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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
$29.99Pacific Drive
Feb 21 · Ironwood Studios
Both: Exploration · Sci-fi
Face the supernatural dangers of the Olympic Exclusion Zone with a car as your only lifeline in this driving survival adventure! Scavenge resources, load up your trusty station wagon, and drive like hell to make it through alive.
DrivingSurvivalExplorationStory RichSurvival HorrorCraftingAtmosphericSci-fiAdventureFirst-Person👍 21,555
-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
$24.99COCOON
Sep 29 · Geometric Interactive
Both: Exploration
From Jeppe Carlsen, the lead gameplay designer of LIMBO and INSIDE — COCOON takes you on an adventure across worlds within worlds. Master world-leaping mechanics and solve intricate puzzles to unravel a cosmic mystery.
AdventurePuzzleExplorationIndiePuzzle PlatformerAtmosphericStylized3DSingleplayerFuturistic👍 7,963
$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
$14.99The Complex: Expedition
Jul 18 · pgWave
Both: Exploration
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?
HorrorExplorationRealisticSingleplayerPsychological HorrorStory RichActionMysteryAdventureCinematic👍 2,621
-75%$9.99Caribbean Legend
Feb 15 · BlackMark Studio
Both: Exploration · Third Person
An open-world RPG, set in the Golden Age of Caribbean piracy. Embark on a 200-hour-long adventure, plunder cities and ships, explore the unknown, discover treasures, forge friendships, earn bounties on your head, and charm the ladies on your path to ultimate freedom!
PiratesRPGOpen WorldNavalRomanceSandboxExplorationCRPGSailingThird Person👍 2,867
$19.99S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat - Enhanced Edition
May 20 · GSC Game World
Both: Exploration
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Prypiat follows the story of special service agent Major Degtyarev as he investigates the fate of a lost expedition.
ActionAdventureRPGShooterExplorationFPSImmersive SimFirst-PersonRealisticAtmospheric👍 3,278
$24.99INDIKA
May 2 · Odd Meter
Both: Third Person · Exploration
Play a third-person, story-driven game set in alternative Russia at the turn of the XIX century where religious visions clash with harsh reality. INDIKA tells the story of a young nun who sets off on a journey of self-discovery with the most unusual companion by her side, the devil himself.
SurrealPuzzleHorrorThird PersonStory RichPsychedelicDarkPsychologicalExplorationCinematic👍 7,039
$29.99The Talos Principle 2
Nov 2 · Croteam
Both: Sci-fi · Exploration
The Talos Principle 2 is a thought-provoking first-person puzzle experience that greatly expands on the first game's philosophical themes and stunning environments with increasingly mind-bending challenges.
PuzzleStory RichPhilosophicalFirst-PersonSci-fiPuzzle PlatformerExplorationWalking Simulator3D PlatformerLore-Rich👍 12,481
$19.99S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl - Enhanced Edition
May 20 · GSC Game World
Both: Exploration
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chornobyl, the first chapter of the Legends of the Zone Trilogy, which started it all.
ActionAdventureRPGExplorationShooterFPSFirst-PersonImmersive SimAtmosphericRealistic👍 6,624
$19.99Skin Deep
Apr 30 · Blendo Games
Both: Sci-fi · Exploration
Skin Deep is an immersive first-person shooter. We got sneezing. We got things getting stuck in your feet. Stalk through a vast non-linear starship and sneak, subvert, and sabotage to survive in this stellar sandbox. You're outnumbered, outgunned, and have no shoes. Welcome to Skin Deep!
Immersive SimFPSStealthSci-fiSandboxExplorationShooterFirst-PersonSpaceAction👍 1,673
$4.99A Game About Digging A Hole™
Feb 7 · DoubleBee
Both: Exploration
A minimalist game about digging a hole in the garden of a newly purchased house. Collect resources, sell them, upgrade your equipment and discover a mysterious secret. Costs you only one coffee!
ExplorationMiningSandboxVoxelHorrorSimulationEconomyCraftingSingleplayerUnderground👍 18,788
$17.99Dreamcore
Jan 23 · Montraluz
Both: Exploration
Experience backrooms like never before. Dreamcore is the ultimate psychological exploration game, set in the largest liminal world ever made. No guides, no path—only intuition. Will you keep your bearings in a world designed to make you lose them?
