
🛠️ Subnautica 2 update history
Official announcements the developer posts on Steam—patches, new content, and events—sorted by date. Click a title to read the full post.
October 2026
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10/15Thu📢 AnnouncementVoyage to Early Access 2 Begins
The voyage to Early Access 2 begins! Creative Director Anthony Gallegos is back to introduce our new Dev Vlog series, outlining who you’ll be expecting to hear from across our future episodes, sharing…
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10/6Tue🛠️ Patch / update v2Subnautica 2 Early Access Buddy System Hotfix 2
Hello Subnauts, Our second hotfix for the Subnautica 2 Buddy System update is out now!We’ve fixed several issues and bugs, including Voice Chat detection, the Tadpole being incorrectly teleported, and…
September 2026
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9/1Tue🛠️ Patch / update v1Subnautica 2 Early Access Buddy System Hotfix 1
Update (3rd September): We've fixed an issue where in-progress Axum Powerplant Turbines disappeared or were no longer completable. Players affected will now see the Powerplant Turbine ghost again and …
August 2026
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8/20Thu📢 AnnouncementHealing the Ocean, Together: Subnautica 2 × The Ocean Cleanup
Hello Subnauts,Since Subnautica 2 entered Early Access, you have continued to amaze us. You've charted every trench, built bases in places we never imagined possible, pulled friends into the depths wi…
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8/19Wed🛠️ Patch / update v1.2Subnautica 2 Early Access 1.2 - Buddy System Update
Hello Subnauts, Subnautica 2’s Early Access 1.2 update, Buddy System, just landed! This update introduces the hugely requested Proximity Chat feature, Player Revives, Emotes, Player Trading, two new c…
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8/18Tue🛠️ Patch / update v1.2Update Vlog - Early Access 1.2 (Buddy System)
Subnautica 2 Creative Director Anthony Gallegos returns to discuss everything you can expect from the 1.2 update, Buddy System, out tomorrow (August 19th).From features like Proximity Chat, Player Tra…
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8/13Thu📢 AnnouncementSubnautica 2 Experimental Branch Released
Hello Subnauts, As part of our ongoing dedication to the open development process during Early Access, we’re launching the Experimental branch of Subnautica 2 today on Steam. The Experimental branch i…
July 2026
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7/14Tue🛠️ Patch / update v4Subnautica 2 Early Access Hotfix 4
Hello Subnauts, Our fourth hotfix for Subnautica 2 just arrived. We’ve fixed some progression issues, water currents appearing in bases, and the FOV slider not showing on Xbox. We continue to monitor …
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7/8Wed🛠️ Patch / update v1.1Subnautica 2 Early Access 1.1 - Adaptive Measures Update
Hello Subnauts, Subnautica 2’s Early Access 1.1 update, Adaptive Measures, is out now! This update includes a ton of quality-of-life fixes, including the much-requested FOV slider, and adds targeted i…
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7/8Wed🛠️ Patch / update v1.1Update Vlog - Early Access 1.1 (Adaptive Measures)
Subnautica 2 Creative Director Anthony Gallegos is back! This time he's walking through what you can expect from our Early Access 1.1 update, Adaptive Measures, coming out tomorrow (July 8th, 2026.) H…
June 2026
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6/4Thu📢 AnnouncementDev Vlog - Swimming Forward
Our first Dev Vlog since Subnautica 2 entered Early Access is here! Design Lead Anthony Gallegos shares his heartfelt thanks on behalf of the development team for the overwhelming support for Subnauti…
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6/2Tue🛠️ Patch / update v3Subnautica 2 Early Access Hotfix 3
Hello Subnauts, We just released our third Subnautica 2 hotfix! In this hotfix, we’ve addressed some DLSS issues, upgraded DLSS to version 4.5, modified creature behavior further, and fixed additional…
May 2026
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5/23Sat🛠️ Patch / update v2Subnautica 2 Early Access Hotfix 2
Hello Subnauts, Our second hotfix for Subnautica 2 is here! We’ve added more resource areas, adjusted Hammerhead behavior, fixed a few bugs and crashes, and made some changes to the Terms of Service a…
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5/20Wed📢 AnnouncementA Letter to the Community from the Subnautica 2 Team
Hello Subnauts, First, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us since launch. We have been reading your reviews and comments carefully, and we understand that there are several con…
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5/20Wed🛠️ Patch / update v1Subnautica 2 Early Access Hotfix 1
Hello Subnauts, We just released our first hotfix for Subnautica 2 to address a few issues reported by the community since we launched on Thursday. Here are the changes that you’ll see when you next s…
Source: official Steam announcements (updated every 6–24 hours). Titles and summaries are copyright of the original developers.