Games Like Subside

Kayak VR: Mirage is a jaw-dropping and exhilarating journey through beautiful locations, made for Virtual Reality. Maneuver our fully physically accurate kayak around checkpoints and crown yourself the fastest, or take it easy and use the free roam mode and enjoy the scenery.

Why similar: VR 47.6%, Realistic 12.6%, Nature 12.5%, Simulation 10.8%, Immersive Sim 6.2%

Why You'll Like It: Offers unparalleled water physics and realistic VR movement that mirrors the immersive quality of Subside.

Plunge into VR on a capsizing research ship, the Triton, where survival means outmaneuvering the water's lethal surge. Freedive through a sinking ship, overcome underwater chaos, and unlock your path to the surface, all while protecting your most precious resource: the breath in your lungs.

Why similar: Underwater 45.7% ★, VR 28.9%, Exploration 6.6%, Realistic 6.5%, Simulation 6%

Why You'll Like It: Features intense, physics-based swimming mechanics that capture the physical challenge of diving in VR.

From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.

Why similar: Underwater 64.4% ★, Relaxing 13.7%, Exploration 9.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Simulation 3%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the serene beauty and atmospheric wonder of underwater exploration with a focus on fluid movement and nature.

Submerge yourself in one of the most immersive diving simulators to date. Gather your gear, choose your diving spot and discover what lies beneath the surface as you venture deep into the unknown.

Why similar: Underwater 55.9% ★, Nature 15.9%, Simulation 9.9%, Relaxing 8.6%, Exploration 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a grounded, simulation-heavy approach to exploring the ocean floor with a focus on realism.

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Why similar: Underwater 64.7% ★, VR 17.7%, Exploration 9.3%, Sci-fi 3.9%, Atmospheric 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: While it includes survival elements, it remains the gold standard for immersive, atmospheric underwater exploration in VR.

Beyond Blue is a single-player narrative adventure that takes you deep into our planet’s beating blue heart. Explore the awesome wonder and unbounded mystery that exists within the world’s ocean.

Why similar: Underwater 72.1% ★, Simulation 10.4%, Exploration 8%, Nature 4.8%, Relaxing 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: An educational and exploration-focused game that emphasizes the peaceful observation of marine biology.

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 76.9% ★, Exploration 10.7%, Atmospheric 6%, Sci-fi 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the emotional and atmospheric weight of living and working beneath the ocean surface.

Latest Update: Animal Kingdom. Explore tropical beaches, underwater oceans and even take to the stars. Discover over 60 different animals. Command the weather, take control of the night or create and shape your own world. Relax and immerse yourself into the Nature Treks VR experience.

Why similar: VR 46.9%, Simulation 30%, Nature 23.1%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the relaxing, nature-centric philosophy of Subside by allowing players to explore peaceful environments at their own pace.

Witness the sinking of RMS Titanic. Explore the shipwreck. Titanic VR is a diving simulator and immersive interactive story. With over 6 hours of game-play Titanic VR you will leave with a greater understanding of the historic tragedy that unfolded in 1912.

Why similar: Underwater 42.4% ★, VR 32.9%, Simulation 24.7%

Why You'll Like It: Combines historical exploration with realistic underwater diving mechanics in a highly immersive VR format.

DeepStates [VR] - Experiences designed to calm your mind and drift away. Wind down in compelling natural sceneries with dense atmospheres. Please note: Development for DeepStates is discontinued.

Why similar: Immersive 31.3% ★, VR 24.9%, Nature 12.6%, Simulation 7.8%, Relaxing 6.4%

Why You'll Like It: An ambient, meditative VR experience that mirrors the relaxing and atmospheric nature of Subside.

Pilot a remotely operated submarine and explore the oceans! Defy the darkness and crushing pressure of the deeps as you chart unknown regions and study new species of ocean life.

Why similar: Underwater 51.2% ★, Nature 11.8%, Simulation 11.2%, Relaxing 7.4%, Exploration 7.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the scientific and exploratory aspects of deep-sea research in a realistic simulation environment.

Boat, climb, interact and explore in the beautiful ruins of a sunken world.

Why similar: Nature 36.5%, Relaxing 24.6%, Exploration 24.2%, Atmospheric 13%, Singleplayer 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A non-combat exploration game that emphasizes the beauty of a flooded world and the tranquility of travel.

Bring Nature Home! Experience Aquascapers, a single-player and co-op aquascaping simulation that invites you and friends to discover and gather various ornamental resources for your aquascaping projects. Enhance your business and dominate the market!

Why similar: Immersive 29.9% ★, Simulation 16.4%, Realistic 12.2%, Exploration 9.3%, Immersive Sim 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: Allows for the creative and meditative design of underwater environments, appealing to the nature-loving side of Subside.

