Bathophobia - Fear of Being Underground

Includes games that take place either entirely or partially underground, ranging from suffocating desolation to quiet isolation. Most are not horror-focused but do have some touch of eerieness. Feel free to let me know if you have any addendums to the list!

73 Games

Batman: Arkham Asylum
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Metro 2033 Redux
Metro 2033 Redux
Metro: Last Light Redux
Metro: Last Light Redux
Fallout 3
Fallout 3
West of Dead
West of Dead
Gears of War
Gears of War

Unrated

60 Seconds!
60 Seconds!

Unrated

Amnesia: The Bunker
Amnesia: The Bunker

Unrated

Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Unrated

Arx Fatalis
Arx Fatalis

Unrated

Below
Below

Unrated

Buried Alive: Breathless Rescue
Buried Alive: Breathless Rescue

Unrated

Cave Crawler
Cave Crawler

Unrated

Cave Crawlers
Cave Crawlers

Unrated

Caves of Qud
Caves of Qud

Unrated

Cave Story
Cave Story

Unrated

Condemned: Criminal Origins
Condemned: Criminal Origins

Unrated

Dark and Darker
Dark and Darker

Unrated

Darkest Dungeon
Darkest Dungeon

Unrated

Deep Rock Galactic
Deep Rock Galactic

Unrated

Diablo II
Diablo II

Unrated

Elden Ring
Elden Ring

Unrated

Fallen London
Fallen London

Unrated

Fallout 4
Fallout 4

Unrated

Fallout: New Vegas
Fallout: New Vegas

Unrated

Fallout Shelter
Fallout Shelter

Unrated

Fear Underground
Fear Underground

Unrated

Forewarned
Forewarned

Unrated

Haak
Haak

Unrated

Half-Life
Half-Life

Unrated

Hollow Knight
Hollow Knight

Unrated

I Live Under Your House.
I Live Under Your House.

Unrated

ITRP: Volatile Vertex
ITRP: Volatile Vertex

Unrated

Kentucky Route Zero
Kentucky Route Zero

Unrated

Kingdom of the Dead
Kingdom of the Dead

Unrated

La-Mulana
La-Mulana

Unrated

Legend of Grimrock
Legend of Grimrock

Unrated

Lisa: The Painful - Definitive Edition
Lisa: The Painful - Definitive Edition

Unrated

Lost in Vivo
Lost in Vivo

Unrated

Lunacid
Lunacid

Unrated

Minecraft
Minecraft

Unrated

Mr. Prepper
Mr. Prepper

Unrated

Noita
Noita

Unrated

Path of the Abyss
Path of the Abyss

Unrated

Red Faction: Armageddon
Red Faction: Armageddon

Unrated

Red Rogue
Red Rogue

Unrated

Resistance 3
Resistance 3

Unrated

Scanner Sombre
Scanner Sombre

Unrated

ShadowBringer
ShadowBringer

Unrated

Spelunky
Spelunky

Unrated

Spelunky 2
Spelunky 2

Unrated

SteamWorld Dig
SteamWorld Dig

Unrated

Super Metroid
Super Metroid

Unrated

Terraria
Terraria

Unrated

The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+
The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+

Unrated

The Cave
The Cave

Unrated

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

Unrated

The Fall of Elena Temple
The Fall of Elena Temple

Unrated

The Forest
The Forest

Unrated

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Unrated

The Longing
The Longing

Unrated

The Lord of the Rings Online
The Lord of the Rings Online

Unrated

The Other Side
The Other Side

Unrated

Thread
Thread

Unrated

Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider

Unrated

Torchlight
Torchlight

Unrated

Tunnet
Tunnet

Unrated

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Unrated

Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Unrated

UnderRail
UnderRail

Unrated

Undertale
Undertale

Unrated

War for the Overworld
War for the Overworld

Unrated

Zork
Zork

1 Comment

gman

1 month ago

I recommend Lunacid, in which they send you into the "Great Well" and you spend the entirety of it underground. Some levels take really good advantage of that feeling.
Rezlo

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