Subterranea
Subterranea is a side scrolling shooter. Your goal is to locate treasure crystals within the Hexuplex Caves. Controlling your cave ranger, you need to blast the various types of aerobots which are guarding the cave. When all of the bots on a cave level have been destroyed, a passageway opens allowing you to travel deeper into the caverns. When you reach the last level of the cavern, you can collect the treasure crystal and be transported to the next (more challenging) set of caves and try for another crystal. In addition to the deadly aerobots, be sure not to crash into cave walls; these will drain your energy rapidly, especially if you hit one of the skulls. When all of your reserve cave ra...
- Genre
- Shoot-'Em-Up
- Year
- 1983
- Developer
- Imagic
- Publisher
- Imagic
- Players
- 2
P2P Netplay available on compatible cores
Subterranea frequently asked questions
How do I play Subterranea online with a friend?
Subterranea (Atari 2600) can be played online with friends using Etera's P2P netplay. Create a room in the launcher and invite your friend, who joins through the invite. Step by step:
- Download the Etera launcher for Windows or Linux and create your account.
- Ask your friend to do the same and add them to your friends list.
- Pick the game in the library and create a netplay room.
- Invite your friend: they accept the invite and join the room.
- The launcher keeps dependencies on the same version for both players, avoiding desync.
How do I play Subterranea on PC?
Download the Etera launcher (Windows or Linux), find Subterranea in the Atari 2600 library and click to download. The launcher handles the emulator and setup for you.
Does Subterranea netplay lag?
Etera uses a direct P2P connection between players, which usually means low latency. Results depend on each player's internet quality.
Can I play Subterranea for free?
Yes. Every account gets a 5-day trial with premium features. After that, the free plan allows 3 new games per day and 1 netplay session per day. Premium raises those limits.
Play Subterranea on Etera
Download the launcher for Windows or Linux, find this game in the library and play solo or with friends.
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