Games Like Soul Searching

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: Survival 53.8%, Story Rich 23.9%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark, narrative-heavy game where sailing and managing your crew's survival are central to the experience.

A rogue-like river journey through the backwaters of a forgotten post-societal America. Forage, craft, evade predators.

Why similar: Survival 73.2%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 13.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar focus on a perilous journey down a river with survival mechanics and a strong, atmospheric narrative.

The Forbidden Islands are Calling, Unlock their Secrets. Shipwrecked on an island, explore, adapt and navigate the land and perilous seas to stay alive.

Why similar: Sailing 39.5% ★, Survival 30.6%, Indie 15%, Adventure 14.9%

Why You'll Like It: A survival adventure game where crafting a boat and navigating the ocean are core to the gameplay loop.

Traverse a dried-out seabed littered with the remains of a decaying civilization. Keep your unique vessel going, overcome numerous obstacles and withstand the hazardous weather conditions. How far can you make it? What will you find?

Why similar: Survival 44%, Story Rich 22%, Indie 17.5%, Adventure 16.5%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the meditative, lonely feeling of traveling across a vast landscape in a unique vehicle.

Sailing simulator featuring realistic sailing physics and a vast open world to explore. Embark on cargo delivery missions, customize your boat, try fishing and cooking. A relaxing day sail, or an epic ocean voyage? Your sailing adventure starts here!

Why similar: Sailing 72.4% ★, Survival 21.9%, Adventure 5.6%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a realistic and immersive sailing simulation that captures the isolation and survival aspects of life at sea.

Sail a fleet of customizable ships across an ocean whose ancient depths have swallowed the key to the mysterious past. Befriend fishfolk to expand your boat crews, take up arms against petulant pirates, and chart a course across an expansive watery world. Will you answer the call of High Adventure?

Why similar: Sailing 80.5% ★, Story Rich 12.3%, Adventure 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a charming, adventure-focused sailing experience with a focus on exploration and discovery.

An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.

Why similar: Adventure 80.8%, Indie 19.2%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, atmospheric journey focused on sailing a custom vessel through a flooded, post-apocalyptic world.

To find their way home, two survivors journey to unravel the mysteries of the past.

Why similar: Local Co-Op 66.2%, Adventure 22%, Indie 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, cinematic, and atmospheric adventure that emphasizes exploration and visual storytelling.

You awake to discover yourself no longer in the company of good men or a fine seafaring vessel. Treasure... you remember something about treasure. Wayward is a challenging turn-based, top-down, wilderness survival roguelike. Explore, build, and most importantly survive in these unforgiving lands.

Why similar: Survival 63.3%, Pixel Graphics 17.5%, Indie 10.3%, Adventure 9%

Why You'll Like It: A pixel-art survival game that emphasizes deep crafting and exploration mechanics in a challenging environment.

When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world of darkness and light, and discover what it means to be human.

Why similar: Adventure 100%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on emotional storytelling and atmospheric exploration, mirroring the introspective nature of the seed game.

You’ve fled your home, only to find yourself lost in space with a damaged ship. Your only option is to beam down to the planet below, repair your ship and set off to explore the universe...

Why similar: Survival 55.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.6%, Indie 15%, Adventure 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a vast, pixel-art sandbox experience that emphasizes exploration, survival, and building across diverse environments.

Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!

Why similar: Survival 88.6%, Adventure 8%, Indie 3.4%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential survival game centered entirely on expanding and maintaining a vessel while navigating an endless ocean.

What are the most important moments in your life? Lost At Sea is a game about life and death, about coming to terms with your past and about family. Set on a beautiful island, this game will force you to face your fears and take stock of your life through imaginative puzzles and a relatable story.

Why similar: Survival 31.4%, Indie 30.1%, Adventure 24.2%, Story Rich 14.3%

Why You'll Like It: A first-person narrative adventure that explores themes of life and memory through atmospheric exploration.

