Steam users can play Subnautica at no cost until April 6, courtesy of a recently launched free weekend promotion. The ongoing offer marks the first time Subnautica has been free to play on Steam.
This unique window of opportunity arrives years after Subnautica established itself as one of the better-known survival games on Steam. Developed by San Francisco-based Unknown Worlds Entertainment, it was originally launched in January 2018 following just over three years' worth of early access. Since then, it has amassed nearly 175,000 Steam reviews with a 96.03% favorable rating, which Valve classifies as "Overwhelmingly Positive."
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A couple of months after the eighth anniversary of its 1.0 release, Subnautica went free to play on Steam, but only temporarily. The iconic survival game can be experienced at no cost until Monday, April 6, at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. CET. The limited-time offer is intended to promote Unknown Worlds' recently launched Subnautica franchise sale on Steam, which is running in parallel.
Subnautica itself is discounted by 75% during the promotional period, bringing its price...
