Games

Subnautica

Unknown Worlds

2018•Adventure•PEGI 7•About 51 hours

Taste attributes: adventurescience fictionmonster/alien/supernaturalvehiclesslowunsavouryimaginarysimplelinearbig & variedall consuming questhuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeA wide-ranging adventure game that is fantastical, unsavoury and uncomplicated. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

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

IGDB rating

84 / 100

630 ratings

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About This Game

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.

Summary: IGDB

Story

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,...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

AdventureScience fictionMonster/alien/supernaturalVehiclesAll consuming questHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Keywords

ExplorationUnderwaterSwimmingAquaticUnderwater gameplaySubmarine

Where to play

Details

Developer: Unknown Worlds
Publishers: Gearbox Publishing, Unknown Worlds
Released: 23 January 2018
Series: Subnautica
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
Modes: Single player
Perspective: First person, Virtual Reality
Time to beat: 26h rushed, 51h normally, 49h complete
Age rating: PEGI 7
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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