ExplorationWalking SimulatorPsychological HorrorFirst-PersonSurreal3DHorrorNonlinearRelaxingAtmospheric👍 1,881
$29.99UBOAT
Aug 2 · Deep Water Studio
Both: Submarine
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.
SimulationWorld War IISubmarineNaval CombatMilitaryNavalWarSingleplayerRealisticOpen World👍 25,581
$4.99The Great Below
Dec 5 · Dobra Studios
Both: Exploration
Immerse yourself in a haunting map-based horror experience, reminiscent of the iconic PS1 era. Navigate between 2D and 3D perspectives to break free from the loop in a mysterious mansion. Solve challenging puzzles to unveil the secrets hidden beneath it all.
PuzzlePsychological HorrorAtmosphericExplorationNoirFirst-PersonMysteryHorrorTop-DownRetro
$34.99Riven
Jun 25 · Cyan Worlds, Inc.
Both: Exploration
Uncover a story of intrigue, betrayal, and a civilization teetering on the brink of collapse as you solve intricate puzzles to unlock the secrets of Riven. Built from the ground-up and expanded from the award-winning original game released in 1997.
PuzzleAdventureExplorationFirst-PersonSingleplayerStory RichAtmosphericMystery3DWalking Simulator👍 2,766
-30%$10.49Europa
Oct 11 · Helder Pinto, Chozabu (Alex PB), Novadust Entertainment
Both: Exploration
On the moon Europa, a lush terraformed paradise in Jupiter’s shadow, an android named Zee sets out in search of answers. Run, glide and fly across the landscape, solve mysteries in the ruins of a fallen utopia, and discover the story of the last human alive.
AdventureExplorationAction3D Platformer3DAtmosphericPlatformerCreature CollectorRobotsPuzzle👍 778
$19.99QANGA
Sep 2 · iolaCorp Studio
Both: Third Person · Exploration
QANGA: 750 years after humanity's fall, you must survive in a shattered world where Earth itself demands vengeance. Tear through the fabric of space to face the Voss, awaken the ancient civilisation, and dare to challenge the Sanglines, born from the bowels of a world that condemned you.
Early AccessThird PersonShooterFuturisticRealisticOpen WorldSpaceSpace SimOpen World Survival CraftExploration👍 556
$18.99Winter Survival
Nov 19 · DRAGO entertainment
Both: Exploration
Winter Survival is a story-driven survival game where trauma turns reality into a reflection of your breaking mind. Battle cold, hunger, hallucinations, and adapt to the wilderness as it adapts to you.
SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftCookingOpen WorldAtmosphericExplorationSingleplayerAdventureFirst-PersonBase Building👍 595
$9.99Scale the Depths
May 28 · Glass Gecko Games
Both: Underwater · Exploration
Fish, scale, sell, repeat. Scale the Depths is a casual fishing game built around this simple but satisfying loop. Feed hungry customers, upgrade your gear, and uncover the many secrets hidden beneath the surface.
FishingCasualPixel GraphicsFunnyUnderwaterEconomyRelaxingArcadeSimulationExploration👍 1,891
$9.99Ocean Keeper: Dome Survival
May 2 · RetroStyle Games
Both: Sci-fi
Explore dungeons, fight hordes of monsters and survive on a huge map. This is Ocean Keeper - an action roguelike with tower defense elements. Mine resources in caves, customize your Mech Spider, upgrade different weapons and face dangerous bosses that won't leave you a chance!
Procedural GenerationActionMining2DAtmosphericRoguelikeRogueliteCombatSingleplayerSci-fi👍 826
$34.99Abiotic Factor
Jul 22 · Deep Field Games
Both: Sci-fi · Exploration
Abiotic Factor is a survival crafting experience for 1-6 players set in the depths of an underground research facility. Caught between paranormal containment failure, a military crusade, and chaos from a dozen realms, the world’s greatest minds must survive against the universe’s biggest threats.
SurvivalOnline Co-OpOpen World Survival CraftCraftingBase BuildingSci-fiExplorationCo-op CampaignMultiplayerFirst-Person👍 42,120
-20%$7.99Lightracer: For Judge
Jan 7 · Smartmelon Games
Both: Exploration · Sci-fi
In a dystopian future, as The Judge with immense power, you journey through space to find hope in a divided society. This sci-fi adventure explores hope amidst adversity.
