Subnautica is an underwater survival game with a heavy focus on exploration, crafting and atmosphere. Your character has crash-landed on an alien planet that is covered by a vast ocean, and you must survive while you await rescue.

Exploration is THE major focus in the game. As you explore, you will discover new resources to gather, new blueprints to build, and new creatures to hunt (or will they hunt you?). The game environments range from peaceful, sunlit shallows (filled with playful fish and colorful plants) to deep, haunting chasms (filled with mysterious caverns and terrifying monsters). The different areas in the game are varied in look and sound, as are the creatures you will encounter.

Exploration is complemented by the crafting system, which allows you to build upgrades and vehicles that allow you to access new areas. Crafting is intuitive and the UI is easy to understand. You can also build your own underwater base to store your collected resources and upgrade your gear - craft a rifle that puts aggressive creatures into a stasis so you can flee, or a vehicle that maps out the area around you so you know what areas lie beyond your flashlight.

These blueprints must have been left by someone before you - there is a story going on while you explore, gather, and craft. You are not the first person to crash land on the planet, and there are even more ancient secrets to explore. Where will you start - Your crashed ship in the distance? Some ruins atop a floating island? Perhaps the wreckage scattered across the ocean floor?

I would highly recommend Subnautica for any who enjoy survival/crafting games, as it offers a unique underwater experience that cannot be found elsewhere and it definitely has that "just five more minutes" factor that will have you playing into the night.

Subnautica is an underwater survival game with a heavy focus on exploration, crafting and atmosphere. Your character has crash-landed on an alien planet that is covered by a vast ocean, and you must survive while you await rescue. Exploration is THE major focus in the game. As you explore, you will discover new resources to gather, new blueprints to build, and new creatures to hunt (or will they hunt you?). The game environments range from peaceful, sunlit shallows (filled with playful fish and colorful plants) to deep, haunting chasms (filled with mysterious caverns and terrifying monsters). The different areas in the game are varied in look and sound, as are the creatures you will encounter. Exploration is complemented by the crafting system, which allows you to build upgrades and vehicles that allow you to access new areas. Crafting is intuitive and the UI is easy to understand. You can also build your own underwater base to store your collected resources and upgrade your gear - craft a rifle that puts aggressive creatures into a stasis so you can flee, or a vehicle that maps out the area around you so you know what areas lie beyond your flashlight. These blueprints must have been left by someone before you - there is a story going on while you explore, gather, and craft. You are not the first person to crash land on the planet, and there are even more ancient secrets to explore. Where will you start - Your crashed ship in the distance? Some ruins atop a floating island? Perhaps the wreckage scattered across the ocean floor? I would highly recommend Subnautica for any who enjoy survival/crafting games, as it offers a unique underwater experience that cannot be found elsewhere and it definitely has that "just five more minutes" factor that will have you playing into the night.