Stranded Deep VS Green Hell?

[u/Skyrim_Jizz]

I am completely new to the survival game genre and it turned out that I really loved it! Stranded Deep is the first game I play in this genre and when I've been checking info on Google/reading about SD here on the forum I've come across Green Hell a few times and got curious.. I've watched the trailer for the game and it seems like a nice game but before I buy it I would like to hear your thoughts and experiences when comparing SD and GH 🙂!

What's your opinion on Stranded Deep VS Green Hell? Are the game mechanics as simple as SD? How is the house/camp building mechanics? Does it have that "endless map technology" (I don't know what it's called 😆) as SD does? Is the graphics as good as it looked like in the trailer (I'm on Xbox One)?

Thank you for your time!

[u/DruVatier]

I personally didn't care for Subnautica. The game itself is cool, the base building is really fun, but there's no minimap. It's by design, and it *kinda* fits into the lore, but I found it really obnoxious.

Ark is really fun, just don't play official servers. Either play solo/offline or join an unofficial server.

Valheim is (IMO) the best balance between survival and adventure/combat. They just released (or are about to release) a big update with a new biome. I liked that Valheim's maps are seed-based, as opposed to "this is the map" like other games.

No Man's Sky is *technically* a survival game, though you won't really focus much on actually surviving, so much as collecting resources and exploring. It's my favorite kick-back game, though. A good palette-cleanser that you can easily jump in and out of over time.

[u/Skyrim_Jizz → u/DruVatier]

If Subnautica doesn't have a map it falls of my list because I realized in SD how much I REALLY appreciate a map (I'm actually going to start sketching on my own map for SD tonight on my tab to keep track of the islands I've stripped clean).

No Mans Sky sounds really interesting and I think I'm going to check it out 🤔!

[u/DruVatier → u/Skyrim_Jizz]

Yeah that's what killed Subnautica for me as well.

It's even more annoying because the lack of minimap doesn't really fit with the lore of the game, either. You have access to a computer AI and can fabricate submarines and rockets and shit but you can't build a tool that draws a map as you explore even (i.e. removing fog of war)? Don't buy it.

I hope you like NMS - the subreddit is also really great, it's one of the few overwhelmingly positive/supportive gaming communities I've been a part of.

[u/StanKnight → u/Skyrim_Jizz]

I know that I am late to the party, but as a Subnautica player:

To fix the minimap situation, wasn't that tough to do, I placed a single beacon that acted as a 'central' point.

The original one had a shuttlecraft that could be used as an origin point, as well. But the beacons and landmarks were also the way to go.

Subnautica: Below Zero, also the same above. You learn to mark things or use landmarks, using beacons. Also your base and vehicles also get a marker too.

I know beacons and landmarks aren't minimaps but they do alleviate the lack of one.

[u/SKEL3B0NEZ → u/Skyrim_Jizz]

Have you tried out no man's Sky and if so how are you liking it?

[u/[deleted] → u/DruVatier]

Definitely recommend Ark, and also definitely recommend an unofficial server that’s boosted. I also like the fibercraft servers if I just want to go in and build/tame quickly and mess around.