The developers of Subnautica 2 have dropped several new pieces of info about the game. Some of these are brand new while others are reassurances for existing fans of the series. If these new details stick through this game will easily match its predecessor.
What is Subnautica 2?
Subnautica 2 is the sequel to the highly successful Subnautica game that was officially released in 2014. The game was heralded for its creative and unique setting as well as its exploration, that being underwater. The game was also centered around crafting new items to help explore the treacherous ocean so that you could escape the planet.
The game also received a DLC in the form of Subnautica Below Zero, this game took away and added new items and gameplay. It even featured a larger map for the player to explore and discover. So, with the success of both game and DLC, a sequel is being made.
What are some of the details that have been released?
Now the devs for Subnautica 2 have released a ten-minute Q&A video that is helping to shed some light on the game itself. Some of these were answers to long-term questions, while others were exciting new pieces to find out about. The devs wanted to get their fans excited and some of this will do that and more.
One of the first things that the devs had wanted to talk about was the game’s new multiplayer feature. Subnautica 2 will allow up to four people to play co-op at once. That did leave some fans wondering if the game would be multiplayer-focused and single-player would be an afterthought. According to the devs, it is the opposite, citing that it was built as a single-player game first with the ability to play with friends. There is even consideration of using proximity chat, though there are no plans to use it right now.
The game devs also talked about the size of the map as exploration is such a key part of the game. They said that the map of the new planet that players will be visiting will be larger than the initial release map. More than that they said that the plan was for the map to be larger than below zero, suggesting some serious offerings for the new game.
There will also be new ways to explore the environment as none of the game’s original vehicles will be making a comeback. Instead, all new ones are being designed for this installment with all the care and detail that was done in the original. There are even discussions about there being a giant submarine, something that was planned for the original but never made it in. It seems that the dev team is taking the time to fully flesh out many of the systems that were established in Subnautica.
In total, this Q&A was designed to help establish some ideas that the Subnautica audience could look forward to. Whether that was being able to explore a much larger world with friends without losing quality. Or being able to use new and exciting tools and vehicles that we’ve never even seen before in the previous game. All of this is cemented by the fact that they are taking the same level of artistic detail as the first game and going further.
