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Subnautica

by Unknown Worlds

  • Released Dec 16, 2014
  • $7.49
  • 26 h to beat
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Mac
  • Nintendo Switch
  • Nintendo Switch 2
  • Oculus Rift
  • PC (Microsoft Windows)
  • PlayStation 4
  • PlayStation 5
  • SteamVR
  • Xbox One
  • Xbox Series X|S

97%positive reviews

371,333 positive11,117 negative

What players say

Pros

  • Immersive underwater exploration with a strong sense of wonder

  • Atmospheric world that keeps players engaged

Cons

  • Developer's controversial decisions criticised

  • Sound designer firing drew backlash

Mixed

  • Some call it a masterpiece, others say they can no longer support the team

Media

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DLC, expansions and more

Standalone expansions (1)

System requirements

Minimum:

Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system

OS *: Windows Vista SP2 or newer, 64-bit

Processor: Intel Haswell 2 cores / 4 threads @ 2.5Ghz or equivalent

Memory: 4 GB RAM

Graphics: Intel HD 4600 or equivalent - This includes most GPUs scoring greater than 950 points in the 3DMark Fire Strike benchmark

DirectX: Version 11

Storage: 20 GB available space

VR Support: SteamVR. Keyboard or gamepad required

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Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more, all while trying to survive.

You have crash-landed on an alien ocean world, and the only way to…

Ratings

  • 83IGDB players612 ratings
  • 84Critics11 reviews
  • 83Overall623 scores

Time to beat

  • 26 hStory onlyto the credits
  • 50.8 hStory and extraswith side content
  • 48.9 hCompletionist100%

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Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Finnish
French
German
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese (Brazil)
Portuguese (Portugal)
Russian
Spanish (Mexico)
Spanish (Spain)
Swedish
Turkish
Ukrainian
Vietnamese

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