Subnautica
Game » consists of 6 releases. Released Jan 23, 2018
An underwater open world game focusing on exploration, and building.
Short summary describing this game.
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5 (3) 4 (0) 3 (0) 2 (1) 1 (0) 4.3 starsAverage score of 4 user reviews
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Ocean Reign 0
I’m scared of the ocean. Well, that’s not quite true, I’m scared of what might live there; Sharks, jellyfish, those creepy fish with the big mouths and lights on their heads, makes me glad I live on land with the cats and cute bunny rabbits. This fear has never really left me and would manifest itself in my gaming life as well. Any vast underwater level would always create some semblance of anxiety if I knew there were monsters or creatures with large enough mouths to gobble me...
3 out of 3 found this review helpful. -
Lost under the buggy sea 0
I never found underwater levels in any game fun. They often share the same gameplay quirks: sluggish character movement, a diminishing oxygen meter and agile underwater enemies to keep you in constant motion. In fact, many games treat water as a deterrent to keep the player from wandering too far out of bounds. Subnautica is one of the few exceptions where I found the underwater traversal and exploration fun. Unfortunately the game is a massive time-sink and a buggy mess.The premise of Subnautic...
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Life Affirming 0
Subnautica shows a lot of discipline. Its respect for its world, and for the majesty of the wildlife which it populates that world with, leads to an undiluted vision. Exploration is driven purely by a desire to know and see. Other entities aren't a problem to deal with, but something to learn to coexist with. The idea that any game would make it possible to coexist with something like the Reaper Leviathan, and that that would be the primary form of interaction with something so threatening, is i...
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Subnautica - An undersea world of beauty, danger, and mystery 0
When a friend suggested that I add Subnautica to my list of games to play, I was intrigued by his description of the game. Science fiction and alien sea creatures and exploration...all sounded good to me. What I could not have known from his description alone was the depth (pun intended) of the experience that was to be had in this 2018 game from developer Unknown Worlds.Subnautica is a first-person view exploration and adventure game set on an alien world mostly covered by water. As the game b...
1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
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