As fans look forward to the upcoming sequel to Subnautica, Unknown Worlds has revealed that the original game is coming to iOS and Android mobile devices very soon. The original Subnautica is available across most major platforms already, including PC, Nintendo Switch, and the Xbox and PlayStation families of consoles, though few were expecting the seven year-old game to see an official mobile launch in 2025.
Dropping players alone and unequipped into the oceans of an alien planet, Subnautica offers a distinct blend of wonder and pure terror. Players are tasked with braving new environments and deeper depths in search of resources, technology blueprints, and an answer to how they crash landed on a world countless light years from civilization. The game has received various free updates since its official release in 2018, along with the spin-off title Subnautica: Below Zero, which expands the game's rich sci-fi universe and further deepens its story.
Subnautica 2 Is the Devs’ 'Most Ambitious' Survival Game Yet
Unknown Worlds Entertainment says Subnautica 2 is the “most ambitious” entry in the franchise to date, teasing exciting new content for players.
Subnautica has since become widely regarded as one of the best indie games ever released, and surpassed over 5 million copies sold just two years after its launch. Now, with an official sequel well on the way, developer Unknown Worlds has confirmed that the game will be coming to iOS and Android mobile devices on July 8th. To bring the game to this new platform, the Subnautica developer partnered with Playdigious, a publisher that has previously helped port games including Little Nightmares and Don't Starve Together to mobile devices. The mobile version of Subnautica is confirmed to contain the full game and all of its features, along with intuitive touch controls, controller support, and more.
Subnautica Mobile Version Release Date
- Releases on App Store and Google Play Store on July 8th 2025
The game's mobile version is officially priced at $9.99, but players who pre-order the game on Google Play or the App Store can get it at 10% off for a limited time ahead of its release. The mobile edition of Subnautica will feature support for compatible MFi controllers, Game Center achievements, and even cloud save functionality so that players can jump into the same save file seamlessly between Android and Apple devices. The game has also been optimized for ideal performance on iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Pro Max devices.
Although there's no news regarding a mobile port of Subnautica: Below Zero, this is definitely an unexpected reveal for the game, especially amid the frequent developer vlogs and reveal events that have been surrounding Subnautica's sequel lately. Subnautica 2 plans to deliver a familiar yet entirely new adventure set on a totally new planet, and will also feature official multiplayer co-op support. Subnautica 2 is planned to enter early access sometime this year.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 84 /100 Critics Rec: 92%
- Released
- January 23, 2018
- ESRB
- E10+ for Everyone 10+: Fantasy Violence, Mild Language
- Developer(s)
- Unknown Worlds Entertainment
- Publisher(s)
- Gearbox Publishing
- Engine
- Unity
- Franchise
- Subnautica
- PC Release Date
- January 23, 2018
