Games Like Submergent

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.

Why similar: Submarine 33.1% ★, Underwater 20.7% ★, Horror 9%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Minimalist 5.2%

'Crushing Depths' is a first-person horror game set deep down on the ocean floor, you will take control of an underwater drone tasked with locating points of interest using 3D spatial sound and once found scan them to build a story, but be on careful lookout for anything that may lurk down there!

Why similar: Submarine 34.6% ★, Underwater 26.1% ★, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Horror 7.8%, Walking Simulator 5%

An underwater survival horror game where the Earth is covered in water

Why similar: Submarine 38% ★, Underwater 26.1% ★, Horror 9%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Walking Simulator 8.5%

Short horror game where you survey the descent of a capsule through a hole in the middle of an ocean, with only 4 lights and your ears to ensure your surroundings remain clear.

Why similar: Submarine 37% ★, Underwater 25.7% ★, Horror 9.2%, Psychological Horror 7.8%, Walking Simulator 5.9%

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 37.5% ★, Underwater 20.5% ★, Psychological Horror 10%, Horror 7.6%, Atmospheric 5.1%

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 36.1% ★, Underwater 21.1% ★, Horror 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11%, Atmospheric 6.3%

A submarine touring the Titanic has gone missing. As part of the coast guard, you have been called in to locate and rescue the crew before their oxygen runs out.

Why similar: Submarine 39.5% ★, Underwater 24.9% ★, Psychological Horror 7.9%, Walking Simulator 7.2%, Horror 7.2%

As a cataclysmic event rocks the planet, you find yourself in an old, decrepit submarine tasked with only one goal: survive. Manage the internal systems to keep yourself alive and fend off undersea horrors as they attempt to cut your journey short.

Why similar: Submarine 54.5% ★, Underwater 30.3% ★, Horror 7.7%, Simulation 3.7%, Atmospheric 3.5%

Pilot a submarine in a horrific, deep sea expedition. Study the monsters the lurk below and look for their signs. Adjust your speed, noise and light levels to scare off, or hide from whatever you think is out there. Poor judgment will lead to a watery grave.

Why similar: Submarine 42% ★, Underwater 25.9% ★, Horror 9.3%, Psychological Horror 6.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%

Sunken Seeker is a short, first-person underwater horror experience. Forced to pilot a decaying submersible, you have 7 days to pay off a massive debt. Navigate pitch-black waters, scan for salvage beyond your headlights, and survive the shift before the Director cuts your life support.

Why similar: Submarine 46.7% ★, Underwater 31.9% ★, Horror 7.3%, Exploration 4.1%, Atmospheric 4%

7821 Akuji is a first person liminal horror experience. Pilot a tiny, jury-rigged submersible to rescue a lost science crew.

Why similar: Submarine 46.5% ★, Underwater 28.1% ★, Walking Simulator 7.8%, Horror 6.4%, Dystopian 4.3%

Ocean Pressure is a singleplayer game where you as an old scientist piloting your handmade submarine in the bottom of the ocean. Your mission is explore the ocean and collect required data with help of your submarine.

Why similar: Submarine 41.6% ★, Underwater 26.4% ★, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Horror 7.6%, Walking Simulator 7.3%

Pilot your submarine to activate and reestablish a network of beacons while carefully utilizing your sonar to navigate the low-visibility depths of the ocean.

Why similar: Submarine 37.8% ★, Underwater 24.2% ★, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Horror 7.6%, Minimalist 7.2%

A sinister entity lurks in the depths. Descend into the abyss and extract knowledge about it.

Why similar: Submarine 53.2% ★, Underwater 28.4% ★, Horror 10.2%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Exploration 1.4%

Trapped in a deep-sea diving bell, your systems are failing. Descend to find a missing expedition - survive what's hunting you.

Why similar: Submarine 36.5% ★, Underwater 22.9% ★, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 10.7%, Atmospheric 5.8%

COLD ABYSS is a relaxing and atmospheric exploration game where you repair internet cables on the bottom of the ocean. There are no enemies or other forms of danger down there. Just you.

