
Its primary mission is to build a section of high-speed space travel infrastructure known as a Phasegate. The Aurora, a deep-space vessel constructed by the Alterra Corporation, has been sent to a system at the outer reaches of known space on its maiden voyage. Subnautica takes place in a distant future. The game supports VR headsets, such as the HTC Vive and the Oculus Rift, with the additional input of a keyboard and mouse or game controller. Additionally, the submersibles, a stasis rifle, a Seaglide, a mobile vehicle bay, and a propulsion cannon are provided, which do not need an energy source to operate. In creative mode, all depleting characteristics, such as health and thirst, are removed, all blueprints are unlocked, and the player can craft without needing resources.If the player dies, they do not respawn, and their save file is instead deleted. In hardcore mode, gameplay includes permadeath.In freedom mode, gameplay is near-identical to that of Survival mode, but without hunger and thirst.If the player dies, they respawn, but certain items are removed from their inventory. In survival mode, the player manages their depleting health, hunger, thirst and oxygen.Upon beginning a new game, players must select a difficulty mode from the following four: The majority of the game is set underwater, with two explorable islands, and a simulated day-and-night cycle that affects visibility. Players can collect resources, construct tools, bases, and submersibles, and interact with the planet's wildlife.

The main objective is to explore the ocean and survive its dangers, while completing tasks to advance the plot. The player controls the lone survivor of the Aurora, Ryley Robinson, as he is stranded on a remote ocean planet named 4546B. Subnautica is a survival action-adventure game set in an open world environment and played from a first-person perspective. A sequel, Subnautica: Below Zero, was released May 14, 2021. The Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X/S versions were released in May 2021.īy January 2020, more than five million copies had been sold. The physical console versions were published by Gearbox Publishing. It was released out of early access in January 2018 for Microsoft Windows and macOS, with versions for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in December 2018. Subnautica was released in early access for Microsoft Windows in December 2014, macOS in June 2015, and for Xbox One in May 2016.

The player must collect resources and face creatures to survive the alien planet.

Players are free to explore the ocean on the alien planet 4546B, after their spaceship, the Aurora, crashes on the planet's surface. Subnautica is an open-world survival action-adventure video game developed and published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment.
