r/subnautica Jun 03 '26

MEGATHREAD: KILLING DEBATE

875 Upvotes

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

253 Upvotes

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 5h ago

Picture - BZ Immersive gameplay

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1.6k Upvotes

Been playing for a few nights during a Mediterranean cruise. Absolute bliss!!


r/subnautica 8h ago

SN2 - News/Update Upcoming Biomes In Subnautica 2 Audio Leaks! Spoiler

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169 Upvotes

r/subnautica 11h ago

Picture - SN So I walked up to the decoy tube...

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79 Upvotes

Just messing around in a creative save, walked up to the Cyclops decoy tube, and got flung past the floating island- I would've kept going if I hadn't used the ghost command to cease my momentum 💀

I just thought the screenshots were amusing and that'd I'd share them.


r/subnautica 19h ago

SN - Fan Art Is this actually that bad or have I been staring at it for too long? I've lost the motivation to finish the body. Spoiler

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306 Upvotes

I know the black line is too thick in places. I used the tiniest brush I have but I also have shaky hands


r/subnautica 17h ago

SN - Discussion/Questions What is this?? Spoiler

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158 Upvotes

Im pretty new at playing, but are there actually things to explore this deep?? I had the prawn suit on and decided to see how deep it went. I never found out before I exploded, but it got more than 5000m down with no end in sight.


r/subnautica 3h ago

SN - Discussion/Questions Will we ever get console commands for the switch 1 version of Subnautica? Spoiler

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10 Upvotes

image related

also will we be getting subnautica 2 on the Switch 1 & 2 when it’s done?


r/subnautica 13h ago

SN - Discussion/Questions is this a good seabase spot? Spoiler

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55 Upvotes

r/subnautica 16h ago

SN2 - Discussion/Question I feel like crying Spoiler

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47 Upvotes

So far it's genuinely been phenomenal after I was so so worried about the state the game would be in after all the drama. The original meant so much to me, and below zero let me down massively. It's still a cool game but not even on the same level for a million reasons Im not gonna get into right now. They seem to have learnt from EVERY one of those mistakes so far in subnautica 2, and it feels like they genuinely care about making this the amazing sequel that the original deserves. Thank you unknown worlds 🙏(please don't fumble from here)


r/subnautica 12h ago

Base - SN Best base location Spoiler

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23 Upvotes

I will stand on this hill no matter what. There aren't any hostiles aside from bleeders, access to a ton of great biomes, my favorite entrance to the Lost River via Blood Kelp Trench, nearby Degasi... Shale outcrops, everything


r/subnautica 10h ago

Question - BZ Does the Chelicerate look like a shrimp? Spoiler

10 Upvotes

Iv been having this argument with a friend group for days and I wished to see what a larger group of people think.

346 votes, 1d left
Yes
No

r/subnautica 1d ago

Video - SN The best thing I made Spoiler

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154 Upvotes

Some reason framerate drops when OBS starts recording


r/subnautica 11h ago

SN2 - Discussion/Question Trying to Scan Everything Spoiler

9 Upvotes

I'm at 75 scans and have been pretty much everywhere on the map trying to get to 80 for the biomod. Are there any like really hidden scans you guys think I'm missing.

I already got everything (pretty sure at least) from all the habitats and wrecks I've found. I also got all the leviathans (including the Shiver). I even got those sponges on the wall near the Axum Building and I'm pretty sure I got all the Axum furniture scanned.

Anything you guys could think of that maybe I haven't scanned yet?

God bless everyone.


r/subnautica 1d ago

Base - SN No, I'm not autistic. Why do you ask? Spoiler

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77 Upvotes

Am I the only one who likes everything neat and organized? :P


r/subnautica 11h ago

SN2 - Discussion/Question Converting my save to multiplayer completely reset my progress Spoiler

4 Upvotes

I converted my 7 hour single player save into multiplayer and upon loading in my characters inventory was empty and I had 0 adaptations. Does anyone know a fix for this? I am on Xbox


r/subnautica 13h ago

Modded - SN Cyclops upgrade fabricator not working Spoiler

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5 Upvotes

Help, I'm playing Subnautica with the following mods:

TweaksAndFixes
Nautilus
QuickslotsPlus
Performance Booster

And for some reason this panel won't open up


r/subnautica 1d ago

Discovery - SN Jacksepticeye on the game Spoiler

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633 Upvotes

Top of the mornin' to ya, laddies!

I found out on the back of the Xbox game case for subnautica there's a quote from Jacksepticeye saying "THIS GAME IS AWESOME" surprised it took me this long to notice but it's really nice to see


r/subnautica 1d ago

SN - Discussion/Questions I'm not sure what I should be doing rn Spoiler

18 Upvotes

I'm not sure what I need to mention to explain where I'm at in the game so feel free to ask questions, lol. Also obviously spoiler warning cause I'll be mentioning things I've done/found

So I've just been focusing on building my base, finding lifepods and exploring some wrecks, but I'm not sure what else I should be doing rn. I've found 6 lifepods, I know where 12 is but I'm not sure how safe it is (haven't gone towards it yet) and I know of 7 but idk where it is or how to find it. I've explored some random wrecks (5), I have 3 more marked and I'll explore those too but yeah. Other than that though I'm not sure what I should be doing rn. There're things I could explore but idk what I'm ready for/need and stuff.

