Games like Sunken Engine
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Seafarer: The Ship Sim and Abandon Ship play most like Sunken Engine. Of the 12 closest games below, most share its lovecraftian; 1 came out in the last year and 2 are free or under $10. The best known is DREDGE, with 47,760 Steam reviews.
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Seafarer: The Ship Sim
Sep 24 · astragon Development
Both: Naval · Life Sim · Immersive Sim
Build your maritime career solo or with up to 4 players. Take on contracts across diverse harbors, command different ships, and tackle cargo runs, patrols, rescues, firefighting, and unexpected events in a vast Northern European open world.
SimulationNavalCasualLife SimExplorationImmersive Sim3DRealisticTransportationOpen World👍 2,002Abandon Ship
Oct 22, 2019 · Fireblade Software
Both: Naval · Lovecraftian
Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.
PiratesRogueliteNavalLovecraftianNaval CombatReal Time TacticsChoose Your Own AdventureStory RichExplorationDark Fantasy👍 1,151Alchemist Simulator
Oct 23, 2020 · Art Games Studio S.A.
Both: Time Management · Immersive Sim · Life Sim
Become the mystical alchemist, choose your contracts wisely as they will shape the world around you, discover the long forgotten magical recipes, upgrade your lab and become the most powerful alchemist of all times.
CasualTime ManagementSimulationImmersive SimCraftingTradingLife SimMagicInteractive FictionRelaxing👍 369DREDGE
Mar 30, 2023 · Black Salt Games
Both: Lovecraftian · Mystery
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.
ExplorationFishingLovecraftianOpen WorldAdventureInventory ManagementMysteryAtmosphericPsychological HorrorSingleplayer👍 47,760Ships At Sea
May 23, 2024 · Misc Games
Both: Immersive Sim · Time Management
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👍 2,498Ship Graveyard Simulator
Nov 10, 2021 · Games Incubator
Both: Naval
Visit the largest ship graveyard in the world. A dozen kilometers of beach filled with wrecks. Hundreds of ships wrecked on the coast. Thousands of tons of steel. Choose the most valuable ship for you and start the adventure. Play as one of the workers during the most dangerous work in the world!
SimulationIndieNavalExplorationActionRelaxingSingleplayerDestructionSandboxInventory Management👍 2,120Omen Exitio: Plague
Mar 5, 2018 · Tiny Bull Studios
Both: Lovecraftian · Choices Matter
Investigate a paranormal disease that threatens to eradicate humanity in this unsettling Lovecraftian adventure, inspired by the choose-your-own-adventure gamebooks of the 80s and 90s. Your choices will determine the story, your character’s destiny… and the future of humanity.
LovecraftianIndieInteractive FictionChoices MatterStory RichAdventureChoose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelCasualText-Based👍 495Call of Cthulhu®
Oct 29, 2018 · Cyanide Studio
Both: Lovecraftian · Mystery
1924. Private Investigator Pierce is sent to look into the tragic death of the Hawkins family. Plunge into a world of creeping madness and cosmic horror. Cryptic clues, shadowy figures, and pure terror bar your way as you fight to retain your sanity and solve an otherworldly mystery.
LovecraftianHorrorPsychological HorrorDetectiveAdventureAtmosphericStory RichSingleplayerMysteryFirst-Person👍 10,993Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
Oct 19, 2023 · Bone Nail
Both: Lovecraftian
Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. All employees can be romanced depending on your choices.
LovecraftianDating SimHorrorDarkCity BuilderVisual NovelJRPGSimulationBase BuildingCute👍 10,278Depersonalization
Aug 8, 2024 · MeowNature
Both: Lovecraftian
"May all stories find their best endings." "Depersonalization" is an anthology-style game featuring standalone chapters and diverse story genres. We continuously collect and create a wide variety of stories, ultimately housing them in a library that transcends the flow of time.
LovecraftianPixel GraphicsInvestigationRPGStrategy RPGAnimeStory RichCard BattlerBoard GameThird Person👍 6,046BOOK OF HOURS
Aug 17, 2023 · Weather Factory
Both: Time Management
Restore a crumbling occult library by a winter sea. Build the world’s foremost collection of grimoires and arcana. Master the invisible arts. BOOK OF HOURS is a narrative crafting RPG set in a 1930s world of hidden gods and secret histories. What sort of Librarian will you choose to be?
RPGCard GameExplorationLore-RichTime ManagementTabletopSimulationStrategyResource ManagementCrafting👍 4,821
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Maritime Simulator
Sep 26 · Vector Studios
Both: Immersive Sim · Naval · Life Sim
A realistic vessel traffic simulation where you manage and control maritime traffic in busy waterways. Monitor ships that travel either from the Ocean or who are Ocean-bound, assign routes, prevent incidents, and keep ports and rivers moving safely as a VTS (Vessel Traffic Service) operator.
Immersive SimReal Time TacticsStrategyEducationManagementNavalSimulationSailingLife SimRTSCultist Simulator
May 31, 2018 · Weather Factory
Both: Lovecraftian
Seize forbidden treasures. Summon alien gods. Feed on your disciples. Cultist Simulator is a game of apocalypse and yearning. Play as a seeker after unholy mysteries, in a 1920s-themed setting of hidden gods and secret histories.
Card GameLovecraftianLore-RichRoguelikeSimulationManagementBoard GameRPGResource ManagementTabletop👍 10,816Dream Sketcher
Aug 25, 2023 · RisingPunch Studio
Both: Choices Matter
Dream Sketcher is a 1-4 player investigative adventure game. As an investigator of the special agency Dreamland Security, you will form a team and enter the weirdest dreams to conduct brain-diving investigation. Danger is imminent, investigate, make choices, roll the dice, and fight!
RPGChoices MatterCharacter CustomizationDark FantasyAdventureStory RichMultiplayerStrategySingleplayerTurn-Based👍 390Electrician Simulator
Sep 21, 2022 · Take IT Studio!
Both: Immersive Sim · Life Sim
Take on the electrician role and learn the profession's basics! Install sockets, repair worn-out equipment, assemble broken appliances, replace light bulbs, and lay wires at your customers' homes. Be sure to check everything twice, with electricity there are no jokes!
SimulationEducationImmersive SimFirst-PersonIndieSingleplayerLife SimFamily FriendlyCasualDifficult👍 4,069World Ship Simulator
Nov 4, 2016 · Odin Game Studio
Both: Naval
Set in a fictitious environment inspired by ports from around the world. Captain a hovercraft, bulk carrier, yacht and other magnificent vessels in an expansive open world career
NavalSimulationOpen WorldSingleplayerRealisticFishingManagementDrivingAdventureFamily Friendly👍 177