Set sail for adventure in the Age of Discovery! Explore the seven seas as the fresh-faced ship captain Fernando. Customise your ship, battle against pirates and sea monsters, and assemble your crew to delve into the mysterious disappearance of the legendary explorer, Sir Antonio.

Why similar: Sailing 69.9% ★, Story Rich 9.5%, Indie 7.9%, Adventure 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.5%

Why You'll Like It: A historical exploration game that focuses on the challenges of sailing and navigating the unknown.

Salt 2 is a pirate-themed open world adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and survival. Play solo or with up to 5 friends, sailing the sea with your ship as a mobile base. Discover islands full of quests, towns, caves, and secrets. Level up, craft gear, hunt, fish, and customize your ship.

Why similar: Sailing 71.7% ★, Survival 25.1%, Adventure 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world survival game that prioritizes sailing and exploration in a vast, procedurally generated ocean.

You didn’t ask to lead this expedition, but here you are. Stuck in the ice, Captain missing, miles from civilisation. Someone has to take charge. Manage your meagre resources, balance safety and morale, make the hard calls, and head in the only direction you can - through The Pale Beyond.

Why similar: Survival 60.4%, Story Rich 25.2%, Adventure 14.4%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy survival game that focuses on the difficult choices and leadership required to keep a crew alive in a harsh environment.

Farm, cook, craft and decorate in this casual open world farming adventure! Set up camp with your crew after being shipwrecked on a mysterious archipelago. Your quest is to survive, explore and uncover the secrets of the Cursed Islands. Take care of your crew to build relationships and earn rewards!

Why similar: Story Rich 62.5%, Adventure 37.5%

Why You'll Like It: Combines exploration and sailing with a more relaxed, cozy approach to survival and island life.

Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

Why similar: Indie 39.1%, Adventure 32.2%, Pixel Graphics 28.7%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the gentle, emotional, and exploratory spirit of a journey, focusing on the joy of movement and discovery.

As one of the last human survivors, you find yourself stranded on an uninhabited island. With a few other victims of the crash, can you craft, mine, and build your way to survival?

Why similar: Survival 58.5%, Story Rich 25.7%, Pixel Graphics 15.8%

Why You'll Like It: A survival and crafting game that emphasizes progression and exploration in a pixelated world.

After a freak storm over the Atlantic, you find yourself stranded on the shores of a mysterious island. Do you have what it takes to escape the Lost Sea?

Why similar: Indie 53.4%, Adventure 46.6%

Why You'll Like It: An action-adventure game that features procedural island exploration and sailing mechanics.

Salt is an open world exploration game where you sail from island to island looking for loot and new discoveries! Relax and explore at your own pace, picking a direction and setting sail across a vast ocean filled with quests, merchants, ruins, pirates, and other mysterious places.

Why similar: Sailing 45% ★, Survival 40.8%, Adventure 8.4%, Indie 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the freedom of exploration and survival in an open-world archipelago.

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: Sailing 71.9% ★, Survival 15.1%, Story Rich 9.1%, Adventure 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A survival-focused exploration game that requires careful management of resources while traversing the sea.

Voyagers of Nera is a cooperative survival-crafting game where you must survive a magical ocean world brimming with lost spirits and deadly monsters. Sail to distant islands, build beautiful villages and surf across the waves with up to 10 players.

Why similar: Sailing 92.4% ★, Adventure 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: A cooperative, family-friendly exploration game that emphasizes sailing and building in a vibrant world.

Gather coins, build defenses and reclaim your fallen Kingdom. Explore and uncover secrets, unlock new technologies and protect your crown versus waves of Greed monsters that come at night. Kingdom is a solo or co-op micro-strategy and tower defense game set in an atmospheric pixel world.

Why similar: Survival 64.7%, Pixel Graphics 18.5%, Adventure 16.8%

Why You'll Like It: Features beautiful pixel art and a cooperative, atmospheric experience centered on building and protecting a kingdom.

Embark on an epic 2D pirate simulator RPG adventure, where you navigate both land and sea. Upgrade your ship, recruit and level up your crew, and uncover hidden treasures as you become a legendary pirate.

