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Subnautica 2

Unknown Worlds Entertainment

2026•Adventure•PEGI 12•About 21 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurescience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalmusic/dancerobots/ai/spacevehiclesfresh & originalunsavouryimaginarysimplebig & variedall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancesocial commentarysolving the riddle/not as it seemsunderdog triumphsunlikely connections

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Boxlist takeExpect an uncomplicated, otherworldly adventure game, fresh rather than familiar. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: very simple · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

90 / 100

42 ratings

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About This Game

Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op. Adapt to survive by building custom bases and crafting tools. Explore the unknown to uncover the mysteries hidden within the depths.

Summary: IGDB

Story

The Alterra colony ship Cicada, bound for the desert world of Zezura, inexplicably diverts course and crash-lands on an uncharted ocean moon called Proteus. The world's extreme atmospheric pressure and heavy metal contamination means all human life will perish within months. To survive, the ship's AI uses "reprinting" technology to restore backed-up consciousness into new bodies, but the process causes severe memory loss. Decades after the original colonists vanish under mysterious circumstances, a new investigator is printed to uncover what happened to them and confront the secrets hidden...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalMusic/danceRobots/ai/spaceVehiclesAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceSocial commentarySolving the riddle/not as it seemsUnderdog triumphsUnlikely connections

Keywords

UnderwaterScuba divingDivingFishEcosystem

Where to play

Details

Developer: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Publisher: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Released: 14 May 2026
Series: Subnautica
Platforms: Xbox Series X|S, PC (Microsoft Windows)
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: First person
Time to beat: 11h rushed, 21h normally
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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