Can we call this the best underwater game ever made?

[Fabio]

This game is getting better and better with each update, the graphics are beautiful (and I mean the designers are true artists in my book! The atmosphere and overall sound are top notch.

When I get to deeper and darker depths I feel the tension and danger just like when I was a kid and was watching a horror movie or hearing a scary story. I love it!

What do you think of Subnautica? Are there any games similar to this one that stand a chance of competing with it in terms of quality?

[Willi the Gifter of Chaos]

Considering it's only compitition is Farsky which has been abandonned, I would have to say yes. Subanutica has the underwater survival genre market cornered.

[gophergutts]

Subnautica is in a class by itself.

[Willi the Gifter of Chaos]

Originally posted by gophergutts:

Subnautica is in a class by itself.

I wouldn't go that far. There are plenty of other survival games which most include explorable water. The only difference between subanutica and those is subanutcia focuses on the underwater portion.

[Slye_Fox]

Originally posted by Williamster24:

Considering it's only compitition is Farsky

No, there's also these underwater games to name but a few:
X-COM: Terror from the deep.
Bioshock.
Depth.
Eccho the Dolphin.

[acofm89]

I'd say it's the best underwater SURVIVAL game at least.

[Everything Bagel]

The great thing about Subnautica is that it has the most natural form of progression I've ever seen in a survival game.

So many survival games resort to tropes in order to make the player feel like they are going into more dangerous territory.

Zombie themed survival game? You go to the Cities.

Nature themed survival game? You go to the Caves.

In Subnautica, progression is as intrinsic and intuitive as it gets.

You go deeper.

[BlackWater]

Originally posted by Slye_Fox:

Originally posted by Williamster24:

Considering it's only compitition is Farsky

No, there's also these underwater games to name but a few:
X-COM: Terror from the deep.
Bioshock.
Depth.
Eccho the Dolphin.

Left out a fun gem called Sub War 2050, granted, an old DOS game but alot of fun.

[Willi the Gifter of Chaos]

Originally posted by Slye_Fox:

Originally posted by Williamster24:

Considering it's only compitition is Farsky

No, there's also these underwater games to name but a few:
X-COM: Terror from the deep.
Bioshock.
Depth.
Eccho the Dolphin.

in order:
Strategy. (back in 1995)
Horror (which rarely takes place in water(by that i mean your in the city more times than in the water which surrounds it))
Fps
action adventure (for the sega genisis)

Non of those are pure underwater survival games like Subnautica or Farsky. So my statement still stands:

Originally posted by Williamster24:

Considering it's only compitition is Farsky which has been abandonned, I would have to say yes. Subanutica has the underwater survival genre market cornered.

[Hakke]

you all forget the most awesome of the underwatergames "archimedean dynasty" !!
and aquanox ofc

[Willi the Gifter of Chaos]

Originally posted by Hakke:

you all forget the most awesome of the underwatergames "archimedean dynasty" !!
and aquanox ofc

Both of those are submarine-based shooter/simulation games. Neither are underwater survival games like Farsky and Subnautica.

[Slye_Fox]

I never said they were survival games, I was just listing underwater games, like the topic title does.

[Woody]

For me the best underwater game is Silent Hunter 3.

This game is looking very promising and I have decided to hold off playing it anymore until they add more content. I really enjoyed myself so far but ran out of stuff to do and places to explore.

[En9a9e]

Originally posted by Williamster24:

Originally posted by gophergutts:

Subnautica is in a class by itself.

I wouldn't go that far. There are plenty of other survival games which most include explorable water. The only difference between subanutica and those is subanutcia focuses on the underwater portion.

I think they may have been referring to overall feel and production quality, or perhaps the setting.

[Willi the Gifter of Chaos]

Originally posted by En9a9e:

I think they may have been referring to overall feel and production quality, or perhaps the setting.

Feel: maybe.
Production quality: no.
Setting: Most likely.

[bugzapper57]

Originally posted by BlackWater:

Originally posted by Slye_Fox:

No, there's also these underwater games to name but a few:
X-COM: Terror from the deep.
Bioshock.
Depth.
Eccho the Dolphin.

Left out a fun gem called Sub War 2050, granted, an old DOS game but alot of fun.

SubWar 2050...

That game had a lot of untapped potential. Never had a PC powerful enough to run it properly. The idea of super-cavitating torpedoes was also pretty cool for its time, although the targeting system was totally pants.

'Submarine Titans' was basically a moist version of Command & Conquer.

'Archimedean Dynasty' was essentially similar to SubWar 2050. Not too shabby.

Ubisoft's 'Sub Culture' had an interesting premise. Microscopic humanoids living underwater. Similar to 'Elite' in that items and resources could be gathered and sold at subsea bases, subs could be upgraded and there was a strong element of combat in its gameplay.
Well worth a look-see, actually.