Why similar: Sailing 90.3% ★, Pixel Graphics 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A side-scrolling, pixel-art game that centers on managing a crew and sailing the high seas.

Dive into a realistic, single-player, first-person journey through the harsh northern latitudes as you sail endless waters, searching for a way back to your loved ones. Will you follow the light?

Why similar: Sailing 75.7% ★, Story Rich 11.4%, Adventure 7.6%, Indie 5.3%

Set sail and join yer crew in search of treasure and glory!

Why similar: Pixel Graphics 100%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that offers a lighthearted take on pirate life and sea exploration.

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

Why similar: Indie 64.8%, Adventure 35.2%

Why You'll Like It: A 2D atmospheric adventure that leans into the darker, more mysterious aspects of sea travel.

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: Sailing 75.2% ★, Survival 19.2%, Adventure 5.7%

You are lost in the Bermuda Void, where the ocean is endless and dry land precious. Craft your Ship-in-a-Bottle, then experience survival on the high seas. Sail for new land, build camps, hunt for treasures, trade for goods - then defend your ship from dreaded pirates stalking this strange realm!

Why similar: Sailing 61.5% ★, Survival 30.9%, Adventure 7.5%

A 2D sandbox survival game designed for creators, players, and everyone else.

Why similar: Survival 65.8%, Indie 18.9%, Adventure 15.2%

Why You'll Like It: A casual survival and adventure game that emphasizes the basics of exploring and staying alive.

Stranded on a desert island, explore, craft, build and fight in this action survival game!

Why similar: Survival 55.4%, Pixel Graphics 16.2%, Adventure 14.7%, Indie 13.7%

All aboard! Collector’s Cove is a cozy farming adventure on the high seas. Sail with your animal friend to uncharted waters, cultivate your floating farm, and discover new islands, crops and fish on your quest to become a Named Collector!

Why similar: Sailing 100% ★

OceanCraft is a game about surviving alone - or with your friends on a self build vehicle in the ocean.

Why similar: Sailing 71.5% ★, Survival 22.3%, Adventure 6.2%

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: Sailing 80.6% ★, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Adventure 9.6%

Embark on a journey as a rookie angler in Moonglow Bay, fulfilling your partner's final wish. Team up with friends, family, and neighbours to hone your fishing skills, nourish relationships, and restore a remote town's fractured community in this slice-of-life fishing RPG!

Why similar: Sailing 60% ★, Local Co-Op 25.1%, Story Rich 9.4%, Adventure 5.5%

VOID SAILS is a single-player adventure where you captain a flying ship across uncharted space. Sail through mysterious worlds, battle powerful foes, and make story-defining choices. Uncover dark secrets in a game where every discovery could bring you closer to the truth—or to madness.

Why similar: Sailing 76.9% ★, Story Rich 9.9%, Indie 7.6%, Adventure 5.6%

Red Rogue Sea is a roguelike strategy game that puts you in the shoes of a pirate captain and their crew. Manage your vessel as you sail through the treacherous waters of the archipelago, interact with the scum that inhabit it, and engage in battle using a tactical deck-building system.

Why similar: Adventure 42.1%, Story Rich 37.8%, Pixel Graphics 20.2%

The world's been flooded. All you have left is your Super Raft Boat… and your friends! Work together to expand your raft while fending off the strangely violent (and wealthy??) creatures of the sea in this multiplayer roguelike shooter. Will your crew survive and reach the Final Island?

Why similar: Local Co-Op 55.3%, Survival 34%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%

Shipwrecked on a myth-shrouded island, play as rookie pirate Marcus “Rookie” Ramsey and explore haunting biomes, face unforgiving combat, and unravel a deep-sea curse in search of your lost crew, the Angry Mermaids.

Why similar: Story Rich 63.5%, Adventure 36.5%

Stranded at an Island, the Vessel is broked, do whatever it takes to survive.

