# Games like 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.

## Similar games, ranked

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

1. [Kentucky Route Zero: PC Edition](https://imho.run/games/231200/kentucky-route-zero-pc-edition) — Also Beautiful and Experimental, like In Other Waters. 2,419 Steam reviews, 82% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/231200/)
2. [Heaven's Vault](https://imho.run/games/774201/heaven-s-vault) — Same atmospheric mood as In Other Waters. 1,626 Steam reviews, 86% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/774201/)
3. [Aquaria](https://imho.run/games/24420/aquaria) — Also Beautiful and Underwater, like In Other Waters. 447 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/24420/)
4. [Genesis Noir](https://imho.run/games/735290/genesis-noir) — Also Beautiful, like In Other Waters. 679 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/735290/)
5. [Elroy and the Aliens](https://imho.run/games/1082190/elroy-and-the-aliens) — A frequent pick in In Other Waters players' libraries, and another Adventure. 273 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1082190/)
6. [Citizen Sleeper](https://imho.run/games/1578650/citizen-sleeper) — Also Artificial Intelligence, like In Other Waters. 6,169 Steam reviews, 94% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1578650/)
7. [Observation](https://imho.run/games/906100/observation) — A frequent pick in In Other Waters players' libraries, and another Indie. 2,478 Steam reviews, 79% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/906100/)
8. [Subnautica](https://imho.run/games/264710/subnautica) — Also Underwater, like In Other Waters. 177,256 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/)
9. [Outer Wilds](https://imho.run/games/753640/outer-wilds) — A frequent pick in In Other Waters players' libraries, and another Action. 50,025 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/)
10. [ABZU](https://imho.run/games/384190/abzu) — Also Beautiful and Underwater, like In Other Waters. 9,748 Steam reviews, 93% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/384190/)
11. [Event[0]](https://imho.run/games/470260/event-0) — Also Artificial Intelligence, like In Other Waters. 1,140 Steam reviews, 77% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/470260/)
12. [Strange Antiquities](https://imho.run/games/2885870/strange-antiquities) — Same atmospheric mood as In Other Waters. 1,956 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2885870/)
13. [Paradise Killer](https://imho.run/games/1160220/paradise-killer) — A frequent pick in In Other Waters players' libraries, and another RPG. 2,506 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1160220/)
14. [Syberia](https://imho.run/games/46500/syberia) — Also Beautiful, like In Other Waters. 1,401 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/46500/)
15. [The Stillness of the Wind](https://imho.run/games/828900/the-stillness-of-the-wind) — Also Beautiful, like In Other Waters. 617 Steam reviews, 76% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/828900/)
16. [Monolith](https://imho.run/games/1542390/monolith) — Same atmospheric mood as In Other Waters. 150 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1542390/)
17. [Nauticrawl](https://imho.run/games/922100/nauticrawl) — Also Experimental, like In Other Waters. 262 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/922100/)
18. [Dear Esther](https://imho.run/games/203810/dear-esther) — Also Beautiful, like In Other Waters. 3,075 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/203810/)
19. [Obduction](https://imho.run/games/306760/obduction) — Same atmospheric mood as In Other Waters. 2,360 Steam reviews, 78% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/306760/)
20. [Gorogoa](https://imho.run/games/557600/gorogoa) — Also Beautiful, like In Other Waters. 5,369 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/557600/)
21. [Whispering Willows](https://imho.run/games/288060/whispering-willows) — Same atmospheric mood as In Other Waters. 474 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/288060/)
22. [Abyss: The Wraiths of Eden](https://imho.run/games/284710/abyss-the-wraiths-of-eden) — Also Underwater, like In Other Waters. 388 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/284710/)
23. [J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars](https://imho.run/games/257690/j-u-l-i-a-among-the-stars) — Same atmospheric mood as In Other Waters. 617 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/257690/)
24. [Rumu](https://imho.run/games/723270/rumu) — Also Artificial Intelligence, like In Other Waters. 472 Steam reviews, 89% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/723270/)

## 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=890720&n=20
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- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=890720
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/890720
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About In Other Waters

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.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 890720
- **Developer:** Jump Over The Age
- **Publisher:** Fellow Traveller
- **Genres:** Indie, Adventure
- **Categories:** Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Family Sharing, Stereo Sound, Playable without Timed Input, Mouse Only Option, Touch Only Option, Save Anytime
- **Released:** Apr 3, 2020
- **Free to play:** no
- **Metacritic:** 74
- **Platforms:** windows, mac

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/890720/in-other-waters)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=890720&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/890720/)
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