Q 01/05

Which small, fast prey fish is often considered the unofficial mascot of Subnautica?

A) Boomerang

B) Peeper

C) Hoopfish

D) Garryfish

Answer · why

B) Peeper

The Peeper bolts from anything bigger than itself and can outswim a poorly equipped diver. Unusually for a fish, it has eyelids and can be seen blinki...

Q 02/05

Moved by the Sandy Hook school shooting, what did the makers of Subnautica set out to build?

A) A non-violent game

B) An educational game

C) A charity fundraiser

D) A children's game

Answer · why

A) A non-violent game

A non-violent game without lethal guns was the aim. Director Charlie Cleveland first saw it as a game about exploration rather than survival.

Q 03/05

Which sandbox hit did Subnautica's director say had transformed the game industry and heavily inspired him?

A) Terraria

B) Roblox

C) No Man's Sky

D) Minecraft

Answer · why

D) Minecraft

Minecraft arrived just as the exhausted team was finishing Natural Selection 2 and wanted to try something new. A PC Gamer preview later described Sub...

Q 04/05

Which giant predator, the most numerous of its class, patrols the crash site of the Aurora in Subnautica?

A) Ghost Leviathan

B) Sea Dragon Leviathan

C) Reaper Leviathan

D) Sea Emperor Leviathan

Answer · why

C) Reaper Leviathan

The Reaper Leviathan numbers twenty-five across the map, with nine of them circling the wreck alone. Most of the others roam the open waters of the Du...

Q 05/05

In which Subnautica game mode does dying permanently delete the save file instead of respawning the player?

A) Survival

B) Freedom

C) Creative

D) Hardcore

Answer · why

D) Hardcore

Hardcore also switches off the PDA's low-oxygen warnings, so divers must watch the gauge themselves.