Leviathans

Subnautica 2 has four Leviathans in Early Access as of Nov 4, 2026: the Collector Leviathan, the Shiver Leviathan, the Great Jaw and the Deepwing Brooder. Only the Collector hunts you inside the play area, and Early Access 2 in December 2026 makes it scarier.

20:00 Subnautica 2 has four Leviathans in Early Access as of Nov 4, 2026: the Collector Leviathan, a giant squid that guards the crossing about 700 m east of the Lifepod; the Shiver Leviathan, which kills anyone who crosses the Early Access fence; the Great Jaw, a giant clam full of lithium; and the Deepwing Brooder, a rare, peaceful drifter that lays eggs (PCGamesN, May 21, 2026). Only the Collector is a threat on the way through the story, and none of them can be killed: Subnautica 2 has no weapons. The developers told Wccftech before launch that five Leviathans were in the Early Access build (May 14, 2026); no guide has found a fifth.

Key art: two small divers in a blue beam of light among purple rock, with a vast shadowy creature with two yellow eyes, tentacles and a curved claw filling the water above them. — Two divers with a flashlight swim through a dark purple cavern while a huge tentacled leviathan with glowing yellow eyes and a giant claw looms above, in Subnautica 2's Steam key art Unknown Worlds Entertainment

Quick facts

Leviathans met in Early Access	4 (PCGamesN, May 21, 2026, the launch build)
Claimed at launch	"Five Leviathans" (Wccftech's briefing, May 14, 2026)
Hostile	Collector Leviathan (inside the map), Shiver Leviathan (outside it)
Harmless unless touched	Great Jaw
Passive	Deepwing Brooder
Can you kill one?	No; there are no weapons
Added since launch	None in 1.1 (Jul 8, 2026) or 1.2 (Aug 19, 2026)
Next	A scarier Collector in Early Access 2, December 2026

All Leviathans in Subnautica 2

3:36 Locations are the guides' on the launch build of May 2026: PCGamesN (May 21, 2026), Game Rant (May 21, 2026) and Dexerto (May 2026). In LunarGaming's May 16, 2026 video of all four, on the launch build, the depth gauge reads about 92 to 102 m beside the Great Jaw.

Leviathan	Where	Danger	What to know
Collector Leviathan	The trench beyond the hot water, about 700 to 720 m east of the Lifepod; Dexerto places a second one about 350 m deep in the far east	Destroys a grabbed Tadpole; a grabbed swimmer dies	Cross low along the bottom in a Tadpole; scanning it teaches Sonic Echo
Shiver Leviathan	Beyond the red striped border at the map's edge, in groups	Instant kill	Turn back inside the border and they stop
Great Jaw	About 350 m from the Lifepod at heading 195, in the Tufa Zone	Clamps shut if you touch the red fibers inside	A safe lithium farm if you keep clear of the core
Deepwing Brooder	Any biome, rarely	None	Drifts and lays Deepwing Egg Clumps

Which Leviathans are dangerous?

6:19 Two. The Collector is the only Leviathan the story makes you face: the way to the Axum ruins runs past it, and Game Rant calls a grab outside a vehicle "certain death" (May 21, 2026). The Shivers are deadlier still, but only to players who leave the playable area; Kotaku's tip is simple: past the red striped wall "the game will absolutely kill you" (May 14, 2026). The Great Jaw hurts only those who touch its core, and the Deepwing Brooder never attacks.

Leviathan changes by update

Update	Change
1.1 Adaptive Measures, Jul 8, 2026	The Shiver Leviathan attacks non-host players in co-op too (Unknown Worlds)
1.2 Buddy System, Aug 19, 2026	Bases can no longer be built inside the Great Jaw; the Shiver can attack players attached to vehicles; Deepwing Egg Clumps are scannable; the Collector's shockwave works in multiplayer and Camouflage no longer frees a captured player (Unknown Worlds)
Buddy System Hotfix 1, Sep 1, 2026	Better Collector pathing in the lower canyon (Unknown Worlds)
Buddy System Hotfix 2, Oct 6, 2026	"Improved Leviathan grab attack for Tadpole"; the Shiver ignores unpiloted vehicles (Unknown Worlds)

Leviathans in Early Access 2

2:31 Early Access 2, due in December 2026, brings "dynamic new (and returning) creatures" (Unknown Worlds, Nov 3, 2026), and Creative Director Anthony Gallegos said the Collector gets new behavior that makes it "scarier than ever" (GamingBolt, Oct 15, 2026). The Oct 22 vlog also promised to show "how this update connects back to the Collector Leviathan" (Unknown Worlds). In June, Gallegos had called the coming region the home of the Collector (PCGamesN, Jun 4, 2026). No new Leviathan has been named by Unknown Worlds, as of Nov 4, 2026. A "Void Leviathan" seen in asset files of a 2025 vlog (Game Rant, Mar 23, 2026) is a leak, not an announcement.

Subnautica 2's Leviathans are new species: the first game's Reaper Leviathan appears only as a decorative statue, a blueprint every player received at launch (Unknown Worlds, May 11, 2026).

Frequently asked questions

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. Wccftech's pre-launch briefing said five; no fifth has been found.

Can you kill a Leviathan in Subnautica 2? No. Subnautica 2 has no weapons, so Leviathans are avoided, not fought.

Where is the Collector Leviathan in Subnautica 2? In the trench about 700 m east of the Lifepod, past the hot water near the Tadpole Pens; Dexerto reports a second Collector about 350 m deep in the far east.

Is there a Reaper Leviathan in Subnautica 2? Not as a creature. Subnautica 2 has a buildable Reaper Leviathan Statue, given free to every player at launch.

Are new Leviathans coming to Subnautica 2? Early Access 2 in December 2026 adds new and returning creatures and a scarier Collector Leviathan; Unknown Worlds has not named a new Leviathan as of Nov 4, 2026.