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　　External Websites Ask the Chatbot a Question Written by Written by Urnesha Bhattacherjee Associate Editor, Britannica India Urnesha Bhattacherjee Fact-checked by Fact-checked by Britannica Editors Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree.... Britannica Editors Last updated Nov. 5, 2025 •History Table of Contents Table of Contents Ask the Chatbot Subnautica, an open-world survival adventure video game developed and published by the San Francisco–based studio Unknown Worlds Entertainment. After years of early-access development (a stage in which players can buy and play a game still in progress to provide feedback), it had its full-feature release in 2018, followed by a release for mobile in 2025. Subnautica combines open-world exploration (a game-design model that lets players roam freely in a virtual environment) with survival mechanics such...

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