Sure, the adorable fish that make the world their home seem harmless enough. The crafting is intuitive, the world itself, gorgeous and colorful.Īnd it doesn’t shy from lacing horror into the mix. This isn’t a “stuck on a deserted island” scenario everything is done underwater. Stranded on an ocean planet following the destruction of your ship, you must survive by capturing and cooking fish, purifying water, and slowly scouring the environment for sunken crafting plans to build tools, submersibles, and structures. Despite many of us drowning in a sea of trope-heavy survival games, Subnautica took the concept a little, ahem, deeper. Many of you probably heard the hype surrounding Subnautica. Still, bypassing the step is an attractive concept in this post-digital platform age, isn’t it? Undah Dah Sea This is probably a fairly important difference for some users, but I actually don’t mind going through the platform first. No more booting up the platform in order to enjoy your games. In other words, once you have the game installed, you can just start it up by opening the executable. It hurts legitimate consumers more than pirates.” In the Tweet, he explained that Epic “didn’t want to create a DRM just for the sake of preventing piracy. Sergey Galyonkin, director of publishing at Epic Games, clarified Epic’s stance with the technology earlier this week via Twitter.

This should circumvent any DRM concerns usually associated with Valve’s platform.

it’s replaced by the hard-as-balls (but still awesome) platformer Super Meat Boy, which will also be available for free for two weeks.Īfter installing, the game can be played separate from the launcher itself, unlike Steam. After December 27 at 8:59 PST, or 11:59 EST, the offer is rescinded, so you better jump on the deal while you have the chance.

You have two weeks to claim your copy of Subnautica. It’s the first free game offered by the new platform, which is looking to stay competitive by advertising two complimentary games per month. Subnautica, the underwater survival/horror game, is now free on the Epic Games Store.

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