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Subnautica: Below Zero has left early accessTime to talk about the birds and the freeze

Time to talk about the birds and the freeze

A beautiful undersea scene seen through googles in a Subnautica: Below Zero screenshot.

If you’ve been waiting patiently forSubnautica: Below Zeroto leave its early access adventure, then I have some good news for you: the icy explore-a-thon launched in full today. Set two years after the events of the firstSubnautica, Below Zero plunges you into a frostbitten new region with new creatures to discover - such as terrifying penguins with beaks atop their heads.

Below Zero takes place on the same planet as the first game, but you play as a new scientist swapping out the tropical waters for a much chillier climate. Unsurprisingly, your arrival to this frosty area is met with disaster, and you’ll need to craft and build to survive.

Subnautica: Below Zero TrailerWatch on YouTube

Subnautica: Below Zero Trailer

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If you’re looking to take your first leap into Subnautica, Brendy reckons the first game is a better starting point. Below Zero is still fab though, and he’d rather you play this one than not play any Subnautica at all.

“It’s another superb explorer’s game,” he writes in hisSubnautica: Below Zero review. “If you like looking behind waterfalls, try these frozen cascades. As an insufferable manager of a futuristic corporation might say: Come on, are you a subnautican or a subnautican’t?”

For braver players than I, Subnautica: Below Zero is out of early access, and available right nowon Steamand theEpic Games Storefor £25/€30/$30.