SimulationRPGExplorationVisual NovelAdventurePolitical SimSpaceChoices MatterMultiple EndingsSci-fi👍 462
-40%$29.99STRATA
3 days ago · Gamesforgames
Both: Exploration
STRATA is an arcade descent through rock that is destroyed cell by cell. You pilot a drilling capsule from a dome on the surface, and everything below the first metre is procedurally generated geology: dirt, clay, stone, shale, granite, basalt, obsidian, ironstone.
CasualRoguelikeExplorationDungeon CrawlerPixel Graphics2DAtmosphericFamily FriendlyOld SchoolSingleplayer
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Both: Exploration
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Both: Sci-fi · Exploration
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$27.99Survival: Fountain of Youth
May 21 · Odinsoft Inc.
Both: Exploration
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SurvivalOpen World Survival CraftBase BuildingExplorationCraftingSingleplayerSimulationViolentAdventureRealistic👍 4,097
$2.99Sacabambaspis Chronicle
Nov 2 · KIMIDORI SOFT
Both: Exploration · Third Person · Underwater
As a player, you become Sacabambaspis and live each day with your fellow Sacabambaspis, growing and evolving by swimming in the sea and eating plankton. Progress through the story with your companions in Sacabambaspis, and see what happens in the end.
ExplorationCollectathonPvEAction RPGRPGAction-AdventureCharacter Customization3DThird PersonUnderwater
$19.99S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky - Enhanced Edition
May 20 · GSC Game World
Both: Exploration
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky is the prequel chapter of the Legends of the Zone Trilogy. With the ability to directly influence the balance of power through Faction Wars, step into the boots of Scar — a seasoned mercenary, able to somehow survive deadly Emissions.
ActionAdventureRPGExplorationShooterFPSImmersive SimFirst-PersonRealisticAtmospheric👍 2,707
$9.99Whispers in the Void
May 7 · Anri Khachaturov, Artur Manukyan, Arman Petrosyan
Both: Exploration
The main hero John Eikts wakes up in a mysterious room for supernatural creatures. Anomalies escape, wreaking havoc. Eikts must navigate the chaos while uncovering his dark past. As he approaches freedom, a shocking twist reveals that he is not a victim, but one of them.
AdventureHorrorSurvival HorrorPsychological HorrorPuzzleWalking SimulatorExplorationHidden ObjectFirst-PersonRealistic
$19.99Core Keeper
Aug 27 · Pugstorm
Both: Exploration
Explore a vast cavern of creatures, relics and resources in a mining sandbox adventure for 1-8 players. Mine, build, fight, craft and farm to unravel the mystery of the ancient Core.
Open WorldSurvivalExplorationPixel GraphicsMultiplayerSandboxCraftingBuildingCo-opBase Building👍 50,086
$6.99Nuclear Nightmare
Oct 20 · BG Productions
Both: Exploration
Venture forth as part of a specialized team of fellow players tasked with retrieving classified materials, evading the black goo virus, and the nightmarish entities it has spawned. With time running out before the US government initiates a devastating nuclear strike to contain the spreading menace.
Online Co-OpSurvival HorrorHorrorCo-opFirst-PersonPsychological HorrorMultiplayerAtmosphericExplorationOpen World👍 15,409
$6.99Ad Fundum
Jun 13 · Oldbut Gold
Both: Exploration · Sci-fi
Take control of a giant mech and dive into an exciting underground adventure in a dieselpunk world! Dig deep, collect valuable minerals, upgrade wisely, explore diverse locations, uncover ancient secrets, and try not to explode! Will you save the world or vanish in the depths below?
MiningCollectathonUndergroundSteampunkMechsCharacter CustomizationExplorationSci-fiProcedural GenerationSimulation👍 431
$19.99Depersonalization
Aug 8 · MeowNature
Both: Third Person
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LovecraftianPixel GraphicsInvestigationRPGStrategy RPGAnimeStory RichCard BattlerBoard GameThird Person👍 6,041
$34.99Still Wakes the Deep
Jun 18 · The Chinese Room
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.
HorrorPsychological HorrorGoreLovecraftianFirst-PersonStory RichWalking SimulatorAtmosphericDarkAdventure👍 11,226
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Both: Exploration
Explore the nightmarish lucid dreams of Nhat Huy to solve his family's mystery. Set in 90s Saigon, navigate dilapidated corridors, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover sinister secrets. Can you survive the twisting maze and The Scourge?
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