Buy it if you like
- Gameplay: 158 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Story: 94 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 48 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
- Bugs: 17 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 382k player reviews · updated
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
Why players love itThings to know
67% of themes are praise25% are divided8% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
158 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I mean this game is all about exploration, crafting, building bases, heck even submarines to go in the deeper parts of the ocean all while having its horror and survival aspect!
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
94 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
I did not expect the story to have such great plot points and how they tie into the progression of getting off the planet.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
48 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
The visuals of this game is pretty insane with all the differente biomes.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
30 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Subnautica offers a lot of great things, be it the exploration, the world design, the immersion especially via the sound effects and the soundtrack.
Difficulty
Players who bring up Difficulty mostly praise it.
15 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Subnautica is the best of what survival games have to offer providing balanced difficulty (an illusion we'll get to later), freedom of exploration, and a near-perfect narrative direction.
Co-op
Players who bring up Co-op mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
Big credits also goes to some of the modders that actually made a mod that gives you the option to play this online with your friends.
+2 more players loved
Theme by theme
Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.
Players love
Gameplay158 reviews
Story94 reviews
Graphics48 reviews
Audio30 reviews
Difficulty15 reviews
Co-op8 reviews
Performance7 reviews
Optimization6 reviews
Divided opinion
Crashes100% still recommend
Multiplayer100% still recommend
Interface100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs100% still recommend
What you get
Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.
Play modes
- Single-player
Controller
- DualShock Controller Support
- Full controller support
Store features
- Family Sharing
- Remote Play on TV
- Steam Achievements
- Steam Cloud
- Steam Trading Cards
- VR Support
- VR Supported
Platforms
- Windows
- macOS
Valve device support
Steam DeckVerified
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachineVerified
Should I buy it now?
Based on Steam price history.
Prices have been lower
$29.99
The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.
10 points recordedtoday · $29.99
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