Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
$29.99
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 5 h ago
A gorgeous, atmospheric Subnautica successor with strong base building and real co-op, but the early access content runs out in hours and updates are slow. Skip it if you want a finished game or a way to fight back.
Great for
Subnautica fans who like exploring, base building and co-op with friends, and accept early access
Main risk
You finish the 5-20 hours of content fast, then wait months with few updates
153 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews say there has been almost no new content for about five months, only fixes and co-op tweaks. Some report crashes or launch failures after updates. Fairly confident.
153 recent reviews
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“It has the same fear factor as the first game: the sounds in the distance that you don't know where they're coming from, the fear of the depths”
Steam review · 19 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 positive reviews
“Absolutely breathtaking eye candy exploration game”
Steam review · 30.4 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“Instead of just quietly exploring and getting spooked by yourself, you’ve got someone with you reacting in real time.”
Steam review · 17.1 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“an early access game that runs better than a triple A full release game?”
Steam review · 21.5 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 positive reviews
“The base building is incredibly intuitive and the best it's ever been”
Steam review · 35.9 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“this game is huge already - far more advanced than the beta stages of Subnautica 1”
Steam review · 50.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“I finished everything in about 10 hours. It's been nearly five months since launch.”
Steam review · 13.3 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This era of anti-consumer EULAs where you sign away your entire computer to play a game that isn't even fished yet needs to end.”
Steam review · 3.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“Otherwise every hostile creature becomes an immortal mosquito.”
Steam review · 6.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“It’s mostly the same sand, same fish, same sparse vegetation”
Steam review · 17.7 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the game doesn't even reach 60 fps natively and you are forced to use upscaling”
Steam review · 5.8 h played ↗
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 negative reviews
“The game keeps crashing, didn't before but after the updates, it does now.”
Steam review · 23.2 h played ↗
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+ Atmospheric frozen world and visuals
− Poor optimization, low FPS and stutter
analyzed 9 d ago
+ Pals as workers and base building
− Late-game grind
analyzed 21 d ago
+ Fun, tense survival with strong potential
− No way to fight without a weapon
analyzed 3 d ago
+ Tribe management and automation
− Clunky, confusing UI and tribe menus
analyzed 3 d ago
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