How Subnautica Gave Me Thalassophobia

[@Feverdream74]

16:57 the fun part is, Reapers use echolocation according to the pda. Meaning if you hear one, it can see you.

[@Cat36613]

Fortunately that is just for lore, the reaper actually just stalks the player and circles around them waiting for the chance to strike.

[@sillygoose_8635]

This fact in the PDA scared the bejesus out of me. Whether it is mechanically true or not idk, but the last time I played the game I managed to scan a Reaper and learn this fact about them. From that point forward every time I heard a Reaper I believed that they knew where I was...I could never hide from a Reaper...my only option was to keep moving or run! Whenever I heard the distant roar of a Reaper all I could think about was that the beast could see me and I worried how long before it finally decided to come and eat me!

[@ultmateragnarok8376]

In-game they can't see you over the massive distance their roars cover, but they do have a considerably larger sight range than the player does (they can see you past the distance they're visible through most biomes' fog), and they don't just rush you. They circle you and try to surprise you from behind, though much like everything else in Subnautica, they try to avoid instantly killing you, as that would break immersion and give you a break from the terror.

[@1000-THR]

@@sillygoose_8635 fortunately for you, thats not how it works, but its roars are a sign that its nearby so it might be stalking you if you hear the sound

[@lancestriker0111]

This isn't actually true in gameplay, but several mods have actually gone and implemented it.

[@treackaris4021]

Hearing "detecting multiple leviathan class life forms in the region, are you sure whatever you're doing is worth it?" Reminded me of the time where I accidentally encountered that message for the first time and I bolted out of there. When I saw that message I was worried you were gonna encounter a reaper or something.

[@VergilTheLegendaryDarkSlayer]

I had that message pop up after I hunted my 3rd reaper behind the crash site

[@engagingweirdo]

Gotta be the most unsettling quote ever imo, I never got it tho 😂

[@paulinecharlat2982]

One time, I had that message while going to my lifepod. I was entering the grassy plateau, meaning I was in the dune for sevral minute. It's my biggest 'Oh shit' moment in Subnautica

[@Haplo-san]

It's amazing how people with fears getting help to their fears with this game and people without fears are getting new fears they never had before. I couldn't have complete this damn beautiful game. It's too heavy on my nerves.

[@kierrac9037]

I also couldn’t finish the game because of that reason, I’ll gladly watch all the videos on it though!

[@shalycht]

Tbh, unless you're using a rendering mod to make the deepest parts actually dark, the last piece of the game is rather farming and avoidong sea dragons, which is easy if you have the jet and grappling hook upgrades. The lava zone felt anticlimactic to me, just like the crystal caves in below zero. Now imagine if you reach the bottom and there was nothing but actual darkness and beasts lurking... That would be impossible for me to complete

[@user-fg3dz5kv7q]

Have you tried getting the stasis rifle? It freezes anything in place, allows you to kill even things like leviathans

[@schlobster3929]

@@shalychtyou’re exactly right, the deepest parts in both games are simply not scary enough, they put big enemy threats in well lit areas which doesn’t provide enough of a ‘deep ocean’ feeling. It’s why so many fans love the void so much despite it not having any involvement with the main story progression of the games

[@supremegreaser2399]

The only thing I’m afraid of is some weird bug happening and killing me before I have saved the game and thus losing 2 hours of progress.

[@NexusVr-q7f]

I scuba dive in real life wit little to no fear whilst submerged, and still, Subnautica continues to scare the ever living crap out of me.

[@BrightyLikeThat]

Well, you don’t have to deal with leviathans when you dive, do you?

[@LordEquinox123]

Lucky that we don't live at the same time as the mosasaur and similar creatures. Leviathans used to live on land and sea. In Subnautica that old fear of danger returns from our ancient days hiding in caves.

[@hadenfrench1561]

Opposite for me, I’m terrified irl but games and movies.. no problemo

[@meusana3681]

Cuz its technically closer to a freedive survival game than a scuba simulator.