Why similar: Survival 45.7%, Indie 29.2%, Adventure 25.1%

Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.

Why similar: Survival 86%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 4.1%

Following Seas is a game about ships and the sea. Transport cargo, fish, and fight the weather in an unforgiving open world. Featuring elements of realistic ship management, you can use the stars to navigate, batten the hatches, and get lost beyond the edges of the map.

Why similar: Sailing 96% ★, Adventure 4%

In Last Wood, it is an oceanic world after the Fall. You will guide several survivors in the ocean from pieces of rafts, survive, build rafts, defense the threats, explore the unknown world, even have their offsprings, and find the truth of the world.

Why similar: Survival 53.2%, Indie 25.2%, Adventure 21.6%

Project Castaway is a survival crafting title set in the Pacific Ocean. Live the life of a stranded castaway, with only yourself - and the island's inhabitants - for company! Sail the ocean, hunt, explore unique islands and gather resources as you fight for survival.

Why similar: Survival 83.8%, Adventure 16.2%

Shipwreck is a top down adventure game in which you must travel the land, explore dungeons, and defeat monsters to earn safe passage off the island on which you are stranded.

Why similar: Indie 46.7%, Adventure 36.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.8%

Explore your way through mystical islands while learning about your characters past. In this adventure game you play as the protagonist of a memoire, telling a story from the pacific in the late 1800 century.

Why similar: Adventure 100%

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: Survival 53.5%, Indie 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Adventure 13.6%

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Story Rich 44.2%, Adventure 30.1%, Indie 25.7%

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: Sailing 79.1% ★, Survival 20.9%

Raw, real survival in the Pacific. Build a modular floating base. Master realistic sailing mechanics. Face challenging Pacific-like weather & seasons. Hunt, craft, build & navigate using Sun Dial, Sextant & Triangulation. Explore an endless island cluster-based world. Simulate real life scenarios!

Why similar: Sailing 67.9% ★, Survival 27.3%, Adventure 4.8%

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: Sailing 75.9% ★, Survival 18.7%, Adventure 5.4%

Make boats and sail them. Survive an ocean of storms and beasts to find better pieces to make your ship bigger, faster, stronger, prettier, stranger, wilder: more yours.

Why similar: Sailing 83.6% ★, Indie 9.1%, Adventure 7.3%

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

Why similar: Survival 51.1%, Sailing 27.1% ★, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 2.6%

Name your crew, purchase supplies, sail the world, harpoon fish, plunder your enemies, die horribly, unlock a new Captain and do it all over again!

Why similar: Sailing 84.1% ★, Pixel Graphics 8.1%, Adventure 7.8%

Echo of the Wilds is a puzzly narrativy adventure, featuring randomised wilderness survival. Explore and survive this mysterious tale of wilds. Gather resources to build gear and sustain yourself, learning new skills, lore and the intertwining interactions between the various areas, seasons, and weather.

Why similar: Survival 57.8%, Pixel Graphics 14.6%, Adventure 13.9%, Indie 13.7%

Queen of Seas 2 is a platform game based on elements of afro-brazilian culture. Player needs to bring hope back to the village, rescuing the villager’s lost memories in the ocean floor to make faith in Yemanjá return to the hearts of the residents.

Why similar: Indie 37.1%, Adventure 30.8%, Story Rich 17%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%

Cube Life: Island Survival is an open-world, block building, survival game, taking place on a beautiful remote island. Imagine being shipwrecked and stranded left for dead, with only your will to survive. You must explore, build, craft, and fight your way to stay alive.

Why similar: Survival 50.6%, Indie 24.3%, Adventure 19.9%, Pixel Graphics 5.2%

This is a world of oceans, islands and ships. Players will start their own journey from Faro, facing an impermanent ocean and awkward opponents, and gradually build a strong fleet with wisdom and luck. The chaotic seas and tempting treasures, under the guidance of the banner, work hard for survival！

Why similar: Sailing 100% ★

Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.

Why similar: Survival 66.8%, Story Rich 33.2%