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Subnautica
Released On: Jan 23, 2018
87
8.6
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Generally Favorable Based on 39 Critic Reviews
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Metascore
Generally Favorable Based on 39 Critic Reviews
87
100% Positive
39 Reviews
39 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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May 16, 2018
Subnautica is hands down the best survival game I have ever experienced. I completely lost track of time while playing it and for the first time in ages I rescheduled my appointments and neglected my responsibilities to spend more time with a game. If I could I would hand out free copies in the streets so as many people as possible can see how ridiculously good Subnautica is. [04/2018, p.62]
May 10, 2018
A great game that took five years to make. Subnautica is an open sandbox sci-fi fantasy that can inch it's way into horror as you explore the depths of the ocean world. Just be ready to farm!
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 2,177 User Ratings
8.6
84% Positive
1839 Ratings
1839 Ratings
11% Mixed
232 Ratings
232 Ratings
5% Negative
106 Ratings
106 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable Based on 2,177 User Ratings
8.6
84% Positive
1839 Ratings
1839 Ratings
11% Mixed
232 Ratings
232 Ratings
5% Negative
106 Ratings
106 Ratings
Aug 12, 2025
Cuddlefish my beloved
very good gameSpoiler: this is a very cool gameI hope you enjoy this cool game like i did
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PC Feb 6, 2018
Subnautica is a great survival game that is totally unique. Despite some small issues it captivates and ensures that the player has a need to explore its ocean.
Jan 24, 2018
Subnautica is an exceptional game of exploration, crash-landing the player on an unknown planet with unfamiliar terrain, unexplored depths, and strange wildlife. While some smaller creatures will appear more afraid of you, it's the larger predators that will make your oxygen levels quickly drop with the increased heart rate. It's a game that captivates you as soon as you step out of the lifeboat with the gorgeous water effects and stunning environment.
Feb 2, 2018
Subnautica manages to valorize all those elements that in the survival titles that struggle to detach themselves from the sphere of "useful."
Feb 5, 2018
Subnautica links progression to dive depth and it pays dividends. It also provides useful tools and varied submersibles that facilitate the steady exploration of wondrous biomes far below the waves.
Jan 29, 2018
Subnautica is a very, very, very good game for fans of the survival genre. There is a near endless deluge of things to do and see and a vast, dangerous ocean to explore. It’s not uncommon to alternate between sheer dread and speechless wonder as you make your through this underwater wonderland. However, lackluster VR support and an overall density problem in terms of complexity and lack of direction at times hold Subnautica back from true greatness.
Jul 26, 2025
Very good game, especially the settings is perfect, as there are not many diving games. Survival games were also not so popular at that time, so the gameplay is fresh. The story is very good: it is interesting to play someone who stranded in an unknown planet trying to survive and discover the planet and his background. The only downside is, that the presentation of the story is too simple: Videos or cinematics are missing. Gameplay is nice as written before. But it becomes a bit boring before you can build your seabase and sometimes it is tedious to search for items, what you do many times. Especially I misses a map. The planet is beautiful, sometimes outstanding even today and it is the main strengths of the game. The atmosphere is perfect.
But sometimes you see very blurry textures and simple objects with low polygons. I am giving it a 10 because after playing I said to myself, wow, what a beautiful game.
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PC Oct 5, 2025
Excellent when it works. Building a base is fun, exploration with the Seamoth or Cyclops is tense and exciting, and you always feel like you're at the bottom of the food chain, checking your back to make sure you're not in danger. Though the visuals aren't always spectacular, they get the job done, and the voice acting is unexpectedly phenomenal. Conversely, the endless grind of food, water, and materials is tedious, there's many technical bugs (RIP my first seamoth, clipped into the ground), and late-game is a total chore. Still worth it, though you'll have to shrug off some BS from time to time.
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PC Aug 2, 2025
Pretty dumb. Drowning within 10 **** the ocean..with a sci fi pod that can magically create entire med kits **** remove the salt from the water. Right.
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PC Apr 15, 2023
This game is interesting and exciting at first but it doesn't take long before it all starts looking the same and then it feels boring and aimless as there is no direction in what to do and ends up feeling so repetitive as you are just continually trying to find resources which is tedious and boring. This game is too much of a chore. Even though the setting is unique it's not very interesting game play wise. Searching the seabed for materials isn't fun for me. It's ironic that a game with a vast ocean has no depth and is actually very shallow with not much to it, not my kind of game it's too boring.
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PC Summary Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with resources, creatures, wonder and threats. Craft equipment and submarines to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - All while attempting to survive.
Rated E +10 for Everyone +10
Platforms:
- PC
- Xbox One
- PlayStation 4
- Nintendo Switch
- iOS (iPhone/iPad)
- PlayStation 5
Initial Release Date: Jan 23, 2018
Developer:
- Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Publisher: Unknown Worlds Entertainment
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