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24 alternatives to Sunless Sea

Lose your mind. Eat your crew. Take the helm. Set sail.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Sunless Sea launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Don't Starve: Shipwrecked▲85

   Sail to adventure through the treacherous seas

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Race The Sun▲77

   You are a solar craft. The sun is your death timer

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock▲71

   Deadly mission to save the merchant vessel and her crew.

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Oceanhorn▲82

   Set sail and embark on an epic journey

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Pirates Bay▲56

   Sail the Seven Seas, battle epic monters, conquer!

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Wonky Ship▲67

   Try to control a crazy spaceship

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Astroneer▲98

   A game of aerospace industry and interplanetary exploration

   2015 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Starbound▲67

   An extraterrestrial sandbox adventure game

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Sail to Freedom▲58

   Sailing simulator

   2016 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Black Sea▲55

    Underwater Adventure

    2016 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor▲75

    An anti-adventure game about picking up trash

    2016 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Paradise Bay▲55

    Adventure

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Seashine▲103

    A Poetic Journey Into The Abyss

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Defunct▲66

    Bypass strange robots to get back to your ship

    2016 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Wings.io▲73

    Another fast paced multiplayer game

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Shipwreck▲56

    Explore the island and try to survive

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    QUEST▲234

    Clear your real-life to-do's like a game

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    EQUINOX▲66

    Minimal platformer about exploration and gathering

    2015 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Skyhill▲65

    A turn-based survival crafting point-and-click game

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    ABZÛ▲72

    A poetic descent into the depths of the sea

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Trawl▲66

    Discover the secrets hidden the depths of the sea

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Astro Attack▲54

    Blast your way through waves

    2016 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Amnesia: The Dark Descent▲65

    An experience that will chill you to the core.

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Dumb ways to die▲80

    Title says it all. JUST SURVIVE

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →