
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.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Atmospheric, Singleplayer, Horror, Underwater.

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.

The Oily Depths
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.

Static Dread: The Submarine
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.
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 38.6% ★, Underwater 24.4% ★, Psychological Horror 6.7%, Horror 5.1%, Mystery 4.9%
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 32.8% ★, Underwater 23.2% ★, Psychological Horror 9%, Horror 7.5%, Retro 5.5%
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 54% ★, Underwater 15.4% ★, Horror 8.1%, Exploration 7.6%, First-Person 5.9%
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 43.8% ★, Underwater 32.3% ★, Horror 6.3%, Mystery 4.9%, Atmospheric 2.8%
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 37.6% ★, Underwater 33.3% ★, Exploration 6.5%, Horror 5.9%, First-Person 4.5%
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 40.7% ★, Underwater 27.5% ★, Horror 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Exploration 3.8%
The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.
Why similar: Underwater 40.4% ★, Submarine 25.3% ★, Horror 7.9%, Retro 5.5%, Exploration 5.3%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Submarine 38.5% ★, Underwater 27.9% ★, Horror 6.9%, Psychological Horror 6.5%, First-Person 3.7%
Become a fearless underwater explorer and reach the bottom of The Mariana Trench to win 20,000* REAL DOLLARS!
Why similar: Submarine 44.5% ★, Underwater 33.8% ★, Horror 7.3%, Simulation 4.9%, First-Person 3.6%
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 57.5% ★, Exploration 10.7%, Horror 9.6%, First-Person 7.8%, Atmospheric 5.3%
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 41.3% ★, Underwater 32.8% ★, Exploration 6.8%, Psychological Horror 5.5%, Mystery 4.3%
Explore abandoned biospheres at the bottom of the ocean, alone or with up to 4 friends.
Why similar: Submarine 40.6% ★, Underwater 33.8% ★, Horror 7.8%, First-Person 6.7%, Psychological Horror 5.3%
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: Psychological Horror 18.2%, Exploration 17.7%, Horror 15.7%, First-Person 13.8%, Simulation 11.3%
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: Psychological Horror 22.2%, Horror 18.1%, Exploration 16.8%, First-Person 14.5%, Atmospheric 9.4%
Linear underwater horror game about a search dive that quickly turns into fight for survival after an encounter with hellish creature.
Why similar: Underwater 51.7% ★, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Horror 9.3%, First-Person 7.5%, Exploration 6.5%
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 51.7% ★, Horror 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, First-Person 8.6%, Mystery 7.3%
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: Psychological Horror 19.8%, Exploration 17.5%, Mystery 13.8%, First-Person 12.5%, Atmospheric 9.4%
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: Submarine 41.7% ★, Underwater 36% ★, Exploration 7.5%, Simulation 5.2%, First-Person 3.8%
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: Underwater 39% ★, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Horror 12.2%, First-Person 9%, Exploration 8.7%
As Jack Argyle, you are tasked with restoring communication at the underwater ex-Aegis facility known as Phorcys Station. Be careful, or risk joining the spirits trapped inside.
Why similar: Underwater 47.8% ★, Exploration 10%, Horror 9.4%, Mystery 7.2%, First-Person 6.6%
Earth, 1976. You have been tasked with managing a deep-sea science facility working to perfect cloning. Explore the darkness and keep your crew alive in this hardcore survival colony builder. And beware. The darkness hides untold horrors.
Why similar: Underwater 62% ★, Exploration 13.6%, Mystery 7.8%, Simulation 6.4%, 3D 6%
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: Psychological Horror 21%, Mystery 19.2%, First-Person 16.2%, Exploration 14%, Atmospheric 10.4%
A claustrophobic first-person horror game about crawling through a dark, winding cave system in search of three missing divers.
Why similar: Horror 21.5%, Exploration 20.1%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Atmospheric 9.8%, First-Person 9.8%
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 43.8% ★, Submarine 33.1% ★, Exploration 8.9%, Adventure 4.2%, Atmospheric 3.4%
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: Underwater 29% ★, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Horror 12.3%, Exploration 10.8%, First-Person 8.3%
Solo or up to 8 players. Get rid of your employer's failed experiments in abandoned underwater labs. Navigate your submarine, avoid abyssal terrors, and remove all corpses.
Why similar: Underwater 49.7% ★, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Exploration 10.2%, First-Person 8.5%
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 55.5%, Adventure 32.1%, Indie 12.3%
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: Submarine 23.9% ★, Underwater 12.3% ★, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Exploration 9.9%, 1990's 9%
Rummage through the abandoned profiles of an old PC to unravel an inherited mystery. What secrets hide in this eerie adventure of cryptic games and outdated software? Who was using this computer? And what happened to them?
Why similar: Psychological Horror 19.5%, 1990's 18%, Exploration 16%, Mystery 14.9%, Simulation 11.1%
Abyss of Neptune is a survival horror game set in the deep seas of the Bermuda Triangle. You are sent to investigate a mysterious underwater signal, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Do you have what it takes to survive the abyss?
Why similar: Underwater 67.7% ★, Horror 12.9%, First-Person 8.1%, 3D 5.6%, Adventure 4.1%
Cave Crawler is a short horror game where you pilot a drone into a cave and discover something horrible.
Why similar: Horror 23%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, First-Person 14.9%, 3D 10.7%, 1990's 8.7%
