Single-player games like Under The Waves
Below are 11 single-player Steam games similar to Under The Waves, 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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Subnautica
Single-player alternative to Under The Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Under The Waves.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
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ABZU
Single-player alternative to Under The Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Under The Waves.
From the art director of Journey®, ABZÛ is a beautiful underwater adventure that evokes the dream of diving. Immerse yourself in a vibrant hidden world bursting with color and life as you descend into the heart of the ocean. But beware as you swim deeper as dangers lurk in the depths.
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Diluvion: Resubmerged
Single-player alternative to Under The Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Under The Waves.
Diluvion is a 3D deep sea, Jules Verne inspired, exploration game with RPG elements and thrilling submarine combat. As the Captain of your own vessel, you must grow and manage your crew as you search for the secrets of the past in a hauntingly beautiful flooded world.
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Fort Solis
Single-player alternative to Under The Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Under The Waves.
Answer the call from a mining base on Mars as engineer Jack Leary and search for the missing crew. Fort Solis will immerse you with cinematic visuals powered by UE 5 and voice acting of Roger Clark and Troy Baker. Explore the mining complex and reach climax of this narrative thriller experience.
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Aquaria
Single-player alternative to Under The Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Under The Waves.
Aquaria is an award-winning action-adventure game set in a massive underwater world teeming with life and filled with ancient secrets. Join Naija, a lone underwater adventurer, as she travels from hidden caves shrouded in darkness, to beautiful, sunlit oases in search of her past.
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Beyond Blue
Single-player alternative to Under The Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Under The Waves.
Beyond Blue is a single-player narrative adventure that takes you deep into our planet’s beating blue heart. Explore the awesome wonder and unbounded mystery that exists within the world’s ocean.
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Song of the Deep
Single-player alternative to Under The Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Under The Waves.
From the creators of Ratchet & Clank, Song of the Deep is a metroidvania-style action-adventure game following a young girl’s quest into the unknown to find her missing father. It combines underwater discovery, skill, and suspense with a powerful story.
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Still Wakes the Deep
Single-player alternative to Under The Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Under The Waves.
1975. Disaster strikes the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. Navigate the collapsing rig to save your crew from an otherworldly horror on the edge of all logic and reality in this 3x BAFTA Games Award-winning narrative horror experience.
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The Abyss
Single-player alternative to Under The Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie with Under The Waves.
"The Abyss" is a first-person survival horror. After an accident, explore a dark world filled with horrors, puzzles, and secrets that challenge your sanity. Will you escape the Abyss or succumb?
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Dark Days
Single-player alternative to Under The Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Under The Waves.
A Supernatural Thriller from the indie creators of "White Night" and “Under The Waves” now remastered for PC gamers.
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EQQO
Single-player alternative to Under The Waves — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Under The Waves.
Inspired by ancient Ethiopian legends, Eqqo is a poetic narrative puzzle game, an initiatory adventure, and a love song to nature.