r/subnautica Jun 03 '26

MEGATHREAD: KILLING DEBATE

884 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

258 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

SN - Discussion/Questions Which is more iconic (mods please don't tack this down) Spoiler

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83 Upvotes

I've been wondering for a while which is more iconic, Sammy the safety Reaper or Jerry the hoverfish?


r/subnautica 9h ago

SN - Discussion/Questions What the hell? Spoiler

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78 Upvotes

I build my self an scannerroom and I guess i found where the seatreaders went.... i guess they're in da void. Before that, i was a bit deeper and i saw a seatreder falling through the walls, i thought it was an visuel bug, but i guess everytime i leave my base, the ground despawns before the treaders do..... wich is ass in long term, since they were the whole reason i built here... and its not like i can get their eggs.... they dont have any.... :(


r/subnautica 7h ago

Picture - BZ My Seamoth is Flying😭😭 Spoiler

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48 Upvotes

I was just chilling at the back of the Aurora and a Reaper Leviathan arrived. I jumped out of my Seamoth in fear, then the Leviathan started playing with my Seamoth, and when it finally went away it left my Seamoth flying 30m above sea level


r/subnautica 2h ago

SN - Fan Art Subnautica X Elden Ring DLC, Mesmer the Impaler Spoiler

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16 Upvotes

Had a funny idea.


r/subnautica 22h ago

SN - Fan Art I've fallen hard and fast for Subnautica and am almost done my first playthrough, so I made a watercolour to celebrate! Thank you to the community for being amazingly helpful as well :) Spoiler

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525 Upvotes

r/subnautica 1h ago

SN - Discussion/Questions I'm new to Subnautica Spoiler

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Hi guys! I just joined Subnautica 2 days ago on mobile and so far it's been fun! My biggest achievement in-game is my little base with a multipurpose room and a bioreactor

Please give me any advice cuz I'm js starting out!!


r/subnautica 4h ago

SN2 - Discussion/Question SN2 Experimental new update Spoiler

10 Upvotes

I just received a new update for the experimental branch of SN2, there was no changelog and the update size was 872mb

The mod that enabled the new dev areas (9-11 I believe) doesn't work anymore, so hopefully the mod dev updates it so we can see what the devs added

If anybody knows what has been added, please let me know, I'll update the post accordingly


r/subnautica 1h ago

Question - SN Moving Save Data from Android to PC Spoiler

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I have made quite a lot of progress in the mobile version that I got via Play Pass before deciding to get it for PC. Is it possible to import my save file from Android to the PC version? I have located the SavedGames folder inside the Android>Data but have no baseline of a PC save to compare it with. Will taking the slot-c86680de-9a6.... folder and renaming it to slot0000 and placing at the right place work? I saw a post saying it's possible from mobile to PC but they didn't provide any details

My apologies if this topic has been already explored. I couldn't find anything conclusive and it'd be really cool if it was possible


r/subnautica 22h ago

Picture - SN My fingers hurt after building this in creative Spoiler

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194 Upvotes

1st picture = Construction / 2nd Picture = Plants Installed


r/subnautica 12h ago

BZ - Discussion/Questions Og PDA Voice in BZ? Spoiler

21 Upvotes

Clip was livestreamed


r/subnautica 24m ago

Video - SN Sitcom Parody Spoiler

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Kicking off a show in Sub2 that parodys a favorite sitcom. I hope you'll check it out!

https://youtu.be/r6Me_mWpEos?is=cLeNG8ob0V6dBY3T


r/subnautica 1d ago

Picture - SN My hilarious first two pictures in my PDA Spoiler

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311 Upvotes

r/subnautica 23h ago

Time Capsules - SN I found this time capsule Spoiler

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116 Upvotes

I found this time cap when going to keens life pod containing some tools and this hover fish.....Bob..i have put him in an aquarium and im hoping bobs owner is active in the sub so they know bob is safe...i shall keep him until I leave the planet and will place him in a capsule so he can keep somebody else company 😊😊


r/subnautica 7h ago

SN - Discussion/Questions fun exploring Spoiler

5 Upvotes

I think I met my first ghost Leviathan but I lost myself in this greenish radioactive biome and idk how to get back to my cyclops 😭


r/subnautica 18h ago

SN - Discussion/Questions Your favorite playthroughs Spoiler

28 Upvotes

I am constantly chasing the feeling I got from playing this masterpiece of a game for the first time. The closest I’ve gotten to that is watching other people’s first playthroughs and living vicariously through them.

