I’ve played the early access on and off as part of seeing the progress. I’ve also purchased the full version for a few folks here on a whim when I thought it was being released.
But, it was held up. I think that is a very good sign. I’m hoping some of the early thoughts I had have been addressed. It was quite hard and early on, very scary/fear inducing to the point I felt they were gaming it more than the first in the series. I’m hoping that evened out a bit. I also wasn’t a huge fan of the additional cold/out-of-water gameplay. It felt forced.
Still, it’s Subnautica, there is nothing that will KEEP me from playing this second game in the series. I’m sure I’ll love it.