The Handheld Scanner is one of the most essential items in Subnautica as it is required in order to unlock blueprints for other items. Now is also a good time to gather materials for the Flashlight.

At the start of the game, the player is already given access to dozens of blueprints, which can be viewed on the Blueprints tab of the PDA and can be used to fabricate items from resources at the Fabricator. Most…

Now that you’ve got your H2O and food supplies established, it’s time to go out into the water and start finding some resources. By now you’ll have probably run into some of the dangerous fauna that live in the areas…

If you’re just starting a new game of Subnautica, you’ll quickly find that keeping up with your depleting hunger and thirst bars is critical to survival.

Your Lifepod will function as your base of operations for the early part of the game – but first you need to put out the fire.

Similar to many other open-world, sandbox-style games, Subnautica encourages exploration and experimentation by providing a rich and complex gameplay experience with lots of detailed game mechanics and a minimum of in-game tutorials and explanation. Additionally, the story line and progression…