What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~104,016
(P10–P90: 41,606 – 228,835)
Gross revenue: ~$1,705,009
($681,997 – $3,751,018)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 76% positive across 72 stored reviews. Adventure games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4160 games).
Content & longevity62% positive · 66 mentions
“Do you like Subnautica? Do you remember when Subnautica as in early access, and all the negative nellies had complaints? I love Subnautica. I also played it in early access - story incomplete, bugs here and there, empty world areas, etc…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 59 h played
Performance & stability54% positive · 48 mentions
“Do you like Subnautica? Do you remember when Subnautica as in early access, and all the negative nellies had complaints? I love Subnautica. I also played it in early access - story incomplete, bugs here and there, empty world areas, etc…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 59 h played
Story & writing68% positive · 38 mentions
“Do you like Subnautica? Do you remember when Subnautica as in early access, and all the negative nellies had complaints? I love Subnautica. I also played it in early access - story incomplete, bugs here and there, empty world areas, etc…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 59 h played
Gameplay & mechanics53% positive · 34 mentions
“Do you like Subnautica? Do you remember when Subnautica as in early access, and all the negative nellies had complaints? I love Subnautica. I also played it in early access - story incomplete, bugs here and there, empty world areas, etc…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 59 h played
Visuals & audio77% positive · 22 mentions
“Do you like Subnautica? Do you remember when Subnautica as in early access, and all the negative nellies had complaints? I love Subnautica. I also played it in early access - story incomplete, bugs here and there, empty world areas, etc…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 59 h played
Price & value55% positive · 20 mentions
“it's so fun, a ton of grinding, but the bases you can build, worth the time, oh and the car, too cool”Recommended · Steam review · Mar 2026 · 37 h played
Controls & UI57% positive · 14 mentions
“The game has a subnautica in space vibe - which is a great thing. By writing this I don't want to take too much away from what the devs have done, but it really has that vibe. Its still in early access with some cool ideas on the road map…”Recommended · Steam review · Sep 2025 · 47 h played
299 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology