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Subnautica 2's Early Access ocean holds about three dozen named creatures, from harmless Water Slugs to four Leviathans; none can be killed with a weapon, scanning them unlocks Biomods, and Early Access 2 in December 2026 adds new and returning creatures.
Subnautica 2 has about three dozen named creatures in Early Access as of Nov 4, 2026: Dexerto's index of May 19, 2026 lists 34 species, among them four Leviathans (the Collector Leviathan, Shiver Leviathan, Great Jaw and Deepwing Brooder) and a handful of predators covered on Dangerous Creatures. There are no weapons in the game, by design: you avoid, distract, stun or outswim what hunts you, and you scan everything, because scanning creatures is how you learn Biomods. Unknown Worlds has promised "dynamic new (and returning) creatures" for Early Access 2 in December 2026 (Unknown Worlds, Nov 3, 2026), so this list will grow.
Quick facts
| Named species | 34 in Dexerto's index (May 19, 2026, the launch build) |
| Leviathans | 4 met in Early Access (PCGamesN, May 21, 2026); the developers told Wccftech five |
| Can you kill them? | No: Subnautica 2 has no weapons (Unknown Worlds, May 20, 2026) |
| What scanning gives | Databank entries, Biomods, and since 1.1 extra passive Biomod slots (Unknown Worlds, Jul 8, 2026) |
| Deterrents | Survival Multitool, Sonic Resonator, Feedback Resonator, flares |
| Latest creature changes | 1.2 Buddy System (Aug 19, 2026) and Buddy System Hotfix 2 (Oct 6, 2026) |
| Coming next | New and returning creatures in Early Access 2, December 2026 |
Every creature in Early Access
The names and groups are Dexerto's index (May 19, 2026); where each lives comes from the biome guides of Beebom (May 19, 2026) and All Things How (May 20, 2026); the Biomod each scan teaches is Game Rant's list (May 20, 2026). All three describe the launch build of May 2026. "Not listed" means none of these sources says.
| Creature | Group | Where | Behavior | Scan unlocks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collector Leviathan | Leviathan | The trench past the Graveyard, about 700 m east; a second in the far east | Hunts Tadpoles and swimmers; cannot be fought | Sonic Echo |
| Shiver Leviathan | Leviathan | Beyond the Early Access fence | Kills on contact past the border | Not listed |
| Great Jaw | Mollusc (Leviathan) | Tufa Zone and Dolerite Spires | A giant clam that snaps shut | Not listed |
| Deepwing Brooder | Arthropod (Leviathan) | Any biome, rarely; seen in the Lead Zone | Passive, lays eggs | Not listed |
| Marrowbreach | Mango | Camp One in the Plateaus, Anemone Hills, Graveyard | Shark-like apex predator | Not listed |
| Hammerhead | Fish | Dolerite Spires, Anemone Hills | Territorial herd fish that rams | Homing Sense |
| Nibbler Mango | Mango | Bloom areas northwest of the Lifepod | Hungry, attacks in groups | Slow Metabolism |
| Needler Mango | Fish | Needler Nests near the Axum ruins | Fires tusks, nests in families | Dermal Garden |
| Bullethead | Fish | Not listed | Swarms that ram tail-first | Camouflage |
| Twin Sitaray | Fish | Not listed | Electric pair that stuns | Not listed |
| Sandspear | Crustacean | Buried in sand nests | Grabs from the ground | Bioluminescence |
| Foureye | Fish | Necrolei Hills, Anemone Hills | Attacks swimmers | Not listed |
| Epicurean | Fish | Not listed | Aggressive when hungry; carries Tongue Thieves | Not listed |
| Tongue Thief | Crustacean | On Epicureans | Parasite | Not listed |
| Houndgar | Fish | Graveyard | Not listed | Chum Cloud |
| Hoverthorn, Black Hoverthorn | Fish | Not listed | Not listed | Threat Sense (Hoverthorn) |
| Coral Crab, Dead Coral Crab | Crustacean | Dolerite Spires | Carries a coral dome | Water Retention |
| Surge Jelly | Jelly | Dolerite Spires, Observatory Island | Drifting jelly | Homing Sense |
