Games like Under The Waves
by Parallel Studio
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...
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-45%$4.94Murky Divers
Dec 12 · Embers
Both: Underwater · Exploration
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.
HorrorMultiplayerFunnyOnline Co-OpFirst-PersonUnderwaterExplorationPsychological HorrorSurvival HorrorDungeon Crawler👍 3,982
$9.99Darkwater
Mar 26 · Targon Studios
Both: Submarine · Underwater
Darkwater is a cooperative extraction horror game for 1-4 players. Command a submarine trapped under the ice of an alien planet. Battle enemy vessels and deep sea abominations as you hunt for resources. Do what it takes to survive.
Online Co-OpHorrorSurvivalSubmarineMultiplayerStrategyNavalUnderwaterCo-opPvE👍 989
$19.99Surviving the Abyss
Nov 5 · Rocket Flair Studios
Both: Exploration · Underwater
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.
City BuilderColony SimExplorationUnderwaterBuildingManagementBase BuildingSurvivalDifficultEconomy👍 1,045
$5.99Poor Man's Adventure: Narco Sub Simulator
Jun 26 · laggyluk
Both: Underwater · Submarine
Join a small community of rejects, try to survive in hospitable world of peak capitalism. As a modern pirate you will scavenge wrecks of rich peoples' yachts for resources, grow weed and manage automated factories.
SimulationAction-AdventureColony SimUnderwaterSubmarineAutomationPiratesCrimeAdventureBuilding
$24.99Ships At Sea
May 23 · Misc Games
Both: Exploration · Third Person
Build your maritime career and grow your fleet in a next‑generation ship simulator set in an expansive open world of Norway’s Lofoten region. Command service, cargo, and fishing vessels in singleplayer or online co‑op, mastering realistic ship handling, dynamic weather, and professional jobs at sea!
Early AccessExplorationImmersive SimSailingTime ManagementSandboxEducationDrivingCharacter CustomizationThird Person👍 2,483
$24.99The Expanse: A Telltale Series
Nov 20 · Deck Nine
Both: Exploration · Sci-fi · Third Person
Take on the role of Camina Drummer and explore the dangerous, uncharted edges of the Belt. From scavenging wrecked ships in a zero-g environment, to combating fearsome pirates, you make the difficult choices in this latest Telltale adventure. All five episodes playable at launch!
AdventureRPGChoose Your Own AdventureAction-AdventureChoices MatterExplorationSci-fiSpaceFemale ProtagonistThird Person👍 2,373
-30%$6.99Subsurface
Jul 29 · Tyler Powell Studios
Both: Exploration
A 1–4 player co-op underwater horror game where you and your crew descend into the depths, recover valuable resources, meet your quota, and survive whatever lurks below.
ActionAdventureAction-AdventureShooterExplorationFPSImmersive Sim3DFirst-PersonRealistic
$10.99Lazaret
Feb 20 · Aegon Games
Both: Exploration
Lazaret is an atmospheric first-person horror game. You play as a member of a rescue team called out to investigate a distress signal coming from a ship that disappeared 4 years ago.
HorrorPsychological HorrorAtmosphericExplorationMysteryPuzzleHidden ObjectWalking SimulatorControllerSailing👍 263
$19.99Underspace
Apr 10 · Pastaspace Interactive
Both: Third Person
The spiritual successor to Freelancer with a Lovecraftian, sandbox RPG twist. Explore a vast handmade universe with mod support and PvP/co-op multiplayer. You're going to need a bigger ship.
Early Access3DFlightFuturisticActionSpaceAdventureIndieThird PersonRPG👍 435
$24.99Submachine: Legacy
Oct 13 · Mateusz Skutnik
Both: Exploration
Submachine is a hand-drawn puzzle adventure game. You find yourself in a vast network of desolate locations containing puzzles, secrets, notes and items to collect to help you along the way. Follow the story of a banished lighthouse keeper to discover his descent into ruins.
PuzzlePoint & ClickAdventureHand-drawnExploration2DIndieAtmosphericColorfulDystopian 👍 1,281
-70%$5.99Loddlenaut
Nov 16 · Moon Lagoon
Both: Underwater
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!
UnderwaterRelaxingCuteOpen WorldColorfulAdventureCozyCreature Collector3DCleaning👍 3,834
$16.99Hollowbody
Sep 12 · Headware Games
Both: Third Person · Exploration
A tech-noir survival horror short story, set in the urban decay of a long abandoned British city. Solve environmental puzzles, manage limited resources and fight for a way to escape beyond the wall.
Survival HorrorPsychological HorrorThird PersonPost-apocalypticAction-AdventurePuzzleExplorationFemale ProtagonistShooterCyberpunk👍 1,467
$9.99Dive The Depths
Apr 15 · Frizuo, Starpixel Studios
Both: Underwater
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?
SingleplayerAction RoguelikePixel GraphicsUnderwaterDifficultCombatRoguelikeRoguelite2DProcedural Generation
$9.79POOLS
Apr 26 · Tensori
Both: Exploration
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.
Psychological HorrorWalking SimulatorAtmosphericRealisticExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerSurrealImmersiveRelaxing👍 6,465
$19.99Isles of Sea and Sky
May 22 · Cicada Games
Both: Exploration
A fantastic, oceanic, open world puzzle adventure. Solve innovative block puzzles while unearthing a mystifying story, gaining new friends that change the puzzle landscape, and unlocking powers that provide more options for how you choose to progress through the enigmatic Isles of Sea and Sky.
AdventurePuzzleCollectathonMetroidvaniaOpen WorldSokobanPixel GraphicsAtmosphericExplorationRetro👍 1,541