[@engagingweirdo]

If there was ever a real reaper or any type of leviathan I would’ve been like “f*ck you beach”. Reef backs might also intimidate me a little bit too bcuz they’re bigger than even a blue whale ( I might be wrong )

[@theholyknight6935]

You popped out of your seamoth at 199 meters and it moved slightly past you so it was most likely at its breaking point so... Yeah it was probably crushed

[@JoeUnderbite]

Hey I just checked out your channel, super fun! If anyone sees this comment check it out yourself

[@theholyknight6935]

@@JoeUnderbite Thanks man! I could say the same for you! Your videos are really well put together and this video definitely deserves the attention it has gotten and more

[@Lord_IckisDickus]

doesn't sub have that weird "feature" that has ships rise to the surface? excluding the big ass sub

[@plain_simple_garak]

Most likely one of the creatures bumped it and pushed it below its depth. I learned that the hard way, I never leave my seamoth less than 15 meters above its crush depth after that lol. It's a horrible feeling, knowing for certain you will drown because your safety net is unexpectedly absent

[@cooledplains5044]

that happened to me at 899 near the lava zone...

[@civilianbread7737]

I have done SO MANY play through of this game and not once did I ever realize you can eat bladder fishes for oxygen

[@TheConfessor-q8p]

Same learned it yesterday when I watched a playthrough

[@Billygaming1447]

How do you think I feel I've been playing the game since 2019 and I've gone through all over 100 playthroughs and I still didn't know that.

[@DarkSpiritZypher]

I take you didn't read the codex scan? You learn very fast when you play hardcore and need secondaries when your seamoth gets reaped. I never left base without having a pocket full of bladder fish and my trusty air bladder. That thing has 150ish feet of lift in those moments when you forget about oxygen in the early game in a pinch. You can consume it. If you're in a cave and can't zip to the surface.

[@julesgro8526]

You know whats weird? This game did not cure me at all, but it became sort of a comfort game. I love building my base, my safe space in the game. Coming back to it is so... calming.

[@JoeUnderbite]

Subnautica isn’t a comfort game for me but, it is one of my favourite games. I agree that returning to the safe spaces you’ve created are very relieving, getting back from search across the ocean knowing you made it back safe and sound, top tier relief.

[@SolDizZo]

I built a base in every zone and each one became my new favorite hobbit hole

[@plaguenplay3516]

I used to dislike how few decorative items there is in Subnautica. then I discovered the existence of living walls, decorative usage of plant beds and flower pots, as well as alien containments are perfect glass floors

[@PuffPlatinum]

It’s the feeling of coming back to the safe spot after pushing out into the unknown that hits so hard for me I think cause I’m so scared of the game but at the same time like you it’s comfort game for the same reasons

[@tismo3749]

You ever hear a loud scary noise and you just start backing up only to get jump scared running into a wall? 😂

[@LuisGutierrez-hd8bn]

deadass LMAOOO

[@KarmanicMizery]

scooby doo type shit

[@Lambdaleth]

One of the best parts about Subnautica - and Subnautica KZbin videos - is that when people describe their first playthroughs somewhat cinematically and in a seemingly exaggerated way, it's actually sincere due to how immersive the game is. If I could wipe any game from my memory and play it again for the first time, it would absolutely be Subnautica, there's really nothing like it.

[@PogodinPavel]

That'd definitely be Outer Wilds))))

[@crockhead]

brother was gifted with elequant speech and used it for good

[@JoeUnderbite]

Hahaha I’m glad it seems that way! Certainly took long enough to record

[@mackenzieviews7682]

You earned yourself a loyal sub

[@cattledog901]

You obviously weren't gifted with the ability to spell correctly.

[@Lord_Magma]

If you want to experience the premium version of Thalassophobia try exploring the Dunes biome during the nighttime

[@JoeUnderbite]

Actually scarier than most horror games

[@VergilTheLegendaryDarkSlayer]

The dunes was the area for my base on my 3rd playthrough and I made small bases with water purifiers, alien containments, fabricator and moon pool at the blood kelp forest, lost river and lava zone A reaper was close to my base, but a warper teleported it to me when I was 150 metres from my base so it didn't bother me anymore

[@nolsee1176]

The back of the Aurora is also beautiful under the moonlight 👀

[@jrex0522]

oh i've been making it worse for myself by having my gamma to where it's still dark during the day. any biome is outright pitch black during night aside from the glowing parts of animals and plants it's fucking terrifying

[@engagingweirdo]

@@jrex0522if you add some mods that make the gamma even more dark, there’s some that’ll make it black and white or just a true horror game. Plus tweaking the size of the reaper or any creature just adds even more 💩 in your pants. Idk how Subnautica can be a kids game if it has this much fear in it.

