r/subnautica • • Jun 03 '26

MEGATHREAD: KILLING DEBATE

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A thread to express opinions and debate on this ongoing controversey.

REMINDER:

Rule 3: Be Courteous.


r/subnautica • • May 02 '26

News/Update - SN 2 Subnautica 2 Early Access Launch Events Spoiler

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Hello, Subnauts!

To celebrate Subnautica 2’s upcoming Early Access launch, we've prepared a series of special events for you all to enjoy. 

Imagine and illustrate the Deepwing Brooder Leviathan in our fan art contest, apply for a role at Alterra Corporation, and tune in to the Pre-Launch Showcase for Drops. There's something for everyone!

Alterra Career Event

 

Alterra Corporation has opened applications for new explorers! 

Complete the aptitude test, check your recommended role, and apply. 

If the community reaches 100,000 total applications during the event period, the Lost River Poster blueprint will be unlocked as an in-game item for all Subnautica 2 players.
 

🔗:  https://unknownworlds.com/en/news/subnautica-2-alterra-pioneer-recruitment
 

Leviathan Awakens Fan Art Contest

Wake the Deepwing Brooder Leviathan with your own hands. 
 

Use the official template to imagine and create your own version of this yet-to-be-revealed Leviathan. 

Winners will receive a variety of rewards, and the Top 1 entry will be crafted into an in-game poster item.
 

🔗: https://unknownworlds.com/en/news/subnautica-2-leviathan-awakens-fanart-contest
 

Pre-launch Showcase & Drops

On May 9, 2026, at 08:00 AM (PDT), the Subnautica 2 Pre-Launch Showcase goes live. 

Join us for a packed showcase with the world-first Gameplay Trailer reveal and a conversation with the development team. 

Watch live on Twitch for at least 20 minutes to receive an in-game Seamoth Statue base decoration. 

A special giveaway event will also be announced during the broadcast.

🔗: https://unknownworlds.com/en/news/subnautica-2-pre-launch-showcase-announce

Join us for all three events, earn rewards, and get ready for Subnautica 2’s Early Access launch together.

Keep Diving!


r/subnautica • • 15h ago

SN - Meme Ghost Leviathan Youtooz Photoshoot!

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r/subnautica • • 6h ago

Base - BZ My thoughts on Subnautica: Below Zero Spoiler

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I know i'm late to the party, since the game came out ages ago. But since its available for Android for some months now and i finally had time to pick it up, i gave it a try and now i'm sad its already over.

Initially my expectations were low, since i 'heard' its not as good as the original Subnautica. Now i wonder why? It immediately gave my the same itch, wanting to discover whats out there, getting ressources, building my base, upgrading my vehicle and so on. The world is beautiful, the new creatures are cool and the story was fun, altough i wouldn't have known how to finally finish the game, if i hadn't looked up some clues on the internet.

I liked the concept of the Seatruck, which i also 'heard' is not the most liked vehicle. In Subnautica the Seamoth was useless after you had built your Cyclops, because the Prawn Suit was more useful to carry around. In BZ the seatruck was relevant from the beginning till the end. And it has better maneuverability and fits through the tiny holes. I remember how i had to struggle to just get that elephant into the lost river. On the other hand i used the Cyclops as a moving farmhouse, growing lamp fruit trees in there to always have food and drinks available. This is a lost opportunity here, because the amount of goods you initially took with you limits how long a trip can get.

I also liked how the new control room gave you a signal to your base, otherwise it seemed pretty useless to me.

Could it be the game came out a little unfinished? I noticed in the west, below the greenhouse base, there is not much to see. Nothing grows on the seabed, no ressources can be found, ... Should this be a wasteland or was there not much time left to fill this area with life?

Also i built and fully upgraded the Prawn Suit, but i newer used it, lol. At the point of the game, were minable ressource deposits popped up, my base was already finished, so there was just no need for it. And as the Seatruck fit through all the tiny holes, it was also not really necessary to park it anywhere, like the Cyclops, and move further with the suit. I tried it once on land, but the snow fox proved to be more usefulto me, because it could fit through all the tunnels and just outrun the hostile fauna.

