Subnautica

Buy97%

Overwhelmingly Positive · 381k player reviews · High confidence

Yes, worth buying.

Unknown Worlds Entertainment · Open World Survival Craft · Jan 24, 2018

Player review score
97%
Overwhelmingly Positive
Price
$29.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
17
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
27
Full audio1 of 27
Subtitles27 of 27

Should I buy Subnautica?

Buy it if you like
  • Gameplay: 156 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Story: 101 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 47 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 381k 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
59% of themes are praise33% are divided8% are complaints
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
156 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.
101 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-Narrative/Worldbuilding: The Story itself is not how you would think stories work(after all, the game is not a story game, but a survival game), yet despite the fact that this game IS indeed a survival game, the story is rich, I personally enjoyed it even though it doesn't seem like a top notch this time.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
47 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.
32 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.
11 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.
Performance
Players who bring up Performance mostly praise it.
8 of 300 sampled reviews raised it
-Technical Performance: I should be quiet about this because of my own pc, but I believe this game does not require much to run, FPS optimalization is solid even for a Unity game, so I can't criticize much.

+1 more players loved

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Gameplay156 reviews
Story101 reviews
Graphics47 reviews
Audio32 reviews
Difficulty11 reviews
Performance8 reviews
Multiplayer7 reviews
Divided opinion
Interface
100% still recommend
Co-op
100% still recommend
Combat
100% still recommend
Crashes
100% still recommend
Players complain
Bugs
100% 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.

6 points recordedtoday · $29.99

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