Subnautica + Subnautica: Below Zero

 Switch
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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. DList4Ever
    Feb 2, 2022
    5
    This one kills me to write. The first game is a definite 10 out of 10! Love it!
    But.
    The second one is flat-out unplayable. Constant crashes make it impossible to even finish it. It starts out alright but, about 5 hours in, it just got into a crash loop and stays there. It'll last for all of 5-15 minutes before crashing again... and again... and again.... Since the last update-- or even    This one kills me to write. The first game is a definite 10 out of 10! Love it!
    But.
    The second one is flat-out unplayable. Constant crashes make it impossible to even finish it. It starts out alright but, about 5 hours in, it just got into a crash loop and stays there. It'll last for all of 5-15 minutes before crashing again... and again... and again....
    Since the last update-- or even mention of the port was in August of last year... It's probably pretty safe to say that the company has since moved on and have left it as it is so, I just canNOT recommend the second game on the Switch. I just can't.
    Since both games have to be reviewed at the same time for the ports in question, that means that the 10 rating of the original is trashed by the 0 of the sequel.
    By all means get the first one here-- we've discovered that the Switch version is surprisingly MORE stable than the Xbox One even (so full credit there at least- maybe not as pretty but definitely more stable and, oddly, less pop in if you can believe it).
    But, do NOT get Below Zero on this console! Save your money or buy it for another system because that port is just yet another broken mess. They've done a dump'n'drive with it and it's sadly just the way that it is.
    Shame too because, as I am the first to admit: the first one is an absolute banger all-time favorite too and having it portable let me sink FAR more hours into it than I ever expected but the sequel is just a mess.
    So, yeah, don't bother with the collection. Just pick up the first one on sale on the eShop and save yourself some money, a whole bunch of headaches, and a completely broken heart. smh.    … Expand

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  1. TouchArcade
    May 18, 2021
    80
    There are moments of incredible beauty in both Subnautica games, and I’m happy that they can now be experienced on a handheld screen. If you have to choose between the two games, I’d recommend the first game over the second. That said, I’m sure playing that original will eventually lead you to the follow-up anyway.
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  2. Nintendo Life
    May 11, 2021
    90
    Subnautica and its excellent sequel have arrived on Switch in unexpectedly fine form. This is an absolutely essential survival smorgasbord, a fantastic port and something of a must-buy double feature for fans of the genre. If you're purchasing one or the other separately on Switch we'd still plump for the original game, as Below Zero's fleshed out narrative and on-foot sections dilute the overall experience ever so slightly, but, regardless of which you choose, you're in for a mighty good time here with two of the very best survival games currently available on any platform.
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