![]() ![]() The game hits its stride with the construction of complex bases. From the annoying sea monkeys to some of the more carnivorous beasts of the deep (and land), players need to be able to defend themselves and heal themselves when injured. Of course, players are not alone and some hostiles need to be dealt with. As the game progresses, not only does the planet reveal its mysteries, players get the freedom to create sprawling structures and a fleet of underwater and surface vehicles. Blueprints being gleaned from wreckage scanned on the ocean floor. ![]() This opens the game up to a higher level of grind.Īs players travel deeper and further from the base better materials and blueprints become available. Manufacturing bigger air tanks, flippers, and submersibles makes exploration easier and faster. The early game has players watching a scarce oxygen supply and having to return to the base or to the surface to refill. Players must scavenge for resources to manufacture materials with which to, in turn, build equipment. Inside the base, there’s a storage area and a fabricator. It’s a slow burn that’ll be wasted on those without the time to sink into the game.Īfter a crash landing, players start with a tiny base resting in the shallows just off the coast of the frozen planet’s surface. To get the most out of Subnautica: Below Zero you need to be in it for the long haul before things start getting interesting. Sure, the game’s sandbox mode gives players access to everything, but this completely eradicates any point to the game. The game’s core game mechanic (as with all others of the survival genre) is that of a resource collecting grind that offers just enough reward to make you want to continue. Whilst oxygen is of concern whilst underwater, it’s the freezing temperatures that need to be watched out for whilst exposed on the arctic surface. Crashing in the arctic, the first thing players need to do is get into the water before they freeze and locate their base. So, we can expect more changes and improvements to come.Īs before, players find themselves crashed on Planet 4546B this time searching for their lost sister. The developers have, however, promised to continue working on the game as an open development project. Subnautica: Below Zero launches as a complete single-player survival game. I watched as a game with the simplest of premises, a crash landing on a planet of water, evolved into a polished work of art. With the original Subnautica, I had a pleasant surprise when I took a late-night punt on the fledgling Steam PC early access game. ![]() Following the January release on PC, Subnautica: Below Zero is now out on PlayStation 4/5, Xbox One/ Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch. It’s time for console gamers to return to Planet 4546B, this time to explore the frozen water of its arctic region. ![]()
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