| Geordie, Electric Geordie | Salpapod | Anemone Hills (Geordie) | Electric (Electric Geordie) | Electric Discharge, Bioluminescence |
| Water Slug | Mollusc | Everywhere shallow; hundreds in the Graveyard | Harmless; your first water | Water Secretion |
| Flash Slug | Water Slug | Observatory Island | Harmless | Not listed |
| Halfmoon, Waxmoon | Fish | Necrolei Hills; Halfmoons also in Anemone Hills and the Graveyard | Small fish | Not listed |
| Bluemoon, Harvestmoon | Fish | Not listed | Small fish | Not listed |
| Hycean, Jelly Ring | Jelly | Necrolei Hills (Hycean), Graveyard (Jelly Ring) | Drifting | Not listed |
| Jetocaris, Cerathecan | Crustacean | Anemone Hills (Jetocaris) | Not listed | Not listed |
| Pneuma, Quadrate | Fish, Salpapod | Observatory Island (Pneuma) | Not listed | Not listed |
Patch notes name a few more creatures that Dexerto's index leaves out: the Periscopic Clowncrab, the Necrolei, the HiHat, the Teal Cyclopet and the Bloom Parasite, the main creature of The Bloom since 1.1 (Unknown Worlds, Aug 19, 2026). Patch notes also call two predators "Needlershark" and "Twin Eel", where guides say Needler Mango and Twin Sitaray; this viki uses the guides' names.
How creatures behave
Every creature in Subnautica 2 reacts to what is around it. Unknown Worlds described a "stimulus" system in which creatures keep reassessing a situation instead of following a script, and the Collector Leviathan's dev vlog showed it running on Unreal Engine behavior trees (Game Rant, Sep 17, 2025). Predators hunt small fish as well as you: since 1.2, Nibblers "now hunt small fish reliably and more visibly" (Unknown Worlds, Aug 19, 2026). Infected creatures turn aggressive, which the team compared to zombies (Wccftech, May 14, 2026). The clip is Kingfisher's Jun 19, 2026 video, on the build before update 1.1.
Light, sound and vehicles draw attention. The Marrowbreach's databank says its small eyes are drawn by bright light (Dexerto); Bulletheads home in on alarms and beacons; Hammerheads followed Tadpole lights all the way back to players' bases until Hotfix 2 of May 22, 2026 toned that down (Unknown Worlds).
Can you kill creatures in Subnautica 2?
No. Subnautica has never had weapons, and Unknown Worlds said after launch that it would keep it so: the series "has always been built around vulnerability, exploration, and survival rather than traditional weapon-based combat" (Unknown Worlds, May 20, 2026). The same letter admitted predator encounters felt "more frustrating than tense or exciting" and promised better tools, which came in the next patches:
- The Survival Multitool makes most creatures flee when you hit them, and they do not retaliate for a while, except in self-defense (1.1, Jul 8, 2026).
- The Sonic Resonator leaves most creatures dizzy (1.1); 1.2 extended its stun to 10 seconds.
- The Feedback Resonator stuns creatures instead of scaring them away since 1.2 (Aug 19, 2026).
- Flares distract predators: guides use them on the Marrowbreach and on Nibbler Mangos (PCGamesN, May 14, 2026).
The tools are on Tools and Modifications; which creature needs which is on Dangerous Creatures.
Scanning creatures
Scan every creature you meet with the Scanner or Bioscanner. A scan fills the Databank entry, and some scans teach a Biomod, a swappable ability you apply at a Biolab (TheGamer, May 20, 2026). Since 1.1, scanning more creatures with the Bioscanner also unlocks extra passive Biomod slots, and 1.1 "Revised the Creature Naming and Discovery System to align with the previous game" (Unknown Worlds, Jul 8, 2026). In Spyro ZA's Jul 10, 2026 video on update 1.1, a creature already scanned with the ordinary Scanner has to be scanned again with the Bioscanner before it counts toward the slots, and plants count as well as fish. The full list of Biomods and the creature behind each is on Biomods; how scanning works is on Blueprints and Scanning.
