Subnautica has sold over 5 million copies

[Deleted member 10737]

https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-01-14-subnautica-has-sold-over-5m-copies

• launched in early access in December of 2014, entered full release in January of 2018
• 5.23 million total, including PC on Steam and the Epic Games Store, Xbox One, and PS4 sales
• does not include free downloads (it got 4.5 million free downloads when it was free on EGS for 2 weeks)

 

[PintSizedSlasher]

Well deserved, it's fantastic.

 

[TeenageFBI]

Couldn't happen to a better game. It's still the only survival game that ever hooked me.

I'm looking forward to doing it all again when Below Zero is finished!

 

[Bushido]

Wow, didn't expect that, but well deserved. One of my favorite games of the past decade, amazing atmosphere and sense of discovery.

 

[Gray]

Well deserved indeed. One of the best games I've played in the past 2-3 years. Looking forward to playing the expansion they're working on.

 

[Fat4all]

really enjoyed my time with it, has a really nice, chill progression

 

[Lunchbox]

Well deserved indeed. One of the best games I've played in the past 2-3 years. Looking forward to playing the expansion they're working on.

Click to shrink...

It's a whole separate game I think.

 

[Red Arremer]

Frankly, it's well-deserved. It's one of the best games that came out in recent years. It's one of the few Early Access projects where being in EA worked out well. The developers always had been open about feedback, tried to experiment, and even though the end product is not without flaws, it's an excellent experience. Literally the only survival game I have legit enjoyed as well (it helps that micro managing the hunger/water meters becomes trivial fairly early into the game).

I'm really glad for the devs.

 

[Red Arremer]

Well deserved indeed. One of the best games I've played in the past 2-3 years. Looking forward to playing the expansion they're working on.

Click to shrink...

It's a whole separate game I think.

Click to shrink...

It's a standalone expansion.

 

[grmlin]

I had so much fun with this but uninstalled it in rage after loosing hours of playtime twice because of the broken save system.

 

[SJRB]

Console version needs more support, honestly.

 

[Deleted member 41178]

Definitely deserved, such an amazing game.

 

[Shudouken]

I'm looking forward to doing it all again when Below Zero is finished!

Click to shrink...

Same, had a blast with the main game. Everyone that hasn't yet should definitely give it a try.

 

[medyej]

Great success, probably the best survival game ever made and one of the best games of the past decade easily.

 

[SinCityAssassin]

Imagine the parallel universe where it achieved these sales while having a stable release with the landscaping mechanic intact.

 

[Reinhardt Schneider]

Deserved. I have to go back and play this again, but it refuses to run, at least the Epic Store version

 

[Deleted member 8852]

I've been meaning to give it a go but I keep reading the performance on consoles is still rather poor.

 

[Bonfires Down]

It's almost a great game but the limited viewing distance really kills the exploration for me and I have no idea where I've been or where interesting stuff might be. That and the lack of guidance that sometimes leaves me stumbling around randomly searching for construction parts on the ocean floor.

 

[Red Arremer]

Imagine the parallel universe where it achieved these sales while having a stable release with the landscaping mechanic intact.

Click to shrink...

Oh god the terraforming tool was so borked lmao.
One thing I'm definitely glad about though is them removing the durability on the knife. That was awful.

 

[Bishop89]

Deserved. Great game.

I do hope unknown worlds is working on natural selection 3 next though!

 

[PintSizedSlasher]

I've been meaning to give it a go but I keep reading the performance on consoles is still rather poor.

Click to shrink...

It is, but this is one of those rare games where I was willing to look past that, because it's so good.

 

[big_z]

is this cross save on gamepass?

 

[Maccix]

Awesome game and my most played early access title. I wanted to play the VR version too,but damn was that a claustrophobic experience. Did not get sick or something,but it was too much for me to handle

 

[Deleted member 8196]

Nearly 3 million (2.8mil) on Steam alone as of 2018, last reliable numbers.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

Deserved. It's an excellent game and despite not really liking survival games, it's the only one that hooked me for a substantial amount of time. I'll probably get Below Zero assuming it comes to PS4 as well.

