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Games like Death in the Water 2

If Death in the Water 2 is your kind of game, the closest matches are Shark Attack Deathmatch 2, Death in the Water and Depth — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its neat sound design, outstanding animations and atmospheric. 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 Death in the Water 2: Dodge and carve your way through swarms of terrifying sea creatures controlled by Death, a vicious giant mind-controlling Kraken that haunts your every move. Scavenge for hidden treasure to unlock weapons, and upgrades to help you in your fight for survival. Every dive reveals a new nightmare.

2023ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedWindowsby Lighthouse Games Studio
Death in the Water 2 — Steam game cover
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Players who liked Death in the Water 2 also play

Steam players who put hours into Death in the Water 2 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. Shark Attack Deathmatch 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Death in the Water 2.

    Top pick for Death in the Water 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    Combat in Shark Attack Deathmatch 2 is savage, gritty, and brutal. Players hunt each other down in various game modes with the constant threat of terrifying sharks joining in on the bloodshed. Tear divers apart as you take on the role as the ocean's top apex predator, The Great White.

    2019ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Death in the Water

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Death in the Water 2.

    Second-strongest match for Death in the Water 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    How long will you survive in this open water diving experience as you go head to head with terrifying Great Whites as they threaten to tear you apart?!

    2019ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Depth

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Death in the Water 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    Play as a shark or a diver in a dark aquatic world and overcome your enemies by employing cunning, teamwork, and stealth. Depth blends tension and visceral action as you team up against AI or be matched with other players in heart pounding combat.

    2014ActionIndie19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Wasted Shot

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Death in the Water 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    Wasted Shot is a open world VR game inspired by GTA. It features in game shops, pedestrians, cars, weapons, a customizable character, physics based gameplay and more.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Freediving Hunter Spearfishing the World

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Death in the Water 2.

    Ranked #5 for Death in the Water 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    Defeat spearfishing challengers and unlock new places around the world. Buy new masks, fins, guns, wetsuits and flashlights to gain advantage. Conquer the ocean depths. Ward off hungry sharks trying to steal your fish and avoid a deadly blackout.

    2020ActionSportsIndie19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Slavania

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Death in the Water 2.

    Ranked #6 for Death in the Water 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    Fantasy metroidvania with a moral choice and hunting the bosses who are not going to patiently wait for you in their lair. Study the monsters. Track'em. Kill'em. Exploration of the vast interconnected fairytale world, an acrobatic combat system and weird locals are what awaits you.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Depth Hunter 2: Deep Dive

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Death in the Water 2.

    Ranked #7 for Death in the Water 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    Depth Hunter 2 is an underwater hunting game, allowing the complete experience of the spearfishing extreme sport!

    2014ActionSportsIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Savant - Ascent REMIX

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Death in the Water 2 fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    Savant - Ascent REMIX is an explosive shoot-em-up / scrolling shooter, starring an acrobatic wizard on an elevator-ride. Unlock destructive spells & acrobatic moves as you survive through a tower brimming with robotic fiends!

    2023ActionIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Death in the Water 2 at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Death in the Water 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.

    2006IndieSimulationCasual4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Vampire Survivors

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Death in the Water 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!

    2022ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. R.E.P.O.

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~53% under Death in the Water 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Death in the Water 2.

    An online co-op horror game with up to 6 players. Locate valuable, fully physics-based objects and handle them with care as you retrieve and extract to satisfy your creator's desires.

    2025ActionEarly Access6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. PEAK

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Death in the Water 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    PEAK is a co-op climbing game where the slightest mistake can spell your doom. Either solo or as a group of lost nature scouts, your only hope of rescue from a mysterious island is to scale the mountain at its center. Do you have what it takes to reach the PEAK?

    2025ActionIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Death in the Water 2 on Steam right now. Shares Action with Death in the Water 2.

    Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.

    2020Action4.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Slay the Spire

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~58% under Death in the Water 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    We fused card games and roguelikes together to make the best single player deckbuilder we could. Craft a unique deck, encounter bizarre creatures, discover relics of immense power, and Slay the Spire!

    2019StrategyIndie6.24 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. Inscryption

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~47% under Death in the Water 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Death in the Water 2.

    Inscryption is an inky black card-based odyssey that blends the deckbuilding roguelike, escape-room style puzzles, and psychological horror into a blood-laced smoothie. Darker still are the secrets inscrybed upon the cards...

    2021StrategyIndieAdventure7.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Death in the Water 2 on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.

    2021StrategyIndieSimulation4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    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 and Adventure with Death in the Water 2.

    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 Action and Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    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. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Death in the Water 2.

    STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.

    2024ActionFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Counter-Strike:Global Offensive

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Death in the Water 2.

    Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).

    2012ActionFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Iron Snout

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    Iron Snout is a fast, colorful and brutal fighting game in which you will be helping a piglet fight for its life against hordes of wolves.

    2016ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

More from Lighthouse Games Studio

Other recommendable Steam games by Lighthouse Games Studio, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. Comedy Night

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Lighthouse Games Studio, the studio behind Death in the Water 2. Shares Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    Tell jokes, sing songs, make friends or heckle. Comedy Night captures the fun experience of a real comedy club.

    2017IndieSimulationRPG4.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. Shark Attack Deathmatch 2

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Death in the Water 2.

    Another title from Lighthouse Games Studio, the studio behind Death in the Water 2. Shares Action and Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    Combat in Shark Attack Deathmatch 2 is savage, gritty, and brutal. Players hunt each other down in various game modes with the constant threat of terrifying sharks joining in on the bloodshed. Tear divers apart as you take on the role as the ocean's top apex predator, The Great White.

    2019ActionIndie4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Death in the Water

    WHY THIS

    Shares an atmospheric mood with Death in the Water 2.

    Another title from Lighthouse Games Studio, the studio behind Death in the Water 2. Shares Action and Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    How long will you survive in this open water diving experience as you go head to head with terrifying Great Whites as they threaten to tear you apart?!

    2019ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Flirt

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Lighthouse Games Studio, the studio behind Death in the Water 2.

    This tongue in cheek dating game pairs you up with random people as you do your best to win their hearts. Whatever your preference you can meet someone today and Flirt your pants off.

    2020SimulationCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Prank Call

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Lighthouse Games Studio, the studio behind Death in the Water 2. Shares Indie with Death in the Water 2.

    Online players try to outsmart each other in a verbal battle of wits. Players will be paired up against others as they try to trick each other into saying a secret word.

    2020IndieCasual2.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Safari Cannon

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Lighthouse Games Studio, the studio behind Death in the Water 2.

    Explore the wilds of the African Safari and discover all the wild beasts of the savannah. From elephants to monkeys, you'll encounter a host of creatures who will try to stop you. It's a fun game for the whole family - so come on, join the adventure!

    2021Casual0.99 USDSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Death in the Water 2

Is Death in the Water 2 verified for Steam Deck?
Yes — Death in the Water 2 is Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve has confirmed it runs well on the Deck with full controller, text legibility, and default configuration support.
How much does Death in the Water 2 cost?
Death in the Water 2 is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Death in the Water 2?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Death in the Water 2 are Shark Attack Deathmatch 2, Death in the Water, Depth.
Who developed Death in the Water 2?
Death in the Water 2 was developed by Lighthouse Games 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 Death in the Water 2.

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