Subnautica: A Game of the Year Experience Like No Other

There's nothing more isolating than floating below the waves in VR in Subnautica with nothing around or below you but silted seawater, glancing huge shadowy shapes silently gliding all around. Despite the developers being a little all over the place with its implementation, once you get it up and running, it can be a blast swimming around. And it didn't take long for VR support to be added.

The developers Unknown Worlds broke ground somewhat with their take on the genre by giving you an entire alien ocean to explore with the creature variety and detail in some of the submerged areas, particularly in Below Zero, being genuinely impressive. The Subnautica series is more than just a trial by fire for those with Thalassophobia; it's also a challenging open-world underwater survival game.

So if you feel like taking your deep-sea diving to the next level, then here are some tips to keep in mind when using VR. Although the VR version is a little rough around the edges, it's still a great addition to the game. The extra immersion added with a VR headset is incredible and downright terrifying at times, especially if you're exploring one of Subnautica's scary and dangerous biomes.

Taking the plunge beneath these alien tides in VR though is a completely different ball game. It's easy to get lost in the alien world of 4546B as you zip around under the waves in a Seamoth submersible or with a handheld Seaglide. At times, Subnautica can be an absolutely gorgeous, terrifying, and immersive game.

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