- #1 Beyond Blue
97% matchVery Positive88% of 1,513 reviews2020
Dev: E-Line Media
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 27.7 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 72.7% ★, Exploration 9.9%, Adventure 7.3%, Story Rich 3.4%, Indie 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similar focus on deep-sea exploration and marine life observation with a strong narrative core.
- #2 SOMA
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,486 reviews2015
Dev: Frictional Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 37.8% ★, Exploration 11.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Atmospheric 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title perfectly mirrors the psychological tension and existential themes of being trapped in a deep-sea facility.
- #3 ABZU
96% matchVery Positive93% of 27,612 reviews2016
Dev: Giant SquidPub: 505 Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 62.2% ★, Exploration 10.8%, Atmospheric 10.3%, Adventure 6%, Third Person 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an unparalleled, meditative underwater exploration experience that focuses on beauty and atmosphere.
- #4 FAR: Changing Tides
95% matchVery Positive93% of 5,657 reviews2022
Dev: OkomotivePub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.
Why similar: Underwater 64.7% ★, Atmospheric 18.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%, Indie 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same feeling of a solitary, emotional journey while managing a vehicle through a vast, atmospheric world.
- #5 In Other Waters
94% matchVery Positive87% of 2,561 reviews2020
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?
Why similar: Underwater 52.5% ★, Exploration 10.1%, Story Rich 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: This game emphasizes the scientific and contemplative side of underwater exploration through a unique, minimalist interface.
- #6 Thalassa: Edge of the Abyss
94% matchVery Positive89% of 366 reviews2024
Dev: Sarepta StudioPub: Team17 Digital Ltd
Windows
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 39.3% ★, Adventure 16.5%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Exploration 10.1%, Story Rich 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is a narrative-heavy underwater adventure that focuses on uncovering the mysteries of a sunken vessel.
- #7 Narcosis
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,466 reviews2017
Dev: Honor Code, Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 74.6% ★, Adventure 10.5%, Atmospheric 9.2%, Indie 4%, Walking Simulator 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: It leans into the survival and psychological horror aspects of being stranded in the deep ocean.
- #8 SILT
92% matchMostly Positive79% of 981 reviews2022
Dev: Spiral Circus GamesPub: Fireshine Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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 53.1% ★, Cinematic 10.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%, Exploration 8.8%, Adventure 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a striking, dark art style to create an atmospheric and mysterious underwater puzzle-adventure.
- #9 Still Wakes the Deep
91% matchVery Positive88% of 12,881 reviews2024
Dev: The Chinese RoomPub: Secret Mode
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 40.8% ★, Cinematic 9%, Story Rich 8.7%, Narrative 7.8% ★, Exploration 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a high-tension, narrative-focused experience set on an isolated rig, echoing the industrial underwater setting.
- #10 Deliver Us The Moon
91% matchVery Positive88% of 9,543 reviews2019
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Wired Productions
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Deliver Us The Moon is a Sci-Fi thriller set in an apocalyptic near future where Earth's natural resources are depleted. In an effort to solve the energy crisis, global powers created the World Space Agency and secured a promising new source of energy on the moon.
Why similar: Adventure 28.1%, Sci-fi 17.2%, Story Rich 12.7%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Indie 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the sci-fi, isolated, and narrative-driven structure of a lone protagonist dealing with a high-stakes mission.
- #11 Deliver Us Mars
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 3,013 reviews2023
Dev: KeokeN InteractivePub: Frontier Foundry
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Deliver Us Mars is an atmospheric sci-fi adventure taking you on a suspense-fuelled, high-stakes mission to recover the ARK colony ships stolen by the mysterious Outward.
Why similar: Cinematic 24%, Story Rich 19.3%, Sci-fi 19%, Third Person 17.8%, Atmospheric 14.6%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it focuses on a personal, emotional journey set against a backdrop of sci-fi isolation and exploration.
