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May 11, 2026 10:32 PM

Subnautica (PC Digital Download)

$7.50

$30

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Steam has Subnautica (PC Digital Download) for $7.49.

Thanks to community member JohnDubya for finding this deal.

About this Game:
  • Subnautica is an underwater adventure game set on an alien ocean planet. A massive, open world full of wonder and peril awaits you!
  • You have crash-landed on an alien ocean world, and the only way to go is down. Subnautica's oceans range from sun drenched shallow coral reefs to treacherous deep-sea trenches, lava fields, and bio-luminescent underwater rivers. Manage your oxygen supply as you explore kelp forests, plateaus, reefs, and winding cave systems. The water teems with life: Some of it helpful, much of it harmful.
  • After crash landing in your Life Pod, the clock is ticking to find water, food, and to develop the equipment you need to explore. Collect resources from the ocean around you. Craft diving gear, lights, habitat modules, and submersibles. Venture deeper and further form to find rarer resources, allowing you to craft more advanced items.

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • A Steam account is required to activate/purchase and play (free to join).
  • Subnautica has a 87 overall Metascore on Metacritic.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Steam has Subnautica (PC Digital Download) for $7.49.

Thanks to community member JohnDubya for finding this deal.

About this Game:
  • Subnautica is an underwater adventure game set on an alien ocean planet. A massive, open world full of wonder and peril awaits you!
  • You have crash-landed on an alien ocean world, and the only way to go is down. Subnautica's oceans range from sun drenched shallow coral reefs to treacherous deep-sea trenches, lava fields, and bio-luminescent underwater rivers. Manage your oxygen supply as you explore kelp forests, plateaus, reefs, and winding cave systems. The water teems with life: Some of it helpful, much of it harmful.
  • After crash landing in your Life Pod, the clock is ticking to find water, food, and to develop the equipment you need to explore. Collect resources from the ocean around you. Craft diving gear, lights, habitat modules, and submersibles. Venture deeper and further form to find rarer resources, allowing you to craft more advanced items.

Editor's Notes

Written by johnny_miller | Staff
  • A Steam account is required to activate/purchase and play (free to join).
  • Subnautica has a 87 overall Metascore on Metacritic.
  • Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.

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Written by JohnDubya

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Subnautica is a beautiful, highly replayable survival game that shines in exploration, base building, and long sessions, with an average playthrough around 30 hours. The current price is described as the lowest ever on Steam, and the game has held up well across PC, Game Pass, and even mobile. VR can be immersive and playable, but it needs community mods and can bring bugs or crashes. The deep ocean, giant creatures, and heavy base building can also make it less comfortable on weaker hardware or for anyone with water fears.

  • The game can feel relatively stress-free for chilling, especially for players who are comfortable in water.

  • SteamDB pricing history shows this is the lowest price it has ever been, making the $7.49 offer stand out.

  • Base building provides a lot of fun and supports long play sessions for survival exploration.

  • A typical playthrough can reach around 30 hours, and the price can match that time investment.

  • VR play can require additional community mods, which adds setup work before you can enjoy it.

  • VR can include bugs and crashes, even when it is still considered playable in VR.

  • The deep-ocean theme can be unsettling, so fear of the deep ocean can make the experience unpleasant.

  • Heavy base building can bog down performance on consoles, which can limit smooth gameplay during construction.

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May 12, 2026 1:15 PM
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Joined Jun 2009
PHPproMay 12, 2026 1:15 PM
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One of the best games ever. Can't wait for Subnautica 2
May 12, 2026 1:18 PM
3 Comments
Joined Jan 2022
SaathMay 12, 2026 1:18 PM
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SteamDB says this is the lowest price its ever been. Grabbed this along with the DLC for $15. Thank you OP!
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May 12, 2026 1:53 PM
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Joined Jan 2016
NovatoMay 12, 2026 1:53 PM
90 Comments
It's a great game that is also pretty stress free if you want to chill. I think I paid like $10 about 6 months back
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May 12, 2026 3:09 PM
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FoopMay 12, 2026 3:09 PM
384 Comments
Worth it at twice the price!!!!
May 12, 2026 4:18 PM
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Joined Jun 2024
BronzeAgeNerdMay 12, 2026 4:18 PM
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Quote from Novato View quoted comment :
It's a great game that is also pretty stress free if you want to chill. I think I paid like $10 about 6 months back
lol "stress-free" is very relative depending on if you have any phobias related to water and/or giant creatures in the water, but it's an amazing game!
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May 12, 2026 5:51 PM
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JohnDubyaMay 12, 2026 5:51 PM
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Agreed with all! I spent so much time with this game, and it was well worth it. The base building was a lot of fun to me.
May 12, 2026 8:13 PM
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jesterfxMay 12, 2026 8:13 PM
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Quote from PHPpro View quoted comment :
One of the best games ever. Can't wait for Subnautica 2
Early access in 2 days! Which is likely the reason for this sale, to give some notice and reminders.

I'm conflicted though... Really want to play and want to reward the dev team but also really want to punish the shady AF publisher for their greed, scheming and fraud.
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May 13, 2026 7:22 AM
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Joined Dec 2014
alexlee257May 13, 2026 7:22 AM
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NB: VR is basically unplayable without additional community mods.
May 13, 2026 7:34 AM
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GreenCalendar5659May 13, 2026 7:34 AM
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Our community has rated this post as helpful. If you agree, why not thank

If you are an Epic-free-game-collector, you might already own this. Check there first.
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May 13, 2026 7:35 AM
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sscreennMay 13, 2026 7:35 AM
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Was going to ask about VR. Check EPIC first though. It was a free game awhile back.
May 13, 2026 8:23 AM
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Xplic1TMay 13, 2026 8:23 AM
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Missed this one and Dead By Daylight
May 13, 2026 10:42 AM
115 Comments
Joined Jan 2007
glowskull9May 13, 2026 10:42 AM
115 Comments
been meaning to check this out
May 13, 2026 12:48 PM
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Joined Sep 2018
BrettP4675May 13, 2026 12:48 PM
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One of my favorite games, I actually go back and play a fresh game every so often. Thursday the 14th Subnautica 2 enters early release as well. Already have that loaded and ready.
May 13, 2026 12:59 PM
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Chriswisc12May 13, 2026 12:59 PM
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I've really gotta come back to this game at some point, if for any reason to max out the settings with my recent gpu and ultrawide upgrades, and play it how it was intended to look/play.

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May 13, 2026 1:14 PM
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pcman2000May 13, 2026 1:14 PM
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Quote from BrettP4675 View quoted comment :
One of my favorite games, I actually go back and play a fresh game every so often. Thursday the 14th Subnautica 2 enters early release as well. Already have that loaded and ready.
Oh great, now I'm gonna have to completely upgrade the daughters machine just to play it(Sub2)!. I'm guessing an i7 4th gen and 1060 3GB isn't going to do too well.
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