Subnautica Reviews

Easily the best survival game out there, it has a great crafting system and the inventory management inst too bad (which in fairness i don't think its possible to make inventory management fun) and the base building is simple but allows with pre-built rooms instead of constructing each wall, this allows for pretty much any building you create to end up looking good when its finished, and the story unlike in most survival games, is not just a after thought to give players an end goal, it is an actual plot that develops naturally as you play the game and your progress is very naturally gate kept by the use of depth modules as to progress the story you usually have to keep going deeper and to do that you need to build your subs and upgrade them to go as deep as possible. Of course you cannot mention Subnautica without bringing up it's horror and terror aspects which are extremely good as no matter how many horror games you may have played Subnautica brings a uncommon fear in gaming... the fear of the unknown whether you are floating in the water unable to see whats below you or navigating at night every noise you hear or movement you catch out of the corner of your eye builds an ever growing sense of dread and fear, which builds and builds until something eventually emerges from the unknown... and that, as someone who has played many horror games, such as Dead Space, Alan Wake and Silent hill 2, is genuinely one of the most terrifying experiences I've ever had in a video game.

Tip: There is alot of good loot at the bottom of the void. I know its dangerous but its worth it, never grinding again.

100% Get it and do a blind playthrough with no help or wiki, best experience. Subnautica definitely captures how it feels to explore the unknown while also being one of the best survival games I've played. Coolguy, if you're reading this I'd like to give you a special thanks for referring me to Subnautica.

I rarely replay games, especially to the end. That's one of them.

after many hours of playing this game on many different platforms (PC, Xbox, ps4, ps5) I think that it is time for my honest review on this masterpiece of a game. GAME-PLAY= this game has some of the best out there when it comes to a open world survival game, this is above the mechanics of Minecraft in my eyes. the ways that you have to challenge yourself to go into the unknown to get new tools is invigorating yet terrifying. the use of the different vehicles is well done and I am still finding new things I've never seen to this day. ENVIRONMENT= the ways that they made this alien landscape are mind blowing. they make an atmosphere that makes you wonder what's out there even when your at the edge of the map. the glowing mushrooms of the jellyshroom caves and the scorching wastes of the lava zone make every sense tingle while your in those areas and others too. AMBIANCE= sounds have a large part to play in the game itself. the sound you hear when a crash fish is trying to give you a heart attack and the roars of the many leviathans are things I fear to this day. along with these there is the soundtrack that switches only when you do something new or different compared to the norm. DIFFICULTY= this is not a hard game at all so I think a lot of new gamers can get into it easily. STORY= no spoilers but it is something that will get you very invested in the later parts. THE LEVIATHANS= these things are SCARY AS SHIT, they will never leave their territory and they are place deliberately to make you think of them frequently. these guys are the only thing that ever killed me and when they chase you, while they are trying to scare you they don't always just try to do that. they will intimidate you to make it so you don't want to go where they are again. this is most likely my number one game of all time and I will always make people play it to get them to understand why. 10/10 must play

one of the best games i have ever played, adventure, survival, a bit of horror in my opinion, mystery, and a story thats packed with lore. I always scream at the top of my lungs the moment i see or even hear a leviathan, or anything else that can kill me, really the game only has one downside, its not that bad, but there's no multi player, and it would be so fun to play this with friends. The prawn suit is worth it, so is the cyclops, well really any sub is fun, don't be scared and have fun in your adventures in this awesome game, cant wait for the second one!

7/10 A good game, I found it more enjoyable with a multiplayer mode but maybe that's just cause I'm a baby in the water. Fortunately for me the mod had an issue and made all enemies non hostile. I did play this the intended way a while back on the Xbox One and it terrified me then too.

Took my time enjoying the game, only to experience a sudden damaged save at around 60 hours. I was in the final hour of completing the game, which was extremely frustrating. The game was extremely buggy and crashed my computer multiple times, until I found a fix on my own. That said, I still recommend the game, it's incredibly fun. It can be challenging and frustrating getting around at times between the different crafts. My biggest annoyance is the lack of dialogue-for example more PDA logs, learn more about really everything. I'm no genius gamer, but I still felt it was extremely difficult to figure out next steps to the point it got very frustrating. I used hours exploring and trying to figure it out for myself, but things were not always easy for me to understand and I had to look at a few guides to help find my way in certain areas. Still love the game and enjoyed it a lot! I thinkthe best thing to do is not rush, take your time and try to avoid spoiling yourself! It is worth it.

I beg of anyone who reads this to give this game a go. The unique nature of it's survival, crafting, open world exploration and horror will have you gripped with desire of wanting to complete everything. This is a horror game for all the right, but different, reasons. It plays more with atmospheric and slightly psychological horror, constantly making you feel like you're being watched (as well as the very physical and obvious enemies you find along the way), always tackling the amount of air you have which brings the fear of drowning and loss of progress - and of course, the open water aspects where the deep looks as if it's going to swallow you in your entirety. For a game that's limited so much in being underwater it's open-world exploration is brilliant. Numerous different biomes, all of which offering new and interesting things for you. The game pushes you to find all these different biomes and go out of your comfort zone to explore the more dangerous and terrifying areas for the most minor of materials and blueprints. The player's creativity is the only limit for the crafting. The game offers an interface consisting of blueprints to which the player finds themselves throughout the game. Enabling you to build from energy modules, to giant rooms, to even a doll figurine of a certain YouTuber who may have played the game before! The mass array of different biomes gives you fresh new building ideas constantly and you'll never get bored exploring and building different bases around the map. Overall I can't say anything except positive things about this game, it has it all. From the cutest of little sea critters to aliens 100x the size of the player wanting to burn you to a crisp with it's fireballs, the safest of shallow reef areas to the plummeting depths of the craters edge where the Leviathans lurk you will never get bored witnessing the wonders of this game.

Got a 100% in 4 Resident Evil games in a row, and thought this would be a chill game to play next… oh boy was i wrong, the scariest game i ever played, the fear and paranoia of not knowing if something is in front of you, and even IF YOU KNOW you won’t dare come close to it… or maybe you would cuz you wanna scan it. I knew i would like this game, never expected to like it and play it this much, the attention to detail is impressive, the extra mile they went through to make the game feel more grand, like the databank and the extra info about everything in the game, the time capsules and the fact that they are actually from other real players is very cool, the crater’s edge... they could just put an invisible wall but noooo they went extra hard. And what really surprised me is how good the building is, these type of games tend to have a very boring and slow building style this game doesn’t! If i want to criticize the game i will have to try extra hard and nitpick. Excited for Below Zero and 2. OVERALL RATING: 8.5/10 Great game and i think everyone should give a try it could take you 10 hours to complete, or 100.. depends on the player. It’s a “terror” game not “horror”.