Subnautica 2 Dev Reveals Early Access Roadmap, Teases New Region, New Vehicle, and Next Chapter of the Story

Fresh from its huge launch, underwater survival and crafting adventure Subnautica 2 now has an early access roadmap detailing the updates players can expect to see over the next few months.Unknown Worlds said it’s working towards a “big drop” that will expand the world with biomes, creatures, resources, tools, vehicles, and the next chapter of the story. But in the meantime, improvements will be added to the game. The first update will include quality-of-life fixes that Unknown Worlds said “should help adjust and address some areas that need a little tweaking to make your Subnautica 2 experience even better.” The second update, meanwhile, will focus on improving the co-op experience.Unknown Worlds stressed that the roadmap is subject to change, but there’s plenty here that should excite fans — and there are a lot of them. Subnautica 2 sold an incredible 2 million copies in just 12 hours, and obliterated the first game’s Steam concurrent player peak. IGN’s Subnautica 2 early access review returned a 7/10. We said: “It’s pretty impressive that wading in the shallow tides of Subnautica 2's early access debut is as fun as it is already, and that should be a great sign of things to come, but I also wouldn’t blame anyone for waiting for these waters to rise a bit before getting their feet wet.”Subnautica 2 ScreenshotsWe’ve got a Things to Do First in Subnautica 2 guide to check out before you dive in, plus resource location guides to help you find Titanium, Silver, and more. Discover blackbox and supply crate locations on our interactive Subnautica 2 map, and make sure you don’t miss any Angel Comb Adaptations or Blueprints.The roadmap details, courtesy of the Unknown Worlds website, are below:Subnautica 2 early access roadmap:Early access 1.1 quality-of-life updatePlanned improvements to:Biomods systemBlight encountersWrecks gameplayVehicle docking and fabricationPDA DatabankVoicelogs priority systemPlanned additions:More passive Biomod slotsStorage cacheSprintEarly access 1.2 co-op centric updatePlanned improvements to:HUD signalsBase builder toolPinned recipe systemPlanned additions:Voice chatEmotesPlayer tradingPlayer reviveAdditional customizationsFuture major expansion updatesNew region:Expand the worldNew biomesNew creaturesNew resourcesNew toolsNew vehicleNext chapter of the storyOngoing improvements:Big fixesBalance tuningOptimizationAnd other continuous updatesWesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.IGN LogoRecommendsIn This Article