Why similar: Underwater 28.6% ★, Psychological Horror 10%, Abstract 9.8%, Horror 8.9%, Walking Simulator 8.4%

A first-person deep sea exploration game. Use only a torch to navigate through rusted structures, encountering both dangerous and harmless sea creatures. Uncover the mysteries of the trench, and experience the phobia-inducing atmosphere of the ocean floor.

Why similar: Submarine 43.5% ★, Underwater 30.3% ★, Horror 7.8%, Walking Simulator 6.1%, Exploration 4.5%

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: Submarine 42.2% ★, Underwater 28.6% ★, Horror 10%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Atmospheric 3.8%

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny spaceship through turbulent "waters" surrounding a supermassive blackhole. Retrieve and scan sites of interest while managing your noise footprint.

Why similar: Underwater 42.3% ★, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Abstract 8.7%, Walking Simulator 5.3%

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: Submarine 46% ★, Underwater 36.2% ★, Horror 11.1%, Exploration 3%, Dark 1.8%

Capture footage in the abyssal depths of the ocean. The sub offers safety. The open water does not.

Why similar: Underwater 37.6% ★, Horror 14%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Walking Simulator 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.1%

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.

Why similar: Submarine 31.6% ★, Underwater 19.8% ★, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Horror 11.4%, Atmospheric 6.7%

Join an expedition to the unexplored abyss – a fascinating world of strange creatures, lost vessels, and a wealth of untold secrets. Search for ancient wrecks, underwater trenches, missing airplanes, and even the Titanic. Climb on board your mini-sub and dive as deep as you dare!

Why similar: Submarine 49.6% ★, Underwater 37.7% ★, Simulation 4.7%, Atmospheric 3.9%, Exploration 3.9%

Become a fearless underwater explorer and reach the bottom of The Mariana Trench to win 20,000* REAL DOLLARS!

Why similar: Submarine 47.8% ★, Underwater 31.4% ★, Horror 12.1%, Simulation 3.4%, Atmospheric 2.9%

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 42.1% ★, Underwater 28.7% ★, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Atmospheric 4.3%, Surreal 3.8%

Project Sever is a fusion of submarine simulator and horror. Master the controls of the Soviet Project "Sever" submarine and learn to keep it in working order to escape the deadly underwater trap and solve the mystery of the Anomalous Zone.

Why similar: Submarine 43.6% ★, Underwater 25.7% ★, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Horror 7.9%, Atmospheric 5.2%

Burn Depth is an tense, underwater, horror exploration game. Find a path through a dangerous and unexplored area of the ocean filled with menacing creatures. Manage your vessel's resources, survive the dive, and uncover the mysteries beneath the sea floor.

Why similar: Submarine 42.9% ★, Underwater 29.5% ★, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Horror 9.5%, Atmospheric 5.5%

Enter a surreal, rotting, underwater world. Chat with some creatures. Murder a lot more. Find the heart.

Why similar: Submarine 32.1% ★, Underwater 23.2% ★, Abstract 11.1%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 6.3%

You and up to 7 fellow subcontractors have been hired to deliver volatile cargo through dangerous depths. Stay coordinated, keep the payload intact, and try not to panic when everything goes wrong. The company expects delivery.

Why similar: Submarine 47.6% ★, Underwater 28.7% ★, Psychological Horror 7.4%, Horror 6.9%, Abstract 6.2%

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 44.7% ★, Underwater 34.3% ★, Horror 10.8%, Atmospheric 3.9%, Exploration 3.6%

Under the Water Depths is a first-person game in which you will dive into a trench in the middle of an unknown ocean. The depths of the sea hide sinister yet mystical secrets.

