Rank 01Why this
Also Beautiful and Experimental, like In Other Waters.
- $24.99 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2013
Games like In Other Waters
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Players who liked In Other Waters also play
The closest matches to In Other Waters: Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition, Heaven's Vault, Aquaria, Genesis Noir, and Elroy and the Aliens. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
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Rank 02Why this
Same atmospheric mood as In Other Waters.
- $7.49 (Price checked Nov 4)
- Deck Verified
- 2019
Rank 03
The full ranked list: top 24 games like In Other Waters
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- 1Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition
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- Released: 2020
- Developer: Jump Over The Age
- Price: $14.99checked Nov 4
- Steam Deck: Deck Playable
- 89% of 1,457 reviews
- Genres: Indie, Adventure
- Metacritic 74
- Platforms: Windows, macOS
Players highlight
- Sound design enhances immersion
- Visual language is clean and precise
- Atmospheric
- Immersive
- Peaceful
- Resource collection
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About In Other Waters
The closest matches to In Other Waters: Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition, Heaven's Vault, Aquaria, Genesis Noir, and Elroy and the Aliens. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.
If In Other Waters is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition, Heaven's Vault and Aquaria — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers describe it as atmospheric, immersive and peaceful, and single out its resource collection and speculative biology. 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.
In Other Waters is a 2020 indie adventure developed by Jump Over The Age and published by Fellow Traveller. Players take the role of an AI guiding a xenobiologist through an alien ocean, managing resource-collection and unlocking story elements as they encounter the planet's speculative biology. Reviewers highlight that the visual language is clean and precise, and players describe the experience as atmospheric, immersive, and peaceful. The game presents a non-violent sci-fi narrative where the history and ecology of an alien world gradually unfold. It currently holds an 89% positive rating from 1,457 Steam reviews and is playable on Steam Deck. The game is available for $3.74 USD.
About In Other Waters: Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?
Is In Other Waters worth buying?
Players recommend it
A summary of what players say, not a promise you'll like it. Every signal is listed below.
- 89% of 1,457 Steam reviews are positive.
- We don't track this game's daily reviews yet, so this is the all-time picture.
- Price: $14.99 (checked Nov 8).
- People who recommend it had played a median of 7 h when they wrote their review.
- Steam Deck Playable: works, with some rough edges.
What fans praise · Themes mined from positive reviews
- Visual language is clean and precise
People who play it also play: Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition, Heaven's Vault, Aquaria
Frequently asked about In Other Waters
Can I run it?
Does In Other Waters run on Steam Deck?
In Other Waters is rated Playable on Steam Deck — it runs, but expect some manual adjustments (control remapping, text size, or graphics settings) for the best experience.
How much does In Other Waters cost?
In Other Waters is listed on Steam at 14.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to In Other Waters?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside In Other Waters are Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition, Heaven's Vault, Aquaria.
Who developed In Other Waters?
In Other Waters was developed by Jump Over The Age and published by Fellow Traveller.