Single-player games like Sunken Veins
Below are 9 single-player Steam games similar to Sunken Veins, 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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Submeris
Single-player alternative to Sunken Veins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Sunken Veins.
Submeris is an underwater mining adventure set beneath a mysterious island. Dig, upgrade your gear, survive dangerous depths, and uncover the legendary treasure hidden far below the ocean floor!
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Barotrauma
Single-player alternative to Sunken Veins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Sunken Veins.
Barotrauma is a 2D co-op submarine simulator – in space, with survival horror and RPG elements. Steer your submarine, complete missions, fight monsters, fix leaks, operate machinery, man the guns and craft items, and stay alert: danger in Barotrauma doesn’t announce itself!
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DepthWake
Single-player alternative to Sunken Veins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sunken Veins.
Return to an Earth abandoned for over 500 years and explore its transformed oceans in search of vital resources. With supplies on humanity's new home world running dry, you must gather materials, build automated underwater operations, and uncover the secrets that now lie beneath the waves.
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Hadal
Single-player alternative to Sunken Veins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sunken Veins.
Guide a Nereid Freight submarine crew through Europa’s hostile under-ice oceans. Deliver essential cargo, salvage wrecks, repair failing stations, hunt dangerous lifeforms, and survive in the crushing darkness where every dive carries risk — and nothing stays quiet for long.
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Darkwater
Single-player alternative to Sunken Veins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Strategy with Sunken Veins.
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.
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Weldiver
Single-player alternative to Sunken Veins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Sunken Veins.
I chose the most dangerous job in the world. Not because I wanted to, but because someone has to. I’m an Underwater Welder. One meter down – one percent less chance to survive. I live on the edge of life and death. It's not just a job. It's a life... a battle... a fight for survival.
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Search for the Titanic
Single-player alternative to Sunken Veins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Strategy and Simulation with Sunken Veins.
As an inexperienced oceanographer, you must build your skills, reputation, crew, and resources along your journey to mount an expedition to find the lost Titanic. Experience the challenges, dangers and excitement of scientific underwater exploration!
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ABYSS - 9
Single-player alternative to Sunken Veins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sunken Veins.
In the year 5026, you are a disposable miner sent to the bottom of the ocean on the ABYSS-9 expedition. Pilot your 'iron coffin', manage unstable vital systems, and survive uncharted abyssal creatures. In the abyss, silence is as dangerous as the pressure.
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The Smoothie Shop
Single-player alternative to Sunken Veins — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Indie and Simulation with Sunken Veins.
You are the new owner of The Smoothie Shop. Now it's your turn to keep the family's business alive. In endless rain, you must work the night shift and serve smoothies to your customers. But the shop isn't the only thing you inherited.