The Best Underwater Games

Update, : SharkKing added at rank #31.
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Subnautica: Below Zero (2019)

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90
Review score
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Playstation 4 Playstation 5 Nintendo Switch Xbox Series X Xbox One PC Windows Mac OS

Subnautica: Below Zero is an underwater exploration game that takes you on a journey of discovery, adventure and danger. You explore the depths of a frozen ocean world, encountering stunning creatures and uncovering secrets that have remained hidden for centuries. With its beautiful visuals and thrilling encounters, Subnautica: Below Zero will keep you coming back for more.


Pros:
  • Stunning visuals
  • Thrilling encounters
  • Variety of creatures
  • Deep story
  • Unique exploration mechanics
  • Endless surprises
Cons:
  • Limited survival gear at the start
  • Risky excursions can lead to death
  • Can get turned around in underwater networks

  • survival
  • underwater
  • crafting
  • exploration
  • open-world

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Mythic Ocean (2020)

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Xbox One Nintendo Switch Playstation 4 PC Windows

Teach the gods to create a better universe - or mess it all up in Mythic Ocean, a narrative exploration game where your choices shape the fate of the cosmos.


  • underwater
  • exploration
  • relaxing
  • narrative-led
  • visual-novel
  • narrative
  • atmospheric
  • emotionally-driven
  • twine
  • adventure

3

Subnautica (2018)

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Subnautica is a sci-fi survival game set on an alien ocean planet. You must explore the depths of this vibrant and mysterious world to uncover its secrets and find a way back home. With its hand-crafted environments, diverse creatures and engaging story, Subnautica is an explorer's dream come true.


Pros:
  • Engaging story
  • Lush environments
  • Rewarding exploration
  • Diverse creatures
  • Multiple game modes
Cons:
  • Navigation can be overwhelming at first
  • Some graphical weirdness from time to time
  • Base-building mechanics could be clearer

  • survival
  • underwater
  • crafting
  • open-world
  • exploration

4

Beyond Blue (2020)

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80
Review score
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IOS iPhone Xbox One Playstation 4 PC Windows Nintendo Switch

Beyond Blue is a single-player narrative adventure that takes you deep into our planet’s beating blue heart. Explore the awesome wonder and unbounded mystery that exists within the world’s ocean.


  • underwater
  • education
  • submarine
  • narrative
  • exploration
  • relaxing
  • documentary

5

Silt (2022)

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PC Windows Playstation 4 Xbox Series X Nintendo Switch Playstation 5 Xbox One

Dive into Silt’s harrowing ocean abyss and unravel long-forgotten mysteries. Explore the dangerous waters, possess sea creatures, and solve puzzles to travel deeper into the darkness...


  • underwater
  • puzzle
  • dark
  • hand-drawn
  • horror
  • surreal
  • atmospheric
  • cinematic
  • philosophical
  • adventure
  • scroller
  • piranha

6

In Other Waters (2020)

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PC Windows Mac OS Nintendo Switch

Play as an Artificial Intelligence guiding a stranded xenobiologist through a beautiful and mysterious alien ocean. A non-violent sci-fi story, enter a world of wonder, fear and vulnerability, unraveling the history and ecology of an impossible planet. What will you discover together?


  • underwater
  • exploration
  • story
  • sci-fi
  • text
  • discovery
  • adventure
  • minimalist
  • atmospheric
  • aliens
  • horror
  • urban-apocalyptic
  • metallic
  • trading
  • turn-based

7

Far: Changing Tides (2022)

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Playstation 4 Playstation 5 PC Windows Xbox Series X Xbox One Nintendo Switch

An atmospheric vehicle adventure that follows the emotional journey of a boy and his ship as he embarks on a voyage to find a new home.


  • sailing
  • puzzle
  • vehicle
  • underwater
  • submarine
  • post-apocalyptic
  • platform
  • adventure
  • atmospheric
  • 2.5d
  • relaxing
  • management
  • narrative
  • side-scrolling
  • exploration

8

Pronty (2021)

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98
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Android PC Windows

Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defends the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.


  • metroidvania
  • underwater
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • multiple-endings
  • cartoony
  • action-adventure
  • platform
  • exploration
  • atmospheric
  • cute
  • colourful
  • difficult
  • souls

9

Pronty: Fishy Adventure (2021)

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100
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PC Windows

Guide Pronty and its Javelin partner Bront as it defend the once great city of Royla. Explore the deep sea, fight mutant sea creatures, and discover the secrets behind this new Atlantis in this beautiful action-packed adventure.

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  • metroidvania
  • underwater
  • 2d
  • scroller
  • shoot-em
  • multiple-endings
  • platform
  • cartoony
  • action-adventure
  • atmospheric
  • souls
  • cute
  • exploration

10

Aquarist (2022)

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early access Nintendo Switch Android PC Windows

Get the best aquarium store in town! Create, renew, manage, observe. See if you can create an aquarium empire.


  • fishing
  • simulation
  • immersive
  • nature
  • underwater
  • education
  • building
  • relaxing
  • family-friendly
  • life
  • naval
  • collector
  • creature
  • first-person
  • casual

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