When I first played this game I couldn't even leave the shallows. I was so scared that I think I tried swimming all the way to The Aurora, heard then saw the reapers and went back to my pod to never finish the game and just enjoy the peaceful chirps of the lovely peepers.

It didn't take me long before I tried again fresh after realising that I have a little bit of a fear of what's in the ocean in real life too and was determined to overcome that, at least in this game. My first full play-though was terrifying, long, hard and so rewarding. You really do feel like you've been crash landed on a planet with no idea of survival and an insatiable scientific curiosity for discovery.
This game is so incredibly immersive it's insane. The audio and music is next level amazing and the creativity put into the world building and unravelling of the story and the very practical way of levelling up and unlocking new areas and gear is so enjoyable.

I truly fell in love with the game, and played it through twice more just to get a taste of that feeling again and find better ways of progressing than the last.
Now I don't fear anything in the game nearly as much as I once did, as long as I save every 5 mins when exploring and don't enter the biological dead zones.

100% recommend. There's nothing else quite like Subnautica.

When I first played this game I couldn't even leave the shallows. I was so scared that I think I tried swimming all the way to The Aurora, heard then saw the reapers and went back to my pod to never finish the game and just enjoy the peaceful chirps of the lovely peepers. It didn't take me long before I tried again fresh after realising that I have a little bit of a fear of what's in the ocean in real life too and was determined to overcome that, at least in this game. My first full play-though was terrifying, long, hard and so rewarding. You really do feel like you've been crash landed on a planet with no idea of survival and an insatiable scientific curiosity for discovery. This game is so incredibly immersive it's insane. The audio and music is next level amazing and the creativity put into the world building and unravelling of the story and the very practical way of levelling up and unlocking new areas and gear is so enjoyable. I truly fell in love with the game, and played it through twice more just to get a taste of that feeling again and find better ways of progressing than the last. Now I don't fear anything in the game nearly as much as I once did, as long as I save every 5 mins when exploring and don't enter the biological dead zones. 100% recommend. There's nothing else quite like Subnautica.