Subnautica
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.
- Price:$29.99
- Release Date:1/23/2018
- Franchise:Unknown Worlds
- Developer:Unknown Worlds Entertainment
- Publisher:Unknown Worlds Entertainment
- Last Updated:4/3/2025
- Steam App Id:264710
Subnautica
- Windows
- Mac
- Linux
- Steam Deck (Verified)
Steam Charts, Stats, and Live Player Count
At the moment, Subnautica has 2,334 concurrent players online and in-game. This is 83% lower than its previous all-time peak of 13,405 players achieved on 1/26/2025.
Review History Chart
Track historical review trends and overall ratings for Subnautica. It has received a total of 310,237 reviews on the Steam store and achieved a Player Score of 96 (Overwhelmingly Positive).
Price History Chart
Track historical price changes and trends for Subnautica. Right now, it costs $29.99 in the Steam Store.
Community Hub Members & Followers Chart
Explore the cumulative breakdown of Steam community hub members for Subnautica and its growth over time. It currently has 612,703 followers on its community page.
About Subnautica
Subnautica is an Indie, and Adventure game developed by Unknown Worlds Entertainment. On 1/23/2018, it was released on the Steam Store by Unknown Worlds Entertainment.
Players have rated Subnautica as "Overwhelmingly Positive" out of 310,237 total reviews on the Steam Store. These are split between 301,033 positive reviews and 9,204 negative reviews — an overall 97% positive review rating. Additionally, Subnautica has earned a metascore of 87 on Metacritic.
It is available for gamers to download and play for $29.99. It can also be purchased through Subnautica Sub-Sonic Edition, Subnautica Deep Ocean Bundle, and Subnautica Ultimate Collection which give a discount off its base price.
It can be played and ran on both Windows and Mac systems. It is verified by Valve as playable on the Steam Deck and will run well.
It also supports 24 languanges in-game including English, French, German, Polish, and Russian. Each language comes with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
According to Steam’s category system, Subnautica supports the following features:
- Steam Cloud
- Family Sharing
- Steam Achievements
- Full controller support
- VR Support
- Steam Trading Cards
- Single-player
- VR Supported
- Remote Play on TV
From the Steam community, Subnautica has been tagged with the following user tags:
- Exploration
- Survival Horror
- Crafting
- Multiplayer
- Atmospheric
- VR
- Sandbox
- Aliens
- Open World Survival Craft
- First-Person
- Underwater
- Horror
- Base Building
- Survival
- Sci-fi
- Open World
- Early Access
- Indie
- Action
- Adventure
- Singleplayer
Media & Sceenshots
Watch the featured video for Subnautica and see the latest screenshots from the Steam Store.
DLC & Related Apps
Subnautica is referenced by 1 other related app in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Type | Release Date | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Subnautica Original Soundtrack | Music | 4/30/2021 | View |
Related Bundles
Subnautica is included in 3 bundles in the Steam Store.
| Image | Name | Apps | Packages | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Subnautica Sub-Sonic Edition | 2 | 2 | $35.98 | View |
 | Subnautica Deep Ocean Bundle | 2 | 2 | $53.98 | View |
 | Subnautica Ultimate Collection | 4 | 2 | $71.96 | View |
Related Packages
Subnautica is referenced by 2 packages in the Steam Store.
| Name | Price | Actions |
|---|---|---|
| Subnautica - Commercial License | $29.99 | View |
| Subnautica | $9.89 | View |
Supported Languages
Subnautica is available in 24 different languages with varying levels of support for the in-game interface, audio, and fully translated subtitles.
| Name | Interface | Audio | Subtitles |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| French | Yes | No | Yes |
| German | Yes | No | Yes |
| Polish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Russian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Yes | No | Yes |
| Turkish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Finnish | Yes | No | Yes |
| Italian | Yes | No | Yes |
| Czech | Yes | No | Yes |
Frequently Asked Questions
Soures & References
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Subnautica data has been sourced from:
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 3). Subnautica on Steam. Steam Store. https://store.steampowered.com/app/264710
- Valve Corporation. (2025, April 3). Subnautica. Steam Community Hub. https://steamcommunity.com/app/264710
- Metacritic. (2025, April 3). Subnautica for PC Reviews. Metacritic. https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/subnautica
- Unknown Worlds Entertainment. (2023, July 8). Subnautica. Subnautica. http://unknownworlds.com/subnautica