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Cyclops Engine Room
This is the interior of a Cyclops engine bay, which we are currently piecing together.Here is what a Cyclops submarine looks like from the outside: The engine bay sits behind the sail (the bit poking midway down the dor…
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Cyclops Engine Room
This is the interior of a Cyclops engine bay, which we are currently piecing together.Here is what a Cyclops submarine looks like from the outside: The engine bay sits behind the sail (the bit poking midway down the dor…
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Warper Concept
In real life / meatspace / on Planet Earth, the underwater world is often more 'alien' than we realise. It is surprisingly hard to come up with ideas for Subnautica creatures that are alien, when so much of the real und…
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Warper Concept
In real life / meatspace / on Planet Earth, the underwater world is often more 'alien' than we realise. It is surprisingly hard to come up with ideas for Subnautica creatures that are alien, when so much of the real und…
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Starship Concept
Subnautica is an underwater adventure and exploration game. That means it needs… starships! This is the final concept piece for a starship that will feature in Subnautica. Penned by Pat Presley, those clever cookies amo…
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Starship Concept
Subnautica is an underwater adventure and exploration game. That means it needs… starships! This is the final concept piece for a starship that will feature in Subnautica. Penned by Pat Presley, those clever cookies amo…
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Destructoid Takes A Dive
An in-depth gameplay interview with Subnautica's designer, Flayra! Go inside Subnautica's development and find out what kind of gameplay we are experimenting with: Subnautica Gameplay Interview
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Destructoid Takes A Dive
An in-depth gameplay interview with Subnautica's designer, Flayra! Go inside Subnautica's development and find out what kind of gameplay we are experimenting with: Subnautica Gameplay Interview
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Subnautica Playable at PAX!
Subnautica is still in the earliest development stages - We are not yet ready to even call the game 'Alpha.' But at PAX East 2014, we showed an early playable prototype. Take a tour of the game being shown on at PAX in…
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Subnautica Playable at PAX!
Subnautica is still in the earliest development stages - We are not yet ready to even call the game 'Alpha.' But at PAX East 2014, we showed an early playable prototype. Take a tour of the game being shown on at PAX in…
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First Pre-Alpha Screenshots!
Subnautica is still very early indevelopment, at what we call the 'Pre-Alpha' stage. But even in these early days, it is playable, and today we have revealed the first ever gameplay screenshots! They are not faked or st…
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First Pre-Alpha Screenshots!
Subnautica is still very early indevelopment, at what we call the 'Pre-Alpha' stage. But even in these early days, it is playable, and today we have revealed the first ever gameplay screenshots! They are not faked or st…

