The audio in this game really seals the deal. You’re just swimming along collecting resources and hear a terrifying roar. But you look around and can’t see where it came from… Do you keep going or nope the fuck outta there and go take a breather in your life pod for 20 mins while your heart rate comes back down?
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Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Subnautica $29.99 $9.89 (67% off)
Sci-fi survival builder: you’re on a massive spacecraft that ends up crash landing on an ocean planet; your goal is to figure out wtf happened and find a way off the planet. This game is 80% feel-good tropical diving simulator; and 20% thalasaphobic deepsea horror. This has become one of my go-to “idk what to play” games that I keep returning to for a nice digital tropical vacation… with a dash of fleeing in terror from, uh… spoilers. No really though, if you don’t already know this game’s story, DO NOT start looking up videos and posts etc about it - just buy it and dive in.
AstridWipenaugh@lemmy.world 4 months ago
jazzup@lemm.ee 4 months ago
This is one of my personal favorites and the one that introduced me to the crafting/survival genre. I highly recommend it.
SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Same here!
Do you have another recommendation? Preferably something with multiplayer and would be even cooler if it has a server I can host!
jazzup@lemm.ee 4 months ago
I really liked Grounded.
I haven’t tried it yet, but Abiotic Factor looks pretty fun and has great reviews. It’s early access though.
Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Abiotic Factor
Hadn’t heard of that one… it’s like a survival builder set in Half Life 1 lol. Wishlisted!
brenticus@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Just to throw a few other options on the pile:
- Valheim is more combat oriented, but is probably my favourite survival crafting game after Subnautica. You’re playing vikings trying to earn their way into Valhalla. I die a lot. Very fun.
- Planet Crafter is more chill, more jank, and more linear, but it’s a survival crafting game that is clearly heavily inspired by Subnautica. You are sent to a mars-like planet to terraform it as part of your prison sentence. It’s a great podcast game, just build and explore and watch numbers go up.
- Less on the survival crafting side of things, the environmental storytelling is also really good in Outer Wilds and Return of the Obra Dinn. Very different games, but they were actually what I went to after Subnautica to scratch that itch and it worked weirdly well.
Solemn@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 months ago
The Forest is a good multiplayer survival crafting game, with a pretty cool story. The sequel is also already out I think.
jumjummy@lemmy.world 4 months ago
Not multiplayer, but Green Hell is also fantastic.
falkerie71@sh.itjust.works 4 months ago
Should I also get the Below Zero bundle?
GoodEye8@lemm.ee 4 months ago
Depends on what you want. If you want more of Subnautica story then get it. If you want more Subnautica style going into the depths, Below Zero doesn’t go that deep and about half the game is actually above water. While I loved Subnautica I felt pretty disappointed by Below Zero.
philpo@feddit.de 4 months ago
Absolutely. Below zero is more story oriented but still great.
Arbic@feddit.de 4 months ago
It’s such a great game. The entire mood of the game and the sound effects and music is so good
lowleveldata@programming.dev 4 months ago
I’m not sure about that percentage
Skua@kbin.earth 4 months ago
Never mind the depths I was already on edge when I met the fucking crashfish
SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 4 months ago
He’s just happy to share some sulfur! and wanted a hug