[@agustinsmania5270]

c'mon youtube algorithm, pump this masterpiece up, a 30min essay of this quality under 1k views is a crime

[@tinybionic8940]

Holy crap this is so high quality, figured i was watching someone with atleast 100k subs, amazing content please keep making stuff of this quality!

[@JoeUnderbite]

Thank you so much! Comments like this encourage me to do more, much appreciated

[@arguellesargie]

THATS WHAT I THOUGJT TOO

[@mrcrasher3827]

Yeah, absolutely the same

[@legendaryblob8227]

Me too, subbed immediately

[@JoeUnderbite]

@@legendaryblob8227 Thank you!

[@kokushibo1014]

13:40 you can actually see that when you got out of the seamoth it continued to move just a bit, so it got under the 200 meters and blew up. I had a similar experience exploring a wreck but for me a bone shark pushed it under the 200 meters

[@JoeUnderbite]

You’re right, well spotted

[@JoeUnderbite]

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone who watched, liked or left a comment, it means the world to see this kind of support. Thank you all!

[@LOL666PX]

when watching the video i tought of the same joke for the enitre thing there are more planes underwater than submarines in the sky

[@repaeR_ehT]

Try to do a deep review on grounded it could be great also Ark survival is another great game.

[@JoeUnderbite]

@@repaeR_ehT love grounded, but haven't played Ark

[@Beanman-vx3rl]

Small content creators are like hidden jems in the sand.

[@NeonGames68230]

Submechanaphobia is definitely one of the phobias that makes sense as there are more planes underwater than submarines in the sky(as if that makes any sense)

[@FlyingBaco]

That’s a meme

[@NeonGames68230]

Yes

[@ligma212]

That's just how gravity works 😂

[@calebcebula9282]

24:13 What’s so funny about the gargantuan Leviathan is that there is a fully fledged mod currently in the works for it that shows what it would be like at full size. It really puts into perspective how bad my thalassophobia really is to say the least.

[@stuffyry]

I absolutely ADORE Subnautica, but I'll never see large bodies of water the same ever again.

[@RadeonTV]

same bro just hearing "Detecting multiple leviathan class lifeforms in the region. Are you certain whatever you're doing is worth it?" gives me vietnam flashbacks

[@morgueorchid]

14:18 any hostile creatures will attack your vehicle if it's left nearby, and in this biome i expect it would have been bonesharks. for me, that's one of the things that made the game a little scarier, knowing that my source of air and safety could be gone in seconds if i didn't observe my environment well enough

[@halla3184]

A lot of hostile animals like bonesharks and crabsquids are attracted to light! Seen a lot of letsplayers get into trouble with them because they leave their crafts’ floodlights on. Switching off the lights before exiting the vehicle will actually reduce how much it is targeted by critters

[@mackenzieviews7682]

I remember one time I was exploring the Dagasi base in the bulb zone. I was feeling confident. I was busy looting and listening to the PDA left behind when I heard something hit my seamoth. There was a window where I swam up and peaked out to see a crab snake. I watched in horror as this goddam big brained asshole broke my seamoth my way out my oxygen over 500m down.

[@Radical-ms5nk]

The seamoth broke because he left it moving just before the depth limit so it glided from the momentum, just under the limit, causing it to break

[@masoncannon3616]

Nah, it was gone because it coasted to 200 meters, making it take damage slowly until destroyed completely.

[@morgueorchid]

@@masoncannon3616 ohh of course!!! :))

[@ButterBoiled]

I think its really interesting to see people discussing subnautica in the context of thalassophobia because it (along with just playing subnautica) has made me realize that i have the opposite of whatever thalassophobia is. i dont really know how to explain it, i get the same kind of thought process (things like "we don't know what's down there", "there could be a massive creature in there") but for some reason those notions really excite me. I feel like if i can't see the bottom of the water, i have to go down and be the first one ever to explore it. I especially love it when there's creatures involved; if i think i see something in deep water, i get the urge to swim out to go see it. Even the creatures being hostile isn't enough to deter it, i actually found myself grinning during the reaper leviathan jumpscare because it was just so awesome to me. I know this is exactly how mad scientists die in movies and idrk what my point is, i just think its interesting to see how different people emotionally react to the same thing in such different ways

[@JoeUnderbite]

Psychopath energy 😂. That’s interesting, can’t say I’ve felt that way before

[@halla3184]

Soooo that would make you a… thalassophile?

