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Deep Saturation is a short dread-driven surface vessel horror game inspired by real-world limnic disasters and the claustrophobic terror of analog scientific equipment.FEATURES Experimental atmospheric gameplay where thick fog limits your vision and isolation breeds paranoia Navigate treacherous waters using only radar, coordinates, and a single-use deep-water camera Document the undocumented th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Saturation.

Dark Sea is a spooky adventure story game where you pilot an old rusty soviet research submarine known as P27 in search of the missing research team from the ODISEA Group. StoryYou play as Mr. Sidorov, a mechanic working for the secretive Soviet research group known as O.D.I.S.EA. You know little about the organization—only that your job is to maintain personal, one-man submarines used by the p… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Sea.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

88% User Score Based on 196 reviews

The Trench is a short horror experience in which you will command the Pandora submarine, exploring the depths of a trench that has been uncovered after an earthquake in the Pacific Ocean, your mission will be to retrieve all the data from a previous accident involving another submarine "The Neptune" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Trench.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 12,186 reviews

Critic Score 52%Based on 1 reviews

A short horror game where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Iron Lung.

ABOUT THIS GAMENamiko is a PSX-inspired psychological horror game focused on atmosphere, restraint, and emotional storytelling. You play as Namiko, a young girl navigating spaces shaped by ritual, belief, and unresolved trauma. Horror in Namiko is not loud or constant — it lingers in silence, distorted memory, and the unseen presence of something watching. This is a slow-burn experience where vu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Namiko.

You open your eyes and find yourself aboard a fishing ship, floating aimlessly in the ocean. You have no recollection of how you got here. Or of who you are. You hear a strange sound coming from the bridge. And you start exploring … This is Journey Beyond the Edge of the World. An atmospheric first-person adventure game set on a ship lost at sea. Uncover a mysterious retro-scifi story set in 1953… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Journey Beyond the Edge of the World.

Red Awe is a short horror game where you take photos of a volcanic planet in the deep space to reveal out the conspiracy theory about a scientist. FEATURES Minimalist horror experience, built on isolation and the fear of the unknown. View volcanic lakes through a distorted low-resolution camera. A simple mechanic that hides deeper tension, amplified by atmosphere, sound design, and imaginatio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Red Awe.

About'Crushing Depths' is a first-person physiological horror game, from the perspective of an underwater remote control drone. Explore the vast ocean floor while using 3D spatial sound to locate objectives (a no-sound option is available). The story will unfold as you progress with plenty of hidden mysteries to discover in the depths below!StoryThe year is 1996. It has been over 30 years since fi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crushing Depths.

REPORT THE ANOMALY. TRUST NOTHING.Somnus Corporation is a first-person psychological horror game set inside a looping dream simulation. SIMULATION HAS: More than 35 Anomalies and entities. (More will come!) 4 Anomaly and 7 Entity variation You play as John, a dream specialist participating in an experimental consciousness test created by Somnus Corporation. What begins as a routine calibrati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Somnus Corporation.

50%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

79% User Score Based on 14 reviews

The Binding Hour is a short, psychological horror experience set within a decaying, long-forgotten house deep in the woods. You step into the role of an unnamed intruder drawn to the property by forces beyond understanding. As the hours pass, the once-abandoned rooms begin to shift and change, revealing twisted memories and buried secrets. The Binding Hour uses oppressive atmosphere, distorted rea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Binding Hour.

SUMMARYIn 1928, a new star in the midnight sky brought with it hope and everlasting peace. A welcoming nova of intense burst radiation stripped Earth's protection as an age of prosperity would fall. In a state of emergency, with a cracked core and showers of radiation unleashing the foulest creatures of the depths, the Earth found itself in the middle of a larger and older cosmic conflict of grand… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Midnight Blanc.

BTGZ:FC is a sci-fi horror game where you control an advanced well equipped remote-controlled drone sent to explore a dangerous, unknown dimension. Navigate a vast, pitch-black network of tunnels using specialized tools and devices engineered specifically for the drone. Rely on transmitter antennas to maintain connection, gather data, and survive encounters with hostile entities. Stay alert and av… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Back To Ground Zero : First Contact.

