Subnautica comes from Unknown Worlds and is listed under the Adventure category on Google Play. The developer sums it up as: "Survive in an underwater open-world." It has passed 100K+ installs, and users rate it 4.6 out of 5 across 6.7K ratings. The latest version (1.22.83811) was released on 2026-10-14, so the game is still being actively updated. Good to know: it offers optional in-app purchases.
How To Play?
SURVIVE – After crash landing on a vast underwater planet, the clock is ticking to find water, food, and to develop the equipment you need to explore
EXPLORE – Manage your hunger, thirst, and oxygen supply as you dive into towering kelp forests, sunlit plateaus, bio-luminescent reefs, and winding cave systems
SCAVENGE – Collect resources from the ocean around you. Venture deeper and further to find rarer resources, allowing you to craft more advanced items
CRAFT – Build bases to shelter in, vehicles to pilot, tools for survival to aid you in navigating and adapting to this subaquatic landscape
DISCOVER – What happened to this planet? What caused you to crash? Can you find a way to make it off the planet alive?
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Description
Subnautica is an underwater adventure game set on an alien ocean planet.
A massive, open world full of wonder and peril awaits you!
Descend into the depths, craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more - all while trying to survive. Unravel the mystery of this world teeming with creatures, both friendly and hostile, scattered with clues from a previous time.
Play in Survival mode to experience the original challenge, or switch to Freedom or Creative mode to discover this oceanic planet without the pressures of thirst, hunger, or oxygen.
FEATURES
• SURVIVE – After crash landing on a vast underwater planet, the clock is ticking to find water, food, and to develop the equipment you need to explore.
• EXPLORE – Manage your hunger, thirst, and oxygen supply as you dive into towering kelp forests, sunlit plateaus, bio-luminescent reefs, and winding cave systems.
• SCAVENGE – Collect resources from the ocean around you. Venture deeper and further to find rarer resources, allowing you to craft more advanced items.
• CRAFT – Build bases to shelter in, vehicles to pilot, tools for survival to aid you in navigating and adapting to this subaquatic landscape.
• DISCOVER – What happened to this planet? What caused you to crash? Can you find a way to make it off the planet alive?Read more
• CUSTOMIZE – Play in Survival mode to experience the original challenge, or switch to Freedom or Creative mode to discover this oceanic planet without the pressures of thirst, hunger, or oxygen.
CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE
• Revamped interface – exclusive mobile UI with complete touch control
• Google Play Games achievements
• Cloud Save – Share your progress between Android devices
• Compatible with controllers