[@ButterBoiled]

@@halla3184 i guess lol

[@flamango5551]

That's called Thalassophilia,,, I am also a Thalassophile. The love, or attraction to the sea. You love it unconditionally,,,

[@Nitram4392]

And thanks to people like you our species progresses.

[@vercogaming3997]

I knew the game would terrify me when the PDA asked “are you sure whatever you’re doing is worth it?”

[@CooISkeleton96]

Subnautica is scarier than a lot horror games while not trying to be a horror game. It’s also a amazing survival game as well

[@SomeRandomBloodborneAddict]

I've gotten over at least two phobias I had, but when I played Subnautica: it wasn't because of the Leviathans, sure they make me flinch, but what truly got me in the game was looking down, and seeing nothing, it invokes so much dread and fear in me, and after years of playing, I never got over that

[@mavikiu827]

Finally someone mentions Submechanophobia! I see people address this so rarely in relation to Thalassophobia and it's actually what mostly causes mine, since I'm scared there could be a submerged wreck somewhere. It's also the reason I had to stop playing Below Zero - the two wreck parts you have to enter and pass by any time you wanna visit the Lily Pads were just too much since they're much older and more decayed than the Aurora and the Architect ruins.

[@chaing-kai-shek2862]

A core memory of mine from this game is my driving the big sub in open ocean. I could not see the ocean floor or the surface and at some point, a barely visible reaper just swims across my screen in the distance and I just lose it.

[@protopawn]

You enter an area where you know a Reaper resides…. Panic!! You don’t hear it…. Calm :) You don’t hear it…. PANIC!!!!

[@chattycatty3336]

I was playing the other night and i had a similar experience to yours when talking about getting lost inside a wreck. It was hands down the scariest part of the game so far. My hands were sweating, my heart was racing, and i couldnt find the exit, couldnt even tell what direction i was going, and the exit was no where to be seen. I tried to pause the game and look around for the exit while the clock was paused, but i couldnt find it. I slowely suffocated and it was terrifying. I cant imagine how that would feel in real life.... And the scariest part is its happened to people. They actually have a rule for deep sea divers that youre only supposed to use a third of your oxygen for exploring. 1 third for going down and looking around, 1 third for the return, and another third incase something goes wrong. However theres been many times were people push their limits and dont have enough time to find their way out. I think thats truly the scariest way to go. Just alone and lost, hidden in a cave or pile of wreckage where no one will even think to look for you. You cant even hope your body will float to the surface and make its way to land.. youre just... trapped there.. forever.

[@ZafiroDoesGames]

Fun fact: the circle of light on the surface is known in physics as Snell’s Window. It gets caused by the angles of light bouncing off the sea bed, the circle being the area where the visible light can escape into the air instead of getting reflected back down again. There’s a specific calculation that the game runs to render it. Really contributes to the feeling of being underwater.

[@Squwarks]

Don’t fear the dark, fear what lurks within.

[@nathansamuelson]

Started playing again and I didn't realize how much the background music distracts you from the vastness. Even the intentionally unsettling music is distracting you from fact that you're usually fatally deep underwater and/or surround by creatures that could tear you apart.

[@aguywhoplaysgames]

The quality of this video is so good I didn't notice he only had 300 subs until 19 minutes in

[@LilSleepDoctor]

I knew I had Thalassophobia when I first went swimming in deep waters for the first time as a kid. I was in the middle of a large lake. The water was cold and dark and the algae made it incredibly murky and hard to see even with goggles. I couldn’t see the bottom nor swim to it and was way far from shore. I live in California, i had nothing to be afraid of in a lake but 8 year old me felt like I was being watched from below and that something like an alligator was going to swim up and grab me and drag me to the bottom. The whole time swimming back I felt a constant dread and was so glad to finally get back to shore with my family. I’m not as scared of large water as I used to me now but I still feel uneasy in the dark deep water even in my own pool at night when the lights are off.

