A conservative tracker for what is included at Early Access launch, what Unknown Worlds has now placed on the Early Access roadmap, and what still needs verification after each patch.
What the first Early Access build contains based on official store and launch-window reporting.
The 5/15 roadmap now gives the tracker concrete update buckets instead of only broad future categories.
How this site should handle claims before they become reliable wiki facts.
Jump to the source or page that explains each tracked update.
No official Hotfix 4 was found in the source pass. Hotfix 3 remains the latest patch baseline, the June 4 Swimming Forward dev vlog remains the latest roadmap-cadence signal, and the June 7 Steam review API remains the newest verified review checkpoint in this tracker.
Sub2Wiki added a source-backed news summary for the June 4 Swimming Forward dev vlog so "Subnautica 2 next update", "EA1.1 update", and "Swimming Forward" searches land on a clear page instead of a patch-note guess.
Unknown Worlds says the team is pivoting from frequent rapid hotfixes toward the EA1.1 update, expected in a few weeks. Treat this as a roadmap and cadence signal, not a new patch note.
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The June 7 Steam review API checkpoint still reads Very Positive: 102,901 positive / 9,945 negative / 112,846 total all-language reviews, while the English-language API sample shows 64,310 positive / 4,627 negative / 68,937 total reviews.
Unknown Worlds upgraded DLSS to 4.5, fixed DLSS crashes and settings persistence, restored Frame Generation availability in affected versions, reduced Interior Wall costs to one quarter of the previous price, adjusted Hammerhead, Nibbler, and Marrowbreach behavior, fixed rare startup crashes, fixed multiplayer clients reverting position on rejoin, fixed Strike Armor stacking, and fixed Tadpole Haul Chassis goggles staying visible.
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The June 2 playbook pass moved Hotfix 3 into the news desk, updates tracker, known issues, performance, creature, vehicle, base-part, and community-report surfaces while keeping exact recipe, spawn, and behavior values marked for version recheck.
Unknown Worlds added more Silver and Troilite resource areas, reduced Hammerhead attraction to Tadpole lights, fixed several Tadpole / crash issues, improved Epic-setting performance, and revised Terms, Privacy, and telemetry messaging.
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Unknown Worlds acknowledged feedback around hostile creature readability and mitigation, then listed upcoming tuning areas: aggression timing, aggro range, flare effectiveness, Survival Tool effectiveness, and creature interactions with vehicles and bases.
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Unknown Worlds lists Hotfix 1: improved AMD / DirectX 12 startup error guidance, fixed an infrequent Ping crash, changed analytics to start only after Terms acceptance, reduced backend data volume, and noted Xbox rollout depends on certification.
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A new goal-based crafting planner groups survival, tool unlock, base-building, Tadpole vehicle, and DNA/biomod route leads without publishing unsupported recipe counts.
New wiki hubs now cover the Tadpole vehicle search cluster, official vehicle docking/fabrication roadmap work, Welcome Center biomod choices, Biomods System roadmap changes, and passive-slot tracking without copying external databases.
5/15 official roadmap coverage added: EA 1.1 focuses on quality-of-life and usability, EA 1.2 focuses on co-op, and later major drops expand regions, biomes, creatures, tools, vehicles, and story.
T+24h launch day report covering Steam reception (Very Positive), the Digestive Incompatibility mechanic, the DNA Modification System, and first-wave player findings.
Subnautica 2 entered Early Access at 08:00 PDT / 15:00 UTC on Steam, Epic, Xbox, and PC Game Pass with 4-player crossplay co-op.
Sub2Wiki added a community report workflow, bug report guide, status checks, and issue triage pages before Early Access unlocks.
Unknown Worlds released the Early Access gameplay trailer and repeated launch timing, price, storefront, Discord, and update entitlement details.
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Unknown Worlds published the account-linking flow for Twitch Drops, including the note that linking is done after the May 14 Early Access launch.
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Unknown Worlds announced a Reaper Leviathan Statue blueprint for eligible launch-week purchases, with a separate Microsoft Store bundle note.
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Unknown Worlds announced a launch week in-game decoration for qualifying purchases.
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Xbox lists Subnautica 2 for Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass at launch.
Future updates are expected to expand biomes, creatures, craftables, tools, vehicles, story, fixes, and optimization.