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Is VR in subnautica an actual way to play or just a once in a while gimmick. I’ve had it in my library since back when it was beta and have never played more than a few minutes. Installed it since it does VR through steamlink but haven’t played yet.

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11 points

I love VR and Subnautica but Subnautica is not a good game to play in VR. You can make it kinda work with mods, but it does feel very janky.

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Dang. I thought maybe since it gained so much support and got so big since from when I got it in a $15 indie humble bundle that it might actually be a good one. I’ll finally try it tonight.

Have you tried the VR mod for Firewatch? I just got it on a random steam sale for $2, played a bit on my steamdeck, and was thinking the entire time I wish this was VR.

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I haven’t! I beat it in flat mode and loved it though!

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I honestly couldn’t say as I startled playing the normal version. But as spooky as that game can get, I don’t think I’d even want to try VR version lol.

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2 points

The real horrors in our reality are just depressing, so I’d prefer to distract myself with spooky scary subnautica monsters.

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The vanilla VR implementation in Subnautica is very old and kind of tacked onto the game as an afterthought. You have to play with a regular controller and I found the menus to be in the most eye-strain spot possible.

I know there is at least one VR mod to fix it and bring in motion controls but I’ve never tried it.

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Subnautica does not support VR controllers. It’s designed to be played sitting in a chair with a mouse and keyboard while wearing a headset. This is ridiculous, so after I bought Subnautica on Steam and booted it in VR, I asked them for a refund and they gave it.

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Oh wow, I didn’t realize that. I’ve heard it’s still an awesome game on desktop. But I guess if you were expecting a VR game and got that, it’s a disappointment.

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It is amazing on Desktop, I love it. I got it for free on Epic and only bought the Steam version for VR. I still think it’s an excellent game, but I think it’s lying to call it a VR game. Maybe we need a new category like “semi-VR”.

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