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Subnautica 2

Subnautica 2

Unknown Worlds Entertainment · released May 13, 2026

ActionAdventureEarly AccessPCXbox Series X

Subnautica 2 is an underwater survival adventure set on an all-new alien world, developed by Unknown Worlds. Play alone or with friends in 4-player co-op. Adapt to survive by building custom bases and crafting tools. Explore the unknown to uncover the mysteries hidden within the depths.

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EA
Early Access · not scored yet

A work in progress doesn't get a VGC Score. When 1.0 ships, it's scored completely fresh: we judge the game that ships, not the road there. Until then, here's how the Early Access run is going:

■Stable
91%
Recommend
88%
Now
79%
Player sentiment
4mo
In EA
5
Updates 90d

Screenshots & trailers

What players say

Why the number is what it is: aspect mentions counted across 429 sampled Steam reviews (324 positive / 105 negative), recent and most-helpful. Plain keyword counting, fully reproducible; nothing here is written by a machine.

What positive reviews talk about

  • Story & writing15% mention it
  • Visuals & art7% mention it
  • Bugs & crashes6% mention it
  • Multiplayer & servers6% mention it

What negative reviews complain about

  • Story & writing26% mention it
  • Bugs & crashes16% mention it
  • Visuals & art14% mention it
  • Multiplayer & servers12% mention it
  • Performance10% mention it

Satisfaction by hours played

Same score, different games: see how sentiment holds up the longer people play.

Under 5h

60%

57 reviews

5-15h

75%

138 reviews

15-40h

79%

187 reviews

40-100h

82%

39 reviews

Review sentiment over time

Weekly positive-review rate (green) and review volume (bars). Dashed lines mark significant patches; the amber line is the start of the current scoring window. Hover the dots to see what drove a dip or a jump.

Patch history

  1. Subnautica 2 Early Access 1.2 - Buddy System Update
    Aug 19, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  2. Update Vlog - Early Access 1.2 (Buddy System)
    Aug 18, 2026
  3. Subnautica 2 Early Access Hotfix 4
    Jul 14, 2026
  4. Subnautica 2 Early Access 1.1 - Adaptive Measures Update
    Jul 8, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  5. Update Vlog - Early Access 1.1 (Adaptive Measures)
    Jul 7, 2026
  6. Subnautica 2 Early Access Hotfix 3
    Jun 1, 2026
  7. Subnautica 2 Early Access Hotfix 2
    May 22, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  8. Subnautica 2 Early Access Hotfix 1
    May 19, 2026
  9. Subnautica 2 Early Access Roadmap
    May 15, 2026significant · resets scoring window
  10. An Update on Subnautica 2 Early Access
    Jul 9, 2025