As someone who has an intense fear of the ocean, this game terrified me. The early minutes of the game we heartpounding diving into the blue the first time. I was immediately hooked by the wonder under the sea (under the sea!).

Now, I just want to see more and more and more. The game is amazing, and it's still getting better all the time. Everything's better down where it's wetter, take it from me.

"Oh that's pretty!"
"What the hell is that?"
"That place looks scary, I ain't going down there."
"WHY DID I SUDDENLY LOSE HEALTH?"
"WHAT THE FG#$@#&*(@ IS THAT?"

-Quotes you will find yourself saying when you play Subnautica. One of the best survival/exploration games currently on Steam with an active development team.

Pros:

>Beautifully detailed ocean world, ranging from shallow reefs to deep dark scary underground ravines brimming with alien life. Sound design is brilliant albeit can be refined in certain places.

>Awesome base customisation options, letting you assemble your own underwater base from a list of parts which you can add to via research. You can build add interior decorations such as aquariums and fill them with fish and plants you found, furniture, bulkhead doors and many more which I won't spoil. You also have to build means of producing power in order to power your base.

>Research fragments scattered through the world force you to get out of your comfort zone and descend into the depths in search of new technologies to research. This ties in great to the exploration mechanic. I mentioned that Subnautica is one of the best exploration games I've ever played. I actually am quite afraid of what's lying in the depths of the world's oceans and this game honestly gave me a sense of fear that you don't usually get in these types of games.

>Pretty awesome databank on all the life forms you've encountered and scanned with your research scanner. I eagerly await this feature to be implemented further.

>Some downright incredible creature designs. Scary sharks on crack, big octopi with translucent heads. MAKE MORE SPOOKY CREATURES! The person(s) who designed the sea creatures and monsters deserves a pat on the back and an expensive chocolate cake for their work.

>Surprisingly easy inventory management. I was not a fan of the inventory system at first, but got used to it pretty quickly. Instead of dragging items from one screen to another, the game does it for you and puts each item together. It saves you the trouble of looking through bogged down chests, dropping and dragging items.

>Simple crafting. As long as it's in your inventory you can craft it. The crafting system is simple yet effective. Open up the fabricator, select what you want to craft and it'll do it for you. At this present time there really isn't really anything technical that you can craft. Craftable items like the Cyclops just require a healthy quantity of expensive crafting items. I hope they add more technical crafting in the future.


Cons:

>A rather unintuitive base building mechanic, similar in some ways to the old Rust or Unturned where you have to move your character around until the base part snaps into position. It can be frustrating, especially with parts like the Scanner Room.

>Unrefined combat makes it difficult for you to actually hit any vile sea-demon that's following you. Generally you'll get hit first and manage to land a single hit on their body as they swim away. Without the stasis rifle it's really not that great.

>Nothing to do. Once you build the Cyclops, go on the Aurora and explore the deepest dankest depths you're basically done. I know the Devs have some glorious things planned and I really hope they implement them soon. Furthermore, it sucks to admit that Subnautica (in its present state) doesn't have much replay value. I will admit that my first playthrough took me roughly 10 hours to complete (That's getting all the blueprints, building the Cyclops, going on the Aurora etc.) After that, I really was not compelled to start again.

Overall, Subnautica is a game with massive potential. It's come a long way yet it has an even longer way to go. I really can't wait to see what the developers have in store for Subnautica, and what the final game will look like. In its present state it earns an easy 7/10. A lack of content and some bugs and glitches here and there bring's the game's score down, but some grease can easily bring this to a 9/10.

This game takes you to another world and this world becomes your world. You are amazed at its beauty and at the same time it is dangerous. Danger is in places you would not expect and then you also will find creatures and places that are tranquil. The scale of the game and feeling small in a big world impresses me. When I start to think I've ran out of things to do, I find there is yet another layer to the game. If you are interested in science fiction, this is a must play. It is a survival/adventure game and the nice part is the survival aspect of the game can be dialed up or down depending on how you'd like to play the game. It's one of the best games I've played and it's not even finished yet.

