Games Like UNDER the WATER - an ocean survival game

Survive in a world ravaged by massive Titans and an ever changing ocean sim. Displace water to find resources for building and crafting unique items. Swim, sail, and fly to explore new islands and fight Titans.

Why similar: Sailing 30.9% ★, Open World 12.8%, Sandbox 11.8%, Crafting 10.9%, Survival 9.3%

You are just an ordinary person, with only a small boat serving as your home, struggling to find a way to survive in the ruthless ocean of the post-apocalyptic world.

Why similar: Sailing 46.8% ★, Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Crafting 7.8%, Survival 7.3%, Open World 6%

You. Your car. And world under the sand.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 14.4%, Procedural Generation 14%, Open World 12.9%, Sandbox 10%, Physics 8.8%

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 40.6% ★, Open World 14.3%, Crafting 13%, Survival 11.9%, Exploration 7%

Raw, real survival in the Pacific. Build a modular floating base. Master realistic sailing mechanics. Face challenging Pacific-like weather & seasons. Hunt, craft, build & navigate using Sun Dial, Sextant & Triangulation. Explore an endless island cluster-based world. Simulate real life scenarios!

Why similar: Sailing 29.6% ★, Crafting 11%, Procedural Generation 10.5%, Open World 10.3%, Sandbox 8.5%

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 34.6% ★, Open World 10.8%, Nonlinear 9.5%, Sandbox 9.4%, Physics 7.9%

While searching for a new home, an unexpected failure in your ship has left you stranded on a planet surprisingly similar to Earth. Discover a vast open world, hunt for food, develop technologies, and build yourself a new home to survive!

Why similar: Underwater 29% ★, Open World 15.6%, Crafting 15.5%, Survival 11.2%, Sandbox 7.8%

Get ready for a Waterworld-themed survival game with modular base building, sunken city scavenging, crafting, base defense, and invasions of NPC clans for resources and territory. Ready for the water apocalypse?

Why similar: Underwater 38.3% ★, Crafting 12.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%, Survival 11.2%, Open World 10.2%

How long will you survive in this open water diving experience as you go head to head with terrifying Great Whites as they threaten to tear you apart?!

Why similar: Underwater 61.7% ★, 6DOF 16.4% ★, Survival 9.8%, Simulation 7.9%, Action 4.2%

Survival: Fountain of Youth is a challenging single-player open-world adventure game set on the Caribbean islands. Survive as a shipwrecked 16th-century explorer, craft tools and shelter, and uncover the secrets of both an ancient civilization and your own fate.

Why similar: Underwater 27.2% ★, Crafting 14.2%, Open World 11%, Survival 10.3%, Sandbox 10.3%

Explore a drowned Earth, restore lost systems, and raise the last human seeds in this first-person survival-crafting adventure. Build, scavenge, defend, and launch humanity back to the stars.

Why similar: Sailing 31.5% ★, Crafting 11.8%, Open World 11%, Sandbox 9.8%, Physics 9.2%

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 33.5%, Survival 25.7%, Adventure 22.4%, Action 18.4%

Take the role of a plane crash survivor stranded somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Come face to face with some of the most life threatening scenarios that will result in a different experience each time you play. Scavenge. Discover. Survive.

Why similar: Crafting 19.7%, Survival 19.6%, Open World 19.3%, Underwater 18.1% ★, Sandbox 7.8%

Survival simulator in extreme conditions. The game takes place in the Arctic ocean. The pilot of a cargo plane makes a hard landing on the water. To survive, the player will have to search for a cargo washed up on the shore.

Why similar: Sailing 36% ★, Underwater 24.7% ★, Open World 11.8%, Crafting 9.6%, Survival 9.4%

Opportunity is near. Follow clues, solve the puzzles, and stay persistent in the chase of a new way of life. Explore, survive, and thrive in this open world adventure story.

Why similar: Sailing 34.5% ★, Underwater 26.1% ★, Sandbox 9.9%, Open World 9%, Procedural Generation 8.8%

Project Castaway is a survival crafting title set in the Pacific Ocean. Live the life of a stranded castaway, with only yourself - and the island's inhabitants - for company! Sail the ocean, hunt, explore unique islands and gather resources as you fight for survival.

Why similar: Underwater 35.9% ★, Open World 13.7%, Sandbox 13.3%, Crafting 12.5%, Survival 10.7%

Salt is an open world exploration game where you sail from island to island looking for loot and new discoveries! Relax and explore at your own pace, picking a direction and setting sail across a vast ocean filled with quests, merchants, ruins, pirates, and other mysterious places.

