Games Like They Breathe

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 28.7% ★, Hand-drawn 19.5%, Dark 19%, Horror 7.4%, Atmospheric 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game mirrors the dark, surreal underwater atmosphere and puzzle-solving focus found in the seed game.

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

Why similar: Underwater 39.2% ★, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Dark 11.8%, Horror 11%, Atmospheric 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the intense claustrophobia and dread of being trapped in an underwater vessel with limited resources.

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: Survival Horror 20.3%, Lovecraftian 13%, Underwater 12.7% ★, Dark 12.5%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a deep, narrative-driven underwater horror experience that explores themes of existence and isolation.

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 59.3% ★, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 10.2%, Action 9.8%, 2D 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a similar sense of lonely underwater exploration and discovery within a ruined ecosystem.

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 33.2% ★, Survival 26.6%, Survival Horror 14.3%, Horror 7.7%, Exploration 5%

Why You'll Like It: This is the definitive underwater survival experience, focusing on ecosystem management and the terror of the deep.

Anoxemia is a story-driven exploration game that puts you in control of the scientist Dr. Bailey and his operations drone, ATMA. Search the ocean floor as you discover and extract samples from the bowels of the underwater caves. Danger lurks in each passageway.

Why similar: Underwater 25.7% ★, Dark 23.7%, Story Rich 8.4%, Atmospheric 8%, Adventure 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It features similar underwater physics and puzzle-platforming mechanics centered on survival in a hostile environment.

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 34.2% ★, Survival Horror 27.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Horror 9%, Adventure 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the terrifying reality of oxygen management and survival in the crushing depths of the ocean.

A lovecraftian roguelike. Dive into procedurally generated undersea caves. Collect gold, upgrade your equipment, and Feed the Deep.

Why similar: Underwater 21.9% ★, Lovecraftian 16.5%, Dark 12.4%, Survival 10.4%, Stylized 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It combines roguelite mechanics with a dark, underwater exploration theme that feels like a natural progression.

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: Survival Horror 28.9%, Lovecraftian 13.6%, Dark 12%, Story Rich 11%, Psychological Horror 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It is a direct thematic match, focusing on atmospheric exploration and mystery beneath the waves.

You are a lowly egg cell on a journey through a swollen sea of strange and humanoid fish. Prey on smaller life and growing larger and stronger to perhaps someday be born.

Why similar: Survival 17.3%, Underwater 14.8% ★, Dark 13.1%, Lovecraftian 11.7%, Nature 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: This 2D game focuses on the cycle of life and death within an underwater ecosystem, much like the seed game.

Hunted and alone, a boy finds himself drawn into the center of a dark project. INSIDE is a dark, narrative-driven platformer combining intense action with challenging puzzles. It has been critically acclaimed for its moody art style, ambient soundtrack and unsettling atmosphere.

Why similar: Dark 30.8%, Story Rich 17.6%, Horror 11.7%, Atmospheric 11%, Adventure 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the dark, atmospheric, and wordless storytelling style that makes the seed game so compelling.

Take on the role of Six, a lone child lost in a massive metal vessel known as the Maw, surrounded by dangerous, distorted versions of adults. You’ll need to do your best to escape in one piece or your fate will be worse than you ever dared dream.

Why similar: Dark 23%, Survival Horror 15.9%, Horror 13.8%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Story Rich 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at creating a stylized, dark, and unsettling world that feels similar to the seed game's aesthetic.

Uncertain of his sister's fate, a boy enters LIMBO

Why similar: Dark 40.9%, Indie 14.1%, Atmospheric 13.4%, Horror 10.4%, Adventure 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: Its minimalist, dark, and atmospheric puzzle-platforming gameplay aligns perfectly with the tone of the seed game.

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: Underwater 28.9% ★, Survival Horror 28.7%, Survival 25.9%, Horror 6.6%, 2D 3.7%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a complex, high-stakes underwater survival experience that focuses on ecosystem and crew management.

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 50.7% ★, Story Rich 13.3%, Adventure 12.1%, Atmospheric 8%, Exploration 7.5%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the melancholic and atmospheric beauty of exploring the ocean floor while dealing with personal isolation.

A Japanese survival horror game full of tension, drama, and violence. If you like psychological horror games with exploration, puzzles, and limited resources, you'll enjoy an intense experience where every decision can mean the difference between finding Sayuri or getting lost in the forest forever.

Why similar: Survival Horror 25.4%, Survival 15.2%, Dark 13%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Story Rich 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the survival-horror and psychological elements set within a mysterious, submerged environment.

Extend your roots, imbibe fresh blood, and expand without end. Roots Devour is a strategic exploration game centered around a card-connecting mechanism. Drive your frenzied roots through swamps and over frozen mountains, invading human cities until the darkness... descends.

