The last decade spawned a wave of survival sandbox games in early access, most of which struggled to align their compelling gameplay with a coherent narrative. So what made Subnautica the exception? In this installment of Why It Works, we review Subnautica and what made it stand out from other exploration games.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:13 What made Subnautica the exception?
2:00 Early Game - The Safe Shallows
4:08 Enemies in Subnautica
5:35 Racing Against Time
6:09 Going Deeper
8:33 Quarantine

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