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Games like Sunken Ships

If Sunken Ships is your kind of game, the closest matches are Abyss Crew, Skeleton Rebellion and Darkwater — 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 Sunken Ships: Explore a little seaside coast of submerged ruins, sunken ships and lonely islands.

2023IndieAdventureRPG2.99 USDWindowsby Joe Renwick
Sunken Ships — Steam game cover

Players who liked Sunken Ships also play

Steam players who put hours into Sunken Ships 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. Abyss Crew

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Sunken Ships fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sunken Ships.

    Abyss Crew is a multiplayer coop game aboard a steampunk submarine. Each player is a member of the submarine crew - pilot, gunner, sonar, or engineer. Explore the abyss to find precious mineral - but beware, as sprawling menaces lurk in the darkness...

    2025IndieAdventureRPG9.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Skeleton Rebellion

    WHY THIS

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

    A turn-based RPG about a rogue skeleton storming the halls of mage society on a quest for justice, peace and unity.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Darkwater

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Sunken Ships fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sunken Ships.

    Darkwater is a cooperative extraction horror game for 1-4 players. Command a submarine trapped under the ice of an alien planet. Battle enemy vessels and deep sea abominations as you hunt for resources. Do what it takes to survive.

    2026ActionStrategyIndie9.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. S.U.B.

    WHY THIS

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

    Navigate through the dark, deep seas with your best friend to infiltrate the Evil Doctor's Secret Underwater Base © in this two-person local couch co-op game! Will you be able to outrun the dreadful laser-robot-sharks long enough to foil the Evil Doctor's plans?

    2018ActionIndieAdventure1.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. Monomon: The Black Sun

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Sunken Ships fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with Sunken Ships.

    In the city of Otnorot, a horrific sinkhole has appeared, destroying a part of the town. Follow Conner and Tallulah and see if they survive the destruction.

    2026IndieRPGSteam ↗
  6. Kaelis: Seraph Protocol

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Sunken Ships fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sunken Ships.

    Become an Executor of Serenos Academy in KAELIS, an academy sci-fantasy JRPG where you investigate Noise incidents, fight turn-based Lumina battles, and build bonds with the Guardians who stand beside you.

    2028IndieAdventureRPGSteam ↗
  7. Depths of Sanity

    WHY THIS

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

    A mysterious signal. A missing crew. And the one man trying to piece it all together. As Abe Douglas, dive deep into a fully underwater metroidvania to explore massive oceanic biomes, battle monstrous bosses, and piece together a mystery that threatens not only your crew, but your own sanity.

    2022ActionIndieAdventure14.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Outbound Ghost

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Sunken Ships fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sunken Ships.

    The Outbound Ghost is an adventure RPG about helping ghosts ascend to the afterlife. Battle the past using figments of your personality. Craft badges to earn abilities. Explore a town of troubled spooks and discover life can be tough, even when you're dead.

    2022IndieAdventureRPG19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

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

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Sunken Ships on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sunken Ships.

    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 ↗
  2. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Sunken Ships on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sunken Ships.

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Sunken Ships on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with Sunken Ships.

    This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Sunken Ships on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sunken Ships.

    shapez is an easy-going, minimalistic factory building game about the automation of shapes through extraction and satisfying production lines. Adapt to increasingly complex shapes and grow your factory across an infinitely expanding map. Your only limitation is your creativity!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Sunken Ships on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sunken Ships.

    "Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!

    2015ActionIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  6. Montaro

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Sunken Ships on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sunken Ships.

    Montaro is a DOGE.

    2016IndieCasual0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Bit Blaster XL

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Sunken Ships on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sunken Ships.

    Bit Blaster XL is a fast-paced, retro arcade shoot 'em up (shmup) inspired by the classic quarter-munchers of the ‘80s. Easy to pick up, hard to put down, boost, dodge, shoot, and chase high scores in this addictive, old-school action game!

    2016ActionIndieCasual0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  8. Dictators:No Peace Countryballs

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~67% under Sunken Ships on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Sunken Ships.

    Dictators : No Peace Countryballs is a war simulation and dictator game. This is a fun,simple and some say a funny countryballs game. If you like simulation games, you will love playing Dictators : No Peace. Play as a dictator of your favourite country and colonize the world.

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Life is Strange - Episode 1

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with Sunken Ships.

    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 ↗
  2. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

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

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Bongo Cat

    WHY THIS

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

    Bongo cat needs your help. Bongo cat needz more hatz!!! Every time you press a key, Bongo cat will punch your taskbar. Type, click, play, work to collect more points. Which hats will you find?

    2025IndieSimulationMassively MultiplayerFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. ENA: Dream BBQ

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2025IndieAdventureFreeDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  5. Indigo Park: Chapter 1

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗
  6. The Looker

    WHY THIS

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

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

    2022IndieFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

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

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. NGU IDLE

    WHY THIS

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

    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 ↗

More from Joe Renwick

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

  1. Skeleton Rebellion

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Joe Renwick, the studio behind Sunken Ships. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sunken Ships.

    A turn-based RPG about a rogue skeleton storming the halls of mage society on a quest for justice, peace and unity.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Stones of Flesh

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Joe Renwick, the studio behind Sunken Ships. Shares Indie and Adventure with Sunken Ships.

    You are flesh, blood and bones. A fragile mortal, in a land of something far bigger than yourself.

    2024IndieAdventureRPG4.99 USDSteam ↗
  3. Girl & Scarecrow

    WHY THIS

    Another title from Joe Renwick, the studio behind Sunken Ships. Shares Indie with Sunken Ships.

    Something rotten roams the night. Venture deep into the woods behind your grandfather's house and track down an aviary lost to time in this fantasy visual novel game set in rural New Zealand.

    2026IndieSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Sunken Ships

How much does Sunken Ships cost?
Sunken Ships is listed on Steam at 2.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Sunken Ships?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Sunken Ships are Abyss Crew, Skeleton Rebellion, Darkwater.
Who developed Sunken Ships?
Sunken Ships was developed by Joe Renwick.

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 Sunken Ships.

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