Subnautica - Guides

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Top Critic Avg: 84 /100 Critics Rec: 92%
Released
January 23, 2018
ESRB
E10+ for Everyone 10+: Fantasy Violence, Mild Language
Publisher(s)
Gearbox Publishing
Engine
Unity
Franchise
Subnautica
PC Release Date
January 23, 2018

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You have crash-landed on an alien ocean world, and the only way to go is down. Subnautica's oceans range from sun drenched shallow coral reefs to treacherous deep-sea trenches, lava fields, and bio-luminescent underwater rivers. Manage your oxygen supply as you explore kelp forests, plateaus, reefs, and winding cave systems. The water teems with life: Some of it helpful, much of it harmful.

After crash landing in your Life Pod, the clock is ticking to find water, food, and to develop the equipment you need to explore. Collect resources from the ocean around you. Craft knives, lights, diving gear, and personal water craft. Venture deeper and further form to find rarer resources, allowing you to craft more advanced items.

Build bases on the sea floor. Choose layouts and components, and manage hull-integrity as depth and pressure increase. Use your base to store resources, park vehicles, and replenish oxygen supplies as you explore the vast ocean.

Genre(s)
Survival, Horror

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Subnautica: All Aurora Door Codes

To get the best possible start, you should learn all the door codes for the Aurora spacecraft in Subnautica so you can receive many useful items.

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Polyaniline is one of the most essential crafting ingredients for keeping players safe in Subnautica's oceans. Here's how to get it.

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There are multiple suits useful in different situations so it's important to know what they do and how to craft them.

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The ocean world of Subnautica is harsh and unforgiving, so make use of this guide to easily locate Stalker Teeth without getting a nasty bite.

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In the open-world, survival, and crafting game, Subnautica, players will need to locate and scan three Fragments in order to start building vehicles.

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Knowing the blueprint locations and supplies to make oxygen tanks is sure to help players succeed while surviving the icy waters of Planet 4546B.

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In Subnautica: Below Zero, the deep sea is filled with dangers, secrets, and mysteries that are worth exploring like the pilot's last known location.

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Subnautica: How To Survive The Blood Kelp Biomes

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Subnautica: All Console Commands & What They Do

During one's seafaring voyages, there may be unexpected glitches that occur which can be inconvenient or worse. Here are the commands to fix them!

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Subnautica: Where To Find Nickel Ore

Nickel Ore is a vital resource for crafting in Subnautica. Here's where to find it!

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Subnautica: Below Zero offers several different vehicles to build, but very little guidance to the player. Here's how to craft each vehicle.

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Subnautica: Where To Find Rubies

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Players that build their bases all willy-nilly will find themselves failing more often than not. These prime locations will offer a much better time.

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