Games like THE DEEPWATCH
If THE DEEPWATCH is your kind of game, the closest matches are SKY HARVEST, Dystopicon and Shopping in a Winter Zombieland — 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.
Get personalized picks →About THE DEEPWATCH: As the head of security, you will decide the fate of those who try to enter the underwater colony. Among the hundreds of arrivals, you may encounter dangerous criminals, spies, and the infected. You will decide who lives here, who is banished, and who is eliminated.

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Steam players who put hours into THE DEEPWATCH 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.
SKY HARVEST
WHY THIS
Top pick for THE DEEPWATCH fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with THE DEEPWATCH.
The Earth is dead. Take control of the ARC-7 terminal and manage the fate of 5,000 souls. Balance energy and credits, make moral choices, gamble, and survive the Loan Shark. Every keystroke has a price in this 100-day dystopian text-based simulation. Your shift begins now, Operator.
Dystopicon
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for THE DEEPWATCH fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with THE DEEPWATCH.
An uncomfortable dystopian time-management game where your job is watching TV to earn money and buy services to survive after robots replace humans at work. Choose to be a good citizen or a rebel. But beware! Curiosity has a price in this dystopian life simulator.
Shopping in a Winter Zombieland
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for THE DEEPWATCH fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and RPG with THE DEEPWATCH.
An apocalyptic Visual Novel from Zombie Zone Germany for Christmas with German voice acting, lots of decisions and seven different endings. There is only a version in German language.
Not For Broadcast
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for THE DEEPWATCH fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with THE DEEPWATCH.
A new political Party has won a landslide in the General Election, and for some reason the editor at the news station you work at has done a runner. Now it’s up to you, the Janitor, to take over the editing booth in this tumultuous time - will you help the government, or stand in their way?
Quarantineer
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for THE DEEPWATCH fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with THE DEEPWATCH.
For the glory of Motherland, the truth shall never be revealed. None of us expected this, Yet history is repeating itself.
Floodland
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for THE DEEPWATCH fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with THE DEEPWATCH.
A society survival game set in a world destroyed by climate change. Explore, scavenge and build a city to unite the clans. Conflicting cultures and limited resources mean you need to make tough choices; have you got what it takes to lead your people into a new era of humanity?
Atomic Society
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for THE DEEPWATCH fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Simulation with THE DEEPWATCH.
Build a town in a post-apocalyptic world. Gather resources to expand and survive. Express your moral and ethical views by setting laws that affect how people live. What kind of society will you make?
Homeseek
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for THE DEEPWATCH fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Simulation with THE DEEPWATCH.
Homeseek is a post-apocalyptic survival strategy game set on a resource-strapped Earth at the turn of the next century. In a dried-up wasteland where water has become the new gold, every choice you make becomes life or death.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below THE DEEPWATCH at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under THE DEEPWATCH on Steam right now. Shares Indie with THE DEEPWATCH.
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?
The Test
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under THE DEEPWATCH on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with THE DEEPWATCH.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under THE DEEPWATCH on Steam right now. Shares Indie with THE DEEPWATCH.
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.
Placid Plastic Duck Simulator
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under THE DEEPWATCH on Steam right now. Shares Simulation with THE DEEPWATCH.
The ultimate high-tech rubber duck simulation, Placid Plastic Duck brings you dangerous levels of relaxation. With chill music, dreamy 3D graphics, and many different happy ducks, your only priority is to float around. Zero Ducks given.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~80% under THE DEEPWATCH on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with THE DEEPWATCH.
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!
The Test: Hypothesis Rising
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under THE DEEPWATCH on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Simulation with THE DEEPWATCH.
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
The Test: Final Revelation
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under THE DEEPWATCH on Steam right now. Shares Simulation and RPG with THE DEEPWATCH.
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~60% under THE DEEPWATCH on Steam right now. Shares Indie and RPG with THE DEEPWATCH.
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
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.
Ultimate Custom Night
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with THE DEEPWATCH.
Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!
ENA: Dream BBQ
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with THE DEEPWATCH.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with THE DEEPWATCH.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
missed messages.
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with THE DEEPWATCH.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Grimm's Hollow
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with THE DEEPWATCH.
A spooky, freeware RPG where you search the afterlife for your brother. Reap ghosts with your scythe, explore haunted caves, and eat ghostly treats on your journey through death.
Magic Archery
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Simulation with THE DEEPWATCH.
Train a commoner to become the greatest archer in this short incremental game! Increase your stats, gather wealth from quests, buy upgrades, and infuse your arrows with magic.
Paper Lily - Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and RPG with THE DEEPWATCH.
Paper Lily is an RPG horror game in which you can solve puzzles in different ways. Explore a hidden world, meet strange characters, and guide Lacie as she attempts to find answers about her unusual condition.
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Frequently asked about THE DEEPWATCH
- How much does THE DEEPWATCH cost?
- THE DEEPWATCH is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to THE DEEPWATCH?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside THE DEEPWATCH are SKY HARVEST, Dystopicon, Shopping in a Winter Zombieland.
- Who developed THE DEEPWATCH?
- THE DEEPWATCH was developed by LLC Elpy Games.
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 THE DEEPWATCH.
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