60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Atmospheric, Horror, Psychological Horror, First-Person.
Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.
Static Dread: The Lighthouse
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
Still Wakes the Deep
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.
Lovecraft meets Papers, Please. Play as a lighthouse keeper and guide ships safely into the harbor using your radio. Survive the presence of something impossible, and don’t let the shadows consume you!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 28%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.6%
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.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.2%, Underwater 13.2% ★, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 10.3%, Dark 8.2%
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.
Why similar: Submarine 28.2% ★, Underwater 15.4% ★, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Dark 8.3%, Horror 8%
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: Submarine 30.5% ★, Lovecraftian 23.9%, Underwater 19.4% ★, Horror 9.5%, Atmospheric 5.1%
The year is 1997. Pilot a small submersible into the depths of the Pacific to investigate a massive sonar anomaly. Navigate by instruments, scan targets, and uncover something far older than it should be.
Why similar: Submarine 33.1% ★, Underwater 23.2% ★, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Horror 7.5%, Retro 5.5%
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.
Why similar: Submarine 27.2% ★, Underwater 15.9% ★, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 12.2%, Atmospheric 6.6%
A mining station in the Pacific abyss is no longer responding. As an investigator of the occult, unravel the mysteries of the deep. Test your wits and sanity in this lovecraftian thriller.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.8%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Dark 8.7%, Story Rich 8%, Thriller 6.9%
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: Submarine 24.3% ★, Lovecraftian 20.9%, Underwater 16.6% ★, Psychological Horror 8%, Dark 5%
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
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.9%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Horror 12.5%, Dark 8%, Atmospheric 7.9%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Submarine 30.9% ★, Underwater 19.3% ★, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Horror 11.9%, Atmospheric 6.1%
You are the lifeline supporting an expedition into the unknown. Keep both yourself and your squad alive by interpreting instrument readings, explore the facilities, and uncover something ancient and eager to be born.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29%, Psychological Horror 14%, Thriller 11.9%, Horror 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.7%
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: Submarine 51.8% ★, Underwater 28.4% ★, Horror 14.2%, Psychological Horror 4.6%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Pilot the MOLE, a monstrous post-war drilling machine built to descend deep below the Slavic soil. Fix failing systems, follow voices of the dead, and pray you can survive whatever is sharing your coffin. Will the vessel or your mind break first?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 17.7%, Retro 14.9%, Surreal 11%, Dark 11%
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: Lovecraftian 24.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Horror 12%, Underwater 11.4% ★, Dark 9.5%
WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Narrative 8.6% ★, Dark 8.3%
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 27%, Psychological Horror 17.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Dark 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.1%
You're a ferryman in Birchwood, a remote village isolated beyond a lake veiled in thick fog. Mysteries and folklore haunt your dreams in this narrative-driven psychological horror game.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.3%, Narrative 11.4% ★, Thriller 11.3%, Surreal 10.4%, Horror 9.7%
Sunken Engine Lovecraftian Ship Repair Simulation. Restore your father’s old shipyard. Each arriving ship carries a dark mystery to be solved. Keep your customers satisfied while dealing with the strange and eerie happenings on the island.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 41.2%, Dark 9.1%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Story Rich 8.6%, Horror 8.4%
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 31.2% ★, Psychological Horror 17.9%, Horror 17.9%, Atmospheric 7.7%, First-Person 7.7%
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 38.9%, Underwater 16.3% ★, Horror 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 5.5%
Every descent is a deadly gamble. DIVE or DIE in the cursed abyss, face Eldritch horrors to uncover the mystery of the black rain. Scavenge and upgrade, recruit and sacrifice. Save your camp... The Flood is coming.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.5%, Underwater 24.8% ★, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 10.9%, Dark 9.5%
Step into a liminal, cosmic horror experience set in an abandoned amusement park. Uncover the haunting narrative behind its twisted rides and empty tunnels to discover what lurks within a reality that shouldn't exist…
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.5%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 11.6%, Dark 10.4%, Surreal 6%
Dive into a hostile world that challenges your very existence, in this survival horror game with RPG elements. Unravel a thousand-year-old mystery, risk your sanity and face the Outer Gods with your skills. Every bullet and every decision counts now, are you up to the task?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.3%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Horror 10.6%, Dark 10.1%
Submarine’s haunted! Hunt and be hunted in this horror dungeon crawler inspired by the decay of the Soviet Union (and immersive RPGs from the 90s).
