There’s profound satisfaction to be obtained from forging your own aquatic habitat, and we ended up spending a lot of time customising the interior to our liking with posters and plant pots. But beyond the decorating, bases also provide a home for critical gameplay components, like battery charging stations and scanner rooms. Subnautica Review". IGN. January 26, 2018. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021 . Retrieved May 14, 2021. Something undiscovered lurks around every corner. Swim through the giant Titan Holefish, encounter the haunting Shadow Leviathan, and visit the adorable Pengwings. Keep your wits about you. Not all creatures in this strange world are friendly. In terms of what you perceive, there really isn’t a lot to distinguish the quality mode from the frame rate one other than the obvious frame rate improvement. Moreover, there’s hardly much visual improvement over the PS4 version either. All of the texture detail on PS4 and both modes of PS5 appear to be identical. Similarly, it would appear there hasn’t been any improvement to the native resolution, which is unexpected.

Nunneley, Stephany (January 24, 2018). "Underwater, open-world adventure game Subnautica has been released for PC". VG247. Archived from the original on April 11, 2020 . Retrieved May 25, 2020. there is a real push-pull dynamic at large that makes you feel like you're constantly achieving one new goal after another. No adaptive triggers, would've been cool for some of the features present in Subnautica (i.e. swinging the knife or shooting one of the guns). Subnautica is an action-adventure game developed and published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment. Players control a non-essential systems maintenance chief, often referred to as the janitor inside the Subnautica community, who is the only survivor of a spaceship crash on an alien planet. They are free to explore the oceanic planet. The main objectives are to find essential resources, survive the local flora and fauna, and find a way to escape. It includes some elements of survival games and some elements of non-survival games. Now comes my main issue, the performance and graphics mode, for graphics there isn't enough of a noticeable difference in texture quality from performance mode to justify the cap to 30.

Jeremy, Hugh (December 2013). "Subnautica: Descend into the Depths". Unknown Worlds Entertainment. Archived from the original on March 30, 2016 . Retrieved March 31, 2016. Build bases on the sea floor. Choose layouts and components, and manage hull-integrity as depth and pressure increase. Use your base to store resources, park vehicles, and replenish oxygen supplies as you explore the vast ocean.

Romano, Sal (August 18, 2020). "Subnautica and Subnautica: Below Zero coming to Switch in early 2021". Gematsu. Archived from the original on August 18, 2020 . Retrieved October 29, 2020. Aggressive creatures are a continual presence. You have to respect them and keep your distance, knowing what they can do. With that said, creatures are not unduly punishing. Running into something aggressive doesn't result in instant death. You'll likely die far more often as the result of drowning during an exploration dive, or starving to death because you took too long during an expedition.Creative mode robs you of this sense of achievement you’re always chasing in other modes, although it does offer a nice way to experience the building and exploration of the game. In particular, it works well for those that don’t have the nerve to endure the perils of Survival mode. Ultimately it is good to have options, and there are certainly various ways Subnautica: Below Zero can be enjoyed for everyone. Subnautica: Below Zero' devs defend the sequel's riskiest change". Inverse. Archived from the original on March 23, 2023 . Retrieved April 12, 2023.

When compared to the first Subnautica game, Below Zero is really a small, iterative improvement, and as a result, probably won’t have the same impact on returning players. However, especially for newcomers to the franchise, this is the perfect jumping-in point. Below Zero is a captivating, addictive and thrilling experience that hits every height of the original, and then some. The plot goes as deep as the foreboding depths.The icing on the cake is that Subnautica actually does a really good job of telling a compelling story around its survival gameplay. It would be unforgivable for me to spoil any of the surprises you’ll discover in the course of simply trying to get enough food and drinkable water to stay breathing. But suffice it to say the plot goes as deep as the foreboding depths, with the complexity and nuance of a great sci-fi film. Each step along the way includes well-written journal entries and audio logs with uncommonly high-quality voice acting. Some of the most extreme dangers to the player include dangerous fauna including but not limited to: Crabsquids, Warpers, Mesmers, Bonesharks, Ampeels, Stalkers, Crashfish, and Leviathan-class lifeforms like the Reaper, Sea Dragon and Ghost Leviathans. Fauna varies by location and are spread across ecologically distinct biomes that primarily include: the Safe Shallows, Crash Zone, Mushroom Forest, Kelp Forest, and the Grassy Plateau.It’s a brilliant setup, executed with precision and zeal, but Subnautica’s sea legs extend well beyond its opening introduction. Following the crash, players are free to dive into the depths beneath their floating, busted escape pod, which acts as an official base of operations in the game’s early hours. You’ll need to explore your surroundings, gather resources, upgrade and craft new gear, and ultimately try to learn what happened to your crew, while figuring out if there’s any way of escaping this subaquatic nightmare.