We've known since last August that Subnautica and Subnautica: Below Zero are coming to Switch. After a recent ESRB rating last month, we suspected release date news was coming soon, and Bandai Namco has just confirmed both games are launching on May 14th.
Announced within a press release, Unknown Worlds Entertainment is partnering with Bandai Namco for a worldwide physical release, and Below Zero will retail for $29.99. A physical bundle with both games has also been confirmed for the same date, coming in at $59.99 instead.
Within this press release, Bandai Namco provided an outline of what to expect.
Subnautica: Below Zero invites players to explore the treacherous waters below the icy surface of Planet 4546B, an alien world where mysterious aquatic creatures and other watery wonders test the limits of how far they’re willing to go to survive. Players can dive deep in an all-new story, a massive open world to explore, new technology to craft and strange mysteries to uncover. The Seaworthy update marks the final major update. While Subnautica: Below Zero now has a complete story, the finale will remain hidden until the official release on May 14.
Will you be buying Subnautica on Switch? As always, let us know below.
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If frame-rate is stable I buy day one.-
It will be amazing to have these games on Switch. Playing this type of games on handheld with earphones is such an experience. Really looking forward to them!
@Zimon
if it is definitely getting it, have both on pc and would be great to play on the go. great survival game, probably my favorite in the genre
I'm interested but definitely not committing until I know how it runs on the Switch. I don't need it to be perfect, just playable.
I've been waiting for the release date for these. I got the original game for free on PC, and I'd like to buy it on Switch to support the developers.
Be interesting to see how it runs on Switch considering its very hit and miss on PS4.
I have been waiting for so long!!
"Alongside the original game"
That's what I wanted to hear.
This is the highlight of my month
This is by far the worst running game on my Xbox One. It even has serious pop-in issues on my new Series X. As much as I absolutely love this game I have a hard time believing it will run well on Switch. Especially without the help of Panic Button.
It runs mid on ps4 and xbox one even, I can't imagine how it will run on switch. I might just get the ps5 version that was announced whenever I get one.
l thought this was monster hunter news because l thought it was Dah'ren Mohran on the article cover xD But this also seems interesting
I honestly thought they were saying the file size for the game was 454GB `not that the planet is called 4546B
I absolutely adored the first game, but I had to restart so many times because I was in too early before the official launch. Eventually finished it, but I swore I wouldn't play Below Zero until it was complete. Now I'm not sure if I want the Switch version or the PC one.
If it looks and runs well enough on Switch I'll get it there.
It will be mine!
I'm a sucker for underwater/scuba diving games ever since Endless Oean dropped on Wii.
Will definitely grab this if it reviews well.
@Bizzyb I keep hoping Nintendo will do a new Endless Ocean, or even just HD ports of the Endless Ocean games for Switch owners that passed them over the first time, but not sure that will happen.
I think it was actually Reggie that was a big fan of the Endless Ocean titles, because he used to scuba dive (I'm thinking off old memories here, I could be way off), and that was why the U.S. got the Endless Ocean titles, but didn't get Pandora's Tower and Disaster: Day of Crisis at the time.
Edit: I did watch the trailer for this yesterday when it popped up, and it looks interesting to me. I enjoyed the second Endless Ocean game, so I might pick this up and give it a try.
@CoffeeWithGames
Nothing like endless ocean , if you are expecting a gentle experience like that you will be disappointed.
I'll wait for reviews but likely to buy unless "a disaster"
@suikoden I could tell from the trailer it seems to have more action going on, and I'm okay with that as long as I can swim/explore some in the water.
I bought it last month while it was on sale, didn't wanna play it before the full release though. I'll probably wait a month so the worst of the kinks get ironed out.
The first one was terrifying though, I'm not even sure if I'll be able to play this one. ;w;
@Kieroni "Terrifying"?
@Bizzyb Yeah? You're in an alien ocean where there are giant sea monsters that will chase you down. Half the time you're in the open ocean, and the only way to progress is to go deeper. It's super scary
@Kieroni Oh wow, never really followed the game but always thought it was a simple exploration survival strategy/resource mgmt game. That sounds like a really awesome concept though.
@Bizzyb Oh, I thought you were saying I was a wuss It's a really cool game and I loved it, super excited to play the sequel, but I had to spoil myself on the locations of things and constantly make sure I wasn't near anything scary in order to actually progress. I'm going to try my best to play Below Zero blind, but oh man, Subnautica made me realize that I have a much stronger fear of the water than I thought
@Zaphod42 The Switch versions of Subnautica and Subnautica: Below Zero actually are being ported by Panic Button. It also looks like Subnautica on Switch will take some of the improvements from the Subnautica: Below Zero engine as well.
Course, it could still end up running horribly. Switch has bad memory constraints. We’ll see before long I guess.
@DylanMcGrann wait what. Actually?
Damn, u right.
But only the first Subnautica not below zero
Anyone know if these games will actually be on the physical card? or if they will force a download?
@Javinite3
@Zuljaras
I picked up the double-pack cartridge last week - the games both seem to be on the cartridge, but both had day-1 patches, FWIW.
I had never played either, but a few hours into the first game I am absolutely hooked, and aside from some stutters here and there I'm loving it! Another one of those games where I'm amazed at what they can accomplish with the Switch hardware.
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