Underwater exploration in games.

[emothxughts]

Playing through the recently released Fontaine region in Genshin Impact, and it got me thinking, what other games out there has extensive content that takes place underwater? Two more examples I can say off the top of my head are No Man's Sky and the Bioshock series (Infinite takes place in the sky, but its DLCs are underwater).

[jaslion]

Subnautica

[xAcid9]

+1

also Abzu

 

[venomtail]

This one popped off lately:

 

[adm0n]

Horizon Forbidden West also has a very nice water exploration parts. And they are a visual delight!

[NobleGamer]

Subnautica aside, a more unique take on underwater exploration is In Still Waters, where the perspective is entirely from a computer system. It's not for everyone, and I admit that I stopped playing after a few hours because it was too abstract for me and became a bit dull for my tastes, but it is neat in its own way.

 

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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.

 

[GuiltySpark_]

1 hour ago, jaslion said:

Subnautica

I still wish I could experience playing this game again for the first time. 

[Holmes108]

20 minutes ago, GuiltySpark_ said:

I still wish I could experience playing this game again for the first time. 

 

YES.

 

The closest I came was a second play through in VR. It's like it was made for it. I can never pick a true favorite, but this has to be in my top 5 games of all time.

[thrasher_565]

spore kinda was under water for a bit...

evo as well

bioshock was all under water but never in it...

gta

cant remember is just cause had any under water...

[Aardvark_Tickler]

3 hours ago, venomtail said:

This one popped off lately:

 

I extremely highly recommend this game. I got it only 3 or 4 days ago and have about 22 hours in it. Its much more relaxing and casual than other games. There is a bit of "fighting" but its nothing to bad at at all and even the boss battles are really nothing hard. It seems like an awesome way to get someone into a bit more complicated games, while still being a lot of fun for a sweaty neckbeard like me to still love. I will warn you, the game is so relaxing that you might fall asleep to the music and other sounds.

Edited October 6, 2023 by Aardvark_Tickler
Added in a bit more info

[emothxughts]

Thanks for the replies guys. I just remembered one other underwater game, Iron Lung.

[Smugel]

Good question. There hasn't really been that many I feel. I suppose because maybe depth perception is more difficult under water? Not sure.