Why similar: Underwater 43.4% ★, Submarine 39.1% ★, Mystery 5.9%, Exploration 4.4%, Adventure 3.8%

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 46.4% ★, Underwater 29.6% ★, Horror 10.4%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Mystery 4.2%

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 44.4% ★, Submarine 38.8% ★, Atmospheric 7.1%, Exploration 4.7%, Adventure 4.2%

A short exploration game, set in a secluded coastal village in North East Scotland. Explore Kellas Bay and it's surrounding forests, caves and ocean to uncover what lies beneath the fog-covered village.

Why similar: Submarine 35.8% ★, Underwater 21.5% ★, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Walking Simulator 8.5%, Horror 8.4%

Full Fathom is an oceanic survival horror game. Pilot a deteriorating submarine as it drifts through grim waters, keeping it maintained as it is your only lifeline in the hostile, merciless ocean.

Why similar: Submarine 44.2% ★, Underwater 28% ★, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Horror 8.4%, Atmospheric 5%

A short horror game where you pilot a submarine to collect samples on the crushing depths of the ocean.

Why similar: Submarine 20.8% ★, Abstract 17.2%, Horror 9.3%, Simulation 7.7%, Atmospheric 7.5%

The year is 1940—you wake up in a bathysphere, stuck in an endlessly repeating battle against enemies unknown. Investigate your surroundings and uncover the truth behind the time loop.

Why similar: Submarine 36.6% ★, Underwater 26.2% ★, Horror 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Dark 5.8%

Explore the ice-encrusted ocean of Jupiter's moon Europa.

Why similar: Submarine 50.8% ★, Underwater 32.2% ★, Atmospheric 5.9%, Mystery 5.4%, Exploration 3.9%

Explore abandoned biospheres at the bottom of the ocean, alone or with up to 4 friends.

Why similar: Submarine 41.8% ★, Underwater 30.1% ★, Horror 12.3%, Psychological Horror 8.4%, Atmospheric 4.9%

Survive in a harsh underwater environment filled with mysterious and aggressive fauna. Gather resources, build bases, and craft equipment to explore an underwater alien world! Swim through interconnected biomes in a metroidvania style.

Why similar: Submarine 60.6% ★, Underwater 36.2% ★, Adventure 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.4%

It's simple. Operate your submarine through challenging tight cave systems to collect the target, while not scratching the cave walls under suboptimal conditions. Navigate carefully and consider every move in this slow pace, athmospheric, multiplayer, submarine simulation-lite.

Why similar: Submarine 52.5% ★, Underwater 29.6% ★, Minimalist 6.6%, Atmospheric 5.3%, Mystery 3.6%

A downloadable tragedy for Windows and macOS

Why similar: Underwater 24.3% ★, Submarine 21% ★, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Horror 10.4%, Surreal 7.8%

Control a submarine or a diver into the depths of unknown underwater worlds and take photographs of alien animals, plants and artefacts. Continue your journey through this casual, side-scroller, exploration game and collect stars to unlock more secrets before travelling to an alien home planet.

Why similar: Submarine 51.8% ★, Underwater 26.4% ★, Minimalist 8%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Exploration 4.1%

Submarine VR takes you on a adventure-filled underwater simulation experience! Dive deep and cruise through the endless uncharted nature of the ocean and you will see clownfish, dolphins, penguins and mysterious sea animals. Get close to the sea surface and sail in the open sea with your cruise ship

Why similar: Submarine 64% ★, Underwater 24.6% ★, Simulation 5.4%, Exploration 3.8%, Adventure 1.9%

Go on expeditions with your friends to explore the depths in search of treasures, upgrade your gear, and dive back in deeper.

Why similar: Submarine 40.7% ★, Underwater 33.9% ★, Horror 11.9%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Exploration 3.7%

A short first-person horror experience that places you in the rusted out hull of a mysteriously abandoned shipwreck. Search for clues, solve puzzles, and uncover the mystery of the wreckage, but beware of the evil that lurks within.