Why similar: Sailing 22.7% ★, Open World 18.5%, Crafting 15.2%, Survival 12.6%, Sandbox 11.1%

Explore a fantasy ocean-punk world, braving the deep with steam-powered marvels. Discover mysterious underwater treasures, but scarcity and ecological crises test survival. Rise, build, confront foes in this pixel-art ocean survival journey!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.5%, Sandbox 16.7%, Open World 15.5%, Survival 12.5%, Exploration 8.5%

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 66.5% ★, Post-apocalyptic 16.2%, Adventure 7.6%, Action 5.9%, Exploration 3.8%

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: Physics 31.8%, Atmospheric 24.6%, Exploration 18.7%, Adventure 18.1%, Action 6.8%

Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!

Why similar: Survival 25.8%, Crafting 22.5%, Open World 18.3%, Underwater 16.2% ★, Sandbox 10.4%

OceanCraft is a game about surviving alone - or with your friends on a self build vehicle in the ocean.

Why similar: Sailing 72.1% ★, Survival 13.8%, Crafting 8.4%, Adventure 5.7%

Age of Water is an online adventure game set on a post-apocalyptic Earth completely covered in water. Sail through storms, fight and trade, capture other people's boats or build your own, extract resources from the bottom of the ocean and reveal the secrets of the Age of Water world.

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 28.7%, Crafting 21.8%, Open World 20.7%, Stylized 9.2%, Exploration 7.9%

The old world has drowned after the Second Flood. Now, only few survivors are fighting for the new gold - clean water, wood and soil. Become a ship's captain, keep your crew alive and create your sea empire!

Why similar: Sailing 43.9% ★, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Open World 11.1%, Sandbox 10%, Survival 5.9%

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 47.8% ★, Physics 14.9%, Survival 10.3%, Exploration 8.3%, Immersive Sim 5.3%

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 44.7% ★, Open World 14%, Crafting 8.8%, Sandbox 8.3%, Relaxing 6.7%

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 48.4% ★, Procedural Generation 17.9%, Crafting 13.3%, Physics 13.1%, Adventure 4.1%

you are a fish who does tricks

Why similar: Underwater 53.6% ★, Physics 15.7%, Sandbox 14%, Open World 7.5%, Exploration 5.3%

Explore and conquer the high seas in this post-apocalyptic sandbox water world survival game where you must fight, build, and craft to survive.

Why similar: Survival 17.3%, Open World 17%, Post-apocalyptic 16.9%, Crafting 15.9%, Simulation 10.5%

Hide & Hold Out is a multiplayer survival game taking place in a devastated water world. Gather, build, team up with your friends and establish the foundations of your future floating empire utilizing the heavy guns of your battle ships!

Why similar: Survival 23.5%, Crafting 21.6%, Open World 21.1%, Simulation 11.3%, Sandbox 8.3%

Survive on Raft is a Survival Sandbox Simulator on the Raft in the middle of the ocean! Fight with shark, build base, craft, loot islands, farm and survive. Play solo or with friends.

Why similar: Underwater 31.5% ★, Crafting 15.6%, Open World 14.3%, Sandbox 12.8%, Survival 10.6%

In Last Wood, it is an oceanic world after the Fall. You will guide several survivors in the ocean from pieces of rafts, survive, build rafts, defense the threats, explore the unknown world, even have their offsprings, and find the truth of the world.

Why similar: Simulation 33.8%, Survival 31.9%, Adventure 19.5%, Sandbox 14.8%

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 41.8% ★, Open World 14.3%, Sandbox 11.8%, Procedural Generation 10%, Simulation 6.9%

Salt 2 is a pirate-themed open world adventure focused on exploration, crafting, and survival. Play solo or with up to 5 friends, sailing the sea with your ship as a mobile base. Discover islands full of quests, towns, caves, and secrets. Level up, craft gear, hunt, fish, and customize your ship.

Why similar: Sailing 35% ★, Open World 11.7%, Crafting 10.9%, Procedural Generation 9%, Sandbox 8.7%

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 68.6% ★, Exploration 11.4%, Adventure 8.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%, Open World 3.8%

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

Why similar: Open World 31.9%, Exploration 19%, Relaxing 15.6%, Post-apocalyptic 15.2%, Atmospheric 11.7%

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 64.1% ★, Action-Adventure 8.2%, Exploration 8.2%, Atmospheric 8%, Adventure 6.6%

Eden Island is a beautiful survival game. As a survivor, you will explore and survive on a realistic tropical island, craft weapons against beasts, farm and hunt, build your own home.

