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Games like Beneath The Surface

Beneath The Surface. These games share the most with it, and each one says why.

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  1. Far Fishing cover art

    Far Fishing

    Also short, ocean

    Chase fish inside a circle from a small boat, upgrading it as you sail to the edge of the world across nine locations in about two hours.

    97% steam
    has ending
  2. Luna's Fishing Garden cover art

    Luna's Fishing Garden

    Also short, ocean

    Catch fish, trade them to a fox spirit, and spend the proceeds turning an archipelago into a garden. A short pixel-art story you can keep playing after.

    95% steam
    has ending
  3. refarm cover art

    refarm

    Also short, ocean

    Raise sunken tiles from the sea one at a time, farming each to fund more land and unlocking basic helpers. A short, click-heavy run of about two hours.

    87% steam
    has ending
    50% idle
  4. Mango's Fisharium cover art

    Mango's Fisharium

    Also ocean, short

    Catch fish across 10+ locations, show them off in an aquarium and upgrade your tools. Built to be finished in about four hours.

    81% steam
    has ending
  5. Profit Sea Incremental cover art

    Profit Sea Incremental

    Also ocean, short

    Fish for gold, buy upgrades and hit milestones to grow your boat. A brief, relaxed incremental at sea.

    79% steam
  6. Nodebuster cover art

    NodebusterComplete

    Also short

    Sweep your cursor over nodes, spend the bits on a huge upgrade web, go again. A tight, active, few-hour hit.

    97% steam
    3–6h ending
    10% idle
  7. Tower Wizard cover art

    Tower WizardComplete

    Also short

    Climb your tower toward the sky with magic and spirits. A short, calm, finishable idler.

    97% steam
    3–5h ending
    40% idle
  8. Digseum cover art

    Digseum

    Also short

    Dig up relics across a dozen sites and display them in your museum to fund better tools. A compact run of a few hours.

    98% steam
  9. Magic Archery cover art

    Magic ArcheryUpdated

    Also short

    Train an elf commoner into a master archer by shooting targets, taking quests for gold and buying magic upgrades in a brief, hands-on climb with a set ending.

    98% steam
    has ending
    25% idle
  10. Shelldiver cover art

    Shelldiver

    Also ocean

    An elderly turtle pilots a submarine to catch jellyfish and salvage ocean junk, selling the haul to upgrade gear and dive into deeper biomes.

    98% steam
  11. Space Rock Breaker cover art

    Space Rock BreakerUpdated

    Also short

    Blast asteroids with guns and lasers, then drop the ore through an upgradable Plinko board for credits to spend on a large skill tree.

    96% steam
  12. Cornerpond cover art

    Cornerpond

    Also ocean

    A fisherman in the corner of your screen catches fish on his own; sell them for rod and bait upgrades and fill a journal of 100+ species.

    97% steam
    90% idle
  13. Spaceplan cover art

    SpaceplanComplete

    Also short

    A stranded ship, a potato, and a soundtrack that makes the finale land. A short, focused story idler.

    91% steam
    1–3h ending
    30% idle
  14. The Adventure of NAYU cover art

    The Adventure of NAYU

    Also short

    Click to help a fox and her party fight through a gentle, short story, spending star shards on training and costumes, with an endless mode afterward.

    95% steam
    has ending
    75% idle
  15. Master Healer Kale with useless party cover art

    Master Healer Kale with useless party

    Also short

    Play the healer of a hopeless party, keeping them alive with spells and a 200-node skill tree until they can face the Demon King in about four hours.

    95% steam
    4.0★ galaxy
    has ending
  16. Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi cover art

    Fish to Dish: Idle Sushi

    Also ocean

    A fishing boat sits along the edge of your desktop reeling in sea life to serve as sushi, while you upgrade rods and bait and fill an aquarium.

    96% steam
    90% idle
  17. Chillquarium cover art

    Chillquarium

    Also ocean

    Buy fish, raise them in real time, and sell them or keep them for ticket income while chasing 156 species and rare color variants.

    93% steam
    70% idle
  18. Lemonade Apocalypse: First Squeeze cover art

    Lemonade Apocalypse: First Squeeze

    Also short

    Set lemonade prices against demand, invest in farms and factories, and eventually steer world politics to heat the planet across three story levels.

    95% steam
  19. The Last Cat in the Universe cover art

    The Last Cat in the Universe

    Also short

    As a space station AI, sweep your cursor over debris to salvage parts and build a warm home for the last cat, in a short story meant for one or two sittings.

    94% steam
    has ending
  20. The Greenening cover art

    The Greenening

    Also short

    Water an ash-covered planet to reveal what lies beneath, upgrade your abilities, and tend a garden aboard your spaceship in about three hours.

    96% steam
    50% idle
  21. Instruction cover art

    Instruction

    Also short

    Meet power quotas at a plant using five generation systems while its sarcastic AI mentor reveals a story. A student project.

    94% steam
  22. All Hail the Orb cover art

    All Hail the Orb

    Also short

    Click a mysterious orb for power, recruit cultists to take over the work, and explore a dungeon full of ducks in a short game meant to be finished.

    93% steam
    4.2★ galaxy
    has ending
  23. Loot Loop cover art

    Loot LoopUpdated

    Also short

    Send a party of tiny heroes into dungeon runs that last seconds, then spend the loot on a large skill tree between attempts.

    92% steam
  24. Click and Conquer cover art

    Click and ConquerUpdated

    Also short

    Bomb a fog-covered grid to uncover enemies, invest in passive income and power across 12 maps, and prestige for permanent upgrades in a two-to-four-hour run.

    92% steam
    has ending