Single-player games like Underwater
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Underwater, 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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Dark Haunting
Single-player alternative to Underwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Underwater.
A multiplayer co-op horror game.
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Eclipse: Echo of Dimension
Single-player alternative to Underwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Underwater.
Eclipse: Echo of Dimension is an adventure game. Players explore the ruins of an alien civilization, discovering and listening to fragments of poetry from another dimension, searching for clues to the lost remnants of an extraterrestrial civilization, where vast distances shrink to mere steps.
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After Midnight
Single-player alternative to Underwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Underwater.
Open-world, online multiplayer ghost hunting game that plunges you into a vast and eerie world filled with haunted locations waiting to be discovered. Whether you're braving the darkness alone or teaming up with friends, your mission is to identify the terrifying entities lurking within this world.
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Shadows of Taumiel
Single-player alternative to Underwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Underwater.
First-person horror game that includes several genres such as stealth, platforming and exploration.
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County Hospital
Single-player alternative to Underwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Underwater.
County Hospital is a singleplayer offline psychological horror inmersive game with jumpscares and high quality assets. Paranormal activity is happening, gather as much evidence as you can and try to escape from the building without getting caught. Are you brave enough?
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Chester
Single-player alternative to Underwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Underwater.
After a tragic accident, you find yourself trapped in a nightmare, and hunted by a monster. With your best friend Chester at your side, you'll have to stay alive, and find a way to wake up.
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Endless Suburbia
Single-player alternative to Underwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Underwater.
A hyper-realistic horror driving game set in a suburban environment. Drive through six different atmospheric experiences where an alien invasion, spider infestation, murderous mime, and other frightful events will happen.
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The Gallery
Single-player alternative to Underwater — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Adventure with Underwater.
An art curator is held hostage by a portraitist who threatens to detonate a bomb unless their demands are met. 'The Gallery' contains two interactive narratives - set in 1981 (with a female protagonist) and 2021 (with a male protagonist).