

The lack of multiplayer is also a shame, but that’s likely to maintain the feeling of isolation that the game’s trying to give you. While it’s fun, there’s only so much to functionally do and not nearly enough threat to keep you on your toes. There’s also not enough variety or freedom with the base-building mechanic. While that lends itself well to the narrative of the game, it’s a shame that the experience isn’t unique each time. If the game falls short anywhere, it’s on the technical side. You’ll need to piece the story together if you want to get off the planet alive. As you explore and gather resources, you uncover artifacts of a long-lost civilization. You’re stuck on this planet for a reason. Unlike a lot of survival games (Rust or Minecraft, for instance), this one has a narrative. You feel unwelcome and in danger every moment you’re out of your safezone, whether that’s your starting pod or your new underwater home. You feel like the environments and creatures are reacting to you, the alien invader. While it suffers from a few technical issues, it hits the majority of the marks that good games need to hit. Your ship has crash landed, and you’re stuck without supplies or hope of survival. This title, brought to you by Unknown Worlds Entertainment, thrusts the player onto a strange ocean planet. In fairness, it’s a fantastic move by the company.Survive against terrifying leviathans, explore beautiful caverns, and scavenge for resources. This does appear to be just the first of many free games intended to be offered on the platform.

In terms of a game, it’s well worth trying out and how can you argue when it’s free? Yes, I know that’s not a very attractive analogy, but in terms of visuals and exploration, this game garnered a lot of impressive reviews and (like No Mans Sky) has come a long way the release of subsequent patches and updates.

Think of Subnautica being like a version of No Mans Sky, but set in the Ocean. Why? Well, as part of their growing promotional campaign, Subnautica is currently available for free! All you need is the Epic Games Store client! What Is The Game About? I’m just going to come out and say it, any PC gamer is probably going to have the Epic Game Store application installed before the end of the year. We have seen the company not only offer a much more attractive commission rate than Steam, but they have also managed to get many upcoming released to drop Steam in favour of them and even for pretty long exclusivity periods. If one thing has become certain over the last few weeks, it’s that the Epic Games Store is taking its remit as a game publisher very seriously.