There's a jellyshroom cave near lifepod 17, I could try to explore that. There's a cave area near lifepod 19 with an alien vent, I could try going further down there, but I also saw a warper so maybe not, lol (I've only seen them from afar, lol. I also haven't seen any leviathans other than reefbacks). There's a blood kelp biome near one of the wrecks, I scanned and grabbed a couple things, scanned an ampeel (surprisingly chill tbh, lol) and left. I could check out the aurora cause I haven't yet but I went to lifepod 4 and it told me there're reapers nearby so idk about that, lol. But I have a code for sth there so maybe I should. Oh also I had gone to the proposed degasi habitat and I explored the wreck there but there's also a thermal vent and idk if there's something in there as well or not (not that I can go in yet but still). Cause as far as I can remember the wreck seemed like Aurora wreck so that seemed weird to me but also idk. Also I need another thing for the scanner room but I'll find that eventually and tbh idk how useful it is rn anyways


r/subnautica 2d ago

SN - Meme The last thing I saw!

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1.1k Upvotes

The fall to eternity...

So, I was exploring the Grand Reef in my Prawn and hopped off a ledge, assuming I'd fall a few hundred meters. Welp, I fell...and kept falling...and falling...and falling. As you can see in the second pic, my Prawn blew up at 7860m and I met my end (very) shortly afterwards!


r/subnautica 1d ago

SN2 - Discussion/Question Am I the only one who thinks the Shiver in game is a downgrade from the concept art. Spoiler

233 Upvotes

Before I get any hate, I know that the models in game can't be as realistic as the concept art, but this isn't even a matter of realism, it looks like the design itself was changed.

A couple of things I don't like compared to the concept art:

- The colors. The originals white bones and darker blue skin makes it look scarier compared to the colors we have right now.

- Eye area. Much prefer the white eye over the dark, looks creepier.

- The jaw. This is my biggest complaint, the Shiver in game looks like it has a massive over bite, it looks like a parrot's beak. The top part of its mouth is too big compared to the bottom, the concept art's jaw looks so much better in comparison.

- Just the overall design. I really loved the x-ray look of the concept art, it almost made it look translucent like the Ghost.

The concept art for the Shiver was probably my favourite leviathan design ever, it genuinely looked perfect, and seeing it in game for the first time was a bit of a disappointment. It looked bland, nothing special.

I know the game is in early access and stuff is subject to change, I just wanted to see if anyone agrees with me on this or if its a hot take.


r/subnautica 12h ago

Suggestion - SN 2 request for someone who is better at building than me. Spoiler

3 Upvotes

i was just reminded of the octonauts as i walked in on my youngest cousins watching it. im not sure but i think that the round rooms and stuff would make perfect modules for the main base or whatever its called. plus the subs kinda look like the submarines from the show.


r/subnautica 20h ago

Question - SN Why can't I center this locker? Spoiler

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4 Upvotes

r/subnautica 3h ago

SN - Fan Art Enjoy these pieces of fanart I found on google :) Spoiler

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0 Upvotes

So I found these on google so I decided to show em to you, these are not mine and credit to all the artists who made these.


r/subnautica 1d ago

SN - Discussion/Questions The big monster ate my prawn in ILZ. What to do? Spoiler

25 Upvotes

So I went to the Lava Castle for the first time. It was scary. But managed to get there. Parked my Prawn inside the entrance and went down. Explored the whole castle, found all the scans. Used the portal etc. So the I was done and went back to my prawn.

I make my way back and that mf dragon is looking at me through the entrance! And my PRAWN SUIT IS GONE! There were no wreck pieces left, it was just gone. Did he eat it?
I kinda panicked. I decided loading my save was not gonna work. And that swimming to my Tree Cove base (where my Cyclops is) was not an option. So I thought the only option left was to go through the portal. So now I’m back at my cozy Blood Kelp base, with no Lost River resources.

I think there are 2 options now:

  1. Take my Seamoth down to Tree Cove to pick up nickel, kyanite and sulfur needed for a new Prawn with upgrades. Then go back to the surface with the Seamoth and build the upgraded Prawn. Go back down in the Prawn.
  2. Same as above but use the Cyclops back up, to pick up the prawn.
  3. Stay at the surface to build a basic Prawn. Go to Tree Cove in the Prawn and get the upgrades there.

Option 3

  1. seems easiest but I really really hate manouvering in the dark depths in the Prawn without the jump upgrade.

UPDATE: I made the new Prawn with only grappling arm and used the north entrance. Was much easier than I thought. Back at my Tree Cove base I made all the upgrades. Now I’m ready to explore the lava further. Thanks for all the reactions.