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Games like Hydrophobia: Prophecy

If Hydrophobia: Prophecy is your kind of game, the closest matches are Tomb Raider: Underworld, Cyanide Space Girls and Selene's Unbearable Night — 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.

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Hydrophobia: Prophecy is a 2011 third-person action-adventure indie title developed by Dark Energy Digital. Set aboard a massive floating city, the game centers on a female protagonist navigating a crisis involving flooding and conflict. Players highlight the advanced water physics system as a defining mechanical element, where dynamic fluid simulation influences both puzzle-solving and platforming sequences. The game presents a challenging experience designed for focused, deliberate gameplay. Its short length rewards careful exploration, offering a concentrated adventure centered on environmental interaction and narrative progression. Solo-only gameplay emphasizes individual skill and immersion, available at a budget-friendly price point. The title received mixed reviews from players, achieving a 61% positive rating across Steam reviews.

About Hydrophobia: Prophecy: The ultimate edition of the jaw-dropping action-adventure game set onboard a floating city.

2011ActionStrategyIndieAdventure4.99 USDMetacritic 64Windowsby Dark Energy Digital Ltd.
Hydrophobia: Prophecy — Steam game cover

Players who liked Hydrophobia: Prophecy also play

Steam players who put hours into Hydrophobia: Prophecy 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.

  1. Tomb Raider: Underworld

    WHY THIS

    Top pick for Hydrophobia: Prophecy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    Tomb Raider: Underworld represents a new advancement in exploration-based gameplay. As fearless adventurer Lara Croft explore exotic locations around the world, each designed with an incredible attention to detail resulting in breathtaking high-definition visual fidelity that creates a truly believable world and delivers a new level of...

    2008ActionAdventure8.99 USDSteam ↗
  2. Cyanide Space Girls

    WHY THIS

    Second-strongest match for Hydrophobia: Prophecy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    Join four elite C.A.T. pilots in explosive 4-player co-op action! Fly through procedurally generated galaxies, unlock devastating weapons, combos, and upgrades, and fight to rid the cosmos of an ancient alien scourge!

    ActionIndieAdventureSteam ↗
  3. Selene's Unbearable Night

    WHY THIS

    Third-strongest match for Hydrophobia: Prophecy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    A third person survival horror game. Search for key objects, solve puzzles and face dangers in order to escape. Inspired by the old survival horror, with two playable characters and modern mechanics delve into the narrative story of Selene's Unbearable night.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure11.99 USDSteam ↗
  4. Bio Goddess : Doomsday Begins

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #4 for Hydrophobia: Prophecy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    Bio Goddess: Doomsday Begins is a third-person shooter survival game where players assume the role of a female high school student surviving in a school struck by a biochemical crisis. They investigate the events, uncover their connection to their father, and explore their own identity.

    2025ActionIndieAdventure23.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  5. Red Faction®: Armageddon™

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #5 for Hydrophobia: Prophecy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    Red Faction: Armageddon Path to War includes 4 new missions, 2 unlockable items and 10 new achievements!

    2011Action19.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. DAISY THE SWIMMER

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #6 for Hydrophobia: Prophecy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Indie with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    Hunt fish with the iron swimmer Daisy at the beautiful beach of Parang Blue Island. And crush the vile pirates aiming for the caught fish. Daisy's companions each have their own unspeakable stories. Gain their trust and reach the hidden truths of Parang Blue Island.

    2024ActionIndieAdventure5.99 USDSteam ↗
  7. Velvet Assassin

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #7 for Hydrophobia: Prophecy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    Inspired by the fascinating story and unbreakable spirit of British secret agent Violette Szabo, players take control of Violette Summer, a beautiful World War II spy deep behind enemy lines with no support or official backing from the British Government.

    2009Action5.99 USDSteam ↗
  8. Scars Above

    WHY THIS

    Ranked #8 for Hydrophobia: Prophecy fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Action and Adventure with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    Scars Above is a challenging sci-fi third-person action adventure shooter combining the rewarding feel of overcoming difficulty with a compelling and intricate story, set in a mysterious alien world to explore.

    2023ActionAdventure29.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Cheaper alternatives

Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below Hydrophobia: Prophecy at current Steam store prices.

  1. POSTAL 2

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hydrophobia: Prophecy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Indie with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    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?

    2012ActionIndieAdventure0.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  2. The Test

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Hydrophobia: Prophecy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗
  3. Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~70% under Hydrophobia: Prophecy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    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.

    2020IndieAdventure1.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Blood and Bacon

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hydrophobia: Prophecy on Steam right now. Shares Action and Adventure with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    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.

    2016ActionAdventureCasual0.99 USDSteam ↗
  5. STAR WARS™ Republic Commando™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hydrophobia: Prophecy on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    You are the leader of an elite squad of Republic Commandos, your mission is to infiltrate, dominate, and ultimately, annihilate the enemy. Your squad will follow your orders and your lead, working together as a team - instinctively, intelligently, instantly. You are their leader. They are your weapon.

    2009Action2.49 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. shapez

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~80% under Hydrophobia: Prophecy on Steam right now. Shares Strategy and Indie with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    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!

    2020StrategyIndieSimulation0.99 USDDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy™

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~50% under Hydrophobia: Prophecy on Steam right now. Shares Action with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    Forge your weapon and follow the path of the Jedi Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy is the latest installment of the highly acclaimed Jedi Knight series. Take on the role of a new student eager to learn the ways of the Force from Jedi Master Luke Skywalker.

    2009Action2.49 USDSteam ↗
  8. The Test: Hypothesis Rising

    WHY THIS

    Priced ~60% under Hydrophobia: Prophecy on Steam right now. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    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?

    2020IndieAdventureSimulation1.99 USDDeck VerifiedSteam ↗

Free alternatives

Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.

  1. Doki Doki Literature Club!

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    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.

    2017IndieFree To PlayCasualFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  2. 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 Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    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.

    2015ActionAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  3. Helltaker

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.

    2020IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  4. Ultimate Custom Night

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    Welcome to the ultimate FNAF mashup, featuring 50 selectable characters and custom difficulties!

    2018ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeSteam ↗
  5. 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 Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    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.

    2024ActionIndieAdventureFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  6. Sheepy: A Short Adventure

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie and Adventure with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.

    2024IndieAdventureFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  7. missed messages.

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Indie with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    ‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

    2019IndieSimulationFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗
  8. Awaria

    WHY THIS

    Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Action and Indie with Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

    Awaria is a short game about working in haunted maintenance tunnels.

    2024ActionIndieFree To PlayFreeDeck PlayableSteam ↗

Frequently asked about Hydrophobia: Prophecy

Does Hydrophobia: Prophecy work on Steam Deck?
Hydrophobia: Prophecy is currently rated Unsupported on Steam Deck. It may not launch or may have significant issues that block normal play.
How much does Hydrophobia: Prophecy cost?
Hydrophobia: Prophecy is listed on Steam at 4.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
What games are most similar to Hydrophobia: Prophecy?
Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside Hydrophobia: Prophecy are Tomb Raider: Underworld, Cyanide Space Girls, Selene's Unbearable Night.
Who developed Hydrophobia: Prophecy?
Hydrophobia: Prophecy was developed by Dark Energy Digital Ltd..

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 Hydrophobia: Prophecy.

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