Subnautica

Graphics — 5/5

The Subnautica graphics were meant to let you immerse in a special underwater world atmosphere entirely. The immaculate performance for its visuals can be explained by the fact that the game was designed specifically for virtual reality glasses.

The abundance of visual effects makes the underwater world strikingly beautiful and realistic. You wouldn’t want to escape these cinematic-looking surroundings with reflections, color grading, and other features.

You can change the graphics options by yourself so that to adjust their intensity. With all these water splashes, waves changing their color, sunrises, and sunsets, Subnautica becomes the real odyssey.

Gameplay — 5/5

According to the plot of the game, the scientific ship “Aurora” crashed over the oceanic planet covered with water. You are the one who survived, and now you need to save your life in the extremal conditions.

First, you need to get food and drink. Then search for resources to make some tools for surviving. If only you manage to craft, then you get a chance to leave this planet. Sometime later, you will encounter some predatory creatures and beat them off with your hand-made tools.

Except for surviving, you will simply enjoy the surroundings. Corals and reefs, colorful fish, diversity of flora and fauna – there is enough to gaze when you are trying to survive in this stunningly beautiful place.  

You can play the game in one of three modes available. One of them is the Free mode which lets you explore the oceanic planet at your own pleasure.

In the Survival mode, you will return to the rescue capsule in case of death.

The Hardcore mode gives the answers with its title. Here you get only one life and play until the game is over.

Controls — 5/5

The controls in Subnautica are straightforward letting you get used to them right from the beginning. They are standard for survival games. Moreover, you can customize the controls at any moment just the way you need it. WASD keys are traditionally used for movement. Such moves like jumping, floating up, moving down, and so on can be managed with the keyboard commands. You can find all of them in Settings and change if needed according to your preferences.

Replay Value — 4/5

With the stunning graphics, the exciting plot, and a unique underwater atmosphere, you will get ultimately enjoyable playing time. The complete Subnautica walkthrough can take more than 40 hours, according to the players’ reviews.

Are you going to repeat this once again knowing all the game details? We are not sure about this. But we can say for sure, you will recall these beautiful oceanic surroundings for a long time even after playing.

Conclusion

Subnautica is probably the most beautiful survival of today which often resembles a diver’s simulator. But at the same time, there is also a very detailed, hardcore survivor mechanics that allows you to build submarines and entire bases, and an interesting story, and the sensation of a researcher who constantly discovers something new. The only thing that is lacking is the cooperative. But there is a possibility that sooner or later multiplayer mode will be added to the game. Subnautica is available the following platforms: Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh operating systems, PlayStation 4.