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Games like Once Upon a Sea

If Once Upon a Sea is your kind of game, the closest matches are The Holy City, The Great C and Human Within — 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 Once Upon a Sea: Once Upon a Sea is a poetic, interactive XR documentary telling the tragic tale of the legendary Dead Sea.

2021AdventureCasual9.99 USDWindowsby Blimey Ltd.
Once Upon a Sea — Steam game cover

Players who liked Once Upon a Sea also play

Steam players who put hours into Once Upon a Sea 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. The Holy City

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Once Upon a Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Once Upon a Sea.

    Gamified and Interactive documentary experience. Traveling through volumetric captures, the user unlocks clues and completes challenges illuminating common values between the three Abrahamic religions. Each section concludes with a video of the holiest day, making rare moments, accessible virtually

    2020StrategyIndieAdventure19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. The Great C

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Once Upon a Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure and Casual with Once Upon a Sea.

    Based on the sci-fi short story by Philip K. Dick, The Great C is a cinematic narrative featuring a thrilling storyline, stunning environments and a powerful soundtrack. The Great C is a sweeping 30+ minute experience, developed from the ground up to push the boundaries of storytelling in VR.

    2018AdventureCasualSteam ↗
  3. Human Within

    WHY THIS

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

    Human Within is an innovative VR interactive experience with a branching storyline that requires real user decisions, leading to different endings. Its blend of original storytelling, 2D film, 3D graphics, 360° video, interactive Point Clouds, and puzzles offers something uniquely immersive.

    2025IndieAdventureCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Queerskins: a love story

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Once Upon a Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    Take an emotional journey down a country road in rural Missouri along with Ed and Mary-Helen, Sebastian’s parents. Uncover Sebastian’s life as you interact with his belongings found in the box next to you. Was he a “disgrace” like his father says or a “good man” as his mother believes?

    2020Indie6.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Hitstream

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Once Upon a Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Casual with Once Upon a Sea.

    Want to make exercise fun? Punch, stretch, squat and step your way to fitness in this 360° game that takes you to stunning locations across the globe. Hit the objects, catch the orbs, dodge the walls and, if you’re feeling really energetic, turn squats on.

    2022ActionSportsCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. BRINK Traveler

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Once Upon a Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Once Upon a Sea.

    Experience some of the world's most breathtaking natural wonders as fully 3D immersive environments! Feel like you're really there as BRINK Traveler brings these iconic destinations to you today! 🌄

    2021AdventureSimulation14.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Solar System VR

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Once Upon a Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with Once Upon a Sea.

    An educational virtual reality journey through space. Be the first space tourist in history and explore planets and moons in our Solar System like never before. You can experience a journey to the Earth's moon, explore Mars, and even see the surface of Enceladus, one of Saturn's moons.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Floating with Spirits

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Once Upon a Sea fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries.

    In this cinematic virtual reality, magical stories are told by 2 young Mazatec, indigenous sisters, Jocelynne and Jaquelyne, who recall the ancestral knowledge and mystical cosmogony that their shaman grandmother used to share with them, in the misty mountains of Oaxaca, Mexico.

    2024Indie4.99 USDSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Once Upon a Sea at current Steam store prices.

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Once Upon a Sea on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Once Upon a Sea.

    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 ~50% under Once Upon a Sea on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Once Upon a Sea.

    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. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Once Upon a Sea on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Once Upon a Sea.

    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 ↗
  4. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Once Upon a Sea on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Once Upon a Sea.

    WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Once Upon a Sea on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Once Upon a Sea.

    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 ↗
  6. Brotato

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Once Upon a Sea on Steam right now. Shares Casual with Once Upon a Sea.

    Brotato is a top-down arena shooter roguelite where you play a potato wielding up to 6 weapons at a time to fight off hordes of aliens. Choose from a variety of traits and items to create unique builds and survive until help arrives.

    2023ActionIndieRPG4.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. GRIS

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~63% under Once Upon a Sea on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Once Upon a Sea.

    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 ↗
  8. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Once Upon a Sea on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Once Upon a Sea.

    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 ↗

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 Casual with Once Upon a Sea.

    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. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Once Upon a Sea.

    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 ↗
  3. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Once Upon a Sea.

    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 Adventure with Once Upon a Sea.

    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. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Casual with Once Upon a Sea.

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

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Once Upon a Sea.

    NGU Idle is a Free To Play Idle game that's full of weird humor, tons of upgrades and hundreds of hours of content! Try out NGU Idle today and experience the joy of Numbers Going Up!

    2019IndieAdventureSimulationFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Grimm's Hollow

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Once Upon a Sea.

    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 ↗

Frequently asked about Once Upon a Sea

How much does Once Upon a Sea cost?
Once Upon a Sea is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Once Upon a Sea?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Once Upon a Sea are The Holy City, The Great C, Human Within.
Who developed Once Upon a Sea?
Once Upon a Sea was developed by Blimey Ltd..

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 Once Upon a Sea.

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