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Subnautica

4.9 out of 5
27 User Ratings
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97% | Overwhelmingly Positive
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Embark on a wonderful underwater alien adventure in which you’ve crash landed onto an alien ocean planet with your Subnautica PC Steam key
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About Subnautica

About this game

Developed and published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment.

If you're looking for an out-of-this-world gaming experience, look no further than Subnautica. In this game, you'll take on the role of an intrepid explorer who crashlands on an alien planet that's entirely covered in water; you'll have to survive against wildlife whilst you find out why you crashed.

First, you'll need to survive...

To survive, you'll need to scavenge materials and build yourself a base of operations. But beware — the planet is teeming with all sorts of dangerous creatures, so you'll need to be careful. Luckily, you can use your wits and resourcefulness to stay one step ahead of them by using the resources available to craft yourself useful items, including cool equipment like grappling hooks, torpedo launchers, and more!

Then, you can explore.

In Subnautica, you'll be able to get yourself a pressure suit that will allow you to explore even deeper and endure more heat. You'll be able to journey through many underwater biomes and go even deeper into the scary depths of the ocean.

But beware!

It's definitely not safe on this new planet, and even less so at nighttime! There are predators around every corner, and you don't want to get caught in the jaws of dangerous, deadly creatures lurking in the depths all around you. Monitor your oxygen levels, and never go deep without at least a light.

Steam Deck

Take your underwater journey with you, as Subnautica is playable on the Steam Deck!

Game Details

Platform:
steam
Release Date:
January 23, 2018
Developer:
Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Publisher:
Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Rating:
ACB rating of 6
ESRB rating of 10
PEGI rating of 7
USK rating of 6
Supported Languages:
English
Franchise:
Subnautica
Link:
Genres:
Survival
Exploration

Base Building

Open World Survival Craft

Crafting

Survival Horror

Story Rich

Sandbox
Themes:
Underwater
Horror

Sci-fi

Aliens

Atmospheric
Play Styles:
Open World
First-Person

Singleplayer
Features:
Steam Achievements
Full controller support

Steam Trading Cards

VR Support

Remote Play on Tablet

Remote Play on TV

Singleplayer

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows Vista SP2 or newer, 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Haswell 2 cores / 4 threads @ 2.5Ghz or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4600 or equivalent - This includes most GPUs scoring greater than 950 points in the 3DMark Fire Strike benchmark
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 20 GB available space

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows Vista SP2 or newer, 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Haswell 4 cores / 4 threads @ 3.2Ghz or equivalent
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 550 Ti or equivalent, 2GB VRAM
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 20 GB available space

Product Requirements

Minimum:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: OS X 10.9 Mavericks
  • Processor: Intel Haswell 2 cores / 4 threads @ 2.5Ghz or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4600 or equivalent
  • Storage: 20 GB available space

Recommended:

  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: OS X 10.9 Mavericks
  • Processor: Intel Haswell 4 cores / 4 threads @ 3.2Ghz or equivalent
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 550 Ti or equivalent, 2GB VRAM
  • Storage: 20 GB available space

Critic Reviews

87

GameSpot

GameSpot
90 / 100
"Subnautica's story, scares, and beautifully rendered underwater setting make it one of the most fascinating survival games around. You will always have to grind away to a...

IGN

IGN
91 / 100
"Subnautica is a template for what open-world survival games should strive to be. It’s fantastical, fresh, and frightening from surface to seabed, with a story that kept on...

PC Gamer

PC Gamer
89 / 100
"A smattering of technical issues keep Subnautica from true legendary status, but only just."
Reviews provided by MetaCritic

Subnautica Statistics

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Time Played

< 1 Hour
1.17%
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~2 Hours
0.78%
~4 Hours
1.17%
~8 Hours
1.95%
~12 Hours
3.91%
~20 Hours
17.58%
~40 Hours
36.72%
~60 Hours
20.31%
>= 80 Hours
16.41%
Achievement Hunter?
16.41% of players played this game for >= 80 Hours!

Difficulty Statistics

Difficulty Rating

Simple
0.27%
Easy
7.38%
Just Right
72.4%
Tough
16.12%
Unforgiving
3.83%
Relax & enjoy! 72.4%  of players consider this game to be Just Right

Completion Statistics

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Play Behaviour

Tried It
5.08%
Played It
21.07%
Halfway
17.43%
Beat It
32.2%
Conquered It
24.21%
Completionist! 24.21%  of players have Conquered It

Subnautica User Reviews

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User Rating

Average score from 27 ratings
90% of users would recommend this.
4.9

User Ratings Breakdown

5 Stars
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5 Stars
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4 Stars
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4 Stars
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11 - 12 of 10 Reviews

Recommended

Phantom
I am IN LOVE with this game. There is not that much to say about it - this game is simply amazing! The visuals are stunning, the music is good and fitting, controlls work well. There is a lot to discover in this open world, you are free to be creative and build and decorate a base, you can jut enjoy the view and swim around.... And if that is not enough, there is a underlying story for those who are interested. I really like that the story is more of an extra than a "in your face" kinda thing. You CAN go and find out more but you don't HAVE TO. I have become so addicted to this game that I played it through in a few days time; I just couldn't put it down. And I know that sooner or later I will come back to it because I miss this world already.
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Recommended

J4
Verified purchase
Pretty decent game. It has a decent amount of story content as well
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Frequently Asked Questions

Somewhere in the middle. 8% of GameFAQs users said Subnautica is Simple or Easy. 72% of GameFAQs users said the difficulty is Just Right. 20% of GameFAQs users said Subnautica is Tough or Unforgiving.
According to ESRB, Subnautica is suitable for players aged 10 and above.
Yes, Subnautica is Steam Deck Verified. Valve’s testing indicates that Subnautica 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 Vista SP2 or newer, 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Haswell 2 cores / 4 threads @ 2.5Ghz or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4600 or equivalent - This includes most GPUs scoring greater than 950 points in the 3DMark Fire Strike benchmark
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 20 GB available space
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: Windows Vista SP2 or newer, 64-bit
  • Processor: Intel Haswell 4 cores / 4 threads @ 3.2Ghz or equivalent
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 550 Ti or equivalent, 2GB VRAM
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 20 GB available space
Minimum:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: OS X 10.9 Mavericks
  • Processor: Intel Haswell 2 cores / 4 threads @ 2.5Ghz or equivalent
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Intel HD 4600 or equivalent
  • Storage: 20 GB available space
Recommended:
  • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
  • OS: OS X 10.9 Mavericks
  • Processor: Intel Haswell 4 cores / 4 threads @ 3.2Ghz or equivalent
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: Nvidia GTX 550 Ti or equivalent, 2GB VRAM
  • Storage: 20 GB available space
The average playtime for GameFAQs users is 46 hours. 73% of users played Subnautica for over 40 hours.
Yes, Subnautica has broad critical consensus. 100% of critics on Metacritic recommend Subnautica. The Metascore is 87 out of 100.
90% of Fanatical users recommend Subnautica. The average review score is 4.9/5
Yes, 90% of Fanatical users and 100% of critics on Metacritic recommend Subnautica.
Subnautica was released on January 23, 2018
Yes, Subnautica supports MacOS.
Subnautica is published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Subnautica was developed by Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Fanatical users tagged Subnautica as Survival, Exploration, Base Building, and Open World Survival Craft
Fanatical users tagged Subnautica as Underwater, Horror, Sci-fi, and Aliens
Yes. Fanatical users tagged Subnautica as having Singleplayer
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Subnautica as Survival
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Subnautica as Exploration
Yes, Fanatical users tagged Subnautica as Base Building

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