Very good game. Devs update Experimental mode mostly daily sometimes twice a day. Absoulutely amazing devs. They work too hard. Must-buy game. Sometimes scary. Fun exploring and building bases. Some bugs but thats expected. Great for feedback. It's even early access. R8 8/8 would buy again.

-chose hardcore
-spawned and gathered materials
-got enough together for a lead suit, fins, scanner, welder, and seaglide
-went to fix breaches in aurora
-fixed breaches and headed back to lifepod
-on way back, reaper leviathan spawns behind me
-seek shelter in coral
-wait a moment and book it when he isn't looking saying, "CYA ♥♥♥♥♥"
-leviathan said, "I'mma ♥♥♥♥ yo ♥♥♥ ♥♥♥♥♥"
-Game Over. You have died.


8.79/10 would please the leviathan again.

I absolutely love this game. Even with my graphics settings practically locked at low everything so that it can run on my potato, the game still looks absolutely stunning if a bit laggy. With how garbage my computer is though, that's to be expected. There's a couple of reason why I think this game is excellent, and I'll list them now:

*The idea of a planet that is pretty much 99.999999% ocean is absolutely fantastic, and i've not ever seen it applied as well in a game as this.

*The designs of all of the flora and fauna are A+. The serpentine designs of many predatory creatures in the game, like the stalkers and the reaper leviathans, fit extremely well with the ocean setting, and their streamlined movements looks absolutely wonderful in the water. The glowy, alien aesthetic definitely shows in many of the plants seen in-game, and creatures such as the sea-cow like gasopods. It matches the phosphorescent nature of many planned and partially-implemented predators like the sea dragon leviathan, as well as the deep-sea variants on the shallow-water tropical fish. The gentle giants like the reefbacks and the (I think) partially-implemented sea treaders add a sort of feeling of helplessness despite their passive nature, and a very definite knowledge that there is something far grander that occupies this vast ocean in which you must now survive.

*I definitely have more than a bit of bias towards this game, as I love the ocean, but the whole aesthetic has been pulled off flawlessly. There is immense satisfaction being recieved when playing this game, and I oft find myself looking out of an observatory I've built onto my base into the vast ocean.

*The game's just damn fun. It's extremely relaxing when you're not voyaging out for supplies, and when you're out scavenging there's definitely a tense feeling like, "I could be eaten at any time", and for many that might have a fear of the open ocean the tension could definitely compound. It's a good game. I like it.

I survived from crash and had to take out the fire. Luckily lifepod had extinguisher. If it hadn't, then the fire would've spread me alive. Oh well...the communication relay has been busted. Looks like I'm going to repair it, but I don't have tools with me after I took lifepode 5 to escapse from Aurora. I don't know where am I and have to find this out where am I.

Ocean....no island and nothing. Just Aurora. Sadly....this is what it looks like. Survived by crash, but it is badly. I guess I have to go in there and get some....oh well whatever they got it in there.

Looks like I can't go in there due with radiation. Let's hope it's not mini nuke. If not, then it may be bigger. Let's see what lifepod 5 have....a scanner, three rations, three drinking provisions, one emergency medkit, a flashlight, an emergency fire. This might've come in handy. Let's think of food and water. There's no pointing to waste it, but to save it until last day. Looks like I have to gather for resources whatever I have to survive without having worry.


: If anyone would read this, then I may never survive this...... Or perhaps I have to survive longer than anyone does. Ok let's check...... titanium.....check. Quartz....check. Acid mushrooms....check and copper ore...check. Looks like I have my list to make tools or equipments. Never judge with my cover. I used to be Aurora engineer this before. Lucky me, I can make everything as I could. I have to hold my hunger because I ate one ration. Now I have two rations left and three waters left even if I'm tired. Let's see....I have to start to work on this.

