Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more, all while trying to survive. You have crash-landed on an alien ocean world, and the only way to go is down. Subnautica's oceans range from sun drenched shallow coral reefs to treacherous deep-sea trenches, lava fields, and bio-luminescent underwater rivers. Manage your oxygen supply as you explore kelp forests, plateaus, reefs, and winding cave systems. The water teems with life: Some of it helpful, much of it harmful. After crash landing in your Life Pod, the clock is ticking to find water, food, and to develop the equipment you need to explore. Collect resources from the ocean around you. Craft diving gear, lights, habitat modules, and submersibles. Venture deeper and further form to find rarer resources, allowing you to craft more advanced items.
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Earnest, plot-driven, contemporary and grave.
- earnestironic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
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About the game
- Platforms
- Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch 2, Android, PC (Microsoft Windows), iOS, SteamVR, PlayStation 5, Mac, Oculus Rift, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch
- Developer
- Unknown Worlds
- Publisher
- Gearbox Publishing, Unknown Worlds
- Released
- January 23, 2018
- Modes
- Single player
- Perspective
- First person, Virtual Reality
- Engine
- Unity
- Time to beat
- 26 h rushed · 51 h main story · 49 h completionist
IGDB rating 8.3/10 from 620 ratings.
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