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Games like Underwater

If Underwater is your kind of game, the closest matches are SOMA, The Land of Pain and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs — 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: Dive into a world of despair in the world of Underwater. Take the role of an unknown inmate entering the a deep sea prison where mutants roam and barely any traces of human life remain. You will have to use all your ingenuity to escape and avoid becoming the meal of the hideous denizens.

2021ActionIndieAdventure9.99 USDWindowsby Andreev Worlds, Gamesforfarm
Underwater — Steam game cover

Players who liked Underwater also play

Steam players who put hours into Underwater 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. SOMA

    WHY THIS

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

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Land of Pain

    WHY THIS

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

    Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.

    2017IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Underwater fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Underwater.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Dear Esther comes a new first-person horrorgame that will drag you to the depths of greed, power and madness. It will bury its snout into your ribs and it will eat your heart.

    2013ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Transient: Extended Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    H.P. Lovecraft meets Cyberpunk. Delve deep into a dystopian world and investigate what is happening to you and your friends in a domed city. Solve puzzles, hack systems and plug in to explore other dimensions. Discover a truth that might tear apart your sanity and question your very existence.

    2020IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Amnesia: The Dark Descent

    WHY THIS

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

    Amnesia: The Dark Descent, a first person survival horror. A game about immersion, discovery and living through a nightmare. An experience that will chill you to the core.

    2010ActionIndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

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

    Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  7. The Alien Cube

    WHY THIS

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

    A cursed legacy awakens something ancient, revealing a terrifying reality never meant for human eyes. Follow your missing uncle’s trail, uncover forbidden secrets, and face a Lovecraftian cosmic horror in this first‑person adventure.

    2021IndieAdventure19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Dead of Darkness

    WHY THIS

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

    Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. Garry's Mod

    WHY THIS

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

    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 Underwater on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Underwater.

    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. Titanfall® 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~55% under Underwater on Steam right now. Shares Action with Underwater.

    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 ↗
  4. Cookie Clicker

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  5. WEBFISHING

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2024IndieMassively MultiplayerCasual4.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~90% under Underwater on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Underwater.

    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 ↗
  7. Buckshot Roulette

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Underwater on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Underwater.

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

    2024ActionIndieSimulation2.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Brotato

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

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 Underwater.

    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 Action and Adventure with Underwater.

    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. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog

    WHY THIS

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

    Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!

    2023IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. 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 Underwater.

    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 ↗
  8. STRAFTAT

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from Andreev Worlds

Other recommendable Steam games by Andreev Worlds, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.

  1. ! Wild Russia !

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Andreev Worlds, the studio behind Underwater. Shares Action and Adventure with Underwater.

    «Wild Russia» is an open-world horror adventure game. Its action takes place in a striking provincial Russia, and any of your actions or inaction can lead to serious consequences.

    2020ActionAdventureCasual19.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. IDIOT

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Andreev Worlds, the studio behind Underwater. Shares Indie and Adventure with Underwater.

    Utopian island. Calm and happy life. Food is synthesized from cartridges. The night comes at your will. And you don't care about life outside the island. You know exactly what is bad there - this is what the state said, and it is always right.

    2021IndieAdventure4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Aquarelle

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Andreev Worlds, the studio behind Underwater. Shares Indie and Adventure with Underwater.

    Aquarelle is a surreal adventure with parkour elements, where you have to find a way out of the virtual space into which its creator D-504 fell.

    2021IndieAdventure59.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Cat Go! Ultimate Challenge

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Andreev Worlds, the studio behind Underwater. Shares Indie and Adventure with Underwater.

    Help a cute kitten to save Barsikgrad from unkind looter cats and restore peace in a cozy town.

    2021IndieAdventureCasual1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Ragdoll: Fall Simulator

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Andreev Worlds, the studio behind Underwater. Shares Indie with Underwater.

    In this game, you can launch your character anywhere, watching as his limbs dangle and hit all the obstacles.

    2021IndieSimulation9.99 USDSteam ↗
  6. Motherland

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Andreev Worlds, the studio behind Underwater. Shares Indie with Underwater.

    Motherland (A sad fairytale for adults) is an indie-game that allows you to immerse in the atmosphere of a provincial town during the epidemic.

    2021Indie0.49 USDSteam ↗
  7. Warehouse Simulator: Forklift Driver

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Andreev Worlds, the studio behind Underwater.

    Manage specialized equipment used in warehouses and become a professional in your field. And the well-developed mechanics of the movement of specialized warehouse equipment allows you to experience the sensations of working in a warehouse without leaving your computer.

    2023SimulationRacing10.99 USDSteam ↗

Plays great on Steam Deck

Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.

  1. SOMA

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Underwater.

    From the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent comes SOMA, a sci-fi horror game set below the waves of the Atlantic ocean. Struggle to survive a hostile world that will make you question your very existence.

    2015ActionIndieAdventure29.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Land of Pain

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with Underwater.

    Something strange appears in the woods. Lost in a dark and unknown place, survive an unrelenting enemy, solve puzzles, and uncover the ancient mystery that’s befallen this land in this Lovecraftian Cosmic Horror adventure.

    2017IndieAdventure11.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Among the Sleep - Enhanced Edition

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Underwater.

    Among the Sleep: Enhanced Edition is a new and improved version of the award winning first person horror adventure. In the game you play as a small child trapped in a weird nightmare where you go looking for your mom.

    2014ActionIndieAdventure16.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  4. Dead of Darkness

    WHY THIS

    Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Action and Indie with Underwater.

    Dead of Darkness is a 2D survival-horror action-adventure. Investigate a mysterious island and unravel its disturbing secret. You’ll have to face grotesque creatures, hurdle deadly traps, solve puzzles, and most importantly, survive.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure15.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Underwater

How much does Underwater cost?
Underwater is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Underwater?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Underwater are SOMA, The Land of Pain, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs.
Who developed Underwater?
Underwater was developed by Andreev Worlds, Gamesforfarm and published by Gamesforfarm, Andreev Worlds.

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.

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