Furthermore, you must also survive harsh weather, and the many predators that prowl whilst you’re enduring the anxiety of ever depleting oxygen underwater. You must eat, hydrate, and keep yourself from getting hypothermia (the latter being a new feature to the franchise). Where Subnautica: Below Zero captures you, is with the stakes you face on every trip for resources.

Craft or CrumbleĪt the face of it, the core loop of the game is incredibly simple.

The framerate mode really relies on the games wonderful art style to inspire your awe, and by and large, that’s enough to keep you engaged. That being said, the quality mode does give a nice sparkle to the screen, and generally, this is a game that works acceptably well at 30 FPS. In fact, a lot of the models look fairly dated for a Playstation 5 title. The overall graphical presentation hasn’t really been lifted from what we see on 2018’s Subnautica. The game also features some perilous over lands, which at times can evoke an even greater sense of insecurity. It is quite something to be held in perpetual intrigue, yet constantly daunted by a potent sense of vertigo you inescapably feel whilst hovering in the deep.

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