I love this game. I'm hooked on it all over again now with the new Cyclops update. I just wish I hadn't saved the game with my sub and prawn suit parked at the active lava zone before updating. That didn't end well.
I really like how organic the game progression is though. There is no tech tree of any kind, just going for materials, crafting something, which in turn allows you to explore further, find new materials, which allows you to craft new things, and so on.
The blueprints being scattered across the map I'm not too sure about. Many times I felt gated behind not finding a specific blueprint, which admittedly isn't a problem unless you're on a second or more playthrough. I just wish there was a more directed way, perhaps via more of those those radio messages, to find them all eventually.
And yes, I remember Subculture. I had a demo of it I think (remember when game demos came in magazine cd-roms?), and for some reason I couldn't run it properly. I was fascinated by the idea though. Subnautica definitely fills that space.
Cheers
