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Single-player games like Submarine VR

Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Submarine VR, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.

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Ranked picks

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    You Are a Bird — Steam game cover

    You Are a Bird

    Single-player alternative to Submarine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Submarine VR.

    You Are a Bird is an immersive VR bird flight sim where your real arms become wings. Flap and angle your wings to explore and hunt in VR. Based on real bird flight mechanics and soaring flight physics.

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation19.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Exhale XR | VR Wellness — Steam game cover

    Exhale XR | VR Wellness

    Single-player alternative to Submarine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure and Simulation with Submarine VR.

    Exhale into an adventure all its own. Prepare yourself for a true undertaking into enlightenment and better mental health with the Exhale XR app and VR wellness library.

    2022AdventureSimulationCasual3.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    The Great Ocean — Steam game cover

    The Great Ocean

    Single-player alternative to Submarine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with Submarine VR.

    Dive into the earth’s oceans. Explore in your high-tech submarine fascinating spots like the Galapagos or the Deep Sea. Use your tools to solve quests when you free jailed whales, or explore sunken WW2 battleships. Swim with majestic whales, sharks and sea turtles.

    2026ActionAdventureSimulation9.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Dark of the Depths — Steam game cover

    Dark of the Depths

    Single-player alternative to Submarine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation with Submarine VR.

    A first-person deep sea exploration game. Use only a torch to navigate through rusted structures, encountering both dangerous and harmless sea creatures. Uncover the mysteries of the trench, and experience the phobia-inducing atmosphere of the ocean floor.

    SimulationSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Be — Steam game cover

    Be

    Single-player alternative to Submarine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Submarine VR.

    Build, relax or explore in a beautiful world. Chill out next to a lake or build crazy structures (with friends!) Choose your own weather & time of day.

    2022IndieSimulationCasual12.99 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    Bodian's Bay Wash — Steam game cover

    Bodian's Bay Wash

    Single-player alternative to Submarine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Submarine VR.

    A relaxing underwater VR cleaning simulator! Use pressure washers and scrapers to clean boat hulls, smash barnacles, and expand your very own underwater wash. Buy furniture, upgrade your equipment, and get ready for clients of colossal proportions!

    2026IndieSimulationCasualSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    cyubeVR — Steam game cover

    cyubeVR

    Single-player alternative to Submarine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Submarine VR.

    Immerse yourself in a voxel game exclusively designed for VR. A beautiful infinite procedural world. Explore, gather resources, craft with your hands in 3D, and build anything you can imagine. Featuring great VR controls, near-infinite view distance, Steam Workshop mod support, and much more!

    2018IndieAdventureEarly Access22.49 USDSingle-playerSimilar games →
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    subROV : Underwater Discoveries — Steam game cover

    subROV : Underwater Discoveries

    Single-player alternative to Submarine VR — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Simulation and Early Access with Submarine VR.

    Pilot a remotely operated submarine and explore the oceans! Defy the darkness and crushing pressure of the deeps as you chart unknown regions and study new species of ocean life.

    2022SimulationCasualEarly Access19.99 USDDeck VerifiedSingle-playerSimilar games →