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Best Submarine Games

Top 27 of 27 qualifying games — tagged Submarine (community voting), 1,000+ reviews · ranked by Wilson lower bound on Steam review score · review data as of 2026-10-22. Under each game: what its Steam reviewers most often mention (+ praise, − complaint), with how many of about 100 most-helpful reviews raise it — from the review consensus on each game's page.

1 The Mermaid Mask (2026) Detective · Adventure · Point & Click · $19.99 + Compelling mysteries and characters 72+ Charming animated presentation 55− Easy or poorly telegraphed puzzles 9 99.4%3,126 reviews 2 South Scrimshaw, Part One (2023) Sci-fi · Linear · Hand-drawn · Free 99.0%1,621 reviews 3 Swallow the Sea (2021) Action · Free to Play · Adventure · Free + Unsettling, distinctive visual styles 16+ Consuming and growing gameplay loop 12− Very short gameplay experiences 29 97.1%2,464 reviews 4 Barotrauma (2023) Co-op · Multiplayer · Survival · $34.99 + chaotic submarine systems 80+ cooperative chaos with friends 34− steep underexplained learning curve 13 94.0%90,037 reviews 5 IronWolf VR (2022) Co-op · Submarine · Simulation · $19.99 94.1%1,184 reviews 6 STASIS: BONE TOTEM (2023) Point & Click · Adventure · Isometric · $19.99 + Compelling underwater horror storytelling 39+ Logical, intuitive, clever puzzles 27− Weak or contrived late plot turns 11 93.3%2,681 reviews 7 Iron Lung (2022) Horror · Atmospheric · Psychological Horror · $7.99 + excellent atmospheric sound design 36+ engaging well-executed concept 36− oversimplified mechanical design 19 91.8%11,291 reviews 8 ICBM (2020) RTS · Cold War · Military · $19.99 + Strategic nuclear warfare mechanics 17+ Quick, beginner-friendly learning 7− Limited strategic options 6 91.4%1,930 reviews 9 NavalArt (2018) Early Access · Sandbox · Naval Combat · $18.99 + creative ship-building freedom 54+ worth the purchase price 10− confusing beginner experience 12 90.6%2,469 reviews 10 Silent Hunter III (2008) Naval Combat · Simulation · Submarine · $9.99 + Tactical submarine simulation depth 25+ Endless varied patrol experiences 6− Crashes and broken torpedo behavior 12 88.1%2,640 reviews 11 Wolfpack (2019) Simulation · Naval Combat · World War II · $34.99 + Hands-on realistic submarine simulation 33+ Co-op multicrew submarine play 23− Slow or absent development updates 14 88.1%2,100 reviews 12 Cold Waters (2017) Simulation · Naval Combat · Submarine · $39.99 87.1%4,745 reviews 13 We Need To Go Deeper (2019) Co-op · 2D · Lovecraftian · $15.99 + Fun, chaotic cooperative gameplay 26+ Best experienced with friends 21− Soft-locking bugs ruin runs 8 86.0%6,050 reviews 14 Abyssus (2025) FPS · Co-op · Rogue-like · $24.99 + Fast-paced combat and build variety 35+ Fun cooperative play with friends 20− Boring or predictable combat 12 85.4%5,844 reviews 15 UBOAT (2024) Simulation · World War II · Submarine · $29.99 + deep, flexible submarine simulation 73+ rapid patches from responsive developers 14− post-update game-breaking glitches and crashes 35 84.1%27,331 reviews 16 Aquarium Designer (2021) Underwater · Relaxing · Family Friendly · $9.99 + Aquarium design and client contracts 28+ Beautiful graphics and natural fish animation 8− Limited, repetitive aquarium simulation 25 85.3%1,224 reviews 17 Line War (2022) RTS · Strategy · Action RTS · $24.99 79.9%1,183 reviews 18 Under The Waves (2023) Adventure · Underwater · Exploration · $29.99 + Grief-driven emotional narrative 45+ Beautiful underwater environments 36− Melodramatic and underdeveloped story 22 77.4%2,177 reviews 19 Darkwater (2026) Early Access · Online Co-Op · Horror · $9.99 + engaging submarine combat 59+ best played with friends 23− repetitive shallow gameplay loops 21 78.0%1,188 reviews 20 Fantasy Aquarium (2024) Casual · Idler · Relaxing · $1.04 + cute pixel fish visuals 23+ passive fish collecting 22− very slow fish growth 20 76.5%1,041 reviews 21 Model Builder: Complete Edition (2022) Immersive Sim · Sandbox · World War I · $19.99 + relaxing model assembly 31+ many models and lengthy projects 8− crashes, freezes, broken projects 24 74.3%1,279 reviews 22 Destroyer: The U-Boat Hunter (2023) Simulation · Naval Combat · World War II · $8.99 + realistic anti-submarine combat 34+ challenging but rewarding combat 6− bugs, crashes, missing textures 14 74.2%1,231 reviews 23 Silent Hunter: Wolves of the Pacific (2008) Simulation · Submarine · World War II · $9.99 + Pacific submarine tactics 28+ Low price, substantial playtime 6− Windows launch and crash failures 32 69.9%1,149 reviews 24 The Fisherman - Fishing Planet (2019) Fishing · Sports · Nature · $29.99 + Realistic relaxing fishing systems 13+ Less predatory monetization 10− No updates or abandoned development 31 63.0%1,453 reviews 25 Ultimate Admiral: Dreadnoughts (2023) Naval Combat · Naval · World War I · $34.99 + creative ship design and customization 62+ community mods continue development 5− poor AI and balance issues 39 60.9%8,000 reviews 26 Diluvion: Resubmerged (2017) Action · Underwater · Adventure · $19.99 + stylized underwater environments 27+ underwater exploration and combat 27− game-breaking quest bugs 41 61.6%1,132 reviews 27 Silent Hunter 5: Battle of the Atlantic (2010) Simulation · Naval Combat · Submarine · $9.99 + Immersive submarine simulation 11+ Better-than-predecessor graphics 10− Frequent launch and connection failures 51 44.6%2,535 reviews