Kaitlyn Leister Associate Arts & Culture Editor
On Oct. 17, the official YouTube channel for the newest installment of the action and exploration game “Subnautica 2” was released. The short animation does not reveal much information but does show two potential new characters and at least three new fauna that will be featured.
Heading to the game’s Steam page, some images, tags, and descriptions hold secrets to the upcoming game.
The biggest news for fans is that the game will be in multiplayer, no longer needing to survive alone as in the previous two installments. In the description, players can have up to three friends join their exploration of this new world, which will make for interesting gameplay.
The gameplay appears to follow the same finding materials and crafting supplies for survival as the first two. The description talks about studying the creatures and evolving the players’ own genetics to adapt to the world. This small detail adds a new and interesting gimmick to the game, helping with the given mystery that something is not right in this world.
There are new creatures within the images, beautifully ethereal with backdrops of new biomes that have the same style as the last two games. From a game that has elements of horror when having to evade or fight monstrous creatures, there is beauty in how they build the environments.
The exact date for early access is still undetermined but will be out sometime next year in 2025.