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Video Games Encyclopedia by Gamepressure.com
A list of Released under water video games sorted by popularity among gamers.
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Dave the Diver
RPG 28 June 2023
A pixel art adventure game with economic and RPG elements. Dave the Diver has us playing as the titular diver, exploring ocean depths during the day and running a sushi restaurant during the night.
Subnautica
Adventure 23 January 2018
A sandbox game by Unknown Worlds that combines elements of action-adventure productions and RPGs. As the game’s universe draws inspiration from such novels as Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, at the bottom of the ocean you can find bizarre sea monsters, as well as remnants of futuristic buildings and ships. The player assumes the role of a captain of an advanced submarine, and explores the depths of the ocean.
SOMA
Adventure 22 September 2015
A science fiction horror adventure game created by Frictional Games, Swedish studio known for such titles as Amnesia: The Dark Descent and the Penumbra series. The game is set in a top-secret research center PATHOS-2, where a series of failed experiments resulted in human-like machines killing off most of the staff and taking over the facility. You play as one of the survivors, who has to safely evade the hostile, machine infested environment.
Deep Diving Adventures
Simulation 27 May 2019
A simulation game in which we play the role of a diver who studies the secrets of the seabed full of wrecks and sunken relics. Exploration of the underwater depths is hampered not only by marine predators but also by the need to pay attention to oxygen and compression ratios. Deep Diving Simulator is developed by the Polish studio Jujubee, known from such productions as Kursk or Realpolitiks.
Maneater
Action 22 May 2020
Action RPG game in which we play the role of a shark orphaned by its mother. In order to survive, the eponymous genocide has to fight for survival in the dangerous waters of the Gulf Coast, devouring everything that can be eaten and gradually growing in strength.
Subnautica: Below Zero
Adventure 14 May 2021
An expansion for Subnautica, in which we explore the ice-bound areas of the planet 4546B. As we play, we explore the game world and reveal its secrets.
Another Crab's Treasure
Action 25 April 2024
A TPP action adventure game with soulslike elements. In Another Crab's Treasure we move to the bottom of the ocean, which we wander as a hermit crab named Kril. The protagonist performs tasks, fights enemies and learns the dark secrets of the underwater world.
Aquanox: Deep Descent
Action 16 October 2020
A futuristic submarine simulator with action elements. It is a sequel to the popular Aquanox series that was released in years 2001-2002. This installment was developed by the Serbian studio Digital Arrow known for InMomentum. The plot of Deep Descent takes place in a world in which due to the pollution of the surface the humanity was forced to move its civilization under water. However, many dangers awaited there, including mutated sea creatures and hostile human factions.
Classroom Aquatic
Simulation canceled
Another unusual simulation game and the debut production by indie studio Sunken Places, developed for VR headgear. In Classroom Aquatic you play as a diver, who is also an exchange student in an underwater dolphin school. As everybody knows, dolphins are highly intelligent, so tests are not much of a problem for them. Not so for you, so in order not to make a fool of yourself, you have to sneakily glance at you classmates' tests and copy the right answers.
Silent Service
Simulation 31 December 1985
World War II submarine simulator by Sid Meier. The player's task is to patrol the waters of the Pacific Ocean in search of the Japanese fleet, and not only an extensive arsenal, but also a set of realistic combat tactics and specialized equipment, enabling constant monitoring of the area.
Check Dive
Simulation 02 August 2007
Check Dive is another diving game prepared by Russian company Biart. Like in Diver: Deep Water Adventures, the game in this title is located under water. However, the convention of the game is a bit different - the discussed item focuses primarily on providing the user with as much relaxation as possible.
Diver: Deep Water Adventures
Simulation 25 October 2006
Diver: Deep Water Adventures is a combination of action adventure games with elements of strategy. As you can guess from the title, the game concentrates around diving, and a player immersed in a strange undersea world can only rely on his equipment and experience.
Abzu
Adventure 02 August 2016
The first project by Giant Squids, an independent studio founded by Matt Nova – the artistic director of the extremely successful game called Journey, created for PlayStation consoles. Abzu is an interactive exploration production in which you reveal secrets of a lively underworld. The player assumes the role of a cat-like diver who delves into the ocean and meets schools of fish, groups of aquatic mammals, as well as some other truly majestic creatures and remnants of an ancient civilization.
Under the Waves
Adventure 29 August 2023
A TPP adventure game about dealing with loss. In Under the Waves, we play the role of a professional diver who ventures into the ocean depths to try to come to terms with his traumatic past and accept his new future.
Aquatico
Strategy 12 January 2023
A city builder strategy game with survivalist elements. In Aquatico we erect an underwater city from scratch, which requires creating production chains, developing new technologies and organizing expeditions. In addition, we must take care of the needs of the inhabitants.
Crash Dive 2
Simulation 28 March 2021
Sequel to Crash Dive released in 2014 by Panic Ensues Software studio. Steering an American submarine during World War II, we are tasked with patrolling the South Pacific and getting rid of enemy ships.
Infinite Scuba
Simulation 13 March 2013
Diving simulator, prepared by the team responsible for the MS Flight Simulator series. The game offers a realistic training system, prepared on the basis of real courses of PADI organization and the possibility of exploring popular, realistically existing diving areas.
Endless Ocean Luminous
Adventure 02 May 2024
Endless Ocean Luminous is the third installment of a series started in 2007. It's an adventure-simulation TPP game in which we control a scuba diver. We explore the depths, documenting various underwater creatures and finding ruins. We can play both solo or in multiplayer.
AquaNox
Simulation 20 November 2001
AquaNox is a continuation of the futuristic submarine simulator Archimedean Dynasty, published in 1997. The action of the game was set in the XXVII century, and the player plays Emerald "Dead Eye" Flint, who has to face monsters from the sea depths. Developers from Massive Development studio have prepared more than 50 diversified missions to perform on the area of more than 8 thousand square kilometres of ocean floor.
AquaNox 2: Revelation
Simulation 22 November 2002
Another part of the submarine simulation - AquaNox, which became famous in the world largely due to very sophisticated graphics. The player takes on the role of William Drake, a young underwater freighter pilot setting out to find the legendary treasure of his ancestor.
Fantasy Aquarium by DS
Party 13 November 2007
Quite untypical production, in which we design and manage a huge water reservoir. We observe dolphins, whales, sea turtles and penguins.
Dive to the Titanic
Simulation 03 December 2010
Unique underwater research robot simulator, exploring the Titanic wreck. As a machine operator, our task is to explore the wreck and extract valuable monuments from the deck of legend. The game allows you to explore the secrets of the ship and experience an incredible adventure. The whole was honoured with climatic graphic design.
Depth Hunter
Simulation 01 February 2012
Realistic diving simulator, developed by the Russian Biart Company studio, which specializes in similar productions (Diver, Check Dive).
Narcosis
Adventure 28 March 2017
An underwater survival game developed by Honor Code studio, putting us in the role of a professional diver clad in a heavy diving suit to reach greater depths. During a task for an underwater laboratory, an accident occurs and the hero finds himself abandoned on the ocean floor. He must survive and find a way to escape the trap before his oxygen supply runs out. We explore underwater locations, fighting aggressive animals and solving occasional puzzles.