The Subminer is an underwater survival-exploration game set in an alien ocean beneath the icy crust of Enceladus. Mine your way through a breakable environment while being aware of your surroundings. You never know what dangers are watching you from the shadows. Manage your resources carefully while you are underwater. One small miscalculation could mean death. Progress through a procedurally gene… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Subminer.

Static Maw is a first-person psychological horror game focused on tension, atmosphere, and slow-burn dread. The experience takes place in a remote antenna station where your job is to maintain a signal that should not exist. You play as a newly hired Night Operator at StaticCore Systems. Each shift uncovers something you aren't ready for, and your goal: keep the station running. In practice, ever… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Static Maw.

Arrowflight Station - a remote research facility in the depths of a sea of fog, built in the shadow of a massive exoskeleton. Only five crew members remain. You were supposed to be evacuated weeks ago. Now your sanity and your supplies are running out, as a violent fog storm has cut off any contact to the outside world. Coordinate a dwindling crew from a ramshackle comms room in order to survi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Deep Fog Signals.

WORM OF STEEL is a short horror game that blends claustrophobic exploration with tense first-person shooter encounters. Gameplay Drilling Exploration – Inside your colossal drilling machine known as WORM (Wall-Penetrating Operations & Resource Miner), you navigate the depths of Titan. The cockpit is filled with analog controls, flickering gauges, and mechanical levers, forcing you to rely on … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WORM OF STEEL.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

STORYAs a crew member of an oceanography team, you find yourself in the Arctic Sea, facing a startling discovery: a vast underwater cave system lying approximately 1000 feet below sea level. Two exploration teams, Alpha and Beta, were dispatched to survey the caves, but they've now been missing for four days, far beyond the expected duration of their mission. You've been tasked with piloting… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Submergent.

Uncover the story of a mysterious island through the lens of a primitive drone as you search for the artifact concealed within it, and avoid the guardian of the island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to VAULT.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

90% User Score Based on 52 reviews

A first-person horror game where you play as Daniel, a Maritime Operative trapped alone aboard a submarine. Sent to investigate an abandoned deep-sea colony, you uncover dark secrets as terrifying horrors await in its depths. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hell Dive.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

Research Facility G-1-6 has gone dark. Your mission: reestablish contact and investigate the communication blackout. Equipped with AEGIS-scanner and a flashlight, uncover what is really going on here. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum Sleeper.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

83% User Score Based on 190 reviews

Earth is gone ... Humanity is faced with extinction ... Our only hope is to find another world. Star Explorers is a game that randomly generates a galaxy. Each star and and celestial object can be scanned and added to an ever expanding database, every planet can be landed on and explored. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Star Explorers.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, optimization

85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

An immersive wandering simulator through the endless Backrooms. Explore empty corridors, listen to their whisper, and lose yourself in the depths of dark spaces. A subtly oppressive atmosphere, meditative strangeness, and the feeling of an alien, silent world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms: New Gate.

Note: Some of the features mentioned in this description are still not activated in the game or not visible because this version is only an incomplete trial version. The complete preliminary version will be released at the beginning of September 2025. Project: Null point – Game Description “What if your only way out… was buried deep in a world that wants you forgotten?” Step into the voi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Project: Null point.

FRAGMENTS OF FEAR is an episodic psychological horror anthology that explores the terror hidden in the mundane. Each chapter tells a self-contained, found-footage story of fear and survival, while slowly piecing together a larger, ominous narrative. You know that creeping dread when you walk home alone in the dark, or when you are waiting in an empty room and feel someone watching you? This colle… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fragments of Fear.

Step into the Vault of the Undead Spooky Tales is a retro-horror anthology featuring four short, self-contained horror stories. Inspired by 1920s pulp cosmic dread, the unsettling body horror of Junji Ito, and the gritty charm of 1980s VHS B-movies, each tale delivers its own unique atmosphere. A compact yet intense experience for anyone who loves horror in all its forms. Cursed Ae… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Spooky Tales.

