![]() ![]() The cave was, in fact, a labyrinthine series of tunnels, spiraling down and down, getting smaller and smaller. It darted into a cave, and despite the fact that I didn’t have a great deal of oxygen left, I decided to follow, egged on by the dwindling meter that represented my increasingly empty belly. It began when I was chasing a spry little fish, my lunch, but it kept getting away from me. Even the seemingly welcoming shallows hide dangers that get right to the core of some of our most basic fears. Subnautica’s first hint of horror doesn’t appear in those dark places, though. Eventually, the quest to not just survive but thrive pushes you further into the ocean. This is the bit in Jaws where pretty swimmers splash around and have a lark, unaware of the terrors they are about to face. Sure, there’s your typical survival concerns – looking for food, creating drinking water, hunting down the resources you’ll need to feed your flashy 3D printer – but it’s far from stressful. After the initial shock of the crash landing, it’s all calm waters and vibrant, picturesque reefs. If you squint, it could be Earth, and it seems largely friendly. Subnautica, at first, feels a little familiar. ![]() That’s the first trap that Unknown Worlds Entertainment sets. I didn’t begin my extremely distressing adventure feeling unwelcome, however. You’re not meant to be there and you’re definitely not welcome. In Subnautica, this is even more pronounced because it’s a literal alien sea, an entirely new world, that you’re exploring. It belonged to a man who had bumped into some coral, which proceeded to rip open his leg.Ĭoral! Nobody expects this of all things to tear chunks out of them, but that’s what you get when you decide to visit the utterly alien sea. I broke the surface of the water to be greeted by blood. Whenever it was, this realisation was undoubtedly confirmed when I was snorkeling off the coast of Australia in my early teens. I can’t quite remember when I realised that the sea was actually a vast world of horrors. Subnautica is, in fact, absolutely terrifying. Swim around a gentle ocean and meet lots of colourful fish, chill out in an underwater forest, sunbathe on top of a little escape pod – it all sounds very relaxing. Subnautica seems like a nautical holiday wrapped inside a survival game. ![]()
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