Submerged similar games & best alternatives

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Submerged

PlayStation 4, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch • 2015

Should you play it?

Submerged is a third-person combat-free game in which you explore a mysterious flooded city and discover the beauty of desolation in vast outdoor environments. You take on the role of Miku, a young girl who has brought her wounded brother to the city in their small fishing boat.

What works

  • Beautiful and immersive world
  • Relaxing and stress-free gameplay
  • Unique environmental storytelling
  • Simple and accessible controls
  • Good soundtrack and atmosphere

Things to keep in mind

  • Short and repetitive gameplay
  • Limited variety in climbing and exploration
  • Lack of challenge or strategic depth
  • Minimal story depth and character development
  • No multiplayer or social features

What to play next

Top picks

Games that feels the closest overall

  • Submerged: Hidden Depths

  • Europa

  • AER Memories of Old

  • The Secret Order 3: Ancient Times

  • LOST EMBER

  • Scrap Garden

Less idle-friendly

Games that feels like Submerged but with less of an idle filler feel

  • The Cub

  • Tomb Raider: Underworld

  • Jivana

  • realMyst: Masterpiece Edition

  • A Story About My Uncle

  • XING: The Land Beyond

More expressive

Games that feels like Submerged but with more self-expression and customization

  • Spirit of the North 2

  • Tchia

  • Gecko Gods

  • Beasts of Maravilla Island

  • Sable

  • Disney Epic Mickey: Rebrushed

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Each card is a nearby game on the similarity map, compared with Submerged. Swipe sideways to move between games. Titles already listed in What to play next are left out.

  • Cover and title: open that game’s page.
  • What works / keep in mind: the same highlights as the desktop comparison panel.
  • Bars: the main motivational differences versus this game.
How to use the graph

Similarity map

Each dot is a game placed from its motivation profile relative to this page’s game. Direction shows which motivation differs most; distance along that axis shows how large the gap is.

  • Purple star: this page’s game at the centre — everything is relative to it.
  • Direction: each axis is a main motivational difference vs this game (e.g. more / less competitive).
  • Distance on an axis: how large that difference is (ring scales show +/− points).
  • Coloured chips: click to highlight games that mainly differ on that motivation; click again to reset.
  • Dotted line: link between this page’s game and the one selected for comparison.
  • Hover a dot to preview that game in the panel on the right; click to keep that comparison.
  • Scroll or double-click the chart to zoom.

How to read the map This is a polar difference map: direction = which motivation differs, and distance = how much (same units as the sidebar deltas).

Swipe to compare nearby games with Submerged. These titles are not in What to play next.

Submerged: A very typical example of its motivational profile. Motivations that often define this kind of title include Strategy, Experimenting, Competence, Survival. Here, the score leans higher than usual among comparable games on Exploration, Competence. It leans lower than usual among comparable games on Intimacy.

Last update: 21/08/2026