Get ready to paddle through some of the world's wildest, and most challenging rapids in breathtaking VR. With stunning graphics, realistic physics, and heart-pumping action, you'll race against the clock as you navigate through wild waters filled with obstacles and surprises.

Why similar: VR 36.1%, Nature 15.4%, Realistic 13.5%, Simulation 12.5%, Immersive Sim 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-fidelity water simulation that emphasizes the immersive, physics-driven gameplay found in Subside.

Immerse yourself in the ultimate relaxing aquarium experience. Watch fish glide gracefully through a serene, ever-changing tank—no setup, no stress, just pure tranquility. Enjoy soothing visuals and ambient ASMR sounds as your aquarium comes to life effortlessly. Your peaceful escape awaits!

Why similar: Underwater 51.4% ★, Nature 13.5%, Simulation 12.1%, Relaxing 7.9%, Realistic 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A purely relaxing, ambient simulator that captures the peaceful observation aspect of underwater life.

Face your fears in realistic VR spelunking. Explore fictional and real-life caves recreated in VR, including the infamous Nutty Putty cave guided by a real-life rescuer. Tackle steep climbs and narrow tunnels with physical tools and authentic techniques.

Why similar: VR 32.1%, Immersive 18.7% ★, Underwater 17.8% ★, Realistic 8.8%, Exploration 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on immersive, atmospheric exploration within confined, natural environments.

Biolum is a 30min VR sci-fi narrative experience. Dive to uncharted depths of the ocean and discover a beautiful world of bioluminescent creatures. But all is not what it seems. What lies beneath the surface?

Why similar: Underwater 46.2% ★, VR 30.4%, Realistic 8.2%, Exploration 7.7%, Sci-fi 6%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven VR experience that highlights the beauty of deep-sea bioluminescence and exploration.

Enter the underwater world thriving with life! Let the aquatic beings guide you trough the mystery deeps and explore nooks and crannies of beautiful ocean landscape!

Why similar: VR 39.3%, Underwater 34.3% ★, Simulation 16.8%, Exploration 6%, Casual 2.7%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a classic underwater exploration experience with a focus on discovery and atmosphere.

Create stunning virtual aquariums on your PC! Our advanced 3D engine brings your fish tank to life with breathtaking realism, featuring lifelike fish, plants, decorations, and more. Transform your monitor into a vibrant, living aquarium. Virtual aquascaping has never been easier!

Why similar: Underwater 52.3% ★, Nature 14%, Realistic 12%, Relaxing 8%, Simulation 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers a realistic, life-sim approach to maintaining and observing aquatic ecosystems.

Walking simulator. Explore, admire and listen. Uncanny. Relaxing. Unnerving. Eerie. Immersive. No monsters chasing you or jumping at your screen, but can feel oppressive at times by invoking fears of getting lost, the dark, tight spaces and liminal space architecture. Inspired by backrooms.

Why similar: Immersive 45% ★, Underwater 18.6% ★, Realistic 13.9%, Exploration 8.1%, Relaxing 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: A walking simulator that excels in creating a specific, realistic, and atmospheric sense of place.

Discover an immersive ocean Eco-Sim where you can be almost any animal under the sea! From a tiny seahorse to a massive blue whale, experience the endless circle of life in a massive world of reefs, shipwrecks, and hidden wonders.

Why similar: Underwater 43% ★, Immersive 17.6% ★, Nature 13.3%, Simulation 9.5%, Realistic 7.2%

Why You'll Like It: An open-world underwater exploration game that emphasizes the vastness and mystery of the ocean.

Ocean Rift is the world's first VR aquatic safari park. Explore a vivid underwater world full of life including dolphins, sharks, orcas, turtles, sea snakes, rays, manatees, sea lions, whales, and even dinosaurs!

Why similar: VR 90.1%, Casual 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A premier VR underwater safari that allows players to get up close with various marine species in a realistic setting.

Bend and twist reality in A Fisherman's Tale, the mind-bending VR puzzle adventure game in which being turned upside down and inside out is not merely a play on words.

Why similar: VR 90.9%, Relaxing 7.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric and highly immersive VR puzzle game that shares the polished, high-quality VR design found in Subside.

Biotope will be the most detailed and realistic aquarium simulator on the market. Biotope makes it possible to create complex aquarist ecosystems and simulate realistic life cycles of plants and fish.

Why similar: Underwater 38.6% ★, Realistic 14.5%, Simulation 14%, Immersive Sim 8.7%, Life Sim 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: A highly detailed aquarium simulator that focuses on the realistic biological needs of aquatic life.

