Frozen kalimba plinks crackling over glacial reverb, like the original Subnautica got left outside overnight. Ben Prunty, known for FTL, took over composing duties for Below Zero and brought vintage synths, granular synthesis, and the occasional waterphone into Planet 4546B's arctic sector.
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Twisty Bridges eases you in with warm tones that feel familiar from the first game, then Glacial Basin drops the temperature with sparse, icy pads and distant metallic shimmers. Cathedral is genuinely haunting, all slow-building tension in an alien void.
The alien communication tracks like We Exist as Data and Part Organic Part Digital get beautifully weird. Prunty nailed the three pillars he was aiming for: isolation, wonder, and fear of the unknown. Perfect headphone material for anyone who liked the original but wanted frostbite with their existential dread.