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.3%, Submarine 31.4% ★, Horror 11%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Story Rich 5.8%
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 39.9%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 10.3%, Mystery 7.9%, Atmospheric 6.8%
A claustrophobic first-person horror game about crawling through a dark, winding cave system in search of three missing divers.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.1%, Horror 26%, Atmospheric 14.3%, Dark 12.3%, First-Person 7%
Heavy Metal Death Can is an old-school survival horror game set on a Swedish Cold War–era submarine. Trapped beneath the ocean, you must fight against the terrifying Sludge which has turned your crew into Zombies. Look for survivors and uncover the truth behind the madness.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.6%, Retro 15.5%, Horror 15.1%, Thriller 14.5%, Dark 9.2%
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.
Why similar: Submarine 36.7% ★, Underwater 28% ★, Horror 12.3%, Story Rich 7%, First-Person 5.6%
The Echo Paradox is a first-person psychological horror game. Humanity stands on the brink of an unsettling revelation – alternate dimensions are real, but eerily without signs of life.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.3%, Psychological Horror 16.5%, Horror 11.6%, Surreal 9%, Dark 7.7%
The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 23.4%, Underwater 23% ★, Submarine 16.7% ★, Horror 11.2%, Retro 9.8%
Enter the mind of traumatized WW1 veteran Alexander Dockter and experience the terrorizing nightmare of trying to escape a sinking ocean liner while being haunted by the most terrifying entities you’ve ever come across.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.5%, Horror 23.4%, Story Rich 14.5%, First-Person 12.1%, Atmospheric 10.7%
A first-person horror adventure game that will take you on a journey through an ancient castle and that lies beneath. Dangers and forgotten horrors await in the dark...
Why similar: Horror 22.1%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Mystery 9.8%, Atmospheric 9.5%, Psychological 9.1%
Welcome [EMPLOYEE] to your new job protecting Deep Sea Cables from creatures of the deep. We're not liable for loss of limbs, sanity, or life while on the job. Don't forget to keep your desk clean and your eyes on those cameras!
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.7%, Underwater 25.3% ★, Psychological Horror 15%, Horror 12.4%, First-Person 6.3%
ROUTINE is a First Person Sci-Fi Horror set on an abandoned lunar base designed around an 80s vision of the future. Explore and investigate your surroundings as you survive against unknown threats.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 20.9%, Dark 15.7%, Thriller 14.9%, Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.8%
Chorus of Carcosa is a first-person psychological horror game about an anxious sculptor who is trapped in a dark and ever-changing building. Stay silent, survive its twisted labyrinths and escape the monsters. Just don’t lose your way in the shadows or within your own mind.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.1%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Surreal 11.7%, Horror 11.3%, Dark 11.2%
Dire Echo is a psychological horror walking simulator that immerses players in the eerie and oppressive atmosphere of abandoned deep space.
Why similar: Thriller 20%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Dark 13.6%, Horror 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.8%
Trapped in a sinking submarine, two players must communicate through walkie-talkies to solve puzzles, complete tasks, navigate the depths, and escape before time runs out.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.3%, Submarine 18.2% ★, Dark 15.1%, Horror 9%, First-Person 8.5%
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 37.2%, Horror 15.3%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Thriller 7.7%, First-Person 5.2%
There's Nothing Down There is a short undersea horror exploration game. Descend into a sinkhole at the bottom of the ocean and discover the remains of a lost, yet not dead, civilization.
Why similar: Submarine 50.6% ★, Horror 16.4%, Underwater 12.4% ★, First-Person 7.1%, Exploration 4%
Necrophosis is a first-person horror adventure, plunging you into a nightmarish realm teeming with grotesque forms and ominous visuals. Delve into eerie landscapes and uncover secrets in this atmospheric journey through the macabre.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 34.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Surreal 13.8%, Horror 10.8%, Mystery 7%
Inner Voices is a dark, non-linear adventure game with a pinch of horror, inspired by works of H. P. Lovecraft and E. A. Poe. Find your way through a procedurally generated maze of rooms and solve the mystery of your past.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 27.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 8.8%, Dark 8.8%, Choices Matter 8.1%
Subliminal is a psychological horror game inspired by the urban legend of The Backrooms. Bleeding edge lighting and rendering, handcrafted open-ended levels, light and perspective-based puzzles, nostalgic spaces, unfamiliar faces, and a rotting feeling that something is not quite right.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 17.7%, Thriller 15.6%, Surreal 13.8%, Horror 13.1%, Mystery 8.5%
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 46.5% ★, Horror 19.3%, Atmospheric 12.8%, First-Person 9.4%, Exploration 5.6%
Stirring Abyss is an indie tactical squad-based game with strong RPG elements in which you uncover the ancient mysteries of the depths depicted in the classic vein of Lovecraftian horror.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 42.3%, Underwater 29.5% ★, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Horror 5.8%, Story Rich 2.5%
Linear underwater horror game about a search dive that quickly turns into fight for survival after an encounter with hellish creature.
