Fans of moveable online game machines and terrifying descents into fathomless oceanic depths rejoice! Developer Unknown Worlds has announced that its excellent underwater survival horror Subnautica – and its still-in-Early-Access sequel, Below Zero – is heading to Switch next year.
Subnautica – should you’ve not but had the, uh, pleasure – begins as gamers crash-land on an aquatic alien planet, with nothing however a looking knife and fundamental escape pod to their title. What follows is a recreation of survival, and your first level of order is to make sure you’ve a ample provide of meals, drinkable water, and – given Subnautica’s diving focus – oxygen to keep alive.
As the sport progresses, your scavenging journeys open up new avenues of journey, with new supplies enabling the development of bases, in addition to useful autos, to facilitate your exploration and, ultimately maybe, your escape.
Mechanically, it is actually acquainted, however Subnautica comes into its personal via its splendidly paced plot – current sufficient to hold issues transferring, however free sufficient to hold the expertise open – and its gorgeously realised ocean world. From the beautiful blue waters of its opening coral space to its inky black depths, it is a fixed delight of discovery. It is additionally, thanks to its murky visibility, phenomenal sound design, and menagerie of toothy marine horrors – probably the most oppressively terrifying video games I’ve ever performed. So, you recognize, you have been warned.
Its sequel, Subnautica: Below Zero, expands on that excellent – and Eurogamer Recommended – core, solely this time shifting the post-first-game motion to a significantly frostier portion of the identical ocean planet as the unique. Here, there’s barely extra emphasis on land traversal, cute penguins and, inevitably, ample extra intimidating ocean fauna to hold you in your toes.
Unknown Worlds hasn’t shared launch dates for Subnautica or Below Zero on Switch simply but, however each are scheduled to arrive a while next year.
