Subnautica 2 Early Access Roadmap: All Planned Content Updates

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  • Primary Subject: Subnautica 2
  • Key Update: Developer Unknown Worlds has shared details regarding future Early Access updates, including a quality-of-life-focused 1.1 patch and a feature-heavy 1.2 patch.
  • Status: Confirmed
  • Last Verified: May 15, 2026
  • Quick Answer: The upcoming Subnautica 2 updates will introduce a sprint mechanic, a voice log priority system, proximity chat, emotes, and eventually entirely new deep-sea biomes.

Subnautica 2 has just been released into early access, and it's already proving to be a massive hit.

Less than 24 hours since its launch, Subnautica 2 has sold over a million copies. With how popular the game has become, players are already looking forward to what's planned for Subnautica 2. Unknown Worlds has heard people's wishes and given fans a glimpse of what to expect.

Here's what's planned for Subnautica 2's future updates.

Part of Subnautica 2's Content Roadmap Revealed

Unknown Worlds recently spoke with outlet MP1st to provide a glimpse of what's to come in Subnautica 2.

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Credit: Unknown Worlds Entertainment

The 1.1 update is meant to add quality of life improvements. Here are some of the things fans can expect with the planned updates:

  • Biomod system
  • Blight encounters
  • Rex gameplay
  • Vehicle Docking and fabrication
  • More PDA data bank entries
  • Voice log priority system, where the most important log plays for the player if they get more than one. 
  • More passive biomod slots
  • Storage cache
  • Ability to sprint

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After implementing these QoL changes, the next update will improve the HUD system, the base building tool, and the recipe system. They'll add new features such as proximity chat in the 1.2 update, as well as emotes, a revive system, and more player customization options.

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Credit: Unknown Worlds Entertainment

Down the line, Unknown Worlds plans to expand the world of Subnautica 2 with new biomes, creatures, leviathans, resources, tools, vehicles, and more chapters to the story.

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This is all subject to change as the game navigates its early access. The devs are also taking into account player feedback in order to make Subnautica 2 the best game it can be.

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