The British Institute of Archaeology, London, 1908: The disappearance of an esteemed Egyptologist prompts a Police investigation into the unknown. Explore cryptic locations, examine fantastic gadgets and uncover an otherworldly discovery which blurs the line between reality and illusion.

Why similar: VR 91%, Atmospheric 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%

Why You'll Like It: While a puzzle game, its commitment to tactile, high-fidelity VR interaction matches the immersive quality of Subside.

Google Earth VR lets you explore the world from totally new perspectives in virtual reality. Stroll the streets of Tokyo, soar over the Grand Canyon, or walk around the Eiffel Tower.

Why similar: VR 76.7%, Simulation 13.6%, Realistic 4%, Exploration 3.8%, Casual 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: While not strictly underwater, it offers the ultimate sense of scale and immersive exploration of the natural world.

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: Atmospheric 40.1%, Exploration 35%, Realistic 16.3%, Singleplayer 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich exploration game that utilizes the underwater setting to build tension and atmosphere.

🎣 Dive into the Ultimate Real VR Fishing Experience! Explore stunningly realistic environments with Real VR Fishing. Relax in 40 beautiful maps and expand your adventure with DLC packs, unlocking 95 fishing locations. Discover 150+ fish species in the base game and over 300 species with DLC.

Why similar: Underwater 37.2% ★, VR 23%, Nature 9.7%, Realistic 8.6%, Simulation 5.5%

Experience the wonder and majesty of the ocean through a series of habitats and come face to face with some of the most awe inspiring species on the planet.

Why similar: VR 38.1%, Immersive 26.8% ★, Nature 13.7%, Simulation 11.4%, Immersive Sim 7.3%

Dive into the vibrant world of aquatic retail with Aquatic Store Simulator! Take on the challenge of managing your underwater-themed supermarket, blending business management with the beauty of marine life. Stock shelves with exotic fish, decorations, set prices, take payments and maintain aquariums

Why similar: Simulation 33.4%, Relaxing 18.3%, Immersive Sim 17.9%, Realistic 15.1%, Life Sim 9.2%

The ultimate virtual reality rubber duck experience for your relaxation.

Why similar: VR 43.4%, Simulation 16.5%, Life Sim 8.4%, Relaxing 8.2%, Realistic 7.9%

Dive into DrainSim and seize control of the floods! Clear the city's submerged streets, with a huge range of different tools from rakes to submersible pumps. Embrace the satisfaction of restoring the water flow. Become the city's hero, one drain at a time.

Why similar: Underwater 43.5% ★, Simulation 13%, Nature 12.3%, Realistic 10.3%, Relaxing 8.9%

IronWolf VR is a roomscale submarine game playable either singleplayer or online co-op with motion controls. Built from the ground up for VR, each part of the submarine has been crafted for an optimal VR experience.

Why similar: Underwater 49.2% ★, VR 31.9%, Simulation 12%, Immersive Sim 5.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%

Step into VR kitchen and become supreme Chef. Master realistic cooking with lifelike physics, 100+ recipes, 140+ ingredients and natural VR controls — or embrace chaos with fires, explosions, and sandbox freedom.

Why similar: VR 56.8%, Simulation 21%, Realistic 9.5%, Immersive Sim 4.9%, Relaxing 4.1%

Built from the ground up, Rock Life is the next generation of immersion and simulations. Live, do, and experience what it is like to truly become one with nature... as a rock!

Why similar: VR 54.6%, Simulation 20.5%, Realistic 15.8%, Atmospheric 5.7%, Casual 2.2%

A relaxing sandbox casual simulation game where you perform various, even strange, aquarium-related tasks on very diverse levels. As an Aquarist you must create and manage a home to amazing fish🐟, sea turtles🐢, sharks🦈, octopuses🐙, and more🐬. Aquarium is their world and life. Make it worth...

Why similar: Underwater 56.6% ★, Simulation 14.9%, Relaxing 10.4%, Immersive Sim 7.9%, Life Sim 6.7%

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 66.9% ★, VR 27.3%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…

Why similar: Underwater 78.5% ★, Exploration 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%

Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op. Adapt to survive by building custom bases and crafting tools. Explore the unknown to uncover the mysteries hidden within the depths.

Why similar: Underwater 78.8% ★, Exploration 11.3%, Atmospheric 4.6%, Sci-fi 3.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%

You wake up on a small island in a magical world. Grow your garden, nurture local creatures, furnish your home or adventure across the seas to explore more islands and gather new resources. This world is for you.

Why similar: VR 48.6%, Simulation 17.4%, Relaxing 11.4%, Exploration 8%, Immersive Sim 7.2%

Perfect is virtual reality escapism at its purest. Leave behind the daily grind & slip away to beautiful relaxing locations, made possible through VR. Visit several stunning & interactive destinations, from sun-drenched beaches & peaceful mountains to the spectacular northern lights.

