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Subnautica has peaked at 51,446 concurrent players on 24 May 2026 which is 8 years after release. View charts and more statistics on our website.
Subnautica has peaked at 51,446 concurrent players on 24 May 2026 which is 8 years after release.
View charts and more statistics on our website.
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I have ridiculously fond memories of Subnautica. Mark 'Markiplier' Fishbach and Seán 'Jacksepticeye' McLoughlin's playthroughs remain some of my all-time favorite pieces of gaming content, enhanced by the fact developer-publisher Unknown Worlds Entertainment cooked with the gas o
I have ridiculously fond memories of Subnautica. Mark 'Markiplier' Fishbach and Seán 'Jacksepticeye' McLoughlin's playthroughs remain some of my all-time favorite pieces of gaming content, enhanced by the fact developer-publisher Unknown Worlds Entertainment cooked with the gas on full. The Subnautica 2 pre-release content cycle has really ramped up in recent months, and now is the perfect time to delve into the hit survival game series if you haven't already. 'Why is that?', you may ask. Well, starting today, you'll be able to play Subnautica for free all weekend long, and both the OG and its 2021 follow-up, Subnautica Below Zero, are getting some hefty discounts.
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Hello Subnauts, With Subnautica 2's Early Access launch on the horizon, we're hosting a Free Weekend for Subnautica, the game that started it all. From April 2nd at 10:00 AM PT through April 6th at 9:59 AM PT, you can play Subnautica for free. If you haven't explored the vast oce
Hello Subnauts,
With Subnautica 2's Early Access launch on the horizon, we're hosting a Free Weekend for Subnautica, the game that started it all. From April 2nd at 10:00 AM PT through April 6th at 9:59 AM PT, you can play Subnautica for free.
If you haven't explored the vast oceans of Planet 4546B yet, or you want to invite a friend to try it out, now is the perfect time!
What’s waiting for you in Subnautica
Explore a vast and immersive alien ocean
Unravel the mysteries hidden within an ancient alien world
Discover unique creatures and diverse ecosystems
Build underwater bases and craft tools to survive
Interested? Play Subnautica for free from April 2nd.
Subnautica & Below Zero - 75% Off
Enjoyed your time exploring and surviving on Planet 4546B? You can continue your adventure with a purchase!
Both Subnautica and Subnautica: Below Zero are on sale at 75% off. The sale period runs from April 2nd, 10:00 AM PT until April 9th, 9:59 AM PT.
And an even bigger adventure is on its way!
In Subnautica 2, you’ll get to explore an all-new alien world, either alone or with up to three friends (four players total) in optional co-operative multiplayer. Built on Unreal Engine 5, it brings enhanced visuals, new creatures, and new mysteries waiting to be uncovered.
Wishlist Subnautica 2 now and be the first to know when Early Access launches.
This Free Weekend is a time-limited promotion. A purchase is required to continue playing after it ends.
Progress made during the Free Weekend is saved via Steam Cloud Saves.
Save data cannot be transferred between platforms. Achievements are tied to your platform profile and will carry over from the Free Weekend if you purchase the game.
Keep Diving!
We have released a hotfix that addresses a security-related concern raised to us by Unity. You can read more about the specific issue here: While the update patches out the flaw, Unity has said that, to their knowledge, no one has exploited the issue to date, and no players have
We have released a hotfix that addresses a security-related concern raised to us by Unity. You can read more about the specific issue here: https://unity.com/security/sept-2025-01/
While the update patches out the flaw, Unity has said that, to their knowledge, no one has exploited the issue to date, and no players have been at risk.
To help ensure that this security flaw can never be exploited on Subnautica or Below Zero, we have updated Unity following the guidelines provided. We have also had to make the difficult decision to disable all legacy and alternative branches of Subnautica and Below Zero, as there is no way for us to patch out the security issue on each of those branches individually.
If you play Subnautica or Below Zero with any mods on our legacy or alternative branches, you should disable or remove them before launching the game after the update to preserve your save files. You will need to check that the mods you want to play are updated to work with the most recent version of the game.
For our speedrunning community, this also means that the speedrunners branch has been disabled. We understand that this will affect speedruns moving forward, but the security and safety of all our players is our highest priority.
Thank you for all your continued support for Subnautica and Below Zero!
Keep Diving.
Not many of the experiences on the best survival games list capture the spirit of Subnautica , but some give it a good shot. Breathedge is like the series' wackier, less serious cousin, where instead of exploring an ocean, you're trapped in space and have limited oxygen. If you'r
Not many of the experiences on the best survival games list capture the spirit of Subnautica, but some give it a good shot. Breathedge is like the series' wackier, less serious cousin, where instead of exploring an ocean, you're trapped in space and have limited oxygen. If you're looking for something to keep you occupied while you wait for Subnautica 2, you can get Breathedge and eight more survival games for just $12 with the latest Humble Bundle - and as far as I'm concerned, that is an absolute steal.