Why similar: Submarine 45.2% ★, Underwater 28.1% ★, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Horror 10.5%, Atmospheric 3.7%

A journey of the last ocean cleaner submarine that is tasked to restore the ecosystem of a dying earth. "Plasticalypse: TrashSub Adventures“

Why similar: Submarine 45.1% ★, Underwater 37% ★, Atmospheric 7.3%, Exploration 4.4%, Mystery 3.3%

ABYSSAL is a deep-sea survival horror game about fixing underwater structures, securing biohazards, performing maintenance, and more.

Why similar: Submarine 41.6% ★, Underwater 25.7% ★, Psychological Horror 8%, Walking Simulator 7.3%, Horror 7.3%

Magnavis is a first-person 3D horror game for 2–4 player co-op. Pilot your submarine through tight caves without crashing, complete assigned missions, repair damaged systems, and whatever you do, don’t die.

Why similar: Submarine 52.5% ★, Underwater 31.6% ★, Horror 10.3%, Atmospheric 3.5%, Dark 2.2%

Aquariums is a liminal space horror adventure with elements of thalassophobia and poolrooms. You find yourself in a mysterious facility full of oversized Aquariums and Sea Life. Navigate the flooded rooms to find out the secret behind this sinister place.

Why similar: Underwater 33.4% ★, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Walking Simulator 12.5%, Minimalist 9.1%, Surreal 8.6%

Explore liminal spaces that feel eerily familiar and fire the imagination, like a dream you’ve already visited.

Why similar: Underwater 25.4% ★, Psychological Horror 17%, Walking Simulator 13.8%, Horror 10.3%, Surreal 7.1%

Discover a vast and mysterious underwater world hidden beneath a remote cave on the surface. With procedurally generated cave systems and up to 9,999 unique underwater environments to explore, no two dives are ever the same.

Why similar: Submarine 46.6% ★, Underwater 27.3% ★, Simulation 8.8%, Atmospheric 6.8%, Exploration 5.3%

Experience liminal spaces like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?

Why similar: Underwater 28.6% ★, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Horror 10.6%, Walking Simulator 10%, Minimalist 8.6%

Explore a little seaside coast of submerged ruins, sunken ships and lonely islands.

Why similar: Submarine 47.6% ★, Underwater 29.6% ★, Mystery 6.6%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Adventure 5.3%

Dive into the waters of Scyla, a third-person 3D exploration adventure inspired by Lovecraft's universe. Discover the mysteries hidden into the depths as you pilot a submarine through a strange cave system. Run away from a criature that stalks you.

Why similar: Submarine 55.3% ★, Underwater 34.7% ★, Exploration 4.2%, Adventure 2.7%, Atmospheric 1.6%

The Ender Ocean principle? Locate and collect waste (plastic bags, bottles, lost nets...) thanks to underwater robots connected to a collection boat, in order to valorize them afterwards, all from home.

Why similar: Underwater 44.7% ★, Submarine 42.6% ★, Simulation 7.5%, Exploration 4.6%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Explore a mysterious tropical island resort that hides a dark secret. Collect items and solve puzzles to progress. Survive against dangerous creatures. Piece together the story of the hotel and what lies beneath it.

Why similar: Underwater 34.3% ★, Psychological Horror 17.8%, Horror 13.3%, Surreal 9%, Atmospheric 8.6%

Swim through a desolate underwater world to discover the truth of your lost civilization. As the last sardine in Sardinia, you must translate ancient fragments, listen to the voices of the dead, and rebuild a forgotten mythology as you uncover the deepest secrets of the sea.

Why similar: Submarine 42.2% ★, Underwater 27.8% ★, Walking Simulator 7.7%, Surreal 6.9%, Dark 4.5%

Guide a Nereid Freight submarine crew through Europa’s hostile under-ice oceans. Deliver essential cargo, salvage wrecks, repair failing stations, hunt dangerous lifeforms, and survive in the crushing darkness where every dive carries risk — and nothing stays quiet for long.

Why similar: Submarine 54.3% ★, Underwater 33.2% ★, Atmospheric 4%, Exploration 3.5%, Simulation 3%