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Games like Underwater Wars

If Underwater Wars is your kind of game, the closest matches are Xenonauts, Every Day We Fight and Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon (Classic) — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.

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About Underwater Wars: Underwater Wars is a tactical turn-based strategy game that takes place in the depths of the ocean. Two powerful factions of people are fighting a war for territory and resources, but everything changes when mysterious "Aliens" enter the conflict.

2021StrategyIndieEarly Access7.99 USDWindowsby Dynamic Lab Studio
Underwater Wars — Steam game cover

Players who liked Underwater Wars also play

Steam players who put hours into Underwater Wars also tend to own these titles — a signal called collaborative filtering. imho.run cross-references millions of library ownership patterns to surface games whose real audiences overlap, regardless of whether their genre tags match.

  1. Xenonauts

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Underwater Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Underwater Wars.

    Xenonauts is a strategy game in which you control a multi-national military organisation defending a Cold War-era Earth from alien invasion, using small squads of persistent soldiers to eliminate the extraterrestrials and recover their technology in turn-based ground combat.

    2014StrategyIndieSimulation24.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Every Day We Fight

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Underwater Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Early Access with Underwater Wars.

    Caught in a time loop, your band of resistance fighters is humanity’s last hope. Real-time exploration meets turn-based tactics and roguelite strategy as you learn new abilities, seek out new weapons, and develop new techniques to overcome the mysterious alien threat.

    2025ActionStrategyRPG29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon (Classic)

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Underwater Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Underwater Wars.

    In this hex-based, turn-based strategy game, players will lead the Imperial forces of the Armageddon Steel Legion and Space Marines from a variety of Chapters against the Ork invasion through over 30 scenarios, on the hostile terrain of the planet and its gigantic Hive Cities.

    2014Strategy19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. X-COM: Terror From the Deep

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Underwater Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Underwater Wars.

    The war continues... X-COM: UFO Defense brought you to a galactic battlefield. X-COM: Terror from the Deep brings the alien terror into a totally new dimension.Seeking to take advantage of a weakened Earth, X-COM's deep space foes unexpectedly change strategy and launch a powerful second front against planet Earth.

    2007Strategy4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Battlestar Galactica Deadlock

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Underwater Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Underwater Wars.

    In Battlestar Galactica Deadlock™ you’ll take command of the Colonial Fleet in defense of the Twelve Colonies during the First Cylon War. Lead many different types of ships in this 3D tactical game. Every decision counts, your strategy will be vital – can you ensure mankind’s survival?

    2017StrategyDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Underwater Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy with Underwater Wars.

    Take command of Naval Strike Group 7 and lead your fleet to victory in full 3D tactical space combat. Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy is a sci-fi strategy saga that will test your skills as both capital assault ship Captain and naval fleet Commander.

    2015StrategyAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Lost Eidolons

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Underwater Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Underwater Wars.

    Lost Eidolons is a turn-based tactical RPG with a gripping cinematic narrative, set in a waning empire riven by civil war. Take on the role of a charming mercenary captain, Eden, and lead his band of allies through epic encounters on a classic turn-based battlefield.

    2022StrategyIndieRPG34.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Horizon

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Underwater Wars fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Strategy and Indie with Underwater Wars.

    Horizon is a turn-based space strategy game of galactic exploration and conquest in which you are in control of humanity’s destiny. You will explore deep space, find new frontiers and discover alien artifacts hidden on long-abandoned planets.

    2014StrategyIndieAdventure29.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Underwater Wars at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~88% under Underwater Wars on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Underwater Wars.

    Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Underwater Wars on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Underwater Wars.

    Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Underwater Wars on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Underwater Wars.

    Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

    2018IndieAdventure3.74 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~75% under Underwater Wars on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Underwater Wars.

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~81% under Underwater Wars on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Underwater Wars.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Crypt of the NecroDancer

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Underwater Wars on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Underwater Wars.

    Crypt of the NecroDancer is an award winning hardcore roguelike rhythm game. Move to the music and deliver beatdowns to the beat! Groove to the epic Danny Baranowsky soundtrack, or select songs from your own MP3 collection!

    2015ActionIndieRPG2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. A Short Hike

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Underwater Wars on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Underwater Wars.

    Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.

    2019IndieAdventure3.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Super Hexagon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Underwater Wars on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Underwater Wars.

    Super Hexagon is a minimal action game by Terry Cavanagh, with music by Chipzel.

    2012ActionIndie2.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Underwater Wars.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Underwater Wars.

    Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Underwater Wars.

    Explore the abandoned childhood wonder of Indigo Park! Guided by Rambley the Raccoon, help restore power to the destroyed amusement park while you run from the reason it shut down.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Underwater Wars.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Underwater Wars.

    A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.

    2019IndieAdventureRPGFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Steam Engine Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.

    The Steam Engine Simulator shown on AngeTheGreat's YouTube channel.

    2023SimulationFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Star Fetchers

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Underwater Wars.

    The introduction to a wild ride with gangsters and deep state conspiracy theories

    2020ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Underwater Wars

How much does Underwater Wars cost?
Underwater Wars is listed on Steam at 7.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Underwater Wars?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Underwater Wars are Xenonauts, Every Day We Fight, Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon (Classic).
Who developed Underwater Wars?
Underwater Wars was developed by Dynamic Lab Studio.

imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on Underwater Wars.

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