Subnautica Story Guide
Complete walkthrough of the main story. Warning: contains spoilers!
SPOILER WARNING: This guide contains major story spoilers. Play the game blind first for the best experience.
Chapter 1: Crash Landing
- 1Survive the Aurora crash and repair your Lifepod.
- 2Craft basic tools: Scanner, Survival Knife, Repair Tool.
- 3Explore Safe Shallows and Kelp Forest for resources.
- 4Follow radio signals to discover other lifepods.
- 5Build your first base with Habitat Builder.
Chapter 2: Exploring the Aurora
- 1Craft Radiation Suit to enter the Aurora wreck.
- 2Use Laser Cutter and Propulsion Cannon to access sealed areas.
- 3Repair the reactor to stop radiation leaking.
- 4Find Seamoth and Prawn Suit fragments in wreckage.
- 5Download data from Aurora terminals for story clues.
Chapter 3: Going Deeper
- 1Build Seamoth for efficient mid-depth exploration.
- 2Discover Degasi survivor bases in multiple biomes.
- 3Explore the Mushroom Forest, Grand Reef, and Blood Kelp Zone.
- 4Find clues about the Precursor alien civilization.
- 5Build Cyclops for deep-sea mobile base operations.
Chapter 4: The Lost River & Lava Zones
- 1Enter the Lost River through Grand Reef or Blood Kelp Zone.
- 2Discover the Disease Research Facility.
- 3Navigate to the Inactive Lava Zone with Prawn Suit.
- 4Find the Thermal Plant and Alien facility.
- 5Reach the Lava Lakes and the Primary Containment Facility.
Chapter 5: The Cure & Escape
- 1Communicate with the Sea Emperor Leviathan.
- 2Hatch Sea Emperor babies to produce Enzyme 42.
- 3Cure yourself of the Kharaa bacterium.
- 4Disable the Quarantine Enforcement Platform.
- 5Build the Neptune Escape Rocket and launch to escape.