Why similar: Survival Horror 18.7%, Lovecraftian 16.9%, Dark 14.2%, Stylized 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.6%

Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes atmospheric horror and exploration in a way that resonates with the seed game's dark tone.

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: Lovecraftian 23.5%, Survival 22.6%, Dark 15.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Exploration 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a dark, Lovecraftian take on underwater exploration where the environment itself is a constant threat.

Mundaun is a lovingly hand-penciled horror tale set in a dark, secluded valley of The Alps. Explore various areas full of secrets to discover, survive hostile encounters, drive vehicles, fill your inventory, and solve a variety of handcrafted puzzles.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 18.9%, Nature 14.7%, Dark 14.3%, Stylized 12%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: Its hand-drawn, pencil-sketch art style creates a haunting and surreal atmosphere similar to the seed game.

Linear underwater horror game about a search dive that quickly turns into fight for survival after an encounter with hellish creature.

Why similar: Underwater 39% ★, Dark 19.5%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Horror 8%, Atmospheric 5.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the psychological horror of being trapped underwater, mirroring the seed game's tension.

From the creators of Ratchet & Clank, Song of the Deep is a metroidvania-style action-adventure game following a young girl’s quest into the unknown to find her missing father. It combines underwater discovery, skill, and suspense with a powerful story.

Why similar: Underwater 72.1% ★, Adventure 17.7%, Action 5.9%, 2D 4.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a strong focus on underwater exploration and discovery within a mysterious, stylized world.

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: Underwater 29.9% ★, Lovecraftian 18.1%, Dark 10.6%, Story Rich 8.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a metroidvania-style underwater experience with a heavy emphasis on Lovecraftian horror.

Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...

Why similar: Survival Horror 30.2%, Lovecraftian 21%, Survival 15.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Horror 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It captures a similar sense of dread and surreal, indie-horror storytelling through a distinct visual style.

Fran Bow is a creepy adventure game that tells the story of Fran, a young girl struggling with a mental disorder and an unfair destiny.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23.6%, Dark 18.7%, Story Rich 16.5%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Horror 9.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at surreal, dark, and hand-drawn storytelling that feels tonally aligned with the seed game.

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: Underwater 29.7% ★, Survival Horror 26.6%, Lovecraftian 17.7%, Horror 6.7%, Dark 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on the survival-horror aspects of submarine exploration in a hostile, dark environment.

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: Underwater 21.8% ★, Survival Horror 18.1%, Lovecraftian 13.4%, Survival 12.7%, Dark 9.9%

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 31.1% ★, Survival Horror 25%, Nature 16.6%, Horror 5.9%, Atmospheric 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an action-adventure experience centered on the dangers of deep-sea exploration.

Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.

Why similar: Survival Horror 29.1%, Lovecraftian 16.5%, Dark 10.6%, Story Rich 9.7%, Psychological Horror 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: This game provides a story-rich, atmospheric survival-horror experience that feels tonally consistent with the seed game.

Dap: Prologue is a short dive into the eerie world of Dap, the upcoming horror-action-adventure about protecting a pack of fragile creatures against the creeping corruption tainting the woods and its inhabitants. Lead, scavenge, and fight, in a race for survival against otherwordly horrors.

Why similar: Dark 32%, Horror 13.6%, Atmospheric 11.7%, Action 10.1%, Adventure 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: Its surreal, dark, and atmospheric nature makes it a great companion to the seed game's aesthetic.

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: Underwater 27.2% ★, Survival Horror 23.6%, Dark 17.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 6.5%

Explore a dense, interconnected labyrinth, and unravel its many secrets. Collect items to manipulate your environment in surprising and meaningful ways. Encounter beautiful and unsettling creatures, as you attempt to survive what lurks in the dark. There is more than what you see.

Why similar: Exploration 17.1%, Horror 16.7%, Atmospheric 14.7%, Adventure 12.1%, Indie 9.6%

There is only you and the Forest. In "Rooten" there are no compulsory tasks, time just goes by, and days pass by independently of you. You can explore the Forest, try to get out, or even do nothing at all. The forest has always been here, and always will be. You won't change it no matter what.

Why similar: Survival Horror 20.7%, Dark 14.5%, Lovecraftian 14.4%, Nature 12.9%, Story Rich 7.1%

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: Underwater 28.4% ★, Horror 17.1%, Nature 16.6%, Adventure 12.8%, Exploration 10.2%

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 30.3%, Underwater 26.4% ★, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Horror 9.3%, Story Rich 8.6%

The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.