ENTER THE FORSAKEN TOMBThe tomb does not stay still. Rooms subtly change. Objects shift. Details feel… wrong. Your task is simple: observe carefully, identify anomalies, and choose the correct path forward. Miss something important, and you will find yourself returned to where you began. This is a game of perception, tension, and quiet unease – where certainty is never guaranteed. A PLACE T… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Forsaken Tomb.

Dark Mass is a fully underwater horror game. Explore the ruins of a sunken manor and flee from a curse trapped within for centuries. Your choices will decide if you escape or join the lost souls of the abyss. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Mass.

The Last Transmission is a short, first-person psychological horror game built around isolation, atmosphere, and slow, creeping dread. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Last Transmission.

Demo Coming Soon! The Demo will include the complete Prologue (still in active development and subject to change) of The Hour: Echoes of the Crescent, a focused, narrative-driven experience designed to establish the game’s tone, themes, and central mystery. Prologue: The Awakening Players will step into the role of Leia Burgess, an investigative journalist pursuing fragmentary leads connected… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Hour: Echoes of the Crescent.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

90% User Score Based on 49 reviews

The Oily Depths is a short horror game set in a submarine deep beneath the sea. You must locate and drill for oil or your overlords will stop your supply of oxygen. PILOT YOUR SUB Utilize all your gauges, meters, and monitors as your visibility is limited within the sub. Carefully navigate the sea floor to locate the oil extraction targets. OPERATE DANGEROUS DRILLING MACHINERY Flip levers,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Oily Depths.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

76% User Score Based on 54 reviews

A short horror game where you dig through the flesh of a giant whale to find out what happened to your team. Features: Dig a path inside the flesh of a whale Uncover strange objects only visible under xray  explode the insides of a whale with dynamite Building dread and paranoia A short experience meant to be finished in under an hour Story:A giant _____ of indescribable size has was… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whale Flesh.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, story

94% User Score Based on 35 reviews

Can you break out of the time loop in "Finnish Cottage 8"? Finnish Cottage 8 is a walking simulator set in a mökki (summer cottage), a beloved staple of Finnish summer life. Equipped with an obligatory sauna and a classic Finnish weather forecast radio program, this game will transport you to the tranquility of summer in the Land of A Thousand Lakes. But in this cottage, something sinister sti… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Finnish Cottage 8.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

86% User Score Based on 157 reviews

Pieces of me is a psychological thriller drama in the genre of "walking simulator", which is a spin-off to the game "September 7th" If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pieces of me.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

94% User Score Based on 18 reviews

"Who am I, what am I? I'm a robot, right? Anyway, I've got a couple of Objectives I don't have time for right now."  - You'll be asking this all game, Abyssal Reflections is short Atmospheric depressing "non-jumpscare" game where you go through a total of 8 different time periods. You'll have to take care of your owners and how you relate to them is up to you. Used models: https://sketchfab.com/3d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abyssal Reflections.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

90% User Score Based on 49 reviews

Pilot a Remotely Operated submarine and explore the oceans. Chart unknown regions, sample hydrothermal vents, discover new species -all while defying the darkness, crushing pressure, and freezing temperatures of the deeps. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Subrov.

Abyssal Trench is a single-player, first-person psychological horror game set deep underwater. You play as a lone explorer who awakens from cryo-sleep after a failed mission. Your escape pod is out of fuel, your team is missing, and a mysterious AI voice directs you to investigate three abandoned drilling sites scattered across the seafloor. In this narrative-driven horror experience, you must pi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Abyssal Trench.

About This GameSignal Scavenger is a tactical third-person extraction shooter set in a fog-covered, post-apocalyptic world where humanity no longer exists—only remnants of a controlling organization and the prisoners it sends to die. You are one of them. Deployed into hostile regions filled with mutated threats and unstable signal zones, your mission is simple: clear, disable, survive, and extra… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signal Scavenger.

The Lost Bunker is a single-player horror game set in the 1980s. The game takes place in and beneath an old cemetery, where the player explores graves, small buildings, and an underground bunker connected to the site. Gameplay focuses on exploration, searching environments, finding keys and codes, opening locked doors, and progressing through enclosed areas such as tunnels and a maze-like bunk… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Lost Bunker.

