.2%, Casual 7.7%, 2D 3.8%
- #49 20 Minutes Till Dawn
67% matchVery Positive91% of 28,655 reviews2023
Dev: flannePub: Erabit
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
20 Minutes Till Dawn is a survival roguelite where endless hordes of creatures lurk from the dark. Craft an array of overpowering builds and eradicate waves of Lovecraftian nightmares. Will you be able to survive the night?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.5%, Roguelite 20.3%, Survival 16%, Horror 9.5%, Action 5.1%
- #50 Swirl W@tch
69% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Sleeper Games
Windows · Linux
Swirl W@tch is a tense stealth-action roguelite that takes place on an over-exploited gas giant. Infiltrate industrial installations, evade or eliminate guard ships, commit corporate sabotage and grow the movement to unlock new gear. Can your actions free this otherworldly world?
Why similar: Underwater 33.1% ★, Roguelite 22.9%, Roguelike 14.5%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Top-Down 8.8%
- #51 Creatures Of War
69% matchMostly Positive75% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Chaos Entertainment
Windows
Embark on a survival horror saga set in a treacherous world ruled by primal terrors. Scour for invaluable treasures, fortify your arsenal to combat evolving threats, and unravel the chilling mystery shrouding Delta squad's fate. Can you survive amidst the lurking jaws of the ancient predators?
Why similar: Survival 39.6%, Horror 27.2%, Action 16.1%, 2D 11.5%, Singleplayer 5.6%
- #52 Shrimp.io
68% matchVery Positive85% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: VuVuu
Windows
A Shrimp Based Bullet Heaven. Kill creatures, Level up & pick from 3 upgrades to unalive thousands more.
Why similar: Underwater 30.5% ★, Roguelite 23.2%, Action 15.7%, Casual 13.5%, Top-Down 10.1%
- #53 BELOW
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,343 reviews2018
Dev: Capybara Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
BELOW is a solitary journey through the haunted depths of a forbidden isle. Explore. Survive. Discover.
Why similar: Roguelite 30.7%, Roguelike 25%, Top-Down 14.2%, Horror 13.9%, Action 12.2%
- #54 Fish
70% matchMixed49% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: GamGoo
Windows
It is a clicker game where you feed the fish. Click on the screen to feed the fish. You can get new fish every 3 hours.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.7%, Thriller 22.2%, Horror 12.7%, Relaxing 12.5%, Sci-fi 9.2%
- #55 Sailing alone:Aftermath
69% matchMixed66% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: MLStudio
Windows
You are just an ordinary person, with only a small boat serving as your home, struggling to find a way to survive in the ruthless ocean of the post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 51.3%, Survival 35%, Horror 13.7%
- #56 Crab God
67% matchVery Positive84% of 285 reviews2024
Dev: Chaos Theory GamesPub: Firesquid
Windows
Crab God is an atmospheric underwater strategy game. Guide your Crabling colony through wild ocean depths, and defend the egg of the next Crab God.Restore and protect diverse coral reefs, making a difference in the real world as you progress in-game. Make waves, praise the claw!
Why similar: Underwater 38.9% ★, Roguelike 18.8%, Survival 17.1%, Nature 15.7%, Colorful 5.7%
- #57 Pixel Survivors : Roguelike
68% matchVery Positive81% of 468 reviews2023
Dev: Amrita
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
A rogue-lite game where you must face hundreds of monsters with increasingly difficult bosses that strong enough to take you down. Choose your abilities, build your favorite combat style, become stronger and survive as long as you can!
Why similar: Roguelite 24.6%, Roguelike 24.6%, Survival 19.3%, Top-Down 10.1%, Action 8.1%
- #58 The Shore
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,945 reviews2021
Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%
THE SHORE is a first person story driven game with an atmospheric environment and narrations, You will encounter mysterious creatures and unravel the secrets behind them. Strong elements of horror, struggle to survive an unknown world that will make you question your own sanity.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 55.7%, Underwater 23.8% ★, Horror 10.8%, Relaxing 6.4%, Action 3.3%
- #59 Umigame
65% matchVery Positive84% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Nimblegames
Windows
Embody a water spirit and fight through a corrupted world in this action co-op roguelite for 1-2 players. Take on hordes of enemies and terrifying bosses, summon Guardians, and become stronger with every run.
Why similar: Roguelite 38.8%, Roguelike 25.1%, Hand-drawn 18.5%, Action 7.7%, 2D 7.2%
- #60 WORLD OF HORROR
63% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.7%, Roguelite 17.8%, Horror 12.3%, Roguelike 12.1%, Survival 10.2%