Subterranauts

Item: Subterranauts
Rating: 77
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-10-21

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Summary

Highly enjoyable with friends
Numerous critical bugs and glitches
Developers abandoned the game
Insufficient content and variety
Effective scary atmosphere
Train-based resource extraction gameplay

Emotions

Satisfaction26%Excitement12%Joy11%Disappointment10%Frustration9%

Reviews (sample size): 165
Helpful reviews: 75%
Unhelpful reviews: 24%
Protest reviews: 1%

77%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
23%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 265
Negative points: 157
Gameplay points: 82
Perf. points: 2
Rec. points: 58
Misc points: 42

Point	Description	Importance
Highly enjoyable with friends Description Players consistently praise the game for being extremely fun and hilarious, especially when played with a group of friends. It offers memorable experiences and is considered a great way to spend hours. Importance 99%	Players consistently praise the game for being extremely fun and hilarious, especially when played with a group of friends. It offers memorable experiences and is considered a great way to spend hours.	99%
Superior to Lethal Company Description Many reviewers consider this game a significant improvement or a better alternative to Lethal Company, highlighting its unique flair, dynamic approach, better graphics, and less punishing gameplay. It's seen as a fresh take on the genre. Importance 52%	Many reviewers consider this game a significant improvement or a better alternative to Lethal Company, highlighting its unique flair, dynamic approach, better graphics, and less punishing gameplay. It's seen as a fresh take on the genre.	52%
Strong potential and uniqueness Description The game is recognized for its interesting mechanics, unique take on the genre, and significant potential for future growth. It feels fresh and distinct despite comparisons, with developers showing care and quick fixes. Importance 41%	The game is recognized for its interesting mechanics, unique take on the genre, and significant potential for future growth. It feels fresh and distinct despite comparisons, with developers showing care and quick fixes.	41%
Effective scary atmosphere Description The game successfully creates a dark, eerie, and scary atmosphere through its lighting, sound design, and horrifying environments. Enemies provide genuine scares, contributing to an immersive and tense experience. Importance 31%	The game successfully creates a dark, eerie, and scary atmosphere through its lighting, sound design, and horrifying environments. Enemies provide genuine scares, contributing to an immersive and tense experience.	31%
Diverse and unique enemies Description Players appreciate the variety of enemies, noting their unique mechanics and challenging behaviors. This diversity keeps the scrap-hunting experience fresh and engaging. Importance 18%	Players appreciate the variety of enemies, noting their unique mechanics and challenging behaviors. This diversity keeps the scrap-hunting experience fresh and engaging.	18%
Innovative train mechanic Description The central concept of navigating and upgrading a train to travel between locations is highly praised. This unique mechanic is well-utilized and adds an entertaining layer to the gameplay. Importance 15%	The central concept of navigating and upgrading a train to travel between locations is highly praised. This unique mechanic is well-utilized and adds an entertaining layer to the gameplay.	15%
Satisfying progression and upgrades Description The game features an enjoyable upgrade system for runs and a longer progression path. This, combined with a unique scrap collection concept, provides a satisfying sense of advancement. Importance 14%	The game features an enjoyable upgrade system for runs and a longer progression path. This, combined with a unique scrap collection concept, provides a satisfying sense of advancement.	14%
Excellent proximity voice chat Description The game's proximity chat is highlighted as a strong feature, offering clear, immersive audio with an effective echo effect. It enhances multiplayer interactions and is considered on par with or better than similar games. Importance 12%	The game's proximity chat is highlighted as a strong feature, offering clear, immersive audio with an effective echo effect. It enhances multiplayer interactions and is considered on par with or better than similar games.	12%
Engaging terminal system Description The computer terminal, with its GTFO-like code input and predictive text, is seen as a neat and essential mechanic rather than a gimmick. It adds a layer of novelty and polish to the gameplay. Importance 9%	The computer terminal, with its GTFO-like code input and predictive text, is seen as a neat and essential mechanic rather than a gimmick. It adds a layer of novelty and polish to the gameplay.	9%
Engaging solo experience Description While primarily enjoyed with friends, the game can also be fun solo, with ranking as a goal. Surviving dangerous situations provides an addictive sense of accomplishment. Importance 6%	While primarily enjoyed with friends, the game can also be fun solo, with ranking as a goal. Surviving dangerous situations provides an addictive sense of accomplishment.	6%
Minor positive features Description Players appreciate smaller details like better cosmetics, a cargo platform on the elevator for convenience, and the inclusion of silly hats. Importance 5%	Players appreciate smaller details like better cosmetics, a cargo platform on the elevator for convenience, and the inclusion of silly hats.	5%
Accessible and less punishing Description The game offers wider spaces, better visibility, and less insta-kill deaths compared to similar titles, making it easier to play and more forgiving. The improved stamina also aids in kiting enemies. Importance 5%	The game offers wider spaces, better visibility, and less insta-kill deaths compared to similar titles, making it easier to play and more forgiving. The improved stamina also aids in kiting enemies.	5%
Chaotic and hilarious moments Description The game provides moments of utter chaos and nonsense within its maps, leading to hilarious situations and reactions, especially when playing with friends. Importance 5%	The game provides moments of utter chaos and nonsense within its maps, leading to hilarious situations and reactions, especially when playing with friends.	5%
High praise and immediate hook Description Some players consider the game 'peak' in its genre and were immediately hooked from their first assignment, indicating a strong initial impression. Importance 4%	Some players consider the game 'peak' in its genre and were immediately hooked from their first assignment, indicating a strong initial impression.	4%
Good value for money Description Reviewers frequently mention that the game is well worth its cheap price, offering significant fun and replayability for the cost. It's considered a hidden gem in terms of value. Importance 3%	Reviewers frequently mention that the game is well worth its cheap price, offering significant fun and replayability for the cost. It's considered a hidden gem in terms of value.	3%
Challenging difficulty curve Description The game presents a significant increase in difficulty after the 10th checkpoint, providing a challenge for players seeking it. Importance 2%	The game presents a significant increase in difficulty after the 10th checkpoint, providing a challenge for players seeking it.	2%

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