 

[Deleted member 8852]

It is, but this is one of those rare games where I was willing to look past that, because it's so good.

Click to shrink...

Alright, I'll give it a go anyway.

 

[ItsOKAY]

Was so good to watch Markiplier play that game. Was great! Great to see the success:)

 

[Ales34]

I keep hearing good things about the game, but every time I pick it up, it seems boring. Maybe I'll give it another try.

 

[Malkier]

Just bought it on holiday sale for PS4 really enjoyed it but the end was a bit tedious. PS4 is a bit glitchy as well with terrain not loading fairly often. Definitely interested in below zero.

 

[Genetrik]

One of the best games for me in this Generation. Is the follow up in the ice world a stand alone expansion and not a sequel? Do we know anything how it may compare size wise to the base game? Hopefully we get a console release this year.

 

[massoluk]

Hmm, I really should get this game already

 

[Praglik]

Is it sustainable for a studio this size given that those 5 millions sales were made on a period of 6/7 years ?

 

[QuixoticNeutral]

It's either the buggiest great game I've ever played or the greatest buggy game I've ever played.

An incredibly ambitious design, full of craftsmanship and wonder, and probably the only game to make me curious about what it must be like in VR. I'd love to return to this with better hardware over time, but hardware can only do so much to cover for the performance issues on the software side. Hope the base game continues to be maintained even as the developers proceed full speed ahead on Below Zero.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Well deserved, it's fantastic.

Click to shrink...

Very much agree with this. I typically dislike the genre and it was one of my favorite games of 2018. Brilliant stuff.

 

[OG_Thrills]

So the game actually sold 523K not 5 million?

 

[Lunchbox]

It's also 17.99 on PSN for a few more days on discount.

 

[crazillo]

Congratulations, awesome game that I played pre-launch and will revisit soon! :)

 

[PillFencer]

So the game actually sold 523K not 5 million?

Click to shrink...

No, it sold 5.23 million units and on top of that 4.5 million people downloaded the game when it was free on EGS. 9.73m owners, 5.23m of them have paid for it.

 

[OG_Thrills]

No, it sold 5.23 million units and on top of that 4.5 million people downloaded the game when it was free on EGS. 9.73m owners, 5.23m of them have paid for it.

Click to shrink...

Ahh ok.

 

[Minky]

Good! Phenomenal game. It took a little while for it to click but I got really hooked on the building, and the exploration is such a thrill... I have an irrational fear of the ocean and everything that lives in it, so the areas where you can only see a few metres ahead (but could hear the distant roars of some very big things) were so atmospheric and terrifying. Can't wait for the sequel to be finished!

 

[Crow Pudding]

Glad to see this. I love the game though I piss my pants on abyssal zones....

 

[Gamer17]

If I didn't really love Abzu but liked it would I enjoy subnautica?

 

[Truant]

This game is the best. And the worst.

 

[Metal Slugger]

Easily my favorite game that I played last year.

 

[Tacitus]

It's on Gamepass if you're wondering whether it's worth it. I liked it, but there's some game breaking bugs that you have to bust the console out for.

 

[m_dorian]

Best thing EGS ever did to me was offering this game free.

I am eagerly waiting for the stand alone release.

 

[Deleted member 9241]

My kids love it. It was one of the first games they DLed on Game Pass on Xmas when they got their own Xboxes.

 

[N.47H.4N]

Congratulations,how is the PS4 version?

 

[Facism]

Uwe are goat. Natural selection mod for half life was one of the greatest multiplayer games of its time and is still better and more ambitious than a lot of stuff that comes out now.

Can't wait to see where they go after sub zero but secretly hoping for ns3 😫👌

 

[Box]

Amazing game and I'm loving Below Zero.