Why similar: VR 41.5%, Simulation 28.7%, Relaxing 12.9%, Realistic 10.9%, Atmospheric 4.9%

A tranquil exploration and photography experience set across a vast selection of faithfully detailed landscapes.

Why similar: VR 30.4%, Nature 16.8%, Realistic 12%, Simulation 10.3%, Relaxing 8%

Birds high up in the sky, waves rolling in on the shore, the wind blowing through palm trees and plants that grow on your private secluded island all contribute both visually and in sound to a surreal experience that practically makes you feel the ocean breeze.

Why similar: Immersive 41.6% ★, VR 30.2%, Realistic 9.7%, Relaxing 7.8%, Simulation 5.4%

Blueplanet VR v2 is a powerful way to experience strong presence in some of the world's most remarkable locations.

Why similar: Simulation 48.6%, VR 28.2%, Nature 9.8%, Realistic 8%, Relaxing 5.5%

Explore, Listen and Observe. LIMINAL WATERS is a liminal space exploration game. Discover a large facility with diverse rooms and themes and be enchanted by the radiant beauty of Unreal Engine 5.6. Relaxation, anxiety, confusion or familiarity? The mysterious Poolrooms are waiting for you.

Why similar: Realistic 34.5%, Relaxing 30.4%, Simulation 21%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%

Fishery is a stylized aquarium simulation game. Harness your creativity to build and maintain beautiful aquatic habitats. Then relax and watch your beautiful fish enjoy their home.

Why similar: Underwater 51.6% ★, Nature 15.2%, Simulation 10.8%, Relaxing 7.6%, Immersive Sim 7%

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

Why similar: Underwater 71.3% ★, Simulation 15.7%, Realistic 9.1%, Atmospheric 3.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%

The latest VR sensation from the creators of ‘Job Simulator’, now with free DLC! Welcome to Vacation Simulator: a rough approximation of VACATION inspired by real human NOT JOBBING. Reallocate your bandwidth and get ready to splash, s’more, snowball, and selfie your way to optimal relaxation.

Why similar: VR 47.5%, Simulation 16.7%, Realistic 11.8%, Futuristic 8.7%, Sci-fi 6.1%

Control a pond's ecosystem; experiment with what you can do and see what happens. Among Ripples is a meditative ecosystem management simulator; you add different creatures to the pond and see how they interact.

Why similar: Underwater 48.2% ★, Simulation 17%, Nature 14.4%, Relaxing 9.2%, Atmospheric 4.5%

Play as an interstellar custodian sent to clean up a polluted ocean planet. Pick up trash, explore the vibrant waters, and take care of axolotl-like alien creatures!

Why similar: Underwater 70.6% ★, Relaxing 10.8%, Exploration 7.1%, Sci-fi 5.1%, Atmospheric 4.2%

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 66.4% ★, Nature 17.5%, Exploration 8.5%, Atmospheric 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%

Seed, Breed, Create. From single cell organisms to complex ecosystems. Evolve every part of your own unique aquarium / terrarium by applying scientifically accurate principles of natural and artificial selection, in Creatura - ultimate Virtual Evolution Vivarium Simulator.

Why similar: Underwater 51.2% ★, Nature 14.3%, Simulation 13%, Relaxing 7%, Life Sim 6.3%

Walking simulator. Explore cozy liminal spaces that feel unsettlingly familiar and spark your imagination, like a dream you’ve been in before.

Why similar: Underwater 49.6% ★, Exploration 14.6%, Realistic 11.1%, Simulation 10%, Relaxing 9.2%

Experience the bow of the Titanic wreck as captured by Magellan at the bottom of the North Atlantic Ocean. Immerse yourself as an ROV pilot to explore the wreck and complete missions to scan key features of this sleeping spectacle.

Why similar: Simulation 65.3%, Immersive Sim 22.9%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%

With Me: Aquatic Time is a gamified time management tool. With relaxing lo-fi music and white noise, fish swim across your desktop as a cozy companion. Earn fish coins by focusing on goals, nurture aquatic creatures and collect encyclopedia to build your unique cyber aquarium!

Why similar: Underwater 46.4% ★, Nature 18.2%, Relaxing 10.5%, Immersive Sim 8.4%, Life Sim 7.6%

Project Abyss is a deep sea adventure game where you explore as a diver, forced to survive a destiny that goes deeper than anyone imagined.

Why similar: Simulation 100%

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: Underwater 69% ★, Simulation 10.1%, Exploration 9.3%, Sci-fi 7.1%, Atmospheric 3.8%