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 20.2%, Exploration 18.2%, Mystery 14.3%, Adventure 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
Death Below - is a third-person action adventure with elements of survival horror. The plot of the game is based on the legend of the Soviet experiment of the 1940s.You will plunge into a dark world, and begin an exciting investigation, fighting on your way with thousands of distraught people
Why similar: Horror 54.3%, Dark 16.9%, Adventure 16.5%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Singleplayer 1.8%
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 51.6% ★, Underwater 32.8% ★, Horror 6.6%, Simulation 4%, Sci-fi 3%
You're a Stardiver on a mission. Descend into the depths of an underwater world filled with wonder, mysteries, and peril. Discover the story behind the abandoned base. Explore this submerged planet and learn its history.
Why similar: Underwater 55% ★, Mystery 10.8%, Exploration 10.2%, Sci-fi 6.3%, 3D 6%
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: Submarine 59.7% ★, Exploration 11.6%, Horror 9.7%, First-Person 8.4%, Adventure 5.1%
Uncover the mystery of Thalassa, a first-person psychological drama set under the sea. Ill-fate has fallen on your former crew and friends and it’s up to you to find answers onboard the wreckage. Experience the melancholic underwater journey of human stories facing life and loss.
Why similar: Underwater 43.4% ★, First-Person 16.1%, Exploration 13.3%, Adventure 10.6%, Atmospheric 8.5%
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: Exploration 22%, Horror 19.7%, Retro 16.2%, 1990's 14.5%, Adventure 7.1%
A deep-sea exploration company sends you and your friends to investigate a research facility that has mysteriously gone silent. Face terrifying events together, survive as a team, and uncover the truth hidden within the depths.
Why similar: Horror 26.8%, Psychological Horror 24%, Exploration 16.7%, First-Person 14%, Adventure 8.7%
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: Submarine 39.1% ★, Underwater 32.9% ★, Exploration 8%, Horror 7.9%, First-Person 4.7%
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: Underwater 74.8% ★, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Horror 5.9%, Adventure 4.2%, Indie 1.5%
You're a journalist searching for answers... but beneath the surface lies only terror. The labyrinth you’ve entered to find the missing may never let you leave.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.1%, Horror 22.5%, First-Person 18.3%, Mystery 16.1%, Adventure 6.2%
Submarine Simulation playing in WWII in the Pacific.
Why similar: Submarine 50% ★, Underwater 35.6% ★, Simulation 6.9%, First-Person 3.4%, 3D 2.6%
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 58.7% ★, Exploration 12.3%, Horror 11.9%, First-Person 6.6%, Sci-fi 3.5%
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 16.5%, Horror 15.1%, Exploration 13.5%, Simulation 12.3%, First-Person 10.6%
Death In Abyss is an intense flight shooter that challenges you to utilize your maneuverability and explosive firepower to survive against the deep-sea hostilities. In your descent, the nightmares can only get worse.
Why similar: Underwater 39.9% ★, Horror 11.3%, Psychological Horror 9.4%, Retro 8.8%, Mystery 7.8%
Dire Echo is a psychological horror walking simulator that immerses players in the eerie and oppressive atmosphere of abandoned deep space.
Why similar: Exploration 15.6%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, First-Person 12%, Mystery 11.5%, Horror 11.5%
A short horror game where you control a decaying spacecraft exploring distant star systems.
Why similar: Horror 26.1%, Exploration 22.7%, Retro 18.1%, Sci-fi 14%, 3D 9.7%
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 84% ★, Adventure 7.2%, Exploration 5.6%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.3%
You, a normal working Joe, decide to try to solve the mystery of the missing girl... Will you make it out alive? A horror game filled with mystery!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 25.1%, Horror 23.3%, First-Person 18%, Adventure 10.6%, 3D 8.7%
Explore the Poolrooms as if it were lost media from 1998.
Why similar: Exploration 18.3%, 1990's 17.9%, Psychological Horror 14.4%, Horror 11%, Old School 7.8%
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 19.8%, Horror 19.4%, Exploration 18.4%, 1990's 16.6%, Dark 8.4%
you find an abandoned fps game on an old computer. you decide to play it.
Why similar: Horror 18.1%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Simulation 13%, First-Person 12.8%, Retro 12.8%
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 56% ★, Horror 12.6%, Exploration 11%, Atmospheric 6.7%, Dark 6.3%
A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.
Why similar: Underwater 52% ★, Exploration 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Horror 9.5%, Dark 5.1%
Diluvion is a 3D deep sea, Jules Verne inspired, exploration game with RPG elements and thrilling submarine combat. As the Captain of your own vessel, you must grow and manage your crew as you search for the secrets of the past in a hauntingly beautiful flooded world.
Why similar: Underwater 65.5% ★, Submarine 28.3% ★, Adventure 4.5%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 0.2%
A chilling psychological horror set in 1980s Kerala. After weeks of silence, you arrive on a remote island to search for your missing wife. Explore an abandoned house, uncover local folklore, survive haunting encounters, and unravel the island’s buried secrets.
Why similar: Exploration 26.2%, 3D 13.5%, Horror 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, First-Person 12%
When a routine expedition into The Complex goes horribly wrong, you're left alone and lost, wandering the seemingly infinite maze of hallways, otherwise known as the Backrooms. Might there be something following you?
Why similar: Exploration 17.7%, Horror 17.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Mystery 12.3%, First-Person 8.1%
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 46.6%, First-Person 21.8%, 3D 20.5%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%