Why similar: Underwater 26.1% ★, Crafting 18.3%, Open World 16.3%, Sandbox 15%, Survival 12.1%

Make boats and sail them. Survive an ocean of storms and beasts to find better pieces to make your ship bigger, faster, stronger, prettier, stranger, wilder: more yours.

Why similar: Sailing 44.7% ★, Physics 19.8%, Simulation 12.7%, Sandbox 10%, Exploration 6.7%

You are on an island where everyone wants to kill you, ranging from weather conditions to dangerous enemies, your goal is to survive. Survive alone or together. Build, craft, grow, explore, fight!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.1%, Open World 16.2%, Crafting 14.9%, Sandbox 13.5%, Survival 11.4%

Junk Survivor is a zombie post-apocalypse game where you loot, craft, build and farm in a struggle to survive. With a vast map to explore, a robust skillset to unlock this customizable sandbox awaits the adventurer. How long before you die!

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 22.2%, Open World 15%, Crafting 12.3%, Sandbox 11.7%, Survival 11.3%

Voyagers of Nera is a cooperative survival-crafting game where you must survive a magical ocean world brimming with lost spirits and deadly monsters. Sail to distant islands, build beautiful villages and surf across the waves with up to 10 players.

Why similar: Sailing 38.3% ★, Underwater 32% ★, Crafting 11.7%, Exploration 5.8%, Relaxing 4.9%

A deep, open world life sim and town building game set in a cozy post-apocalyptic paradise. Restore your town, sail across a mysterious archipelago, rescue animal pals. Hunt for relics and farm, fish & craft everything you need. Can you help turn Critter Cove into a thriving tourist town once again?

Why similar: Sailing 32.4% ★, Underwater 27.4% ★, Open World 10%, Sandbox 9.3%, Stylized 7.1%

UBOAT is a simulator of a submarine from WWII era. It is a survival sandbox with crew management mechanics while its primary theme is life of German sailors. The boat is their home, but it can become their grave at any time.

Why similar: Open World 26.7%, Physics 20.2%, Sandbox 19.4%, Simulation 15.1%, Survival 13.1%

A sci-fi base building survival game, featuring raids, agriculture, intelligent AI, natural disasters and more.

Why similar: Underwater 28.9% ★, Procedural Generation 15.7%, Open World 12.2%, Sandbox 10.7%, Survival 8.9%

Sailing simulator featuring realistic sailing physics and a vast open world to explore. Embark on cargo delivery missions, customize your boat, try fishing and cooking. A relaxing day sail, or an epic ocean voyage? Your sailing adventure starts here!

Why similar: Sailing 45.1% ★, Open World 12.6%, Immersive Sim 9.3%, Survival 8.3%, Simulation 6%

Want to survive? - Arm yourself and survive. Crafting, shooting, transport and much more awaits you in the Survival game. What happened to the world around and why he died - you may find out. But is this the main question now?

Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.6%, Survival 23%, Open World 22.6%, Crafting 14.1%, Sandbox 5.7%

Hunt and eat other fish - simply, grow into larger beasts!

Why similar: Underwater 54.8% ★, Survival 13.2%, Open World 11.2%, Simulation 9.7%, Sandbox 5%

The Island - "Island") - a computer game with an open world and a first-person view in the genre of survival.

Why similar: 6DOF 25.4% ★, Open World 22.8%, Crafting 21.7%, Survival 16.8%, Simulation 6.4%

V. O. D. K. A. is a survival shooter in the open world, the game takes place in a fictional state in eastern Europe, most of the territory of which is infected with radiation. Your main task is survival.

Why similar: Open World 17.9%, Sandbox 15.4%, Survival 13%, Post-apocalyptic 12.9%, Simulation 9.9%

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: Underwater 56% ★, Simulation 20.4%, Exploration 11.9%, Action-Adventure 11.7%

Sail a fleet of customizable ships across an ocean whose ancient depths have swallowed the key to the mysterious past. Befriend fishfolk to expand your boat crews, take up arms against petulant pirates, and chart a course across an expansive watery world. Will you answer the call of High Adventure?

Why similar: Sailing 39.6% ★, Procedural Generation 13.3%, Physics 10.8%, Stylized 7%, Exploration 5.8%

Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.

Why similar: Underwater 42% ★, Open World 14.2%, Survival 11.5%, Crafting 10.5%, Sandbox 7.3%

A Robinson Crusoe–inspired VR roguelike survival adventure set in the 17th century. Shipwrecked on a ruthless tropical island, you must survive without guidance. Trust your instincts as you face wild beasts, nature’s fury, and a mysterious local tribe.

Why similar: Open World 18.9%, Physics 16.2%, Survival 14.1%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Exploration 8.3%