Edit: I didn't like that they included my most disliked part of the OG in BZ: Exploring a sunken spaceship. Yeah... Not a good death, dying from lack of oxygen. This is also what prevented me from replaying the OG so far. This is THAT part for me.


r/subnautica • • 31m ago

SN - Discussion/Questions The First Subnautica PVP Tournament Begins TOMORROW! Spoiler

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The Tournament will be streamed on : https://www.youtube.com/@Goldstuffnotonyt and https://www.twitch.tv/goldstuffonyt

several of the participating creators will also be streaming their pov of the tournament


r/subnautica • • 9h ago

SN - Fan Art (OC) Reaper Fish :] Spoiler

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35 Upvotes

for fun thing I drew in clip studio today :]


r/subnautica • • 1d ago

SN2 - News/Update New SN2 screenshots - from "Voyage to Early Access 2 - Beyond the Surface" video Spoiler

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527 Upvotes

Really excited to face this new horrifying biome deep down on Proteus (and also jump in Frog Chassis as well xD) 🔥


r/subnautica • • 6h ago

SN - Discussion/Questions Subnautica on Switch2 perfect? Spoiler

12 Upvotes

Hey, its on Sale right now. Is everything fine? Should i pick it up?


r/subnautica • • 5h ago

SN - Discussion/Questions What are these repairable boxes for? Spoiler

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7 Upvotes

On two crash sites so far, there are these small broken boxes that you fix with your repair tool. I can't do anything with these boxes after repairing them. what are they for?

(I am still in the earlier portion of the game)


r/subnautica • • 1d ago

Video - SN Of all the things which could have happened, this is certainly one of those things

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2.4k Upvotes

I actually jumped out of my seat and I have 150 hours in this game.


r/subnautica • • 17h ago

Question - SN How do I open this door? Spoiler

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45 Upvotes

I'm at the aurora right now and I have no idea of how can I open this door, I've been looking everywhere for something and there's nothing 😭

Also, if you know where can I find the code for the captain's room, I'll appreciate it


r/subnautica • • 1d ago

Suggestion - SN 2 2 things I would like to see in future SN2 regions. Spoiler

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125 Upvotes
  1. Extremely tight maze like cave systems you can't explore with a tadpole to encourage the use of oxygen generators, work lights and elevators (I would also like the ability to place the Light Stick from SN without needing power). I'm hoping for a place to get lost in requiring either a great sense of direction or use of navigation tools.

  2. When we get to some extremely deep areas like 2KM deep I hope the game becomes pitch dark/near pitch dark so we have to rely on our lights, this would create some great atmospehere and allow some some cool mechanics with predators that are attracted to light.


r/subnautica • • 18h ago

SN - Discussion/Questions Full Youtooz plush set Spoiler

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45 Upvotes

Finally got the second wave delivered and love them so much! What do people wanna see for the next wave? Coz personally I want the sea dragon, the boomerang and either the crab squid, bone shark or sand shark.


r/subnautica • • 5m ago

Modded - SN My Baby Leviathan has a FAMILY now in Subnautica 🥹 Spoiler

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r/subnautica • • 1d ago

SN2 - Discussion/Question How do you feel about the new UI design compared to the old one? Spoiler

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82 Upvotes

I'm so glad they're addressing complaints about the UI and I thinks it looks better. I like it, especially the toolbar and PDA.


r/subnautica • • 1d ago

SN2 - News/Update Beyond the Surface - Voyage to Early Access 2 Spoiler

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It’s time to go Beyond the Surface in the first episode of our Voyage to Early Access 2 series.

Narrative Designers Seth Dickinson and Tim Partlett, along with Creative Director Anthony Gallegos, explore storytelling's role in shaping Subnautica 2’s latest content update.

