Yes, worth buying.
At $29.99. It has been as low as $7.49.
- Story and characters: 112 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Gameplay: 73 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Graphics: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
- Crashes: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
- Bugs: 11 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
Based on 378k player reviews · updated 5 days ago
What players think
The recurring themes across 300 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.
A unique, addictive gameplay loop, charming artstyle, interesting story, captivating sound design, and a great sandbox.
🚤 Fantastic Progression: Unlock new tools, vehicles, and equipment that constantly expand your ability to explore.
Amazing environmental story telling and graphics.
Subnautica is a perfect horror experience, but at that same time, Subnautica is all about the adventure and can be quite relaxing, made even more immersive by the game's soundtrack.
I played it with a friend using the Nitrox multiplayer mod.
Performance is great, I can get 60+ FPS on the Steam Deck without sacrificing much in quality and having high textures (obviously).
+1 more the community rallied around
Theme by theme
Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.
No themes split opinion in this sample.
Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway. 3 more themes were each raised by fewer than 6 sampled reviews and are not shown.
Should you buy it now?
Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.
Currently $29.99. The lowest we've tracked is $7.49.
The data behind the verdict
For the players who want the receipts.
We’ll surface hours-played once playtime ingestion ships.
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