Ok...I crafted welder and I may be able to repair communication relay. Let's get started for no- SH!T WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!?! I heard there was some huge explosion. Good god...it sure is louder than this before. My ears are still ringing. I guess I have to check this out.

Oh well...looks like she blew up pretty bad. Let's hope the foods will be ok after it blows up. Looks like I have to get back to work on communication relay.

YES! IT WORKS! IT'S ALIVE! IT'S ALIIIIIIIIIIIVE! Hahaha I used to watched old movie because I used to love the quotes from doctor. Let's hear this out if anyone is out in there. Just like me.

Welp! I have good news and bad news. I would prefer good one; someone did survived from lifepod 17, but the problem is...I don't have co-ordinate from 17. Looking for 17 would waste my time. And bad? The distress signal has been sent out. Guess what? They'll arrive 9999 hours. This meant I have 416.625 days. No wait....27.39452 years to go. ! I should've never join Auraro! I should've never!

I'm crying....I know I won't survive about 27 years to go. But knowing there should be someone out in there. Perhaps there should be more lifepods in there. I missed Half-life 5. I expect they will release in few more years to go.

: Lookie here! I'm alive and well. I build my small base, not too far from my lifepod 5 and Aurora. Don't worry, I'm not hungry as well and I cooked some fishes before checking. I managed to build well. I do plan to build my base bigger soon. I have to build radiation suit right now.

Oh boy...I haven't test it yet. Looks like I have to go to Aurora and collect some things. Oh right, I have to fix the radiation leak so that it won't effect me.

Sh!t! Sh!t! Sh!t! I'm back at my base and heard some huge growl. *shudder* Looks like, I won't go in there to become food. Now I'm sitting here, crying on the floor.

YES! I created a.....BALL! This leaves me to draw on the face. I name him.....Wilson! I know it's weird for having my ball in here. I think of him as partner. He would never leave my side.I I've got alot of things to work on.

: You remember that one that I did tell you about a boogeyman in Aurora? Now it's sitting on front of my base. Guess what? I'm screwed. As long as Wilson is here on my side. I'm not being afriad in here....Wilson is on my side. He never leave on my side......

First thing I'd like to mention is that I have Thalassophobia, the fear of the sea, so this game is literally a nightmare. Still I love this game to death.

Subnautica is one of the greates gaming expiriences I have ever had. The sheer wonder and excitement of exploring it's rich environments and strange alien species is magical. Although this game is in Early Access and the content is limited, the dev team is very dedicated and update the game constantly. Adding new fauna and flora, entire environments, new equipment and transportation. Simply put, Subnautica is magical. If you like exploration games, games about the ocean, games about a strage alien planet or games about survival, pick this one up. I promise you, from how little I've played this game, it will stick with me forever and I'm sure it will stick with you too. Also, the best part about Subnautica right now, it gets better every single day.

This is honestly the best game I have bought/downloaded from steam. Looking around me, every single tiny thing is so beautiful. There's lots to do and lots to do discover so I could play for hours. Plus, going down into the ocean is always a chilling and amazing experience knowing that anything could be down there and also seeing some amazing sites.

I just love it. It is by far the greatest survival game ever made.

This game is great ioceianic survival game Ive spent 10.6hrs playing it and still feel like i just started. The graphics are amazing and the ocean looks beutifull. The survival aspect is great, and if u pick this game up from the steam store i recomend you play freedom mode, to me its better then survival because you dont have to be eating a drinking water evey 15 min. But i do have to say one thing, for some odd reson the game was working perfectly fine for the 10hrs i played and now its starting to aact up. i dont know if this is because of the new update (Power Nap) but its sertenly getting me on edge. Every time i log in and my game loads it freezs. please fix it devs. Other than that i have nothing on this game. remember its an early acces game so their will be some bugs. Thank you for your time reading this review! have a wonderfull time exploring the ocean of subnautica.