Games like Thalassophobia

Near Death is a survival adventure game set in the brutal Antarctic wilderness. Players must navigate the harsh environment, gather resources, and make tough decisions to stay alive. With a focus on atmosphere and story, Near Death challenges players to confront their limits and morality in the face of survival.

"Iron Lung VR" is a virtual reality game where you play as a convicted explorer in a makeshift submarine, tasked with photographing artifacts in the blood ocean. With permission from the creator of the original game, this VR recreation offers a fresh take on the atmospheric horror experience. Successful completion of your mission may lead to your earned freedom.

Abyss of Neptune is a survival horror game set in the deep seas of the Bermuda Triangle. You are sent to investigate a mysterious underwater signal, but there is more to it than meets the eye. Do you have what it takes to survive the abyss?

Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days is a side-scrolling survival game where you guide a group of zombie apocalypse survivors through a devastated city. Scavenge resources, craft weapons, and manage your group's needs while upgrading shelters to protect against relentless undead threats. Your goal is to get everyone to safety amid the chaos of an unstoppable outbreak.

Set in the depths of the ocean during the Cold War, Surviving the Abyss challenges you to build and manage a deep-sea research facility focused on human cloning. Balance oxygen, power, food, and crew morale while exploring and mining resources in a hostile, dark environment filled with dangerous, mysterious creatures. Expand your base, conduct genetic experiments, and survive the Abyss’s unforgiving threats.

"Duskers is a single-player Horror Strategy game with a good story, exceptional gameplay, and dense atmosphere. As a drone operator, you explore derelict spaceships using only remote microphones, motion sensors, and a command line interface to survive and uncover the universe's fate. Scavenge for upgrades, evade dangerous creatures, and adapt to broken equipment to piece together how the universe became a graveyard."

"Capsule" is a single-player Horror Survival game with a focus on radar-based navigation in a hostile, dark environment. The game offers an intriguing classic sci-fi story, good visuals, and a delightful atmosphere, but it is very grinding and may not be suitable for those with claustrophobia, misophonia, anxiety, or triggers related to asphyxiation and/or darkness. The game is short, approximately 2 hours, and offers a unique and intense experience for those who enjoy the horror survival genre.

The 2024 true-crime podcast "My Escape from the Slackjaw Killer" took America by storm—with its unflinching interview of his only known surviving victim. Painstakingly recreated from testimony, crime scene photos, and FBI reports, this game puts you in Slackjaw's world and asks: Will you survive? Average playtime: 1 hour Explore the world of a serial killer as his next victim. …

In "Murky Divers," team up with up to 4 players to search the ocean floor for corpses and evidence of failed experiments in abandoned labs. Use a caddie to extract bodies and a shredder to destroy proof, while avoiding dangerous sea creatures and oxygen shortages. Coordinate with your team to pilot the submarine and purchase upgrades with your earned credits. Work together to complete your mission and survive the murky depths.

"The Banished Vault is a run-based strategy game focusing on solar system exploration, resource management, and outpost construction. Players must survive by managing their crew and resources while traveling through procedurally generated hostile solar systems. Realistic energy maps, a simplified rocket equation, and careful outpost construction are key to success in delaying the arrival of 'The Gloom'."