[@PRESTONGARVEY-ww3fq]

hello vault boy

[@LilSleepDoctor]

@@PRESTONGARVEY-ww3fq Yes i didn't forget about your settlements

[@Elbeno6548]

There's a mod in the works that actually adds a live Gargantuan Leviathan the mod also give an alternate ending to that Sunbeam scene

[@Prof.Lusche]

I also played subnautica, to me it seemed a little bit like a horror game, but it didnt really cause me to feel any extrme discomfort. Its liekly because i played it at 20 fps, but i heard form many friends that they are now a little bit scared of deep open water. But there is another game that i played, the forest and now part two, sons of the forest. Ever since i started playing the forest, im scared of dark and to me unknown places. Luckily its not an issue when im at home, since i know the place, but it allows me to understand how "suffocating" it can feel being scared of something you know you shuoldnt be scared of, but still are. And what i wanted to say is, that i think this is a really great video, everything is explained perfectly and backed up by examples, so yeah, great video, keep going.

[@JoeUnderbite]

Thanks! We’re you playing on of the old gen consoles by any chance? I originally played it on PS4 and oh boy it ran terribly

[@Prof.Lusche]

@@JoeUnderbite nah, my pc is just shit xD a ps 4 would be better xD But i am now finally getting a half decent pc, have been working a minijob. Now i can go and traumatize myself in sons of the forest.

[@JoeUnderbite]

Haha hopefully not too bad, enjoy it man

[@blu_otaku7063]

Fear of spiders makes sense from an evolutionary standpoint, when we were surviving outside we didnt know which spiders could kill us so we were prgrammed to be wary of all of them

[@mackenzieviews7682]

When it comes to how much of the ocean has been explored it is more along 20%. I have played over 300 hours of subnutica one of my top games of all time. I will never forget my experience.

[@Aethuviel]

It's 100% of the surface, and nearly 100% at low depths closer to the surface. The 5% only refers to how much of the ocean floor is mapped (via satellite imagery) to the resolution of one square meter. It has nothing to do with how much we've seen or how many species we've discovered.

[@lapizpug3374]

Incredibly incredible video and a take on your experience when playing the game and immersing your viewers. This felt like a documentary. You are awesome

[@JoeUnderbite]

Thanks a lot, I appreciate you watching!

[@viniciussousa9791]

I can relate to you, I didn't watch any of your video, I jumped to another tab to just hear you, because footage of diving and of this games makes me feel anxious and have a hard time catching my breath. I already knew I was a little bit afraid of the ocean, but I didn't know how disturbing it would be to look around and only see the same shade of blue, or to look at a precipice and not seeing the bottom. I literally can't play this game alone, even though I am excited for it. Every time I try, my heart starts beating faster and faster, and I start to panic, even though I'm sitting at my room, in no danger at all.

[@Sellswordking]

The best part of this stupid, gorgeous game is it just made me more in love with the ocean. I have hundreds of hours in it, 4546B feels like home to me.

[@arguellesargie]

I thought this vid had like a million views or something . This is top tier keep doing it

[@kawaihimu]

Your editing is really great...NGL you made better understanding to the viewers about phobias...good job ❤

[@JoeUnderbite]

Thank you so much!!

[@annmatsuoka]

i've been afraid of open/deep water all my life- as far as i remember, might give subnautica a go to just to scare myself more, your descriptions gave me goose bumps so i might die of fright xdd amazing video, subbing and looking forward to more videos!

[@JoeUnderbite]

Highly recommend the game, however if you have a fear you might struggle a bit. Take your time with it, a few others in the comments have said it actually helped them with their phobias, never know.

[@voltexhale1224]

I love your explanation and your game experience this basically tells my whole Subnautica experience

[@kadenorheim9958]

I love this game and I'm scared of it, but i never knew why. This video helped me figure it out. This is also very high quality. Good Job!

[@JoeUnderbite]

I’m glad it helped

[@kvernesdotten]

Ah, Thalassophobia, the word noone knew before Subnautica hit KZbin.

[@yiosomething]

After getting the stasis rifle and killing a few leviathans that fear went out the window for me honestly (i was determined to become the apex predator)

[@rustyxd343]

This game gave me megalohydrothalassophobia. The idea of not being able to see the entirety of an object underwater deeply bothers me.

