Subnautica

Most survival games put us in the most uncomfortable conditions. Cold, heat, radioactive storm, lack of resources, hundreds of hunters for your life, etc. But what will happen if you get into a world where everything is beautiful, everything is enough and no one is trying to kill you? Subnautica is an open world survival adventure game created by indie studio UnknownWorlds Entertainment. The game will take on the role of a survivor on an oceanic planet.

Underwater adventure

The plot begins with the fact that the space research ship for some unknown reason initially crashes on an unknown planet. And you seem to be the only survivor. Around you - only the sea in all directions and a crumbling ship on the horizon. Your task is to survive and find a way to return home from this mysterious place.

The main goal seems simple, as your ship Aurora is a technological research masterpiece. You just need to find the right data that will allow you to carry out your plans. However, you won't be able to do it in 5 minutes or even 5 hours! Several plot factors are sure to make you stay longer on the planet and learn its mysterious history.

You will definitely be surprised by the unusual plot of the game. There are no dialogues, specific quests and nothing at all, except for you, an unknown planet with many mysterious inhabitants. Over time, you will also find escape pods, where theoretically there could be other survivors, traces of other visitors to this planet, incomprehensible buildings ...

Domino Effect

After the first hours of the game, several new problems hit the head of the protagonist. The chain of events following each other slightly changes the original rules, and now it will no longer be possible to simply survive, waiting for salvation from outside. Now you are given a goal, motive and task to be interested in everything that surrounds you. The new information gives answers to the initial questions, but immediately raises new ones, much more interesting, deep, and often concerning you personally.

A banal ship wreck is just the result of a huge extraordinary story that has already happened on the planet 4546B, you have to understand its details and consequences, but in the name of your own benefit. In general, the plot of the game contains three main lines: you and your desire to be saved; related adventures; understanding of everything that happened on the planet earlier, including with its other guests.

Sea Kingdom from scratch

Despite the fact that, according to the developers, Subnautica is a "game about learning", it has many classic elements of survival - from basic needs to crafting, building and even underwater gardening. The game has indicators of hunger and thirst. They are fairly easy to satisfy, and they will only become a problem if you don't pay attention to them at all.

Due to the fact that you are on an oceanic planet, and all the necessary items and resources are under water, the game also has an oxygen indicator. Air capacity depends on the quality of the equipment and is pumped over as it is upgraded.

The crafting system can be called very conservative. There are a number of tools that allow you to scan, repair, build, and dissect. There is a useful flashlight, a knife, a couple of non-lethal weapons that make it a little easier to gather resources or allow you to scare off unfriendly creatures. There are three complete vehicles available for moving and diving.

The same conservatism is observed in the construction mode. The most important element here is the multipurpose room, and everything else, by and large, serves to create corridors, decorate and strengthen the walls. However, such a set is quite enough to create your own small permanent-temporary shelter. If you have enough imagination, you can make it extremely creative.

Another important mechanic in Subnautica is growing plants in flower beds, pots, and directly underwater. Moreover, there are several dozen species of underwater plants here - from the simplest algae to glowing neon shades. Accordingly, plants can be used for beauty, lighting and for the sake of access to some resources.

In addition to the vegetable garden, the game allows you to breed fish in an aquarium. If you put several copies of the same type there, then they will begin to multiply. The same thing happens with egg creatures. There is no particular benefit from this, but it is beautiful and you can increase the population of living creatures near your base.

Head dive

The basis of Subnautica is still exploration, that is, travel across a huge open world both in breadth and depth. There is a lot to look for here: answers to your questions, the rest of the survivors, radio points, technologies, resources and, finally, a way to get out of this amazing planet.

The research process itself was implemented very competently and interestingly. You will constantly come across new biomes, new creatures, or the wreckage of the Aurora that you haven't met before. Before you get used to one environment, you will find a secret passage into a completely different - a little deeper, where something new and surely exciting is hiding.

One of the features of Subnautica is that all of its elements are closely related to each other. But it is the study of everything and everyone that allows you to move forward in the plot, find new blueprints for crafting and the necessary resources, get answers to questions and, finally, allows you to escape. You will literally and figuratively immerse yourself in the game with your head and, believe me, you will remember this adventure for a long time!