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Subnautica 2 has become one of the year's most talked-about games, albeit for reasons I don't think anybody wanted. A big legal brouhaha has developed in the wake of publisher Krafton abruptly dismissing the entire leadership team of Subnautica 2's developer Unknown Worlds Entert
Subnautica 2 has become one of the year's most talked-about games, albeit for reasons I don't think anybody wanted. A big legal brouhaha has developed in the wake of publisher Krafton abruptly dismissing the entire leadership team of Subnautica 2's developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment...
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We’re excited today to release a new patch for Subnautica! Thanks to some of the incredible development done on the mobile version of Subnautica, we were able to port that work across to other versions of the game. This update will roll out worldwide and might take some time to a
We’re excited today to release a new patch for Subnautica!
Thanks to some of the incredible development done on the mobile version of Subnautica, we were able to port that work across to other versions of the game.
This update will roll out worldwide and might take some time to appear across the globe.
Change Log
PC & Console
Added a pop-up newsfeed that can be used for one-time-only announcements.
Fixed an issue where passing through the Alien Arch portals (e.g. in the Primary Containment Facility) in your PRAWN suit freezes stats like oxygen or hunger, if you exited the suit.
Fixed the PRAWN suit sometimes falling through the map or getting stuck when the player returns from an Alien Arch portal.
Fixed Leviathans having a tendency to fly above the ocean surface when grabbing the Seamoth or PRAWN suit in certain cases.
Fixed having a permanent player view rotation offset upon respawning, if the player died while piloting the Scanner Room Camera Drone.
Fixed the game freezing if a player managed to construct a SeaBase piece inside of the Cyclops. It is now recognized as an obstacle for base building.
Fixed a bug where the Repulsion Cannon could displace objects built inside the Cyclops, causing them to fall outside of it and sometimes disappearing into the sea floor.
PC Only (Excluding Windows Store)
Changed from legacy Unity input to the new “com.unity.inputsystem” to accommodate controller improvements.
Fixed a bunch of controller related issues.
Reworked input options.
Various InputSystem related fixes and performance optimizations.
The game now properly supports the following controllers in both wired and wireless modes: Xbox 360, Xbox Series, PS4, PS5, PS5 Edge, Nintendo Switch Pro.
Changed to the new Unity Sprite Atlas packer (backport from Below Zero).
Changed from baked InputSymbols.ttf to SDF sprites for displaying inline control icons in text.
Updated control icons.
Fixed game falling back to text representation of controls instead of control icons for some input bindings when no controller is connected.
Fixed navigation icons in PDA and Builder Menu not updating bindings dynamically when they change (e.g. when controller type changes).
Fixed an issue where the user cannot toggle the 'auto move' setting to On while cycling through Cyclops' cameras.
Made Cyclops steering wheel animations gamepad-friendly.
We've known that Subnautica 2 was in the works for some time now, with the official announcement actually being made via PowerPoint . And now, almost a year later, we've finally got to see the first trailer for the upcoming sequel... Read more.
We've known that Subnautica 2 was in the works for some time now, with the official announcement actually being made via PowerPoint. And now, almost a year later, we've finally got to see the first trailer for the upcoming sequel...
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We’re thrilled today to unveil the first teaser trailer for Subnautica 2 and announce that we’ll be heading to Early Access in 2025! 🥳 Store pages are now live and you can wishlist Subnautica 2 on Steam. Our goal has always been to bring Early Access to as many of our community
We’re thrilled today to unveil the first teaser trailer for Subnautica 2 and announce that we’ll be heading to Early Access in 2025! 🥳
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS0vTRl_2PQ
Store pages are now live and you can wishlist Subnautica 2 on Steam. Our goal has always been to bring Early Access to as many of our community as possible, and we’re excited to develop Subnautica 2 from the start alongside more of you than ever before!
Keen eyed Subnauts might have also noticed that we’ve given our profiles across the web a bit of an update. See if you can uncover all of the new details. Some are a little easier to spot than others 👀
And if you want to speculate about everything we revealed today, a new Discord channel specifically for Subnautica 2 is now available. Just head over and join the community to get involved!
We’re excited to share more of what the team has been working on as we build up to the release of Early Access next year.
Keep Diving!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1962700/Subnautica_2/
We haven't heard much about the upcoming Subnautica 2 , apart from the devs reassuring fans that it won't be a live service game, so fans are understandably excited at the discovery of secret new screenshots of the sequel... Read more.
