# Games like Static Dread: The Submarine

> The closest matches to Static Dread: The Submarine: Static Dread: The Lighthouse, DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain, THRESHOLD, Loan Shark, and Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss. Ranked by imho.run from Steam co-play data, shared tags and reviews.

## Similar games, ranked

The full ranked list, 24 games, best match first (the HTML page shows the top 8 as cards).

1. [Static Dread: The Lighthouse](https://imho.run/games/3298940/static-dread-the-lighthouse) — Shares survival management and dialogue choices with Static Dread: The Submarine. 356 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3298940/)
2. [DIVE or DIE - Children of Rain](https://imho.run/games/3590290/dive-or-die-children-of-rain) — Shares survival management and exploration with Static Dread: The Submarine. 509 Steam reviews, 91% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3590290/)
3. [THRESHOLD](https://imho.run/games/2580020/threshold) — Also Thriller and Surreal, like Static Dread: The Submarine. 639 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2580020/)
4. [Loan Shark](https://imho.run/games/3751730/loan-shark) — Also Underwater and Thriller, like Static Dread: The Submarine. 425 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3751730/)
5. [Cthulhu: The Cosmic Abyss](https://imho.run/games/2760560/cthulhu-the-cosmic-abyss) — Shares environmental puzzle solving with Static Dread: The Submarine. 88 Steam reviews, 52% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2760560/)
6. [Feed the Deep](https://imho.run/games/2332260/feed-the-deep) — Shares survival management and environmental puzzle solving with Static Dread: The Submarine. 386 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2332260/)
7. [Subliminal](https://imho.run/games/2300840/subliminal) — Shares environmental interaction and environmental puzzle solving with Static Dread: The Submarine. 2,021 Steam reviews, 71% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2300840/)
8. [Mouthwashing](https://imho.run/games/2475490/mouthwashing) — A frequent pick in Static Dread: The Submarine players' libraries, and another Indie. 23,705 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2475490/)
9. [Narcosis](https://imho.run/games/366870/narcosis) — Also Underwater and Lovecraftian, like Static Dread: The Submarine. 640 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/366870/)
10. [Stygian: Outer Gods](https://imho.run/games/2581410/stygian-outer-gods) — Shares stealth and survival management with Static Dread: The Submarine. 268 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2581410/)
11. [No, I'm not a Human](https://imho.run/games/3180070/no-i-m-not-a-human) — Shares choice driven narrative and dialogue choices with Static Dread: The Submarine. 8,691 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3180070/)
12. [Stirring Abyss](https://imho.run/games/1178210/stirring-abyss) — A frequent pick in Static Dread: The Submarine players' libraries, and another RPG. 190 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1178210/)
13. [Observation](https://imho.run/games/906100/observation) — Also Lovecraftian and Thriller, like Static Dread: The Submarine. 2,478 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/906100/)
14. [Sonar Shock](https://imho.run/games/2673660/sonar-shock) — Shares environmental puzzle solving and mini games with Static Dread: The Submarine. 189 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2673660/)
15. [Dead Take](https://imho.run/games/3352690/dead-take) — Shares environmental puzzle solving and exploration with Static Dread: The Submarine. 556 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3352690/)
16. [SOMA](https://imho.run/games/282140/soma) — Shares exploration with Static Dread: The Submarine. 23,563 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/282140/)
17. [Still Wakes the Deep](https://imho.run/games/1622910/still-wakes-the-deep) — Shares resource management with Static Dread: The Submarine. 6,408 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1622910/)
18. [Pathologic 3](https://imho.run/games/3199650/pathologic-3) — Shares dialogue choices and multiple endings with Static Dread: The Submarine. 994 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3199650/)
19. [Subterror](https://imho.run/games/2846060/subterror) — Also Submarine and Underwater, like Static Dread: The Submarine. 211 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2846060/)
20. [The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu](https://imho.run/games/2569760/the-mound-omen-of-cthulhu) — Shares stealth and resource management with Static Dread: The Submarine. 2,777 Steam reviews, 68% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2569760/)
21. [Dread Neighbor](https://imho.run/games/4111260/dread-neighbor) — Shares exploration and multiple endings with Static Dread: The Submarine. 522 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4111260/)
22. [Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol](https://imho.run/games/3633250/junji-ito-maniac-an-infinite-gaol) — A frequent pick in Static Dread: The Submarine players' libraries, and another Adventure. 107 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3633250/)
23. [Nightmare Shift](https://imho.run/games/3212180/nightmare-shift) — Shares environmental puzzle solving and dialogue choices with Static Dread: The Submarine. 90 Steam reviews, 72% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3212180/)
24. [Manny's](https://imho.run/games/2518900/manny-s) — Shares environmental puzzle solving and mini games with Static Dread: The Submarine. 163 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2518900/)

## Machine-readable

The same ranked list as JSON from the imho.run API for AI assistants (GET, no key, same site as this page):

- Top 20: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4042160&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=4042160
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/4042160
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## About Static Dread: The Submarine

Descend into Lovecraftian horror aboard a claustrophobic military submarine. Assign tasks as a captain’s right hand, analyze sonar signals, make hard decisions, and keep the crew from madness. Dark horrors lurk both within… and beyond the hull.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 4042160
- **Developer:** solarsuit.games
- **Publisher:** Polden Publishing
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure, Simulation
- **Categories:** Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Full controller support, Family Sharing
- **Released:** Aug 14, 2026
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/4042160/static-dread-the-submarine)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=4042160&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/4042160/)
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