Creatures in Early Access 2
Unknown Worlds' Nov 3, 2026 dev vlog, "From Creatures to Chassis", promised "dynamic new (and returning) creatures" and new technology to make them feel "more alive and more… alien", for the update due in December 2026 (Unknown Worlds). Creative Director Anthony Gallegos said the Collector Leviathan gets new behavior that makes it scarier (GamingBolt, Oct 15, 2026). In the video the team names two newcomers: the Tar Eel, which lies low in the flowing tar and challenges you on the ground, and the Descender, a fish around the Ignis Coil that looks toward the Collector and hides from it, giving you clues to where the Leviathan is. Other names from datamined files are not facts. See Early Access 2.
Frequently asked questions
How many creatures are in Subnautica 2? Dexerto's index lists 34 named species in the Subnautica 2 launch build (May 19, 2026), and patch notes name a few more, such as the Bloom Parasite and Periscopic Clowncrab. Early Access 2 in December 2026 adds more.
How many Leviathans are in Subnautica 2? Four are met in Subnautica 2's Early Access as of Nov 4, 2026: the Collector Leviathan, Shiver Leviathan, Great Jaw and Deepwing Brooder. The developers told Wccftech five were present at launch; no fifth has been identified.
Can you kill creatures in Subnautica 2? No. Subnautica 2 has no weapons; you deter predators with the Survival Multitool, the Sonic and Feedback Resonators and flares, or avoid them.
What is the most dangerous creature in Subnautica 2? The Collector Leviathan, the one Leviathan that hunts you inside the play area; the Shiver Leviathans kill instantly but only past the Early Access fence.
What does scanning creatures do in Subnautica 2? Scanning fills the Databank and teaches Biomods; since update 1.1 (Jul 8, 2026), scanning enough creatures with the Bioscanner also unlocks extra passive Biomod slots.
Are there peaceful creatures in Subnautica 2? Yes. Water Slugs, Coral Crabs, jellies and most small fish are harmless, and the Deepwing Brooder is a passive Leviathan.
Sources
- Subnautica 2 | Voyage to Early Access 2 - From Creatures to Chassis, Subnautica, Nov 3, 2026 (video)
- Subnautica 2 | Update Vlog : Early Access 1.1 - Adaptive Measures, Subnautica, Jul 7, 2026 (video)
- All 41 Creatures in Subnautica 2 EXPLAINED!, Kingfisher, Jun 19, 2026 (video)
- Subnautica 2 EVERYTHING You NEED To Know About Adaptive Measures Update, Spyro ZA, Jul 10, 2026 (video)
- From Creatures to Chassis - Voyage to Early Access 2, Unknown Worlds, Nov 3, 2026
- Subnautica 2 Early Access 1.2 - Buddy System Update, Unknown Worlds, Aug 19, 2026
- Subnautica 2 Early Access 1.1 - Adaptive Measures Update, Unknown Worlds, Jul 8, 2026
- Subnautica 2 Early Access Hotfix 2, Unknown Worlds, May 22, 2026
- A Letter to the Community from the Subnautica 2 Team, Unknown Worlds, May 20, 2026
- All Creatures in Subnautica 2 & where to find them, Dexerto, May 19, 2026
- Marrowbreach, Dexerto, May 14, 2026
- All Subnautica 2 Leviathans and where to find them, PCGamesN (Paul Kelly), May 21, 2026
- How to get past Bloom in Subnautica 2, PCGamesN (Christian Vaz), May 14, 2026
- Every Biomod in Subnautica 2, Game Rant (Mehrdad Khayyat), May 20, 2026
- Subnautica 2 Reveals New Kind of Leviathan, Game Rant (Dominik Bošnjak), Sep 17, 2025
- All Subnautica 2 Biomes and Regions, Beebom (Bipradeep Biswas), May 19, 2026
- Subnautica 2 Regions and Biomes Reference (Early Access), All Things How (Pallav Pathak), May 20, 2026
- A Complete Guide To Stats In Subnautica 2, TheGamer (Kaitlyn Peterson), May 20, 2026
- Subnautica 2: Everything We Learned from Unknown Worlds, Wccftech (Alessio Palumbo), May 14, 2026
- Subnautica 2's Next Update is Its "Most Substantial Yet", GamingBolt (Ravi Sinha), Oct 15, 2026
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All 41 Creatures in Subnautica 2 EXPLAINED!
