Subnautica: Below Zero
Dive into a freezing underwater adventure on an alien planet. Below Zero is set two years after the original Subnautica. Return to Planet 4546B to uncover the truth behind a deadly cover-up. Survive by…
Subnautica: Below Zero is an adventure developed by Unknown Worlds Entertainment, released 13 May 2021 on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch.
What Subnautica: Below Zero is
Subnautica: Below Zero is an adventure game developed by Unknown Worlds Entertainment and released in 2021. It is available on Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Mac and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unity.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Return to planet 4546B. Submerge yourself in an all-new, sub-zero expedition in an arctic region of Planet 4546B. Arriving with little more than your wits and some survival equipment, you set out to investigate what happened to your sister... Alterra left in a hurry after a mysterious incident. Abandoned research stations dot the region. What happened to the scientists who lived and worked here? Logs, items, and databanks scattered among the debris paint a new picture of the incident. With limited resources, you must improvise to survive on your own. What really happened to your sister? Who were the aliens who came here before? Why were they on this planet? Can we find solace from grief in…
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are open world, science fiction and survival. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. There are 13 achievements to unlock.
How it was received
Subnautica: Below Zero holds a critic score of 85 out of 100. That places it above 82% of the 7,525 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2021 averaged 74, so it scored 11 points above the year average. Player ratings track closely with critics at 81, across 146 votes.
What you need to run it
The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3 4XXX series / AMD Ryzen 3 2.6ghz+, 8 GB RAM and Intel HD 530 or better. An 8GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 15GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.
What it launched against
Subnautica: Below Zero launched on 13 May 2021, within three weeks of Biomutant, Resident Evil Village, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition and Mass Effect Legendary Edition. It reviewed better than 1 of the 4. It arrived 1 year into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Biomutant, Resident Evil Village, Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, Mass Effect Legendary Edition.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for Subnautica: Below Zero yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
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