# Games like Hidden Deep

> The closest matches to Hidden Deep: Barotrauma, Unspoken, Aliens: Dark Descent, Dead Space™ 3, and Connection: The Nightmare Within. 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. [Barotrauma](https://imho.run/games/602960/barotrauma) — Same challenging mood as Hidden Deep. 27,564 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/602960/)
2. [Unspoken](https://imho.run/games/2846290/unspoken) — Shares exploration with Hidden Deep. 392 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2846290/)
3. [Aliens: Dark Descent](https://imho.run/games/1150440/aliens-dark-descent) — Also Aliens, like Hidden Deep. 9,060 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1150440/)
4. [Dead Space™ 3](https://imho.run/games/1238060/dead-space-3) — Also Thriller, like Hidden Deep. 4,984 Steam reviews, 69% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238060/)
5. [Connection: The Nightmare Within](https://imho.run/games/2463620/connection-the-nightmare-within) — A frequent pick in Hidden Deep players' libraries, and another Action. 52 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2463620/)
6. [Bionic Bay](https://imho.run/games/1928690/bionic-bay) — Same atmospheric mood as Hidden Deep. 266 Steam reviews, 87% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1928690/)
7. [Shadowgrounds](https://imho.run/games/2500/shadowgrounds) — Also Aliens, like Hidden Deep. 557 Steam reviews, 81% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2500/)
8. [Alan Wake](https://imho.run/games/108710/alan-wake) — Also Thriller, like Hidden Deep. 16,015 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/108710/)
9. [Backroom Company](https://imho.run/games/3010460/backroom-company) — A frequent pick in Hidden Deep players' libraries, and another Indie. 79 Steam reviews, 73% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3010460/)
10. [GTFO](https://imho.run/games/493520/gtfo) — Same tense mood as Hidden Deep. 25,271 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/493520/)
11. [REANIMAL](https://imho.run/games/2129530/reanimal) — A frequent pick in Hidden Deep players' libraries, and another Adventure. 4,631 Steam reviews, 83% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2129530/)
12. [Luto](https://imho.run/games/1729740/luto) — Also Thriller, like Hidden Deep. 558 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1729740/)
13. [INSIDE](https://imho.run/games/304430/inside) — Same atmospheric mood as Hidden Deep. 23,692 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/304430/)
14. [Pieces of me](https://imho.run/games/2479740/pieces-of-me) — Shares exploration with Hidden Deep. 169 Steam reviews, 88% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2479740/)
15. [Trine 2: Complete Story](https://imho.run/games/35720/trine-2-complete-story) — Same atmospheric mood as Hidden Deep. 5,699 Steam reviews, 95% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/35720/)
16. [HELLDIVERS™ Dive Harder Edition](https://imho.run/games/394510/helldivers-dive-harder-edition) — Same challenging mood as Hidden Deep. 10,139 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/394510/)
17. [Phasmophobia](https://imho.run/games/739630/phasmophobia) — Also Thriller, like Hidden Deep. 350,092 Steam reviews, 96% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/739630/)
18. [School 666](https://imho.run/games/2802820/school-666) — Shares exploration with Hidden Deep. 169 Steam reviews, 85% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2802820/)
19. [The Aquatic Adventure of the Last Human](https://imho.run/games/401360/the-aquatic-adventure-of-the-last-human) — Shares exploration with Hidden Deep. 288 Steam reviews, 70% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/401360/)
20. [The Lightkeeper](https://imho.run/games/3612850/the-lightkeeper) — Shares exploration with Hidden Deep. 559 Steam reviews, 80% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/3612850/)
21. [Feed the Deep](https://imho.run/games/2332260/feed-the-deep) — Shares exploration with Hidden Deep. 386 Steam reviews, 90% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2332260/)
22. [Spelunky](https://imho.run/games/239350/spelunky) — Shares exploration with Hidden Deep. 10,185 Steam reviews, 92% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/239350/)
23. [Demonologist](https://imho.run/games/1929610/demonologist) — Also Thriller, like Hidden Deep. 10,143 Steam reviews, 84% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1929610/)
24. [Subnautica](https://imho.run/games/264710/subnautica) — Same atmospheric mood as Hidden Deep. 177,256 Steam reviews, 97% positive. [Steam](https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710/)

## 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=976890&n=20
- Co-op games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=976890&n=20&coop=true
- Free games only: https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=976890&n=20&free=true
- Facts about this game: https://imho.run/api/agent/game-facts?q=976890
- This page as markdown: https://imho.run/md/game/976890
- API docs: https://imho.run/developers (OpenAPI: https://imho.run/openapi.json, MCP: https://imho.run/mcp)

## About Hidden Deep

Hidden Deep, developed by Cogwheel Software and published by Daedalic Entertainment in 2022, is a physics-based underground survival game where a crew descends into a deep facility using rope placement and physics-driven climbing. A crew-lives system and mission-restart penalties raise the stakes, and online co-op lets players tackle the descent together. Reviewers describe the exploration as atmospheric and immersive, the physics-driven climbing as emergent and tense, and the story as hooking players with a cliffhanger. Spanning action, indie, adventure and early-access genres, it holds a 77% positive rating across 1,825 Steam reviews. The game sells for 24.99 USD and is rated Playable on Steam Deck. A hard, melancholic, tense title built for longer sit-down sessions.

## Game info

- **AppID:** 976890
- **Developer:** Cogwheel Software
- **Publisher:** Daedalic Entertainment
- **Genres:** Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access
- **Categories:** Multi-player, Partial Controller Support, Single-player, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud, Shared/Split Screen, Steam Trading Cards, Online Co-op, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Remote Play Together, Family Sharing, Co-op
- **Released:** Jan 24, 2022
- **Free to play:** no
- **Platforms:** windows

## Links

- [Full page with filters and more lists](https://imho.run/games/976890/hidden-deep)
- [The same list as JSON, no key](https://imho.run/api/agent/games-like?q=976890&n=20) — the API for AI assistants, see https://imho.run/developers
- [Steam store](https://store.steampowered.com/app/976890/)
- [Personalized recommendations](https://imho.run/) — sign in with Steam or paste a SteamID for a library-aware ranking

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