

Death due to lack of oxygen begins with a darkening screen followed by a dramatic tune if an oxygen source isn't reached after a few more seconds. In case damage is sustained, the protagonist lets out a muffled scream, the sides of the screen flash red, and a small amount of red blood is lost. One can still kill or be killed by wildlife or die from environmental hazards such as radiation and lava geysers. This is because the game tries to promote solutions other than violence. Subnautica does contain very few conventional weapons and the few there are have limitations. Hunger and thirst are a core concern early on and it might take a while before steady solutions are acquired.īeing a singleplayer-only game, Subnautica has no security risks.įantasy Violence, Mild Language (ESRB/PEGI) Scary Scenes, Mild Coarse Language (ACB) Exploring maze-like structures such as caves and wrecks demands navigational skill and proper preparation to not run out of oxygen. The game does not have intentional jumpscares, but a few creatures such as Warpers and Crabsnakes can cause them. All but the largest creatures can be evaded or outrun with a little practice. Hardcore is identical to Survival except that it features permadeath.Īlthough combat is an option, it is generally the lesser pick compared to stealth and speed. Upon death, the player respawns in Lifepod 5 or in the last Seabase/ Cyclops visited. Freedom mode requires managing oxygen, health, energy, and hull integrity. Creative mode makes no demands on the player at all. There are four game modes available: Creative, Freedom, Survival, and Hardcore.
#Subnautica switch full#
Players that go for the full experience will find themselves at 40+ hours. If the player knows where to go and rushes through the essential parts of the story and useful blueprints, the game can be completed in 20 hours. There is no multiplayer, and there never will be. Subnautica offers a static world of 3*3*1.7km and random generation is exclusively present in the spawn points of various resources and the exact starting position of Lifepod 5. To quote Wikipedia, survival games "are a subgenre of action video games that generally start the player with minimal resources in a hostile, open-world environment, and require them to collect resources, craft tools, weapons, and shelter, and survive as long as possible", whereas exploration games "are narrative-focused that allow players to experience their story through exploration and discovery".

The game puts together survival and exploration elements. Beyond Good & Evil is partially the inspiration to the scanner and the camera function of the PDA. If so chosen, the player can also start an investigation into what happened to the Aurora and what secrets Planet 4546B holds.īiosys, Submerged, and Ark: Survival Evolved. It is then up to the player to make it through the initial days with a partially broken Lifepod 5 and a few resources at their disposal, improve their situation by learning about the alien environment and gathering resources, building better equipment, and maybe even find a way home. There is one sole longterm survivor, who is the protagonist of the story. Subnautica begins with the crash of the Aurora on Planet 4546B, a planet completely covered in water, in the late 22nd century.
#Subnautica switch update#
Due to the developer-centric update policies on Steam, that version receives updates the earliest. Also released on Nintendo Switch along with its sequel Subnautica Below Zero in a double pack. A version for the PlayStation 4 was looked into for after V1.0 and was released December 6, 2018.

#Subnautica switch Pc#
The game is available on PC (Steam & Humble Bundle), VR (Steam and Oculus Home) and Xbox One. Subnautica hit Steam on Decemas part of the Early Access program and was fully released on January 23, 2018. Subnautica is a first-person video game set in the future on an aquatic uncharted planet created and released by Unknown Worlds Entertainment, that blends the traits of the survival and the exploration genres. Craft equipment and submarines to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more – All while trying to survive. Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with resources, creatures, wonder and threats.
