Subnautica
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An oppressively beautiful portrayal of an undersea environment, and a well-wrought survival game with a vaguely eco-friendly message.
A smattering of technical issues keep Subnautica from true legendary status, but only just.
Subnautica is a template for what open-world survival games should strive to be. It’s fantastical, fresh, and frightening from surface to seabed, with a story that kept on surprising me and a cast of sea monsters that quite literally haunted my dreams.
Performance problems aside, Subnautica will rekindle your faith in the overcrowded survival genre, and scare you senseless.
With a robust crafting system and several amazing secrets to find, Subnautica never ceases to entertain
Subnautica is a terrifying, mystifying, massive, and brilliant survival game.
When Unknown Worlds announced they were bringing this one to Switch we were hugely excited, this is one of our all-time favourite games after all, but it was excitement tempered with a degree of scepticism as to how on earth they'd manage to cram the entire experience onto Switch in a properly playable manner. As it turns out, we needn't have worried as this is a super solid port that - besides a few loading stutters here and there and some scenery pop-in that's present in every other version of the game - successfully delivers one of the very best survival experiences on any platform to Nintendo's hybrid console.
Subnautica is not without its issues, but it successfully manages to combine a strong sense of exploration and discovery with an interesting story hook and an exceptional soundtrack to make it one of the very best examples of the genre.
Industry Coverage
Unknown Worlds Releases Surprise Updates for Subnautica and Below Zero
Unknown Worlds releases two surprise patches for Subnautica and its Below Zero spin-off, with both updates fixing some bugs and various issues.
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Krafton Hits Back At Subnautica Creators, Says Sequel Was Delayed To Prevent "Irreversible Harm To The Entire Franchise"
Krafton has claimed that releasing Subnautica 2 in its current state could possibly tank the entire franchise.
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Subnautica 2 Publisher Krafton Responds to Unknown Worlds Co-founders Lawsuit
Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton responds to the lawsuit recently filed against it by the co-founders of the studio, Unknown Worlds.
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Subnautica 2 Developers Might Be Getting Their $25 Million Bonus After All
Krafton has extended Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds' bonus period by one year, making it more likely it'll receive its $25 million payout.
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