Incredible. I've known about this game since it was first announced years and years ago, as I played a bit of NS2. But I'm glad I waited until release to play the full version because this is a game that is best experienced going in blind.

Not much to say without spoiling a lot of cool stuff but the discovery aspect of this game coupled with a decent story that will let you actually "win" (instead of just never ending survival though you can do that if you want) makes this the best survival game I've ever played. It's not even close. Excellent game that puts you in a genuinely unnerving survival scenario and that the sense of dread is always there everytime you dive deep.

If you pick this up, it's 100% best experienced without looking at wikis or reddit or anything like that. The exploration and discovery aspects are much more rewarding and you never know what new lifeform you may discover, I'm over 30 hours in and still discovering new lifeforms, tools to make, deeper caves and resources, etc.

At $25 this game is an incredible deal.

The only minor drawbacks, imo, are:

1. No Coop and devs have said it will likely never happen outside of a full sequel if they do a sequel. Understandable but this game would be excellent with small scale coop (1 - 4) due to the nature of exploring and the equipment you can get.

2. Only one map. So unlike many survival games, this game is not procedurally generated. And that's great for the initial experience but I feel like I'll be less compelled to start again as I'll know where everything is at that point. Again, this is a big reason to avoid "spoilers".

Those are super minor complaints though and the game is incredible. Buy it, you won't regret it.

Incredible. I've known about this game since it was first announced years and years ago, as I played a bit of NS2. But I'm glad I waited until release to play the full version because this is a game that is best experienced going in blind. Not much to say without spoiling a lot of cool stuff but the discovery aspect of this game coupled with a decent story that will let you actually "win" (instead of just never ending survival though you can do that if you want) makes this the best survival game I've ever played. It's not even close. Excellent game that puts you in a genuinely unnerving survival scenario and that the sense of dread is always there everytime you dive deep. If you pick this up, it's 100% best experienced without looking at wikis or reddit or anything like that. The exploration and discovery aspects are much more rewarding and you never know what new lifeform you may discover, I'm over 30 hours in and still discovering new lifeforms, tools to make, deeper caves and resources, etc. At $25 this game is an incredible deal. The only minor drawbacks, imo, are: 1. No Coop and devs have said it will likely never happen outside of a full sequel if they do a sequel. Understandable but this game would be excellent with small scale coop (1 - 4) due to the nature of exploring and the equipment you can get. 2. Only one map. So unlike many survival games, this game is not procedurally generated. And that's great for the initial experience but I feel like I'll be less compelled to start again as I'll know where everything is at that point. Again, this is a big reason to avoid "spoilers". Those are super minor complaints though and the game is incredible. Buy it, you won't regret it.