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4.6 out of 5
'Excellent'
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The world of Subnautica is back! Jump straight into the critically acclaimed ocean to find new environments to study with your Subnautica: Below Zero Steam PC key
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About Subnautica: Below Zero
About this game
Developed and published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment.
In this newest addition to the world of Subnautica, you'll find even more environments to study and explore! Although it's a new entry, it carries on all that made the first entry so charming!
Welcome to Planet 4546B
This time, you'll be exploring the arctic region of Planet 4546B to find out why Alterra — your sister — left in such a hurry. In this new land, you'll be enraptured by crystals, climb snowy peaks, nearly freeze to death, and more!
Discover Alien Lifeform
This new planet is teeming with fauna and flora to discover! From Titan Holefish and Pengwings to the terrifying Shadow Leviathan — you'll be able to research them all and fully explore this new world!
Steam Deck
Take your underwater exploration with you everywhere, as Subnautica: Below Zero is playable on the Steam Deck!
Game Details
- Platform:
- steam
- Release Date:
- May 13, 2021
- Developer:
- Unknown Worlds Entertainment
- Publisher:
- Unknown Worlds Entertainment
- Rating:
- Supported Languages:
- English
- Franchise:
- Subnautica
- Link:
- Play Styles:
- Open World
First-Person
Singleplayer
- Features:
- Steam Achievements
Full controller support
Steam Trading Cards
Captions available
Singleplayer
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3 2.6ghz+
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 530 or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 15 GB available space
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5 @ 3Ghz +
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon 570, 4GB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 15 GB available space
Product Requirements
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 650 or better
- Storage: 15 GB available space
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: OS X 10.13 High Sierra
- Processor: Intel Core i7, 4 cores
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 M395 or better
- Storage: 15 GB available space
Critic Reviews
Based on 29 Critics
IGN
90 / 100"Subnautica: Below Zero is a leaner, meaner standalone expansion to Subnautica that improves on the story and mechanics, but doesn't give us as much room to explore."
PC Gamer
86 / 100"Below Zero is a mostly brilliant sequel to the best survival game of all time."
The Games Machine
90 / 100"Mix the feeling of weakness of the movie Open Water with a compelling story, a world to explore in metroidvania style kind of like in Don't Starve, add the maniacal detail of...
Reviews provided by MetaCritic
Subnautica: Below Zero Statistics
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>= 80 Hours
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Achievement Hunter?
3.33% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
3.33% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!
Difficulty Statistics
Difficulty Rating
Simple
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Easy
16.9%
Just Right
73.24%
Tough
7.04%
Unforgiving
2.82%
Relax & enjoy! 73.24% of players consider this game to be Just Right
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Play Behaviour
Tried It
2.82%
Played It
21.13%
Halfway
8.45%
Beat It
36.62%
Conquered It
30.99%
Completionist! 30.99% of players have Conquered It
Subnautica: Below Zero User Reviews
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James007
Verified purchase
Solid continuation of original game.
Main protagonist is talking now but she is not annoying and speaks only in right situations so no disturbing during dives.
New craft SeaTruck with wide range of attachable segments is nice evolution of Cyclops and basically mobile base with everything you need.
New land bioms can be little hard to navigate at first and many recources had to be brought from sea but later inventions will make it easier.
My only bigger criticism is story when main starting storyline about missing sister is soon overshadowed by new one and can end up on side rail, but it is not uncommon in open world games and not good enough reason to remove star.
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Jagg0
Verified purchase
The constant sense of progression keeps this game's hooks in me, drawing me back just to play a little more. Whenever you think you've caught up, the game drops a new waymarker to a new biome that contains even more stuff to do. That is both sinister and so, so satisfying. My only complaint is finding some of the materials can be difficult to find if you don't know what biome to look in, but the internet will help there.
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Hippy007
Verified purchase
Kids like playing Below Zero lots. Well detailed and they have lots of fun building their underwater world.
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Il_Mao
Verified purchase
Perfect games, has a longer story than subnautica, and has a lot more items and places to visit
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Fanatical User
Verified purchase
Excellent! I was hesitant because the VR support from the original (which was wonderfully immersive even using a regular controller) wasn't officially added in. Thankfully it was modded in by the community. The VR mod is at least as functional as the original game. The original was one of my favorite VR experiences so far and this is more of the same. The first time a Leviathan snaps at you is terrifying enough on the screen and it is doubly so in VR.
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R.
Verified purchase
Pretty decent sequel to the Subnautica game, feels like it has nice balance between exploration, survival and grind. The air mechanic is sometimes annoying, as there are no oxygen plants in some of the sections, so that means death if you wander there before getting enough upgrades.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Somewhere in the middle. 17% of GameFAQs users said Subnautica: Below Zero is Simple or Easy. 73% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 10% of GameFAQs users said Subnautica: Below Zero is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to PEGI, Subnautica: Below Zero is suitable for players aged 12 and above.
Yes, Subnautica: Below Zero is Steam Deck Verified. Valve’s testing indicates that Subnautica: Below Zero is Verified on Steam Deck. This game is fully functional on Steam Deck, and works great with the built-in controls and display.
- All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
- This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
- In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
- This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i3 / AMD Ryzen 3 2.6ghz+
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD 530 or better
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 15 GB available space
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5 / AMD Ryzen 5 @ 3Ghz +
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Nvidia 1050 Ti / AMD Radeon 570, 4GB VRAM
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 15 GB available space
Minimum:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: OS X 10.11 El Capitan
- Processor: Intel Core i5
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel Iris Pro 650 or better
- Storage: 15 GB available space
Recommended:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: OS X 10.13 High Sierra
- Processor: Intel Core i7, 4 cores
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD Radeon R9 M395 or better
- Storage: 15 GB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 27 hours. 90% of users played Subnautica: Below Zero for over 12 hours.
Yes, Subnautica: Below Zero has broad critical consensus. 76% of critics on Metacritic recommend Subnautica: Below Zero. The Metascore is 82 out of 100.
84% of Fanatical users recommend Subnautica: Below Zero. The average review score is 4.8/5
Yes, 84% of Fanatical users and 76% of critics on Metacritic recommend Subnautica: Below Zero.
Subnautica: Below Zero was released on May 13, 2021
Yes, Subnautica: Below Zero supports MacOS.
Subnautica: Below Zero is published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Subnautica: Below Zero was developed by Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Fanatical users tagged Subnautica: Below Zero as Exploration, Survival, Base Building, and Crafting
Fanatical users tagged Subnautica: Below Zero as Underwater, Sci-fi, Atmospheric, and Aliens
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Subnautica: Below Zero as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Subnautica: Below Zero as Exploration
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Subnautica: Below Zero as Survival
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Subnautica: Below Zero as Base Building
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