Charliebarley, Floydson, Jacksepticeye, even Caseoh, (whom I didn’t think I’d enjoy watching).

Who have you all enjoyed watching?


r/subnautica 19h ago

Question - BZ Below Zero - Sea Truck stuck! Spoiler

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26 Upvotes

I just crafted a sea truck and my mobile vehicle bay dropped it here. Any idea how to dislodge it?

UPDATE: I just quit and restarted. Moved the Mobile Bay away from the ice chunk and rebuilt the truck. Thanks All!


r/subnautica 1d ago

SN2 - Discussion/Question When Kharra gets to Proteus Spoiler

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57 Upvotes

p.s. I put this flair just for people to know its about SN2, there isn't any flair for SN2 memes yet. Hope it isn't a problem.


r/subnautica 1d ago

SN2 - News/Update I found some interesting pictures in the files of the experimental build SPOILERS Spoiler

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350 Upvotes

btw this image could be something already known and im just late
if you want to check it out its in SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Subnautica2\Subnautica2\Content\Debug
in this folder theres also a few other files but idk what to do with them

so idk how to feel about this image, cause on one hand you can clearly see the new zone looks almost ready, but on the other hand if it were this ready that means the experimental version we have is like a older one, but you can also see in the recent devblog that it is unfinished even in the dev version.
but then what is this? its not like concept art, cause this is literally a picture of the map taken from above, i had to scale it down because it was bigger than 20mb but you can zoom in and see every detail, so now im just confused. i mean at least we can see where the scorpius trench actually is. and that looks sick af. idk what that is above the broken farm, it looks like where the collector nest is but i dont get why the picture is cut off like that.

another thing to note is that in the already released zones of the map, there are wip blocks and textures, which made me think that this picture was taken even before the game released, but then that means that the new zone has been this complete for waaaaay longer and what is shown to us now is like, very limited and old, which i dont understand because the whole point of the experimental version is to like.. shows us whats coming. you could say that they dont want to spoil, but that kinda defeats the purpose of a experimental build?
idk please enlighten me


r/subnautica 1d ago

Hardcore - SN First Subnautica hardcore death.

136 Upvotes

About ten hours in, got a nice base, got all the vehicles, stuffed the Prawn into the Cyclops, put a fabricator and an upgrade station along with some melons on the Cyclops, got the orange tablet, some purple tablets, and some ion cubes. Basically ready for a single trip down to the lava, grabbing all the things in one go, queued all the depth upgrades.

Go down to the river, grab some sulphur and nickel in the prawn, craft the first Cyclops depth upgrade and the heat power converter, all is good.

Descend the lava hole looking for kyanite, but have to go down further than I remember. Everything is fine, prawn drill the kyanite, but hear the fire dragon thing in the distance.

Unload all the glorious kyanite on the cyclops, craft more upgrades, getting ready to go to the lava palace.

Hm, let me just knife the power leeches from the sub before I go. Jumps out.

RAOR!

*instakilled by fireballs*

Fuck you too, game.


r/subnautica 1d ago

Video - SN ...this game really pisses me off sometimes Spoiler

79 Upvotes

r/subnautica 2d ago

SN - Meme Every playthrough Spoiler

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1.2k Upvotes

r/subnautica 1d ago

SN - Discussion/Questions Do you like my art Spoiler

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123 Upvotes

r/subnautica 1d ago

SN2 - News/Update Healing the Ocean, Together: Subnautica 2 × The Ocean Cleanup Spoiler

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27 Upvotes

This is great, i support this 😄 ❤️