Games like Subsurface
If Subsurface is your kind of game, the closest matches are Backrooms Cycle, Hold The Line and Facility 37 — 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 Subsurface: A 1–4 player co-op underwater horror game where you and your crew descend into the depths, recover valuable resources, meet your quota, and survive whatever lurks below.
Players who liked Subsurface also play
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Backrooms Cycle
WHY THIS
Top pick for Subsurface fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subsurface.
Backrooms Cycle is an immersive exploration RPG/FPS horror set in the backrooms. You will explore and scavenge, build up your arsenal and gain powerful perks. Decide if you want to rescue fellow scientists, build an outpost in the poolrooms or just care about yourself.
Hold The Line
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for Subsurface fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subsurface.
The power core is failing. You are humanity's last line of defense. Hold the line in this brutal 4-player co-op zombie survival FPS. Reinforce barricades, upgrade your arsenal, and fight through increasingly deadly waves of zombies alone or with friends. How long can you hold the line?
Facility 37
WHY THIS
Third-strongest match for Subsurface fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subsurface.
Explore an abandoned research facility, uncover evidence of horrific experiments, and escape alive. Complete randomized objectives with your team while evading bio-engineered threats in this atmospheric co-op horror experience.
Mimic
WHY THIS
Ranked #4 for Subsurface fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subsurface.
Deduce who you can trust in this asymmetrical online survival horror game for up to 10 players. Solve the objectives, survive the killer Android hunting you, and hunt from the shadows as the Mimic; a shape-shifting terror hiding amongst you.
Survive
WHY THIS
Ranked #5 for Subsurface fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subsurface.
SURVIVE is a 6 player multiplayer horror game. Survive a killer in different environments, accomplish objectives and call the police to escape.
Void Raider
WHY THIS
Ranked #6 for Subsurface fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subsurface.
In the depths of a ruined galaxy, laws no longer exist. You embody a Void Raider, a space marauder with no ties, ready to do anything to get your hands on rare resources and forgotten artifacts.
Inferno Protocol
WHY THIS
Ranked #7 for Subsurface fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Subsurface.
A survival horror set in a massive maze. Play solo or 6-player co-op. Scavenge resources to craft gear and survive against terrifying enemies. Unlock unique abilities and find the exit.
System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster
WHY THIS
Ranked #8 for Subsurface fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Subsurface.
System Shock® 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster is a genre defining experience that established innovative game-play mechanics that are a staple of the FPS and RPG genre today. Survive the wretched corridors of the Von Braun. Your training has prepared you for this.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Subsurface at current Steam store prices.
Garry's Mod
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Subsurface on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Subsurface.
Garry's Mod is a physics sandbox. There aren't any predefined aims or goals. We give you the tools and leave you to play.
Vampire Survivors
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Subsurface on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Subsurface.
Mow down thousands of night creatures and survive until dawn! Vampire Survivors is a gothic horror casual game with rogue-lite elements, where your choices can allow you to quickly snowball against the hundreds of monsters that get thrown at you. Be the bullet hell!
Titanfall® 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~55% under Subsurface on Steam right now. Shares Action with Subsurface.
Respawn Entertainment gives you the most advanced titan technology in its new, single player campaign & multiplayer experience. Combine & conquer with new titans & pilots, deadlier weapons, & customization and progression systems that help you and your titan flow as one unstoppable killing force.
How to Fish
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Subsurface on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Subsurface.
A 1-4 player physics based fishing simulator. While drinking and boating you suddenly crash into a small island. To work your way back home you have to learn How to Fish.
Cookie Clicker
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Subsurface on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Subsurface.
An idle game about making cookies! Originally released in 2013 on the web, and actively developed since then. This is the official version for Steam.
WEBFISHING
WHY THIS
Priced ~50% under Subsurface on Steam right now. Shares Indie with Subsurface.
WEBFISHING a multiplayer chatroom-focused fishing game! Relax and fish (on the web!)
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~90% under Subsurface on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Subsurface.
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?
Buckshot Roulette
WHY THIS
Priced ~70% under Subsurface on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Subsurface.
Play Russian roulette with a 12-gauge shotgun. Four enter. One leaves. Roll the dice with your life. Good luck!
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Subsurface.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Adventure with Subsurface.
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 Action and Indie with Subsurface.
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 and Adventure with Subsurface.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Subsurface.
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.
STRAFTAT
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Subsurface.
STRAFTAT is a 1v1/2v2 ONLINE first person SHOOTER with quick rounds in over 350 MAPS ; Including all WEAPONS, proximity chat and 4 players FFA.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Subsurface.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action with Subsurface.
Counter-Strike:Global Offensive (CS:GO) expands upon the team-based action gameplay that it pioneered when it was launched over 2 decades ago. CS:GO features new maps, characters, weapons, and game modes, and delivers updated versions of the classic CS content (de_dust2, etc.).
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Frequently asked about Subsurface
- How much does Subsurface cost?
- Subsurface is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- Does Subsurface have multiplayer or co-op?
- Yes — Subsurface supports multi-player play according to its Steam store listing (Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op).
- What games are most similar to Subsurface?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Subsurface are Backrooms Cycle, Hold The Line, Facility 37.
- Who developed Subsurface?
- Subsurface was developed by Tyler Powell Studios.
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 Subsurface.
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