Subnautica on Steam - User reviews, Price & Information

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.

Subnautica is a open world survival craft, survival and horror game developed and published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment.
Released on January 23rd 2018 is available on Windows and MacOS in 27 languages: English, French, German, Polish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Turkish, Finnish, Italian, Czech, Hungarian, Spanish - Spain, Danish, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese - Brazil, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Dutch, Swedish, Vietnamese, Spanish - Latin America, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese - Portugal, Latvian, Lithuanian and Slovak.

It has received 309,700 reviews of which 300,502 were positive and 9,198 were negative resulting in an impressive rating of 9.6 out of 10. 😍

The game is currently priced at 29.99€ on Steam.


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System requirements

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Windows
  • 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
  • VR Support: SteamVR. Keyboard or gamepad required
MacOS
  • 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

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Dec. 2024
They told me it was a survival game. Nobody mentioned the survival part was sprint-swimming from a demon shrimp, fighting a sea cucumber with a pocket knife, and being stalked by things that shouldn’t have that many teethβ€”or that much rage. 11/10 would hyperventilate again
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Nov. 2024
Why Subnautica Stands Out Intro & Positives I played Subnautica for the first time in 2024, and the this game really impressed me. Normally, I am not the biggest fan of the crafting and survival game because all of them feel and look same to me. But Subnautica manages to be different from others in its genre. It's not just about gathering resources and building stuff; it's about exploring this beautiful, mystical underwater world that feels alive. It is a game full of atmosphere, and mystery. The one thing I most liked was the underwater environment: detailed, creative, with various biomes, it really feels like a place. You get this sense of wonder when you swim around, find new areas, and see strange creatures. The story was interesting too and gave me a reason to press onward. Negatives With that said, there were certainly a few things I did not quite enjoy as much. There were points when it seemed I spent more time grinding for materials than actually exploring or enjoying the story. Also, some of the survival mechanics-such as managing food and water-actually became quite frustrating at times. The negatives for me were still significantly outweighed by the positives. Conclusion Subnautica, for me, was one of those games that felt very different compared to most survival games and had me hooked from start to finish. Having played this game, I'm looking forward to Subnautica 2, even though it doesn't give great signals. SILVER MEDAL Follow My [URL=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/40523765-Bearsonal/]Curator Page ⚜️[/URL]
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May 2024
Great game to play in 2024. I played this game without mod. Very well done, nice story, game play, music, map, balance, unique charm. My suggestion to new players for best engagement: - Save every 10-15 minutes (just in case) - Stay relaxed, enjoy the game, take your time, be curious - Don't spoil the game by looking on the internet. Really, everything you need is in the game. Just read datalogs, visit places, build tools, experiment, explore. It will be very rewarding to survive by yourself. - Do not try to overcollect, overplan, overachieve (there are plenty of resources and blueprints) IIt's really all about discovering and surviving (more on the discovery side) When you feel stuck, just do the following: - read unread logs and databank - check if there is something new to build (experiment every tool and upgrade) - revisit important places - explore new area
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April 2024
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 surprising me and a cast of sea monsters that quite literally haunted my dreams.
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April 2024
---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is β˜‘ Beautiful ☐ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Donβ€˜t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- β˜‘ Very good ☐ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }--- β˜‘ Eargasm ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☐ Kids ☐ Teens β˜‘ Adults ☐ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☐ Check if you can run paint β˜‘ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☐ Floppy Disk β˜‘ Old Fashioned ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need to invest in a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☐ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy β˜‘ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☐ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress β˜‘ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ No Story ☐ Some lore ☐ Average ☐ Good β˜‘ Lovely ☐ It'll replace your life ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ☐ Short ☐ Average ☐ Long β˜‘ To infinity and beyond ---{ Price }--- ☐ It's free! β˜‘ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- β˜‘ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 1 ☐ 2 ☐ 3 ☐ 4 ☐ 5 ☐ 6 ☐ 7 ☐ 8 ☐ 9 β˜‘ 10
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Subnautica
9.6
300,502
9,198
Online players
3,390
Developer
Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Publisher
Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Release 23 Jan 2018
VR VR Supported
Platforms