- #12 Submerged: Hidden Depths
89% matchVery Positive90% of 862 reviews2022
Dev: Uppercut Games Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Boat, climb, interact and explore in the beautiful ruins of a sunken world.
Why similar: Exploration 29.7%, Atmospheric 18.5%, Adventure 13.5%, Walking Simulator 9.9%, 3D 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a relaxing, exploration-focused experience in a post-apocalyptic, water-covered world.
- #13 Subnautica
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 378,847 reviews2018
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 39.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 65% ★, Exploration 11.4%, Sci-fi 5.9%, Adventure 5.6%, Atmospheric 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: While more survival-oriented, it remains the definitive game for feeling the scale and wonder of an alien ocean.
- #14 The Invincible
88% matchVery Positive88% of 13,189 reviews2023
Dev: Starward IndustriesPub: 11 bit studios
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Rethink human’s dominion in The Invincible: a story-driven adventure set in a hard sci-fi world by Stanisław Lem. Discover planet Regis III as scientist Yasna, use atompunk tools looking for a missing crew and face unforeseen threats. Make choices in a philosophical story that’s driven by science.
Why similar: Sci-fi 24.4%, Adventure 22.1%, Story Rich 19.7%, Exploration 17.4%, Walking Simulator 11%
Why You'll Like It: It excels at building a sense of wonder and isolation on an alien world, mirroring the atmospheric storytelling of the seed game.
- #15 Firewatch
87% matchVery Positive91% of 99,247 reviews2016
Dev: Campo SantoPub: Panic
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.
Why similar: Story Rich 22.3%, Atmospheric 19.9%, Adventure 18.2%, Exploration 17.7%, Walking Simulator 9%
Why You'll Like It: While not underwater, it is the gold standard for narrative-driven games about isolation, grief, and communication.
- #16 What Remains of Edith Finch
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,461 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Story Rich 33.1%, Atmospheric 20.8%, Exploration 18.1%, Adventure 11.2%, Walking Simulator 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: It is a masterclass in interactive storytelling that explores themes of loss and memory in a way that resonates with the seed game's emotional tone.
- #17 DREDGE
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 56,479 reviews2023
Dev: Black Salt GamesPub: Team17
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
DREDGE is a single-player fishing adventure with a sinister undercurrent. Sell your catch, upgrade your boat, and dredge the depths for long-buried secrets. Explore a mysterious archipelago and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Why similar: Exploration 34.7%, Adventure 17.7%, Atmospheric 16%, Story Rich 11.1%, Open World 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It combines underwater exploration with a compelling, eerie narrative that keeps the player engaged with the sea's mysteries.
- #18 Observation
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 5,189 reviews2020
Dev: No CodePub: Devolver Digital
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.
Why similar: Adventure 37.4%, Sci-fi 19.7%, Indie 16.3%, Story Rich 11.7%, Atmospheric 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi thriller captures the claustrophobic and lonely feeling of being trapped in a high-tech, isolated environment.
- #19 Depths of Sanity
84% matchVery Positive88% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: Bomb Shelter Games
Windows
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 42.9% ★, Submarine 33.1% ★, Exploration 7.4%, Story Rich 5.9%, Adventure 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This metroidvania captures the feeling of navigating a submarine through dangerous, dark, and mysterious waters.
- #20 The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 525 reviews2016
Dev: YCJY Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 78.1% ★, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 4.8%, Exploration 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: It blends underwater exploration with a melancholic story about the end of humanity.
- #21 The Dive
83% matchMixed57% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: W0nnaFight
Windows
Linear underwater horror game about a search dive that quickly turns into fight for survival after an encounter with hellish creature.
Why similar: Underwater 63.9% ★, Cinematic 10%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Exploration 6.8%, Adventure 6%
Why You'll Like It: It is a focused, linear experience that emphasizes the psychological toll of deep-sea diving.