GRINNEL: A Psychological Horror Experiment Darkness is not merely an absence of light; it is an entity waiting for you to look back. In this living nightmare that tracks your every move, you must find hidden clues to survive. Wake Up from the Dream: Find the Hidden Code: The only way to escape this nightmare is to search and find hidden codes and objects scattered throughout the facility. Every… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grinnel.

Ancient Maze — Explore the Mysterious Ancient Labyrinth In the Imperial Year 4720, humanity faces an inevitable end. A rapidly approaching star, Novaria, has made Earth’s surface uninhabitable within a single year. To avoid extinction, the Provisional World Government launches Operation Avalon, a massive underground migration plan. During the construction of vast shelters, an unknown subterran… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ancient Maze.

Uncover the mystery of an arctic cargo outpost's lost crew in this horror game. Take in the frozen sea and delve into the depths of the facility, finding items and uncovering new paths with each one to learn what really happened here. But be careful, because something else might be here with you. OverviewArctic Grave is a short horror game that doesn't rely on jumpscares and focuses instead on le… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arctic Grave.

Breathe of the AbyssBreathe of the Abyss is a short first-person psychological horror game about descending into the same stretch of ocean again and again. Each dive becomes slightly different, revealing subtle anomalies and fragmented memories that point toward a truth buried beneath the waves. Gameplay FeaturesLoop-based DescentBegin each cycle at shallow depth and descend toward a silent, aban… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Breathe of the Abyss.

BATHYSPHERE is a horror strategy adventure set inside a cramped deep-sea submersible. The protagonist descends into the abyss in search of someone who has gone missing. A turn-based death game unfolds in the ocean’s depthsExchange sonar pulses with an enemy bathysphere and use the returning signals to pinpoint their location. Only the one who strikes first will survive—and descend deeper. My… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BATHYSPHERE.

Note: Co-op/Multiplayer feature is intended to be added some time after the game makes its debut!How deep are you willing to go before the light disappears for good? Why’s It Getting DARKER?! is a first-person psychological survival horror set in a suffocating, pitch-black ocean. You aren't just a researcher; you are prey. Your only connection to the surface is a malfunctioning PDA, a small islan… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Why's It Getting DARKER?!.

You wake in an abandoned psychiatric ward. The halls loop endlessly, the lights fail without warning, and something in the dark remembers you. Explore a handcrafted, looping asylum in this first-person psychological horror. Use your flashlight to search for clues, unlock new areas, and survive the entity that stalks you. Every step forward brings you closer to uncovering the truth, and the past… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ashes of the Damned: The Forgotten Ward.

Welcome to the Backrooms. Endless corridors, mapless levels, sound-sensitive entities… and the organization that sent you there: M.E.G. – Major Exploration Group. People who go missing in the Backrooms are never heard from again. M.E.G. has started sending teams into this mysterious structure to investigate its “undocumented levels” and gather data. You didn’t volunteer. But you’re already inside… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backrooms M.E.G.

Content Warning: Signal Lost is a single-player psychological horror experience designed to create sustained fear and tension. Players will encounter sudden jump scares, unsettling audio transmissions, and an unseen hostile presence. The game includes moments of implied physical harm, intense pursuit sequences, and occasional stylized blood within environmental storytelling. While no explicit gor… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Signal Lost: The Silence Between Words.

Whispers of Kurogane Castle is a psychological horror puzzle adventure inspired by Japanese folklore, ancient rituals, and emotional mystery, where the castle reacts to your presence, reshapes itself as you explore, and hides meaning inside every symbol, creating a deeply atmospheric experience for players who love story-driven worlds and interconnected puzzles. At its core, the game explores a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Whispers of Kurogane Castle.

In The Greys: Human Abductions, you discover top-secret documents and unsettling alien evidence. As you explore, encounter strange noises, bizarre events, and the chilling possibility of abduction. Will you uncover the truth or become the next victim? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Greys: Human Abductions.

Description You are a scientist sent to the bottom of the Mariana Trench to scan the ocean floor. The task seems simple, but beneath the depths lies something sinister. You were sent to die, just to save others... Explore the dark abyss, locate signals, analyze data, and transmit it back to base. But be careful: in the darkness lurks a creature that was never meant to be found. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Void Signal.