We haven't heard much about the upcoming Subnautica 2, apart from the devs reassuring fans that it won't be a live service game, so fans are understandably excited at the discovery of secret new screenshots of the sequel...
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In response to concerns that arose after publisher Krafton said the upcoming Subnautica 2 will feature co-op mulitplayer built on the "games-as-a-service model," developer Unknown Worlds has clarified that it won't be very different from the early access releases of the previous
In response to concerns that arose after publisher Krafton said the upcoming Subnautica 2 will feature co-op mulitplayer built on the "games-as-a-service model," developer Unknown Worlds has clarified that it won't be very different from the early access releases of the previous games in the series, and that there will be no battle passes or subscriptions involved...
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I don't know about you, but my favorite way to see new games announced is in PowerPoint documents with titles like "3Q 2023 Earnings Results - Investor Relations." It's just so magical. I get little tingles all over...
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Hi Subnauts, We’re thrilled to release an update today for Subnautica on Steam to improve compatibility with the Steam Deck. You’ll notice that Subnautica is now marked as ‘Verified’ on the Steam Store , which means that the game should work seamlessly when you play it on the Ste
Hi Subnauts,
We’re thrilled to release an update today for Subnautica on Steam to improve compatibility with the Steam Deck.
You’ll notice that Subnautica is now marked as ‘Verified’ on the Steam Store, which means that the game should work seamlessly when you play it on the Steam Deck.
Here are some of the improvements the team made to bring the Steam Deck compatibility update to life!
We hope these changes will make your Subnautica experience on Steam and the Steam Deck even better than ever!
Keep diving,
Unknown Worlds
Hello Subnauts, We’re delighted to bring you the long-awaited 2.0 update to Subnautica across all platforms. This update has been a labor of love for the entire Subnautica team. As you might have seen in some of our previous blog posts, a lot of time has been spent addressing a t
Hello Subnauts,
We’re delighted to bring you the long-awaited 2.0 update to Subnautica across all platforms.
This update has been a labor of love for the entire Subnautica team. As you might have seen in some of our previous blog posts, a lot of time has been spent addressing a ton of tech debt and bringing across some improved code from Below Zero.
Our goal was always to bring both Subnautica and Below Zero onto unified versions of Unity, and with today’s update, that goal has been achieved. By doing this, we’ve been able to implement several quality of life features, fix many outstanding bugs, and introduce some performance improvements that were already available in Below Zero.
We’ve also added some base pieces to Subnautica that were previously only available in Below Zero, specifically the Large Room, Glass Dome, and surface hatches. Now you can make your bases even more epic than before!
On top of these changes, we’ve also refactored and optimized our save system, which means it’s now even faster and more reliable to save and retrieve your save.
Other additions include:
As for bug fixes, we’ve closed out over 800 in total, including multiple issues related to base building (server clipping, deconstructing buildings whilst inside them), vehicle navigation and piloting.
If you’re not quite ready to move to the new update, because you’re using mods on your save file or otherwise, you can also roll back to the ‘legacy’ beta on Steam to continue playing. Just head to ‘Properties,’ then ‘Betas,’ and choose ‘legacy’ from the drop down. You should do this before you open your save file to play.
We really hope that all of these changes make your Subnautica experience even better than ever! And as some eagle-eyed fans might have spotted, we might have some more exciting news for you in the new year.
But for now, enjoy, and happy diving!
Unknown Worlds
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Yep, we can now say 'Subnautica 3 confirmed' - unless you're really pedantic, in which case we must say 'the third entry in the Subnautica series is confirmed'. Either way, developer Unknown Worlds has announced that the "next game in the Subnautica universe" is in development, a
Yep, we can now say 'Subnautica 3 confirmed' - unless you're really pedantic, in which case we must say 'the third entry in the Subnautica series is confirmed'. Either way, developer Unknown Worlds has announced that the "next game in the Subnautica universe" is in development, alongside a job listing which reveals a few things about the direction of the upcoming game.
The devs are looking for a senior narrative designer (via our friends at The Loadout) who will "collaborate closely with the team to tell compelling, dramatic stories in the context of the game experience, while also defining the history and lore of a new science fiction world and its alien inhabitants. This person has a unique opportunity to join the team early in development and help establish the narrative direction for a beloved franchise."
Subnautica has always had an unusual emphasis on narrative for a survival game, and it looks like that won't be changing with the next series entry. The listing pushes for someone familiar with "open-world games and the process of developing narrative in the context of an open-ended, player-driven experience," and who has "experience working on live projects or episodic content".
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The 2018 sci-fi survival game Subnautica is brilliant, and the 2021 followup, Subnautica: Below Zero, is a worthy successor; both games were also significant commercial successes. In light of that, it should come as no surprise that developer Unknown Worlds has got a new Subnautica game in development...
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