- #22 subROV : Underwater Discoveries
81% matchVery Positive91% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: sqr3lab
Windows
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 44.8% ★, Submarine 31.8% ★, Exploration 7.9%, Atmospheric 6%, Third Person 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a realistic simulation of operating a remote vehicle to explore the ocean floor.
- #23 FREEDIVER: Triton Down
82% matchVery Positive83% of 340 reviews2019
Dev: Archiact
Windows
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 56.7% ★, Cinematic 10.4%, Exploration 10%, Adventure 7.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a visceral, physics-based underwater escape experience that highlights the dangers of the deep.
- #24 Diluvion: Resubmerged
82% matchMixed62% of 1,129 reviews2017
Dev: Arachnid GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 69% ★, Submarine 18.3% ★, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 3.1%, Open World 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a unique, submarine-focused RPG experience in a flooded, post-apocalyptic world.
- #25 Subnautica 2
76% matchVery Positive91% of 126,113 reviews2026
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 66.2% ★, Exploration 11.8%, Atmospheric 5.5%, Adventure 5.1%, Sci-fi 4.9%
- #26 Moons of Madness
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 2,931 reviews2019
Dev: Rock Pocket GamesPub: Funcom
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Moons of Madness is a first-person, story-driven cosmic horror game where the scientific exploration of Mars meets the supernatural dread of Lovecraft.
Why similar: Adventure 31.6%, Sci-fi 24.1%, Exploration 18.9%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Walking Simulator 5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines psychological horror with sci-fi exploration, creating a sense of unease similar to the seed game's stranger moments.
- #27 Subnautica: Below Zero
77% matchVery Positive90% of 108,186 reviews2021
Dev: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 15.5 hrsMean: 30.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 60.7% ★, Exploration 9.5%, Adventure 5.9%, Sci-fi 5.5%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #28 Pact of Joy: Prologue
78% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: Just Sauce Studio
Windows
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 56% ★, Sci-fi 10.1%, Exploration 9.8%, Story Rich 7.8%, Adventure 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: It explores the intersection of sci-fi, horror, and underwater exploration in a narrative-driven format.
- #29 CRUSH DEPTH
77% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: Earth Giant
Windows
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 43.3% ★, Submarine 30% ★, Exploration 7.1%, Sci-fi 6.7%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #30 Biolum
79% matchVery Positive83% of 123 reviews2021
Dev: IKOPub: Astrea
Windows
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 38.7% ★, Submarine 28.2% ★, Exploration 7.9%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Cinematic 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This VR experience focuses on the beauty and mystery of deep-sea bioluminescence in an isolated setting.
- #31 Tacoma
78% matchVery Positive86% of 4,801 reviews2017
Dev: Fullbright
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.
Why similar: Story Rich 18.8%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Exploration 15.3%, Adventure 14.9%, Atmospheric 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative game focuses on uncovering the personal stories of a crew in an isolated, sci-fi setting.
- #32 There's Nothing Down There
75% matchVery Positive85% of 379 reviews2026
Dev: Tim Trankle
Windows
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 48.7% ★, Underwater 22.6% ★, Exploration 9.4%, Adventure 7.1%, Atmospheric 3.2%
- #33 The Abyss Below
76% matchMostly Positive80% of 59 reviews2026
Dev: Broken RelayPub: PostHuman Interactive
Windows
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.
