Subnautica

Platforms

• Microsoft Windows

• macOS
• Android
• Xbox Series X and Series S

Genres

• survival game

• adventure video game

• action-adventure game

• action game^*

• adventure game^*

• horror game^*

• sandbox game^*

Play modes

• single-player video game

Players by platform

• Microsoft Windows^*

  Maximum players (mode unspecified)

  1^*

Content classifications

• ESRB · Microsoft Windows^*

  Classification

  E10+ - Everyone 10+^*

Series

• Subnautica

Localized titles

• Subnautica

Steam version platforms

• Windows^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• macOS^*

  Supported

  Yes^*

• Linux^*

  Supported

  No^*

Store genres

• Adventure^*
• Indie^*

Game features

• Single-player^*
• Steam Achievements^*
• Full controller support^*
• VR Supported^*
• Steam Trading Cards^*
• VR Support^*
• Steam Cloud^*
• Remote Play on TV^*
• Family Sharing^*

Interface languages

• English^*

  Full audio

  Yes^*

• French^*
• German^*
• Polish^*
• Russian^*
• Simplified Chinese^*
• Turkish^*
• Finnish^*
• Italian^*
• Czech^*
• Hungarian^*
• Spanish - Spain^*
• Danish^*
• Japanese^*
• Korean^*
• Portuguese - Brazil^*
• Bulgarian^*
• Ukrainian^*
• Dutch^*
• Swedish^*
• Vietnamese^*
• Spanish - Latin America^*
• Traditional Chinese^*
• Portuguese - Portugal^*
• Latvian^*
• Lithuanian^*
• Slovak^*

Audio languages

• English^*
• Slovak^*

Community tags · historical

• Open World Survival Craft^*

  Votes · historical

  7,589^*

• Survival^*

  Votes · historical

  7,539^*

• Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  6,699^*

• Open World^*

  Votes · historical

  6,299^*

• Underwater^*

  Votes · historical

  6,294^*

• Exploration^*

  Votes · historical

  6,166^*

• Crafting^*

  Votes · historical

  5,224^*

• Base-Building^*

  Votes · historical

  5,067^*

• Singleplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  4,975^*

• Adventure^*

  Votes · historical

  4,239^*

• First-Person^*

  Votes · historical

  4,198^*

• Sci-fi^*

  Votes · historical

  3,543^*

• Multiplayer^*

  Votes · historical

  3,132^*

• Sandbox^*

  Votes · historical

  3,058^*

• Atmospheric^*

  Votes · historical

  3,045^*

• Aliens^*

  Votes · historical

  3,035^*

• Survival Horror^*

  Votes · historical

  2,917^*

• VR^*

  Votes · historical

  2,862^*

• Action^*

  Votes · historical

  2,792^*

• Indie^*

  Votes · historical

  2,784^*

System requirements

• Windows · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  Windows Vista SP2 or newer, 64-bit^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Haswell 2 cores / 4 threads @ 2.5Ghz or equivalent^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Intel HD 4600 or equivalent - This includes most GPUs scoring greater than 950 points in the 3DMark Fire Strike benchmark^*

  Graphics API

  Version 11^*

  Storage

  20 GB available space VR Support: SteamVR. Keyboard or gamepad required^*

  Conditions

  Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system^*

• macOS · Minimum^*

  Operating system

  OS X 10.9 Mavericks^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Haswell 2 cores / 4 threads @ 2.5Ghz or equivalent^*

  Memory

  4 GB RAM^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Intel HD 4600 or equivalent^*

  Storage

  20 GB available space^*

• Windows · Recommended^*

  Graphics alternatives

  Nvidia GTX 550 Ti or equivalent, 2GB VRAM^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Processor alternatives

  Intel Haswell 4 cores / 4 threads @ 3.2Ghz or equivalent^*

• Windows · Recommended memory · 2026-06-27^*

  Memory

  8 GB^*

  Video memory

  2 GB^*

Compatibility and community reports

• Steam Deck^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Steam Deck · Community performance · 2026-06-27^*

  Community-reported frame rate

  55 fps^*

  Reports

  1^*

• Controller support · 2026-06-27^*

  Controller support

  Full^*

• Steam Deck · 2026-06-27^*

  Compatibility category

  Verified^*

• Linux · Community reports · 2026-06-27^*

  Community Linux compatibility tier

  Platinum^*

  Reports

  643^*

  Community confidence

  strong^*

Developers

• Unknown Worlds Entertainment

Publishers

• Unknown Worlds Entertainment

• 2014-12-16

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2018-01-23

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows

• 2018-01-23

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  macOS

• 2018-12-04

  Date precision

  Exact date

• 2021

  Date precision

  Year only

• 2025-07-08

  Date precision

  Exact date

  Platform

  Android

• 2018-01-23 · Microsoft Windows^*

  Release date

  2018-01-23^*

  Date precision

  Exact date^*

  Platform

  Microsoft Windows^*

Store release history

• Steam^*

  Release date

  Jan 23, 2018^*

Detailed specifications