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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 building habitats, crafting tools, & diving deeper into the world of Subnautica.

Developer
Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Publisher
Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Franchise
Subnautica, KRAFTON, Inc.
Release date
May 13, 2021
Store page updated
Apr 29, 2026
Price
$29.99 · Steam store ↗

Review Analysis Score

66.0/ 100

Based on 438 reviews from the past 1 year

Steam User Rating
Recent 😄 Very Positive 87% of 385
All time 😄 Very Positive 90% of 108,400
“enjoyed the game and hopes for a sequel”

How it holds up

−50+5
Gameplay
-1.20
Freedom -0.76

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Story & World
-0.03
Story +0.02
“environmental storytelling and character-driven narrative feel unique and well-executed” (57)

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Content Volume
-1.39
Volume -1.45
“map is only 1/3 size of first game with fewer leviathans and no Cyclops” (45)

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Visuals & Sound
+2.12
Visuals +3.04
“new plants interesting, marine creatures amusing” (65)
Я честно пытался играть в эту поделку, поначалу даже ловил вайбы оригинала, но чем дольше я играл, тем больше приходило осознание, что что-то не так. Сценарий шит белыми нитками, вся ветка сестры - это лютый сжв фанфик про супервумни лесбу, что соляново поднакакала мегакорпе и сфидила по приколу. Вся атмосфера теряется из-за бесконечной болтовни героини, которая относительно протага орига выглядит как какая-то Мэри Сью. Ал-Ан так вообще отдельный кринжовик: инопланеточел владеет телепатией, но не смог побазарить с разумным существом, что само владеет телепатией и могло запросто рассказать, как

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Multiplayer
-0.50

Not enough data — only 4% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +1.00

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Fairness
-2.06
Balance -2.39

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Tech & Ops
-0.85
Stability -1.88

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Scores are the average of reviews that mention each category (−5 to +5). Fainter bars were mentioned by fewer reviews; grey means too few to trust. Tap a category ▾ to see what drives it.

Steam review activity

% positive over time
since launch, by month · major update
70%80%90%100%
Jan 2019Sep 2026
Reviews
per day · 378 reviews, peak 19/day
01020
Aug 19Sep 16

Steam only gives daily counts for the last 30 days; longer ranges are by month. Months with fewer than 10 reviews are left out of % positive. "Show updates" marks major updates and DLC the developer posted on Steam (since about 2020) — hover a column to see % positive the month before and after.

Review languages

Languages of the 438 reviews we analyzed from the past year — not all Steam reviews.

  • English44%
  • Russian17%
  • Chinese9%
  • Spanish8%
  • Portuguese5%
  • French4%
  • Other14%

🔒 Scores broken down by language — how Russian or Chinese players rate each category — are in the paid dashboard.

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