Why similar: Underwater 43.8% ★, Submarine 33.1% ★, Exploration 8.9%, Adventure 4.2%, Atmospheric 3.4%
- #34 Static Dread: The Submarine
73% matchVery Positive84% of 275 reviews2026
Dev: solarsuit.gamesPub: Polden Publishing
Windows
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 34.2% ★, Submarine 29.9% ★, Story Rich 9.2%, Atmospheric 8%, Narrative 5.6% ★
- #35 Stardiver
75% matchMixed51% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Green Planet Games
Windows
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 52.3% ★, Sci-fi 9%, Story Rich 8.2%, Exploration 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.6%
- #36 The Trench
74% matchVery Positive86% of 167 reviews2022
Dev: Omar Chapa Hernandez
Windows
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 45.3% ★, Submarine 37.6% ★, Atmospheric 5.9%, Sci-fi 4.8%, Adventure 4.7%
- #37 The Oily Depths
72% matchVery Positive84% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: Ryan R. Burns
Windows
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 42% ★, Submarine 40.7% ★, Atmospheric 7.3%, Exploration 4.7%, 3D 2.1%
- #38 Subterror
71% matchVery Positive90% of 475 reviews2025
Dev: Team Monumental
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Explore abandoned biospheres at the bottom of the ocean, alone or with up to 4 friends.
Why similar: Underwater 49.2% ★, Submarine 36.2% ★, Adventure 6.1%, Atmospheric 5.6%, Indie 1.6%
- #39 Solitude Underwater
74% matchMixed60% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: Maximus AktypisPub: Big MA16 Studios
Windows · Linux
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 54% ★, Adventure 15.6%, Cinematic 15%, Atmospheric 5.8%, 3D 5.2%
- #40 Aphotic Descent
73% matchMixed63% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Broiled Squid Studios
Windows
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 66.6% ★, Exploration 10.4%, Atmospheric 9.1%, Adventure 8.3%, Walking Simulator 3.1%
- #41 The Sirena Expedition
72% matchVery Positive83% of 135 reviews2023
Dev: Giraffe Cat
Windows
The Sirena Expedition is a short PSX-style horror-platformer in which you explore a mysterious underwater facility.
Why similar: Underwater 53.7% ★, Submarine 20.6% ★, Atmospheric 7.6%, Exploration 6%, Adventure 5.9%
- #42 Watertight
70% matchVery Positive88% of 199 reviews2025
Dev: Tiny Studio
Windows
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: Underwater 38.5% ★, Submarine 35% ★, Atmospheric 7.9%, Story Rich 5.3%, Exploration 4.5%
- #43 Underwater
73% matchMixed68% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Andreev WorldsPub: Gamesforfarm
Windows
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: Story Rich 24.2%, Atmospheric 20.7%, Adventure 19.7%, Exploration 15.6%, Walking Simulator 7.6%
- #44 Iron Lung
69% matchVery Positive92% of 11,191 reviews2022
Dev: David Szymanski
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Why similar: Underwater 41.1% ★, Submarine 34.7% ★, Atmospheric 6.5%, Sci-fi 4.3%, Exploration 4.1%
- #45 Somerville
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,884 reviews2022
Dev: Jumpship
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 75%
In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.
Why similar: Cinematic 19.1%, Narrative 16.8% ★, Atmospheric 15.1%, Story Rich 14.7%, Adventure 12.1%
- #46 Subside
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 523 reviews2024
Dev: A2D Software
Windows
Subside is an immersive aquatic VR experience with multiple areas to explore and lifelike aquatic creatures to interact with. Crafted with unparalleled realism, it aims to replicate the nuances of real-life swimming and diving in shallow waters
Why similar: Underwater 76.7% ★, Exploration 10.8%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Sci-fi 4.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #47 Sea of Solitude
70% matchVery Positive83% of 2,107 reviews2020
Dev: Jo-Mei GamesPub: Electronic Arts
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world of darkness and light, and discover what it means to be human.
Why similar: Adventure 52%, Atmospheric 35.1%, Singleplayer 12.9%
- #48 Arctic Awakening
68% matchVery Positive85% of 364 reviews2025
Dev: GoldFire Studios
Windows · Mac
A first-person narrative adventure set in the unforgiving Arctic. Your plane crashed in a storm, leaving only your court-mandated therapy bot for company as you journey to find your co-pilot and uncover the mysteries buried beneath the ice.