Kingfisher
- Subnautica 2 has about three dozen named creatures in Early Access as of Nov 4, 2026: Dexerto's index of May 19, 2026…
- Patch notes name a few more creatures that Dexerto's index leaves out: the Periscopic Clowncrab, the Necrolei, the…
- Every creature in Subnautica 2 reacts to what is around it. Unknown Worlds described a "stimulus" system in which…
Subnautica 2 | Update Vlog : Early Access 1.1 - Adaptive Measures
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Subnautica 2 EVERYTHING You NEED To Know About Adaptive Measures Update
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Base PowerSubnautica 2 bases run on Solar Panels (1 to 8 energy per second by time of day), Hydroelectric Turbines in water currents, Thermal Plants by heat vents and Bioreactors burning fuel, linked by Power Transmitters and buffered by Power Storage. Without power a base makes no oxygen.
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Best Base LocationsThe guides' best base spots in Subnautica 2 are a plateau by a water current about 200 m east of the Lifepod for free turbine power, the thermal vents about 630 m east for steady Thermal Plant power, and an outpost near the Alien Ruins about 1,150 m east for the late game.
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FarmingFarming in Subnautica 2 means Growbeds, built for Titanium x1, that grow plants from a seed item such as a Pent, Lucifer Rotsac or Fibrous Pulp, and since update 1.2 Necrolei Cysts. The Metal Farm, an Axum machine, grows a chosen resource on base power.
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Anemone HillsThe Anemone Hills are Subnautica 2's biome of towering pink-and-green anemones about 300 m northwest of the Lifepod, 0 to 151 m deep, where the infected Heat Tolerance Angel Comb waits behind Bloom you clear with the Sonic Resonator.
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Coral GardensCoral Gardens and North Coral Gardens are Unknown Worlds' names for Subnautica 2's early coral areas around the Lifepod; update 1.1 (Jul 8, 2026) put a second Biolab and more Silver there, and 1.2 gave North Coral Gardens its own music.
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Dolerite SpiresThe Dolerite Spires are a maze of jagged volcanic pillars in Subnautica 2's starting region, shallow to mid depth, with Lithium and Titanium, Quaker's Meetinghouse and two Spires wrecks that All Things How lists for the High Capacity Air Tank and the Rebreather on the launch build.
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GraveyardThe Graveyard is Subnautica 2's hot, orange-watered biome, 0 to 266 m deep, that needs the Heat Tolerance Adaptation; it holds Gold, Salt, Sulfur and Lithium, the Tadpole Pens, Tailings Village, a Cicada Wreck, Nahema's Lab and hundreds of Water Slugs.
See also
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Collector LeviathanThe Collector Leviathan is Subnautica 2's giant squid, found in the trench about 700 m east of the Lifepod past the hot Graveyard waters; it cannot be killed, so you cross its trench low along the bottom in a Tadpole. Scanning it teaches the Sonic Echo Biomod.
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Shiver LeviathanThe Shiver Leviathan guards the edge of Subnautica 2's Early Access map in groups and kills instantly once you cross the red striped border; swim back inside the border and it stops chasing you.
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Great JawThe Great Jaw is Subnautica 2's giant clam Leviathan, about 350 m from the Lifepod at heading 195; it opens as you approach and snaps shut if you touch the red fibers in its core, and the lithium nodules it expels make it a lithium farm. Since update 1.2 you cannot build a base inside it.
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Deepwing BrooderThe Deepwing Brooder is Subnautica 2's peaceful Leviathan, a huge winged arthropod that drifts rarely through any biome laying eggs; its Deepwing Egg Clumps are a food ingredient, scannable since update 1.2, and fans designed it in the #LeviathanAwakens contest before launch.
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Dangerous CreaturesSubnautica 2's dangerous creatures below Leviathan size are the Marrowbreach, Hammerhead, Nibbler Mango, Needler Mango, Bullethead, Twin Sitaray, Sandspear, Foureye, Bloom Parasite and Tongue Thief; none can be killed, so you deter them with the Survival Multitool, the Sonic Resonator and flares.