The descent starts again, on another planet, with the same promise of silence and pressure on your eardrums.

First thing you notice: when the community picks on gut feeling, with no criterion, Subnautica 2 only edges out 17% of games. That is low. And attachment is even harsher, right down at the bottom, ahead of barely 2% of titles. Careful though, we are talking about very few votes here, these are early signals, not a verdict. The detail tells another story. Art style lands ahead of 66% of games, and the one you would take to a desert island ahead of 61%. Fun sits right in the middle. There is the tension of the moment: the visuals and the idea seduce, but the emotional bond has not formed yet. Recent game, recent profile, to be confirmed.

Against the big names of survival, this series never played on zombie panic or bar management. It plays on the vertigo of what lies below. Four-player co-op changes the equation, and might even dilute the intimacy that made the first one so strong.

So, who is it for? For you if you like exploring without a hand to hold, building your base and pushing a little deeper on every trip. Much less if you need a game that grabs your heart in the first hour, because on that front, the early votes are clearly cold.