[@sillygoose_8635]

Really great video mate! Subnautica is one of my fav games of all time because of how convincing and immersive its worldbuilding is. Two things I want to add that I think really make Subnautica such an excellent, and terrifying, experience. First is that you must face the ocean alone, completely alone. You mentioned it but I think its brilliance is often underplayed. This is something that the sequel expansion took away that I think detracted from below zero, having Al-an as a companion gives such great comfort in that game. Whereas in the original Subnautica you are completely and utterly alone, every hope of other survivors, even an NPC to visit, is completely obliterated as they are all revealed to be dead. You are the only survivor. Which creates an odd and unique pressure that survival is such an unattainable goal (the PDA even remarks as such when you pickup copper for the first time) that hope is slowly...and subtly...replaced with dread. Dread of what might kill you replaces the hope of what might save you. Second is how little hand holding the game provides in its narrative structure. Besides the markers for the sunken lifepods, the game never gives you a clear direction of where "exactly" to go. Just about every technology and upgrade you need you have to "stumble" into the wreck locations. Even major story locations are rarely marked explicitly; the PDA will tell you where to find something, but rarely where it actually is. Thus, in order to progress the game the player MUST explore, you MUST confront the fear of the unknown and delve into the deep with little to no direction as to where to go or what's out there.... Which is so damn terrifying!!!!

[@JoeUnderbite]

100% agree. I love the fact it doesn’t hold your hand and guide you through the world, I went into it thinking it didn’t have a story, so to find out here was actual objectives shocked me and it was better for it

[@majorsy-0325]

22:00 *breathes heavily with a chuckle while holding a heat knife and stasis rifle*

[@rainydayarchive]

The whale thing is so chill-inducing if you think about our real-world whales behaving like Reaper Leviathans. Just watching how fast that large friend in the clip moved through the water despite its size, I'm pretty convinced that if whales were naturally inclined to hunt humans we straight-up would not have made it through the Age of Sail without being Essex-ed into permanently staying on land.

[@MayoaMan]

Fun fact: The Aurora landed in the safe shallows but the collision made the water murky and the crash attracted the reapers.

[@pinks2793]

Definitely thought I was alone in developing a fear of the ocean from this but good to hear others are scarred too 👍

[@rocketpath8456]

Subnautica truly is one of the best games out there. And I am very happy that Subnautica 2 is coming out next year and I think multiplayer is confirmed.

[@BlackStarSymphony]

Yeah, that seamoth imploded. It kept moving to 201 meters beyond its limits.

[@ultimatebacon226]

I was recommended this video a few days ago, so saves it for later. It's been great seeing your view and subscriber count go up. Well done, great video, keep up the good work!

[@JoeUnderbite]

It’s been unreal to be honest. Had 15 subs when it was posted, nearly at 500 now. Thanks for the support!

[@Narco.Trafficante]

Now, this is quality. The effort that went into this was well worth it. I love both subnautica's, and this video is spot on.

[@JoeUnderbite]

Thank you so much 🫡

[@littlesmallworld123]

My favourite part was when you get the scanner from the seamoth where it pings and outlines everything around you. Seeing the gridlines extend down into nothingness, because you can't see the bottom, always gave me chills.

[@JoeUnderbite]

I swear the sonar made the game so much more worse to play lmao

[@DoctorBeans92]

The Sandshark clipping through at 13:08 is too real hahaha. The game physics were part of the reason it was so scary lol

[@SPARTAN227]

The ghost leviathan puts the fear of god in me.

[@DavidVallin-p8f]

13:39 When you leave your seamoth, it doesn't fully stop it moves a bit after you leave, which ment it drifted to 200 meters, which made the seamoth explode when you were exploring

[@joaofranco9725]

Bro I was gonna like the vid and saw that u didn't have at least 100k likes, great vid dude

[@joeyjoje]

Dude your content is amazing. I really enjoyed the video. Keep it up!

[@JoeUnderbite]

Thanks a ton!

[@AverageWaterDrinker]

Take this subscribe, my friend. A well written video that very perfectly describes the strange feeling of fear playing Subnautica!!

