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Subnautica

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App ID 264710
App Type Game
Developer
Publisher Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Franchise Subnautica
Supported Systems Windows macOS
Technologies Unity Engine
Last Changenumber 29777140
Last Record Update 27 June 2025 – 00:56:16 UTC ()
Release Date 24 January 2018 – 02:50:00 UTC ()
🤩 96.02%
315k reviews
2,573
In-Game

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive.

Additional Information

Developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment
metacritic_name Subnautica
controller_support full
metacritic_score 87
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/subnautica?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
community_visible_stats Yes
ReleaseState released
Publisher Unknown Worlds Entertainment
Store Release Date 23 January 2018 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
osarch 64
community_hub_visible Yes
OpenVrSupport Yes
ControllerVr
kbm1
xinput1
PlayAreaVr
seated1
standing1
Social Media https://bsky.app/profile/subnautica.bsky.social
https://discord.gg/subnautica
https://www.facebook.com/subnautica/
https://instagram.com/subnautica
https://www.reddit.com/r/subnautica
https://www.threads.net/@subnautica
https://www.tiktok.com/@subnautica
https://twitch.tv/subnautica
https://x.com/subnautica
https://www.youtube.com/subnautica
Primary Genre Adventure (25)
Store Genres Adventure (25), Indie (23)
Steam Release Date 24 January 2018 – 02:50:00 UTC ()
Original Release Date 23 January 2018 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1516694400)
Store Asset Modification Time 27 June 2025 – 00:55:55 UTC () (1750985755)
library_assets
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library_heroen
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logo_position ↴
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width_pct70
height_pct19
osextended macos64
name_localized
sc_schinese深海迷航
koreana서브노티카
japaneseサブノーティカ
schinese深海迷航
market_presence Yes
review_score 9
review_percentage 97
ReleaseStateSteamChina released
Detected Technologies (?) Unity Engine, Autodesk_FBX SDK, FMOD SDK, Game_Development_Kit SDK, OculusXRPlugin SDK, OpenVR SDK, Sentry SDK, SteamworksNET SDK, UnityBurst SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • All functionality is accessible when using the default controller configuration
  • This game shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • In-game interface text is legible on Steam Deck
  • This game's default graphics configuration performs well on Steam Deck
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on Deck, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • SteamOS:
  • This game runs successfully on SteamOS
  • Note: This game does not default to external Bluetooth/USB controllers on SteamOS, and may require manually switching the active controller via the Quick Access Menu
  •  
  • category: Verified
  • steamos_compatibility: Compatible
  • test_timestamp: 2 March 2023 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 10658514
  • configuration:
    supported_inputgamepad
    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_01
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
controllertagwizard Yes
First seen on SteamDB 5 November 2013 – 21:42:36 UTC (), in changelist #323342

Supported Languages

27 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles Achievements
English Yes Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Polish Yes Yes Yes
Russian Yes Yes Yes
Simplified Chinese Yes Yes Yes
Turkish Yes Yes Yes
Finnish Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
Czech Yes Yes Yes
Hungarian Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes
Danish Yes Yes Yes
Japanese Yes Yes Yes
Korean Yes Yes Yes
Portuguese - Brazil Yes Yes Yes
Bulgarian Yes Yes Yes
Ukrainian Yes Yes Yes
Dutch Yes Yes Yes
Swedish Yes Yes
Vietnamese Yes Yes
Spanish - Latin America Yes Yes
Traditional Chinese Yes Yes
Portuguese - Portugal Yes Yes
Latvian Yes Yes
Lithuanian Yes Yes
Slovak Yes Yes

Tags

🌎 Open World Survival Craft 🌲 Survival 😱 Horror 🌊 Underwater 🌍 Open World 🗺 Exploration 🔧 Crafting 🏠 Base Building 👤 Singleplayer 🗺️ Adventure 🙌 First-Person 🚀 Sci-fi 🕹️ Multiplayer 🧱 Sandbox 🌫 Atmospheric 👽 Aliens 🎒 Survival Horror 🥽 VR 💥 Action 🌱 Indie

Categories

Single-player Steam Achievements Steam Trading Cards Steam Cloud Remote Play on TV Family Sharing Cloud Gaming Cloud Gaming (NVIDIA)

Hardware Categories

VR Supported Full Controller Support DualShock Controllers (USB Only)

Assets

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timestamp27 June 2025 – 00:56:13 UTC
Trailers
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256706872 ↴
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256656451 ↴
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256682542 ↴
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User File System

Key Value
quota 9.31 GiB (10000000000)
maxnumfiles 10000
savefiles
0 ↴
rootgameinstall
pathSNAppData/SavedGames
pattern*.*
recursive1
rootoverrides
0 ↴
rootgameinstall
osMacOS
oscompare=
useinsteadgameinstall
addpathSubnautica.app/

Save File Locations

Based on the configuration above, this is where we think the save files are located.

Read more about cloud saves in Steamworks documentation.

Platform Path Pattern
[All OSes] [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/Subnautica/SNAppData/SavedGames *.*
MacOS (Override) [Steam Library]/steamapps/common/Subnautica/Subnautica.app/SNAppData/SavedGames
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