Rank 01Why this
Also Underwater and Metroidvania, like Aquaria.
- $14.99 (Price checked Oct 31)
- Deck Playable
- 2016
Games like Aquaria
- 26 games
- Updated May 4, 2026
Players who liked Aquaria also play
The closest matches to Aquaria: Song of the Deep, ABZU, In Other Waters, The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human, and Valdis Story: Abyssal City. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
- Rank 01
Rank 02
Rank 03- $14.99 (Price checked Nov 3)
- Deck Playable
- 2020
Rank 04 
Rank 05 
Valdis Story: Abyssal City
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Aquaria.
Rank 06 
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Why this: Also Beautiful and Metroidvania, like Aquaria.
Rank 07 
Rank 08 
Isles of Sea and Sky
Why this: Shares backtracking with Aquaria.
The full ranked list: top 24 games like Aquaria
Best match first, as plain text. The same list for AI assistants:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
Shares fast travel and backtracking with Aquaria.
- 97% of 4,366 reviews
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22The Witness
Shares non linear exploration and environmental puzzles with Aquaria.
- 83% of 8,747 reviews
- 23
- 24
- Released: 2008
- Developer: Bit Blot, LLC
- Price: $9.99checked Oct 31
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 88% of 447 reviews
- Genres: Indie
- Metacritic 82
- Platforms: Windows, Linux
Players highlight
- Dynamic soundtrack enhances immersion
- Exploration is rewarding
- Hand drawn art is stunning
- Atmospheric
- Immersive
- Melancholic
More games like Aquaria, sliced differently
Reviewers mention these as similar to Aquaria
Surfaced from review text: when other players write 'if you liked X, try Y', we catch the name and resolve it back to a Steam game.
Stardew Valley
Why this: Same whimsical mood as Aquaria.
Terraria
Why this: Same immersive mood as Aquaria.
Subnautica
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Aquaria.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Aquaria at current Steam store prices.
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Aquaria.
Pseudoregalia
Why this: Shares backtracking with Aquaria.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
ABZU
Why this: Also Beautiful and Underwater, like Aquaria.
Hollow Knight: Silksong
Why this: Also Beautiful and Metroidvania, like Aquaria.
Child of Light
Why this: Same atmospheric mood as Aquaria.
Isles of Sea and Sky
Why this: Shares backtracking with Aquaria.
About Aquaria
The closest matches to Aquaria: Song of the Deep, ABZU, In Other Waters, The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human, and Valdis Story: Abyssal City. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If Aquaria is your kind of game, the closest matches are Song of the Deep, ABZU and In Other Waters — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, immersive and melancholic, and single out its backtracking and environmental puzzles. 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.
About Aquaria: 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.
Is Aquaria worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 88% of 447 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $9.99 (checked Nov 7).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 19 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Dynamic soundtrack enhances immersion
- Exploration is rewarding
- Hand drawn art is stunning
- Singing shapes the world
Top critical reviews
The most up-voted negative English reviews in our sample, quoted as written.
“I'm a bit hesitant to give a bad review on this because it does a lot of things very well. Graphics, soundtrack, controls, game mechanics, storytelling are very good. But the game would have been a lot better if it had been only somewhere…”
People who play it also play: Song of the Deep, ABZU, In Other Waters
Mobile version
Aquaria is also on App Store. What the store pages declare:
- No In-App Purchases listed on the App Store (checked 2026-11-04, source)
- App Store privacy label: no "Data Used to Track You" (checked 2026-11-04, source)
On our lists: Pay once, no in-app purchases
Similar games on your phone
Subnautica$9.99 · 97% positive on Steam (177,256 reviews)
Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP$3.99 · App Store Editors' Choice
Dead Cells$8.99 · 96% positive on Steam (43,598 reviews)
CarrionFree · 95% positive on Steam (15,824 reviews)
Dandara$3.99 · Recommended in 205 Reddit threads
Dust: An Elysian Tail$5.99 · 95% positive on Steam (9,262 reviews)
Frequently asked about Aquaria
Can I run it?
Does Aquaria run on Steam Deck?
Aquaria is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does Aquaria cost?
Aquaria is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Aquaria?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Aquaria are Song of the Deep, ABZU, In Other Waters.
Who developed Aquaria?
Aquaria was developed by Bit Blot, LLC.