Why similar: Underwater 29.8% ★, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Horror 13.4%, Dark 12.6%, Psychological 9%
A slow burn retro horror game, in which you arrive at the old lighthouse on a small island near the coast of the United States. After the previous keeper has gone missing, you need to take over his duties and watch after the light.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.8%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Retro 7.8%, Surreal 7.3%
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...
Why similar: Underwater 34.2% ★, Submarine 29.9% ★, Story Rich 9.2%, Atmospheric 8%, Narrative 5.6% ★
In a lonely station atop a mountain, a train rumbles its precious cargo to places unknown. Now is your shift. Keep the pace. Uncover a mystery. Fight for your last breath. The air is thin up here.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.5%, Horror 11.5%, Dark 10.6%, Surreal 9.8%, Thriller 9.3%
The Derailed is a first-person psychological horror game. Beneath the dusty arches of a nearly forgotten depot, shadows of the past tremble. Whether you want to or not, you will have to uncover the dark secrets of this place.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.9%, Horror 25.9%, Dark 22%, Exploration 6.3%, Story Rich 5.6%
Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 40.2%, Narrative 20.5% ★, Choices Matter 10.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.8%
An existential horror game in which you are tasked with keeping a sleeper colony ship intact. No enemies or NPCs share the ship with you - only creaking metal echoes and endless dark. Overcome random events, system failures, and the downward spiral of your sanity to see your mission through.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 39.4%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Story Rich 20.9%, Atmospheric 17.7%
Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While you delve deeper into the ancient buildings, reality and visions blend into an indistinct haze.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 31.9%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Surreal 10.4%, Dark 8.7%, Retro 8.3%
Luto is a psychological horror experience where you take on the role of someone unable to leave their home. Every attempt to escape will lead you deeper into the unknown, where nothing is as it seems and everything will test your senses.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.6%, Dark 14.5%, Thriller 12.8%, Story Rich 10.4%, Psychological 9.5%
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 44.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 6.4%, Atmospheric 5.7%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 33.8%, Underwater 21.6% ★, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Dark 10.4%, Horror 9.9%
Explore abandoned biospheres at the bottom of the ocean, alone or with up to 4 friends.
Why similar: Submarine 33.7% ★, Underwater 24.2% ★, Horror 13.9%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, First-Person 7.1%
"ELEVATOR: AVICI" is a 1st-person psychological horror with a retro, HK lo-fi aesthetic. Trapped in a decaying apartment elevator, your only link to the outside is a strange voice on the intercom claiming to be a repairman. Will you follow his commands, or find your own escape from the darkness?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 27.4%, Horror 19.1%, Retro 17.4%, Thriller 11.4%, Atmospheric 10.1%
A tense, atmospheric descent into psychological horror—trapped in a place where reality fades and fear takes hold.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 30.6%, Horror 21.4%, Thriller 12.3%, Mystery 11.8%, Exploration 6.6%
Get ready for a thrilling underwater adventure with classic point-and-click gameplay. Explore with three characters simultaneously. Featuring atmospheric isometric graphics, rendered video, and a soundtrack by Mark Morgan, BONE TOTEM takes you on a journey to hidden places deep below the waves...
Why similar: Submarine 41.2% ★, Psychological Horror 18.9%, Horror 14.6%, Story Rich 9.9%, Atmospheric 7.6%
Investigate a dark mystery aboard the RMS Titanic before the final night becomes a fight for survival. Explore, solve puzzles, uncover secrets, and make impossible choices as history’s most famous ship sinks beneath the Atlantic.
Why similar: Story Rich 19.6%, Atmospheric 18.3%, First-Person 17.1%, Thriller 15%, Choices Matter 9.7%