[@Captain_Rex14]

Funny enough, I had a decent fear of the ocean. Sharks, very deep water, being alone and not being able to see the bottom. Subnautica took away those fears. Taught me I am a god damn human being, the Apex Predator. With a few rocks, I can make weapons that can slay even the mighty Sea Dragon. I have Sonar that can scan the deepest oceans. I don’t even need a sub, I prefer to fight Reapers hand to hand so I don’t have to repair. The only things in Subnautica I haven’t killed is the Cuddlefish and the Sea Emperor, and that’s because I chose to spare them. If a fish picks a fight with me, it dies, and I eat it. Subnautica allowed me to face a fear and conquer it, and I’ll always be grateful. Next time a shark crosses my path, I’m killing it and eating it. You don’t need a heat blade to kill an Earth Shark.

[@lydianorris8124]

BASED

[@tmbfreak_16]

The best part is that if you can hear the Reaper Leviathan roar, it can already see you 🙃

[@JoeUnderbite]

I'm reminded of this fact every time I hear them :0

[@coryen3]

I have had Thalassophobia for as long as i can remember. I found Subnautica to be a very good exposure therapy kind of thing. I could control the experience, and if it got too much i could leave. I'm still scared of the ocean, of the things that could dwell beneath. But i remember building a base in peaceful waters and seeing wonders beneath those waves, and how i could control the dangers. And it's helped a lot.

[@MossOwnsYouYT]

This guy gives me Jacob Gellar vibes and I love it. Definitely earned my sub.

[@PedroHenrique-vs3mf]

Broo ur script and edition are so good! I bet u will be famous in the future And yea. I dont have a pc or such, so all I did was watch subnautica gameplay, and even so it was scary. Dk if I will be able to play it someday haha

[@BostonCreme]

When ocean sounds are meant to calm you, but the same sounds terrify you

[@SorryImKindaShy]

Did you mean: 7:07?

[@BostonCreme]

​@@SorryImKindaShyone of the many instances, yes.

[@Hiko.M]

I went into the game completely fine. I had never had any fear of the ocean or sea life. Had no issues going around to the different biomes, no issues with the warpers or the leviathans, didn't worry about running out of air or running out of battery in my crafts. No issues going around at night even to leviathan areas. But as soon as I got to the point of the game where I had to use the cyclops to go deeper I just had to tap out because it was just an overwhelming fear.

[@themaincharacter3203]

Ooh another long form passionate video essay about Subnautica? Sign me up!

[@mrcrasher3827]

Great quality and very nice scenario. I am sure you will have success if you keep going. With each video you grow, don't give up

[@mg0580]

you are a great storyteller! love this video :)

[@GrimHarvest-ws7sm]

There is only one thing on earth that makes me shiver violently and that is the sound of reapers in the distance, it swallows me whole the onset of panic, the freezing of my muscles, the terror, and the sounds of the water whooshing as I speed up to either get away or do what I needed to do. nothing else scares me like the reaper, ghost leviathans don't, dragon leviathans don't, even the emperor Jumpscare failed to replicate the same sudden dread of that all too familiar roar in the distance. truly a masterpiece of a game, a one of a kind gem that's holds a special place in my heart.

[@RealityCheck6969]

You only feel this fear the first 2-3 times of playthrough. After that it disappears unfortunately.

[@Elmonstruo39]

speak for yourself 😭

[@lionnapallion]

I fear not the bodies, but huge depths especially when you don't see the bottom, like...just pitch blue or black color down you. That freaks me out and I start thinking like 'BRO IT'S NOT OK, IT'S SO SCARY, IDK WHAT IS GONNA HAPPEN, PLEASE LET ME GO BACK!' The Void is one of these most scariest sh*t moments (I cannot explain, it's some kind of unexplainable thing) Like...if void could be bright or at least white instead of pitch black, then I would go in it after some time, but that pitch black color UNDERWATER, while being ALONE and NO SURRONDINGS, this is EXACTLY the way to scare me to 100% + panic + realization + creepy fantasy + f***ing heart attack I guess...

[@JoeUnderbite]

Yeah that pretty much sums up the void

[@ANG3LOFDAD3AD]

I think my fear of submech is more of the fact of “Well, these were human structures and they’re here underneath the deep blue with no survivors in sight. So, where did they go or what got them and is it still here with me?”

[@Goofy_Goober405]

Amazing video- I’m surprised that you don’t got even 500 subs! With these types of videos though, I think you can get there!

[@JoeUnderbite]

Thank you!

