Games like In Other Waters
If In Other Waters is your kind of game, the closest matches are Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition, You Can Save Everyone and She and the Light Bearer — picked from the ranked list below. Reviewers single out its sound design enhances immersion, writing quality is exceptional and atmospheric. 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 →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?
Players who liked In Other Waters also play
Steam players who put hours into In Other Waters 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.
Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Top pick for In Other Waters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.
You Can Save Everyone
WHY THIS
Second-strongest match for In Other Waters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
You Can Save Everyone is a heartfelt horror meta-puzzle game. Trapped deep within a facility with only a console to communicate with the others inside, decipher the proper methods to control the console, and - just maybe - save everyone. But be careful. The locks aren't just there for you.
She and the Light Bearer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Third-strongest match for In Other Waters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
She and the Light Bearer is a point and click adventure game, a poem, a fairy tale. Take a journey inside a vibrantly colored forest, meet silly creatures, listen to serene folk music, and discover somber secrets.
Heaven's Vault
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Ranked #4 for In Other Waters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
Gorogoa
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Ranked #5 for In Other Waters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
The Stillness of the Wind
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Ranked #6 for In Other Waters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
A quiet game of life and loss. One by one, everyone left the village for the city. Everyone, except Talma. Approaching her final years, she maintains a simple way of life tending to her homestead, surviving, subsisting, whilst increasingly disturbing letters arrive from her family in the city.
Syberia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Ranked #7 for In Other Waters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with In Other Waters.
Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.
Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Ranked #8 for In Other Waters fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
London, 1888: The people of Whitechapel live under the ghastly shadow of Jack the Ripper, tempting Arthurian legends - Du Lac & Fey - back to English shores to intervene. Will they stop Jack before more blood is spilt on the cobbled streets? Victorian London awaits you...
Reviewers mention these as similar to In Other Waters
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Subnautica
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Reviewers of In Other Waters cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.
Raft
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Reviewers of In Other Waters cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
Raft™ throws you and your friends into an epic oceanic adventure! Alone or together, players battle to survive a perilous voyage across a vast sea! Gather debris, scavenge reefs and build your own floating home, but be wary of the man-eating sharks!
Scavenger SV-4
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Reviewers of In Other Waters cross-mention this title as a similar play. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
Scavenger SV-4 is a highly replayable atmospheric first-person science fiction game. Part simulator, part roguelike, it has elements of action, combat, resource management, and a dash of horror. It is not quite like any game you have played before.
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below In Other Waters at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under In Other Waters on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
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 ~47% under In Other Waters on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
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 ~60% under In Other Waters on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
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.
Blood and Bacon
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under In Other Waters on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with In Other Waters.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
shapez
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under In Other Waters on Steam right now. Shares Indie with In Other Waters.
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 ~47% under In Other Waters on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
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 NOexistenceN of you AND me
WHY THIS
Priced ~47% under In Other Waters on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
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".
Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad
WHY THIS
Priced ~74% under In Other Waters on Steam right now. Shares Indie with In Other Waters.
"Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015: Do You Still Shower With Your Dad?" is a fast paced shower-simulation where you shower with your 8-bit dad.It's good, clean fun!
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 In Other Waters.
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 Adventure with In Other Waters.
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 In Other Waters.
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 In Other Waters.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In Other Waters.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
Indigo Park: Chapter 1
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
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.
The Looker
WHY THIS
Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with In Other Waters.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
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Head-to-head comparisons
More from Jump Over The Age
Other recommendable Steam games by Jump Over The Age, ranked by review count so the studio's hits land first.
Citizen Sleeper
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Another title from Jump Over The Age, the studio behind In Other Waters. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Another title from Jump Over The Age, the studio behind In Other Waters. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
A dice-driven RPG, in a human and heartfelt sci-fi world. You are an escaped android, with a malfunctioning body, a price on your head and no memory of your past. Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt.
Signet City
WHY THIS
Another title from Jump Over The Age, the studio behind In Other Waters. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
From the creator of Citizen Sleeper, SIGNET CITY is a first-person fungalpunk RPG. You are a parasite, in a city where strange technologies and radical ideas are taking root. Grow into and through its inhabitants, uncover and change their stories, and witness the terminal season of the signet city.
Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.
She and the Light Bearer
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
She and the Light Bearer is a point and click adventure game, a poem, a fairy tale. Take a journey inside a vibrantly colored forest, meet silly creatures, listen to serene folk music, and discover somber secrets.
Heaven's Vault
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
An archaeologist uncovers a lost history in an ancient space Nebula. Award-winning narrative adventure game with hieroglyphic language puzzles, from the creators of 80 DAYS.
Gorogoa
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Indie and Adventure with In Other Waters.
Gorogoa is an elegant evolution of the puzzle genre, told through a beautifully hand-drawn story designed and illustrated by Jason Roberts. Winner of Debut Game at the 2018 BAFTA Games Awards, as well as Best Mobile Game and the Innovation Award at the GDC 2018 Choice Awards.
Syberia
WHY THIS
Shares an atmospheric mood with In Other Waters.
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with In Other Waters.
Join Kate Walker as she travels to remote locations and time periods in this timeless voyage to discover her true destiny.
Frequently asked about In Other Waters
- 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 3.74 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, You Can Save Everyone, She and the Light Bearer.
- Who developed In Other Waters?
- In Other Waters was developed by Jump Over The Age and published by Fellow Traveller.
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 In Other Waters.
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