Has a lot more "depth" than No Mans Sky. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)

"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.

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.

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.

Subnautica is one of those Early Access games that has me on the fence.

On the one hand, it does a lot of things well. For example, the game's visuals are nice, and the different areas of the sea are all aesthetically appealing. There's a good deal of conveyance towards which areas are relatively harmless and which areas have giant sea-monsters that will rip you in half. In addition, I can't imagine how things would appear for the VR users, and personally I don't want to find out - the Reaper Leviathan nipped that urge in the bud. Still, the option to play the game in VR, in tandem with the already pleasant atmosphere, leaves the game with a strong recommendation from me for the visuals alone. In terms of gameplay, the game performs similarly to games like Rust or ARK, and although the crafting/upgrades system is nothing groundbreaking, it is still enjoyable and rewarding. There are certain unique aspects to the game, many of which I feel are too minuscule to even bother bringing up; however, the game does things differently enough that I feel comfortable saying that it has a personality of its own.

On the other hand, the game is in Early Access, which means that not only is it not complete, but it is still relatively unpolished. Although the game has undergone extensive changes and would appear to be updated frequently, I can't say that I've never been burned by the game due to some glitch or another. For the patient (you saints), the game's glitches and bugs are relatively harmless, and they border more on the taxing side of frustration rather than fully-fledged rage. Still, the point remains that the game could be another Early Access flop, but I'm fairly confident that it won't be. Hopefully, these issues can be ironed out, and I do believe the devs will continue to work on this project.

As it stands, Subnautica gets a mostly confident vote of approval from me, and I would recommend buying the game if it interests you (especially if it's on sale).

SUBNAUTICA is the BEST indie game i have ever supported. Worth every dollar. Devs DELIVERING their promises like sworn an oath. No OVERHYPED marketing ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥t that ♥♥♥♥ your wallet to the abyss. This is the real early access that it should have been since the first time.

bout' the game itself, you can read the others.

For being early access, and having some bugs in the Experimental mode (obviously) this game has proven to be well worth the cost for early access. The dev team is constantly working and uploading new content as well as fixing bugs. The dev blog is wonderful and this team seems to actually really care about the quality of their finished product - unlike Hello Games >_<

If you like underwater games buy this.
If you like being scared and fear underwater monsters totally buy this.
If you like being stuck in 1000m depth, running low on oxygen with a giant sea-snake chasing you, give this game your heart! 9/10

Subnautica is everything No Man's Sky is not.

The devs decided to go with a smaller yet insanely creative and colourful hand-crafted underwater world filled with life instead of a billion planets filled with nothing interesting.

This 20$ game has more content in early access than a 60$ piece of overhyped poop.

The story is presented through exploration and keeps you interested due to subtle presentation. Whereas in No Man's Sky there is only non-stop grinding and almost no story elements.

Tens of hours of content, and if you love exploration it can become a hundred (while still early-access), whereas in NMS there's like 3 hours of content and then grinding + repetition.

Inventory management is a big part of the game, however it is simple and effective (does not hinder you like in NMS).


If for any reason you thought that buying NMS was a good idea, just save yourself 40$ and buy this game, you will not regret ir. While it is an underwater, and not space exploration game, you will find everything you would want from NMS. Subnautica is a beautiful, immersive, and well-crafted world just waiting to be explored. This is by far the best exploration game you can find on steam.

Daytime = Explore
Nighttime = Hide in pod and wait for daytime