Among these tools is a laser cutter, a personal propulsion device known as a Seaglide and most importantly the scanner.

This handy-dandy device is built into your escape pod, and allows you to take objects from your surrounding area, break them down into their base components and construct futuristic tools to aid you in your survival. You’ll find however that you lack tools, and without an oxygen tank you’re woefully unable to stay submerged for more than thirty seconds or so.Įnter the fabricator.

After putting out the fires in your escape pod, you’ll be free to explore the surrounding biome, the aptly named Safe Shallows. Oh also did I mention that pretty much the entire game takes place underwater? You play as an unnamed survivor of the Aurora, a massive spaceship which has crashed into a world that’s at a conservative estimate at least 95% ocean. It’s also pretty much finished, which is more than most other early access survival games will ever get to boast about themselves. Unlike the cacophony of games boasting the same sort of play, Subnautica is actually good. Please don’t let the buzzwords fool you though. It’s a survival game with a focus on crafting, base building and exploration.

In the week since I’ve purchased Unknown World’s tremendous Subnautica, which leaves early access tomorrow after several years in development, I have played it a lot.

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