[@chubbs7872]

This is a very entertaining video even more so coming from such a small channel. Well done mate 👍🏻

[@assassinstudent840]

So fun fact, I actually already have/had thalassaphobia before playing the game, and through my (now) multiple playthroughs, it has slowly helped me face my fears and now my thalassaphobia doesn't feel quite as big as it once was. It was a definite struggle for me my first time playing, and it took me a long while to build up the courage to press on when confronted with something that made my phobia flare up. But I preserved and finished the game, and it's now become one of my favorites and I'll happily recommend it to anyone who hasn't played it.

[@Jocraft2039]

The quality of the video is just wow for a 500 Subscriber Channel

[@Thegreatcrab]

Holy shit, this quality could rival at least someone with 2 mil. I have no clue how you are this underrated

[@mackenzieviews7682]

I know right

[@jeffreyshow]

Subnautica gives me mixed feelings. It is my favorite game ever created, and for good reason. It’s beautiful, it pulls you in, and drowns you (sometimes literally) beneath 100’s of meters of water. It is masterfully done. But that… that is exactly why it’s so terrifying. Every roar, every voice line from the pda, and every time I get in my seamoth, I can feel it. A slight feeling of dread. I am alone, on an ocean planet, with only one choice-to go deeper. But if there is one takeaway from the game that *everyone* understands… “They do *not* want us down there…”

[@bruhmann2833]

22:00 mane just give me a stasis rifle, some batteries and a survival knife and there ain’t anything I can’t get rid of

[@McOzelot]

I watched the entire video thinking this was made by guy with thousands of subscribers! This is insane quality for someone with only 300 subs! Congrats man! Great work, you just earned urself another sub

[@JoeUnderbite]

Wow, thank you!

[@mallk238]

15:05 yeah in my experience whenever this happened i would have to go to my beacons and turn it off and on again a few times. Otherwise i could NOT find it. It may have just imploded in your case as-unless you have already upgraded the depth module-the seamoth initially can’t actually reach the depth of that particular wreck. It can get close enough that you can swim to the wreck but not right next to the entrance. Fun thing i learned recently: they fixed the emergency floatation device you can build so it actually gets you to the surface quickly now. I had to use it at this wreck for similar reasons (couldn’t find my seamoth and had seconds) and that lil device got me there with a few to spare!

[@Gwibz]

"A small arachnid with eight legs isn't going to hurt me, at least in the UK" Brown Recluse: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@nishanthbethala3585]

I’ve played this game so much I’ve memorized what all the creatures sound like

[@dearthofdoohickeys4703]

I’ve had nightmares of the deep ocean and underwater creatures since I was a kid. 20+ years later I still get them. There’s no way in hell I’m ever playing this game.

[@eoghanclark165]

Woah, this is very impressive for the sub count, keep it up! Sub before 1000 haha

[@JoeUnderbite]

Thank you haha, so close :)

[@Hello-yc2pq]

Subnautica actually helped me with my thalassothobia

[@ingevddeure9322]

Aw man the amount of times I've just pushed pause and noped out. I really needed to gather my nerves at many points but like many poeple, if I could play one game fresh again idd choose this one. Absolutely wonderful and scary experience

[@prodbynimma]

Dude why do you only have 1k subs? The content you make is amazing.

[@shbkyoutube]

Keeping the lights on for this one

[@laniakeas92]

You probably had it even before playing Subnautica. Playing it just made you aware you have it. Since it's pretty hard to experience that level of fear of depths in real life. I have a debilitating fear of depths and voids but still managed to finish the game. Fantastic analysis, thank you!

[@tylerclark4392]

Great vid. Look forward to seeing you blow up! Liked and subscribed

[@JoeUnderbite]

Thank you

[@N0M4OFFICIAL]

I have the same phobia as you, however it doesn’t trigger with games, but in real life I get panic attacks just thinking about coming across a wreck

[@elliottengstrand5988]

My first encounter with a reaper couldn't have been scripted so well. I had been hearing the roars through the water but had no idea what it was. So I was carefully crawling along the ocean floor around the crash, occasionally popping out of my seamoth to check for resources or things to scan. And during one such excursion suddenly the sand beneath me went dark. I quickly realized it was because something very large had moved in behind me and was blocking the sunlight. But by the time I had turned around it was gone. Disappeared into the fog of the ocean and I was once again in the light. I never even saw it coming as I beelined back to my seamoth.

[@chuckielover06]

I love it when videos about specitic phobias trigger my unrelated phobia