Why similar: Underwater 45.2% ★, Lovecraftian 22.2%, Horror 10.1%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Adventure 7.1%

Unpredictable horrors lurk around every corner, forcing you to find the missing people while desperately clinging to survival. In this experience even your own mind can become your enemy. Stay vigilant and keep your voice hushed, or risk becoming another victim of the forest's darkness

Why similar: Dark 33.5%, Psychological Horror 26.7%, Horror 19.2%, Exploration 8.5%, Adventure 5%

Dive The Depths is an action-roguelike set beneath the ocean's surface. As a humble diver, you must navigate the world filled with bizarre sea creatures, submerged ruins, and forgotten histories. Can you conquer the depths and unravel the secrets that hidden beneath the waves?

Why similar: Underwater 57.7% ★, Adventure 9.3%, Horror 8.8%, Action 7.3%, 2D 6.5%

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

Why similar: Underwater 31.8% ★, Survival Horror 21%, Stylized 11.1%, Horror 8.3%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

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: Underwater 52.6% ★, Story Rich 12.8%, Horror 10.6%, Exploration 7.5%, Action 5.6%

You are the Warden. Enter the dense cornfields and gather the resources your village desperately needs. But beware: you are not alone. Build a deck of abilities and choose your weapons to face the growing dangers of the night. With a relentless monster after you, will you make it out alive?

Why similar: Survival Horror 24.7%, Lovecraftian 16.5%, Survival 14.7%, Dark 13%, Story Rich 7.6%

Deep Sorrow is a horror/adventure game which leads you to a bunker and makes you feel desperate to get out.

Why similar: Survival Horror 21.7%, Survival 17.4%, Dark 14.3%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 10.9%

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 35.3%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Horror 12.2%, Atmospheric 10.5%, Adventure 9.8%

A brutally challenging physics-horror caving game. Using only your hands, drag yourself down a suffocating cave system where every hold pulls you further into the darkness. Equal parts rage-game, claustrophobic nightmare, and descent into a forgotten folktale...

Why similar: Dark 26.9%, Psychological Horror 21.3%, Indie 9.6%, Adventure 9.5%, Horror 8.9%

A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale

Why similar: Psychological Horror 23%, Dark 18.5%, Adventure 14%, Stylized 13.6%, Horror 12.3%

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: Underwater 19.3% ★, Lovecraftian 18.4%, Dark 15.5%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Story Rich 10.4%

Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?

Why similar: Hand-drawn 31.7%, Dark 26.4%, Adventure 9.9%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Indie 7.4%

A story about escapism.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.5%, Adventure 28.6%, Indie 26.9%, Horror 15%

Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.

Why similar: Survival Horror 22.4%, Lovecraftian 16.3%, Survival 15.4%, Dark 10.9%, Psychological Horror 8.4%

Beneath is a Lovecraft-inspired survival FPS. Scarce ammo, merciless enemies and a sense of the unknown combine in a 10+ hour, story-driven single player campaign, built for both veteran gamers and those seeking a challenging old school experience.

Why similar: Survival Horror 27.8%, Survival 19.5%, Lovecraftian 18.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Horror 6.5%

A short pixel psychological survival horror and gruelling story told with no words.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 29.6%, Horror 22.1%, Adventure 16.2%, Action 9.1%, Exploration 6.8%

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 20.7% ★, Lovecraftian 19.1%, Dark 15.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Story Rich 8.8%

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 28%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Dark 15.4%, Story Rich 10.5%, Horror 9.3%

Whisperwind is a short psychological horror experience featuring puzzles, multiple endings, creepy ambience and deep storytelling.

Why similar: Dark 20.1%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Story Rich 16.1%, Horror 14.2%, Exploration 9.3%

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: Survival 38.9%, Adventure 23.3%, Action 19.3%, Indie 18.5%

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 27%, Survival 24.2%, Story Rich 14.3%, Dark 11.2%, Atmospheric 9.2%

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: Survival Horror 24.2%, Lovecraftian 16.4%, Survival 15.5%, Dark 13.5%, Psychological Horror 8.8%

Solitude Underwater is a short horror adventure game. Two treasure-hunting brothers are searching for sunken riches off the coast of South Africa, only to find themselves immersed in catastrophe after one of them gets trapped in a cage, deep inside shark-infested waters.

Why similar: Underwater 34.9% ★, Dark 15.7%, Adventure 14.4%, Horror 13.5%, Action 10.7%

In the facility, each step, each shot, each mistake costs precious energy. Rendered entirely in black and white, this mystery can be unravelled. The puzzle can be solved. Don't ask who tried to solve it before. Do the job. Find oxygen and sleep. Go deeper. And don't ask about Aaron.

Why similar: Dark 31.4%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Horror 13.2%, Adventure 9.8%, Action 8.3%

Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve and decipher cryptic puzzles, listen for clues, and learn about mysterious folklore creatures in the built-in encyclopedia as you seek to foresee your future.

Why similar: Dark 20.5%, Hand-drawn 17.5%, Stylized 11.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.6%