Is Subnautica Below Zero on Xbox Game Pass?

May 2024 · 2 minute read
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Somewhere past the sea lies Subnautica Below Zero, the sequel to Unknown Worlds Entertainment’s open-world survival name. If you’re an Xbox Game Pass subscriber and prefer underwater video games, you’ve most probably performed Subnautica ahead of, but we've some unhealthy information if you want to play its sequel on the service.

Is Subnautica Below Zero available for Game Pass subscribers?

To put it simply, no. The first game is certainly playable on Microsoft’s service, but unfortunately, Subnautica Below Zero is no longer on Xbox Game Pass.

When must we expect it to liberate on Xbox Game Pass?

While there aren't any guarantees, we’d be expecting to peer Subnautica: Below Zero to come in round two years’ time, until Microsoft makes a deal a lot sooner. The first game Subnautica initially launched on Xbox and PC platforms on January 23, 2018, and its Xbox Game Pass debut started on December 13, 2019.

Based on hypothesis, we normally see indie video games begin to move on sale a few months after their unencumber. With Subnautica: Below Zero, Unknown Worlds Entertainment likely desires to maximise its earnings before shifting to subscription services like Xbox Game Pass and PlayStation Now.

However, there could be various factors at play for why a game would join Xbox Game Pass. The largest reason why is that it’s a really perfect advertising and marketing tool for indie builders who have hassle branching out in Steam’s aggressive marketplace.

“It’s been superb especially since [Hyperdot’s] been on Game Pass,” said the founding father of Hyperdot writer Tribe Games Charles McGregor to Seasoned Gaming. “It’s been nice to hear floods of folks coming in and giving feedback, telling me I in point of fact like this or experience this, or this introduced me back to enjoying so and so game.”

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Chris Penwell

The British “Canadian” Chris Penwell has been a video game journalist since 2013 and now has a Bachelor’s stage in Communications from MacEwan University. He likes to play JRPGs and video games with a story.

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