Craft a toasty cold suit, sip on piping hot coffee, and warm up next to Thermal Lilies to stave off the chill. New weather conditions blanket above-ground habitats. The below zero temperatures of this arctic region pose a new threat. Not all creatures in this strange world are friendly! Swim through the giant Titan Holefish, encounter the haunting Shadow Leviathan, and visit the adorable Pengwings. Something undiscovered lurks around every corner. Cruise through enchanting and perilous biomes in your modular Seatruck. Blast across the snowy tundra on a Snowfox hoverbike. Survive the harsh climate by constructing extensive habitats, scavenging for resources, and crafting equipment. Below Zero presents entirely new environments for you to survive, study, and explore. Maneuver between erupting Thermal Vents to discover ancient alien artifacts. Clamber up snow covered peaks and venture into the icy caves of Glacial Basin. Become mesmerized by the glittering, mammoth crystals of the Crystal Caverns. Swim beneath the blue-lit, arching expanses of Twisty Bridges. With limited resources, you must improvise to survive on your own. What happened to the scientists who lived and worked here? Logs, items, and databanks scattered among the debris paint a new picture of the incident. Abandoned research stations dot the region. Arriving with little more than your wits and some survival equipment, you set out to investigate what happened to your sister.Īlterra left in a hurry after a mysterious incident. Submerge yourself in an all-new, sub-zero expedition in an arctic region of Planet 4546B. It is a new chapter in the Subnautica universe, and is developed by Unknown Worlds.
Version 1.0 should, if all goes well, release simultaneously on Xbox One, PS4, and PC.Below Zero is an underwater adventure game set on an alien ocean world.
UnknownWords says it expects Below Zero to remain in early access for around a year, and hopes to bring the expansion to Xbox One's Game Preview programme prior to full launch. UnknownWorlds does warn potential players, however, that "bugs are frequent but often not game-breaking" and that "performance (frame rate) is poor relative to what we want in the finished game." If that doesn't perturb you, the early access entry fee is currently set at £15.49/$19.99 USD on all stores. The first few hours are available to play now via early access on Steam and the Epic Games Store. Those of a sufficiently curious constitution don't have to end their Below Zero experience with the above cinematic trailer, of course. We also get a glimpse at one of the expansion's new land vehicles, a rather flash-looking ice cycle (icicle?), and a swift introduction to its new protagonist. Allow me to summarise the key points: ALIEN PENGUINS!!!Īctually, the trailer unveils a whole bunch of new creatures for the expansion, ranging from the adorable (see the aforementioned alien penguins) to the terrifying - basically everything else in the trailer that isn't a penguin. However, now that early access is officially underway and eager fans are finally able to experience the first few hours of the expansion for themselves, UnknownWorlds has offered a slightly more illuminating taste of things to come, albeit in cinematic trailer form. Up until today, we've only seen the smallest of glimpses of Below Zero's icy new environs.
Below Zero, the arctic-themed standalone expansion for deep-sea adventure Subnautica, is now available in early access on PC - and, to celebrate, developer UnknownWorlds has offered up the very first trailer.ĭescribed as a "new chapter" in the Subnautica saga, Below Zero unfolds one year on from the events of the base game and challenges players to survive a disaster at an alien research station, located in a previously unseen, ice-bound region of ocean planet 4546B.