It's pretty much Subnautica again. For better or for worse.

Finally being able to scratch that "itch" a second time was a wonderful experience, and some new additions such as new components for base building were very nice. The mystery, wonder, terror and general atmosphere is just as on point here as in the first game.

However, while the game progressed a lot in terms of reducing the amount of "backtracking" (no more alien tablets, thankfully) some underwater areas are too "samey" looking all over, resulting in being very hard to locate yourself. And land areas are particularly painful, specially due to the game's obnoxious weather system. While being lost is part of the experience, being lost for hours at a time was frustrating at best.

Added with gameplay features and properties that leave a lot to be desired (unbalanced grinding, small toolbar and inventory, inconvenient crafting system) it's definetely a game to be enjoyed more as an experience than for its gameplay. But the experience is so good if it clicks with you, that i'd still reccomend it to anyone interested in giving it a try.