Summary
- A Redditor revealed new gameplay features and mechanics from a recent Subnautica 2 playtest.
- According to reports, the game begins deep beneath the waters, giving gamers a terrifying experience.
- You collect resources by mining shiny ore from the ocean floor.
- There’s a new power where you can change your genes to survive better.
- The player saw a huge scary monster called the Collector Leviathan.
Subnautica 2 Starts Deep in the Ocean
Recent leaks from a Redditor who took part in a playtest have revealed some of the new elements of Subnautica 2, one of the most anticipated indie games of 2025.
The user reported using the most recent nightly version of the Universal Unreal Engine VR mod, or UEVR to play it in VR and got smooth performance (90 FPS on high settings with Quest Pro and AMD hardware). The game runs on Unreal Engine 5.5.4 and includes a custom console called UWEConsole, though it’s unclear how to unlock debug tools.
The user said that the game starts very deep underwater. That means you’re surrounded by dark water and strange creatures right away, which is pretty scary! If you’re like me and don’t love scary water stuff, this part might give you goosebumps.
The game is set on a new planet, but still has some fun reminders from the first game, like old messages and tools you find around. You get resources by mining big chunks of shiny ore on the ocean floor. This helps you make new things and keep exploring.
Cool New Gene Powers
A really neat new thing in Subnautica 2 is that you can change your genes! This helps explain why you can start so deep underwater without getting hurt.
It also means you might get special abilities that make the game even more fun and different from the first one. We don’t know all the details yet, but it sounds exciting.
The Big, Scary Collector Leviathan
One of the coolest and scariest moments in the early game was when the player saw the Collector Leviathan. It’s a huge, scary monster that’s so big it’s hard to believe!
Even though it was outside the official play area, the player found a way to see it and said it scared them so much they joked about needing new underwear. That shows just how awesome and terrifying this game can be.
The user also claimed that the game has a private Discord for playtesters (no public chat, only dev Q&A via a bot), and that they are also trying to learn modding to bypass the playtest limits but are cautious about sharing too much to avoid trouble.
Well, these leaks are just early hints, so things might change before the game comes out. But it sounds like Subnautica 2 will be an even cooler and scarier underwater adventure than the first game. We can’t wait to dive in and see for ourselves.