Why similar: Narrative 18.7% ★, Exploration 13.9%, Story Rich 12.6%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Atmospheric 11.1%
- #49 The Shore
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,989 reviews2021
Dev: Ares DragonisPub: Dragonis Games
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
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: Underwater 64.3% ★, Exploration 17.4%, Story Rich 10.5%, Atmospheric 7.8%
- #50 Mythic Ocean
69% matchVery Positive92% of 171 reviews2020
Dev: Paralune LLCPub: Untold Tales
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Teach the gods to create a better universe - or mess it all up in Mythic Ocean, a narrative exploration game where your choices shape the fate of the cosmos.
Why similar: Underwater 62.5% ★, Adventure 16.2%, Exploration 7.8%, Indie 7%, Atmospheric 6.5%
- #51 Deep Beyond
67% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: Avix Games
Windows
Deep Beyond Is a first-person interactive thriller about a sea explorer and the mystery behind her father’s disappearance.
Why similar: Underwater 46.5% ★, Exploration 12.8%, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #52 Wavetale
66% matchVery Positive88% of 2,823 reviews2022
Dev: Thunderful DevelopmentPub: Thunderful Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Surf the waters of a submerged city! Unravel the past, save the islanders from mysterious sea monsters and discover secrets hidden under the surface.
Why similar: Cinematic 27.4%, Adventure 22.4%, Third Person 19.2%, Atmospheric 14.7%, 3D 9.1%
- #53 WILL: Follow The Light
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 531 reviews2026
Dev: TomorrowHead Studio
Windows
Dive into a realistic, single-player, first-person journey through the harsh northern latitudes as you sail endless waters, searching for a way back to your loved ones. Will you follow the light?
Why similar: Story Rich 21.6%, Atmospheric 19.9%, Adventure 19.6%, Exploration 19.4%, Walking Simulator 9%
- #54 20,000 Miles Under the Sea
71% matchMostly Negative40% of 153 reviews2020
Dev: CreaTeam
Windows
Become a fearless underwater explorer and reach the bottom of The Mariana Trench to win 20,000* REAL DOLLARS!
Why similar: Underwater 51.2% ★, Submarine 41.3% ★, Atmospheric 3.3%, 3D 2.2%, Indie 1.2%
- #55 Call of the Sea
66% matchVery Positive88% of 6,354 reviews2020
Dev: Out of the Blue GamesPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.
Why similar: Story Rich 23.1%, Adventure 21.6%, Exploration 18.6%, Atmospheric 16.2%, Indie 6.2%
- #56 The Lightkeeper
64% matchVery Positive82% of 1,097 reviews2025
Dev: Darkphobia Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 2.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Alone on a remote island, you're tasked with keeping a lighthouse. But the horrific events that claimed the lives of previous keepers still whisper through the air. Each day, the line between reality and delusion fades and something in the dark is waiting for the last keeper
Why similar: Cinematic 26.6%, Exploration 22.2%, Atmospheric 19.1%, Adventure 17.3%, 3D 7.6%
- #57 Under: Depths of Fear
68% matchMixed68% of 303 reviews2020
Dev: Globiss InteractivePub: Rogue Games, Inc.
Windows
Enter the mind of traumatized WW1 veteran Alexander Dockter and experience the terrorizing nightmare of trying to escape a sinking ocean liner while being haunted by the most terrifying entities you’ve ever come across.
Why similar: Story Rich 29.7%, Adventure 28%, Atmospheric 22.3%, Indie 11.5%, Singleplayer 8.5%
- #58 Draugen
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,139 reviews2019
Dev: Red Thread Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Draugen is a single-player, first-person Fjord Noir mystery set in 1920s Norway. Explore a forgotten coastal village in your search for your missing sister, accompanied by your independent and enigmatic young ward. Norwegian Game of the Year 2019.
Why similar: Cinematic 18.3%, Story Rich 18%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Exploration 13.3%, Adventure 12.4%
