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Games like Oceanarium

If Oceanarium is your kind of game, the closest matches are PsyX, PALINGENESIS and Time is Life — 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 Oceanarium: Oceanarium is a meditative underwater interplanetary exploration game about all the forces that tie the strange creatures of the universe together.

2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayCasual4.99 USDWindows · macOSby Paloma Dawkins, Kas Ghobadi
Oceanarium — Steam game cover

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Steam players who put hours into Oceanarium 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. PsyX

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Oceanarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Oceanarium.

    Sometimes, regrets come too late. When you're over 40, you start to rethink your life. You remember people and events that completely changed you. I will tell you 7 stories that happened to me in childhood, after which I became a different person.

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  2. PALINGENESIS

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Oceanarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Oceanarium.

    A music-driven puzzle adventure where sound shapes the world. Solve mysteries, escape the Human Wheel, and experience the album by GRIGS in PALINGENESIS.

    2024StrategyIndieAdventure0.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Time is Life

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Oceanarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Oceanarium.

    Explore Islands and the ocean in a Singleplayer or a Coop adventure. Relaxing gameplay, music and hundreds of unique activities to do. Whether you are an Explorer of the unknown, a Farmer that wants to tend to thousand of crops or someone who enjoys combat through boss battles. This game is for you.

    2024AdventureRPGCasual17.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Anthology Of The Killer

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Oceanarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Oceanarium.

    The complete surrealist horror-comedy series! A mysterious world of zines and blood!!

    2024IndieAdventure6.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. DESOLUS

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Oceanarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Oceanarium.

    Explore a city of Gothic architecture torn between past and future in Desolus, a first person puzzle game. Solve Escher-like puzzles through the use of black holes. Travel through time to make structures whole and save the city from ruin.

    StrategyIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  6. SILT

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Oceanarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Oceanarium.

    Dive into a surreal ocean abyss in an atmospheric puzzle-adventure. Explore dangerous waters, possess sea creatures and solve environmental puzzles to discover what lies deep below the surface…

    2022IndieAdventure14.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. A Chamber of Stars

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Oceanarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Oceanarium.

    The rise and fall of a rock n' roll star.

    2025IndieAdventureRPG14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. 0°N 0°W

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Oceanarium fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Oceanarium.

    Ready for a wild trip of psychedelic sights and sounds? 0°N 0°W is a chill, first-person walking sim for everyone, where each run is a fresh adventure!

    2018IndieAdventureCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Oceanarium on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Oceanarium.

    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. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Oceanarium on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Oceanarium.

    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 ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Oceanarium on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Oceanarium.

    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 ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Oceanarium on Steam right now. Shares Adventure and Casual with Oceanarium.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Placid Plastic Duck Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Oceanarium on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Oceanarium.

    The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.

    2022SimulationCasual1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Peggle Deluxe

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Oceanarium on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Oceanarium.

    Take your best shot with energizing arcade fun! Aim, shoot, clear the orange pegs, then sit back and cheer as 10 whimsical teachers guide you to Peggle greatness.

    2007Casual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Oceanarium on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Casual with Oceanarium.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Oceanarium on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Oceanarium.

    The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

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

  1. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Oceanarium.

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Oceanarium.

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Travellin Cats in Paris

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Oceanarium.

    Find 100 cats hidden in Paris, France in this cute hand-drawn hidden object game by Travellin Cats - the original viral hidden cat game creator!

    2023IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Virtual Cottage

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Oceanarium.

    Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.

    2020IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. UNBEATABLE [white label]

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Oceanarium.

    A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.

    2021ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Coloring Pixels

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Free To Play with Oceanarium.

    A relaxing coloring by numbers game. Enjoy completing a variety of images with differing themes, complexity, and sizes.

    2018IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeSteam ↗
  8. The Lab

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Free To Play with Oceanarium.

    Welcome to The Lab, a compilation of Valve’s room-scale VR experiments set in a pocket universe within Aperture Science. Fix a robot, defend a castle, adopt a mechanical dog, and more. Still not sold? It’s free!

    2016Free To PlayFreeSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Oceanarium

How much does Oceanarium cost?
Oceanarium is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Oceanarium?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Oceanarium are PsyX, PALINGENESIS, Time is Life.
Who developed Oceanarium?
Oceanarium was developed by Paloma Dawkins, Kas Ghobadi and published by Apocablyss 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 Oceanarium.

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