Single-player games like Submerged
Below are 13 single-player Steam games similar to Submerged, 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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Submerged: Hidden Depths
Single-player alternative to Submerged — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Submerged.
Boat, climb, interact and explore in the beautiful ruins of a sunken world.
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Cloudy Valley
Single-player alternative to Submerged — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Submerged.
Go on a summer vacation to the Cloudy Valley archipelago! Swim, climb, and explore the different islands at your own pace. Discover treasures or enjoy a cozy and relaxing atmosphere by the waves...
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Adorable Adventures
Single-player alternative to Submerged — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Submerged.
Play as Boris, a curious baby boar who must learn how to use his nose to reunite with his family after a forest fire. Explore beautiful landscapes, track scents, and uncover secrets as you slowly reconnect with nature in this cozy animal adventure.
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Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Single-player alternative to Submerged — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Submerged.
Featuring a beautiful, detailed open-world and a haunting soundtrack, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is non-linear storytelling at its best.
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The First Tree
Single-player alternative to Submerged — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Submerged.
A beautiful, 3rd-person exploration game centered around two parallel stories: a fox trying to find her missing family, and a son reconnecting with his estranged father in Alaska. Uncover artifacts from the son's life as he becomes intertwined in the fox’s journey towards The First Tree.
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DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT
Single-player alternative to Submerged — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Submerged.
From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes a genre-defying experience, now expanded in this definitive DIRECTOR’S CUT. As Sam Bridges, your mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. Can you reunite the shattered world, one step at a time?
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AER Memories of Old
Single-player alternative to Submerged — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Submerged.
Transform into a bird and fly to explore and experience a vibrant world of floating islands in the sky. Venture down into lost ancient ruins where each step leads you closer to the end of the world.
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Eastshade
Single-player alternative to Submerged — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Submerged.
You are a traveling painter, exploring the island of Eastshade. Capture the world on canvas using your artist’s easel. Talk to the inhabitants to learn about their lives. Make friends and help those in need. Visit cities, scale summits, unearth mysteries, and discover forgotten places!
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Tomb Raider Game of the Year
Single-player alternative to Submerged — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Submerged.
Tomb Raider explores the intense origin story of Lara Croft and her ascent from a young woman to a hardened survivor.
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Sword of the Sea
Single-player alternative to Submerged — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Submerged.
Surf across magnificent waves of sand and glistening waters on an epic quest to restore a lost ocean. From the visionary artist behind ABZÛ, The Pathless, and Journey, Sword of the Sea is an atmospheric surfing adventure with fast movement inspired by classic skateboarding and snowboarding games.
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City of Brass
Single-player alternative to Submerged — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
A first-person action adventure, inspired by Arabian Nights, from senior BioShock developers.
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EPOCH
Single-player alternative to Submerged — playable solo, no multiplayer required.
EPOCH - Post-apocalyptic Robot Combat
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Magicians: The Devil's Deal
Single-player alternative to Submerged — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Adventure with Submerged.
Magicians: The Devil’s Deal is a narrative driven FPS where stage magic becomes real. You play as Jacob Menteuro, a fallen illusionist bound by a pact with The Devil and cast into Hell. Master deadly tricks, steal the powers of rival magicians, and escape the infernal world of Theatreland.