I bounced off of it for years on pc with mouse and keyboard. The dark depths were really scary so it was difficult to get into.
This last time I started on the steam deck and it was amazing. I feel like the smaller screen was easier to deal with. The ability to map and up and down to the grips made navigating in the 3d space feel like second nature.
Looking forward to playing Below Zero in the future.
I especially like how the game's narrative and tool selection tries to push the player into avoiding and respecting the leviathan predators instead of encouraging outright killing them.
And the predator/prey ai is pretty great. I really felt like a small fish skittering around under the nose of these huge apex predators!
Thanks for the advice about Below Zero!
It does sound like I'd like it the same if not more. I had no idea subnautica had plot more than just escape and I found the lore and storytelling to be incredibly compelling. If it's got more of that then I'm definitely on board!
And a third game in the works is very exciting. I like that it's a shared universe with natural selection 2. That was a fun game too!