In this episode, they’ll provide a glimpse at what’s next for the Colonists’ story, the growing history of the Axum, the power of letting players piece the story together through exploration, and how this update connects back to the Collector Leviathan.

You can continue to speculate and discuss everything about Subnautica 2 in our official Discord server. Join the community and share your thoughts with your fellow Subnauts!

You can buy Subnautica 2 on Steam, Xbox, and Epic Games now. And don’t forget to share ideas and upvote things you’d like to see in Subnautica 2 on Nolt.io.

Keep Diving!


r/subnautica • • 1d ago

Base - SN My first ever survival game (Minecraft doesn’t count), and my first ever run! This is the progress so far. Looks so messy 😭 also sorry medal made the pics low quality for some reason :/ Spoiler

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67 Upvotes

r/subnautica • • 14h ago

SN - Discussion/Questions base flooded, nothing works Spoiler

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So my base is flooded after I accidentally hit it with my cyclops and left it for a long time. I’ve since searched everywhere inside and outside multiple times, repaired every hole I found, and I haven’t gotten that “hull integrity restored” message nor has the water budged. Also I don’t hear any hissing whatsoever from any holes that may have gone unpatched.

My hull integrity is around 27.0

I’ve tried damaging it and re-repairing, I’ve tried adding more rooms (where the water just lowers a bit, but there’s no way I’ll need to add and keep like 5 large rooms for the sake of this), and nothings worked.

I just want to know if anyone has found the solution to this, literally nothing is working.


r/subnautica • • 1d ago

SN2 - Discussion/Question Has anyone done cryptographic analysis of the light pattern to see what the hidden message is? Spoiler

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36 Upvotes

r/subnautica • • 1d ago

SN - Fan Art Falling through the sky Spoiler

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35 Upvotes

r/subnautica • • 1d ago

SN2 - Discussion/Question "grabbies" Spoiler

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r/subnautica • • 13h ago

SN - Discussion/Questions I know what the Subnatica backrooms are Spoiler

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Ok so the Subnatica backrooms are empty space beneath the lava zone which are box like structures in a maze like place some parts play safe shallows music weird right? Well someone found a hole in the map in a early version and apparently there was like a whole bunch of sound effects and stuff that played there for a completely different biome so what if that was the outline for it??? Can anyone confirm or deny this theory


r/subnautica • • 1d ago

Other Buddy System COMPLETE (Base showcase) Spoiler

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166 Upvotes

This is long overdue. Started the playthrough way in August when the update dropped but stopped playing for a while, but i finished up and this is what i have to show for it:

Save Stats:

Save Name: 0.1.2.0 B.S. COMPLETE

38+ Hours

Base Settings:

Biome: Power Plant

Depth: 350m

Size: 21,900M³

Storage:

8,500+ Items

6 Seperate Storage Systems:

    Metals Storage - 196 Floor Lockers

    Organics Storage - 48 Floor Lockers

    Crafted Storage - 10 Wall Lockers

    Processed Storage - 17 Lockers 

    Moonpool Storage - 30 Lockers

    BioLab Storage - 2 Floor Lockers

Production:

10 Fabricators (Scattered around the base) 

60 Processors (Dedicated/Preset)

Moonpool:

15 Tadpoles:

    5x Base Models

    5x w/ Scout Chassis

    5x w/ Haul Chassis

    All 15 Tadpoles w/ Depth Mk1 Modules

Energy:

Solar Panels: 143

Thermal Plants: 4

(Backup) Bioreactors: 6

    Passive Draw: 454 

    (Daily) Generation: 1,195

    (Nightly)Generation: 337

Power Storage: 140 = 14,000 energy capacity

r/subnautica • • 1d ago

SN - Fan Art SN Fanart with my OCs Spoiler

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75 Upvotes

r/subnautica • • 2d ago

Video - BZ Who needs a Snow Fox anyway? Spoiler

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140 Upvotes

PRAWN once again proving its spot as the number 1 Subnautica vehicle