The Subnautica Series Has Limitless Potential for New Settings
The Subnautica titles are excellent exploration games that showcase the beauty of the underwater world. On the flip side, they also expose players to everything worth fearing in a body of water as large as the oceans of Planet 4546B. It’s a great balance of mesmerizing underwater biomes and terrifying aquatic creatures.
That said, the maps of the original Subnautica game and the subsequent Below Zero title only cover a small area of the foreign planet. Thus, the series has free rein to create more biomes and more creatures, vastly different from its predecessors, providing players with new settings and experiences with every new title in the franchise.
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Both Subnautica titles took place on different areas of Planet 4546B. The planet is described as smaller than Earth and is almost completely made up of water. In the original game, the player explores a more tropical zone, while Below Zero features a snowier region. In both games, players can find different underwater biomes, each with unique features and materials that the player can use to craft useful items inSubnautica.
For example, Subnautica starts the player off in the Safe Shallows — an area no deeper than 100 meters, where they can gather all the food and water that they need to survive. To progress the plot, however, the player must dive deeper into the ocean until they reach the deepest biome: the Lava Lakes region, which is around 1,500 meters deep. Though The Crater is technically the deepest area at around 8,000 meters, it doesn’t have any structures or materials that the player can find (except the infamous Ghost Leviathan of Subnautica).
In between the Safe Shallows and the Lava Lakes, players can
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