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Subnautica 2 has had a FOV slider since update 1.1 (Jul 8, 2026), Proximity Voice Chat settings since 1.2, DLSS 4.5 with Frame Generation up to 6x, 11 languages on Steam, and 19 accessibility features by Xbox's count.
Subnautica 2's settings, as of Nov 4, 2026, include a FOV slider (added in update 1.1 on Jul 8, 2026), voice chat set to always on, push to talk or off (added in 1.2 on Aug 19), a remappable sprint key, Underwater Blur and Profanity Filter toggles, an analytics switch, and on PC a full graphics menu with DLSS 4.5, Frame Generation up to 6x, Nvidia Reflex and TSR. Xbox's store page counts 19 accessibility features without listing them, and Steam lists 11 languages. Unknown Worlds publishes no complete settings list, so this page gathers what the patch notes and stores name, and which patch changed what. Settings are found in the pause menu and Main Menu.
Quick facts
| FOV slider | Since 1.1, Jul 8, 2026; on Xbox since Hotfix 4, Jul 14; default before it 90 |
| Voice chat | Proximity, "always on", "push to talk" or "always off" (1.2) |
| Upscaling | DLSS 4.5 since Hotfix 3; TSR with min and max sliders |
| Frame Generation | Up to 6x and Dynamic on RTX 5000 series (1.2) |
| Languages | 11 on Steam, 10 on Xbox (read Nov 4, 2026) |
| Accessibility | 19 features per Xbox, not itemized there |
| Feedback tool | F8, can attach a save since 1.2 |
How do you change the FOV in Subnautica 2?
Open Settings and move the FOV slider, added in update 1.1 after many requests. On Xbox the slider did not appear until Hotfix 4. Update 1.2 made FOV changes apply at once instead of only after leaving Settings, and stopped the dive mask clipping into the camera while adjusting it (1.2 notes). Before 1.1 the view was fixed at 90 and PC players used the Comfort Tweaks mod (Game Rant, May 17, 2026); see Mods. The clip is Aci's Jul 8, 2026 video on the 1.1 build, where the slider sits in Settings and the HUD looks briefly broken until the change is saved.
Voice chat and multiplayer settings
Proximity Voice Chat has three modes: always on, push to talk and always off. Voices fade with distance: in Spyro ZA's Aug 20, 2026 test on the 1.2 build they turned to a walkie-talkie sound, broke up at about 190 m and cut out at about 200 m. Buddy System Hotfix 1 fixed push-to-talk input and Hotfix 2 improved voice activity detection. The Profanity Filter no longer turns itself back on each session since 1.1. On Xbox, 1.1 added an option to report other users, and online play there needs any tier of Game Pass. See Co-op and Multiplayer.
Graphics and performance settings
Settings named in the patch notes, by the patch that changed them:
| Setting | What changed |
|---|---|
| DLSS | Crashes and unsaved settings fixed, upgraded to 4.5 (Hotfix 3, Jun 1, 2026) |
| Frame Generation | Made available in all versions (Hotfix 3); 5x, 6x and Dynamic Frame Generation for RTX 5000 (1.2) |
| VSync | Can run with DLSS Frame Generation (1.2); turns off when DLSS Dynamic FrameGen is picked (Buddy System Hotfix 2) |
| Nvidia Reflex | Description added; fixed alongside Frame Generation (1.2) |
| TSR min and max sliders | Show correct values (1.1); inconsistency fixed (1.2) |
| Graphics Quality presets | Settings now apply when changed right after picking a preset (1.2) |
| Run Hardware Benchmark | Now asks for a restart when it changes Global Illumination (1.2) |
| Shadow quality | World Tree flicker at High fixed (1.2) |
| Underwater Blur | Stays off when toggled off (1.1) |
| Frame cap | Nvidia gaming laptops no longer capped at 60 fps (1.1) |
| Epic preset | Better performance (Hotfix 2) |
In TroubleChute's May 14, 2026 settings guide, on the launch build, the Graphics tab has Motion Blur and Underwater Blur toggles, upscaling set to DLSS, TSR or off with no AMD FSR option, a Run Hardware Benchmark button and Low, Medium, High and Epic presets, and the game has no built-in FPS counter.
In the same guide's tests, Effects was the costliest setting (Epic dropped him from about 65 to 50 fps), Clouds mattered above water, and Global Illumination, Foliage, Reflections and Landscape made no measurable difference. These are one creator's launch-build measurements on his own PC, not Unknown Worlds' advice.
The ROG Xbox Ally has a default graphics preset, per Xbox Wire. See System Requirements and Steam Deck and Handhelds.
Controls
Subnautica 2 plays with mouse and keyboard or a controller; Xbox Wire names the Xbox controller as a primary input. Keys can be remapped, and 1.1 added a default sprint binding for running out of the water. F8 opens the feedback tool. Controller and handheld fixes so far:
- 1.1 fixed jittery scrolling through Settings on handhelds and controllers, handhelds showing mouse-and-keyboard prompts on first launch, keyboard input lost after picking a text field with a controller, keybind icons on the Windows Store version, and truncated keybindings in some languages (1.1 notes).
- 1.2 fixed Settings menus cut off when navigating with a gamepad, the audiolog playback button unreachable on controller, the controller accessibility highlight staying after leaving Settings, and the "Close" keybind on Pioneer Selection (1.2 notes).
A full default key list is not published by Unknown Worlds as of Nov 4, 2026.
Accessibility
Xbox's store page lists 19 accessibility features for Subnautica 2 but does not name them on the page read on Nov 4, 2026. Features the patch notes name include subtitles (1.2 added a subtitle line for the Air Bladder inhale in Buddy System Hotfix 1), a controller accessibility highlight, audiologs with elapsed and remaining time and replay from the PDA, the Underwater Blur toggle, the FOV slider, and remappable keys. Since 1.1 audiologs no longer play automatically, which also stops them overlapping in co-op. The "Unstuck" option frees a stuck player and since 1.2 works inside a Tadpole.
Languages
Steam lists 11 languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Latin America) and Ukrainian (Steam, read Nov 4, 2026). Xbox lists 10. Localization fixes have come in most patches: 1.1 fixed cut-off names and keybindings and wrong translations, 1.2 localized remaining lines and units of measurement, and Buddy System Hotfix 1 restored missing PDA and Databank translations. Changing the language now updates signal names straight away (1.2).
Privacy and other settings
Analytics can be turned off at any time in Settings, and since Hotfix 1 they start only after the Terms of Service are accepted; Buddy System Hotfix 1 made the analytics toggle reliable. Settings also hold "Link Twitch Account" and "Check Twitch Drops" for Twitch rewards (May 2, 2026), and since 1.2 the volume sliders sit in a new order. See Launch Hotfixes.
Frequently asked questions
Is there an FOV slider in Subnautica 2? Yes. Subnautica 2 has had a FOV slider in Settings since update 1.1 on Jul 8, 2026, and on Xbox since Hotfix 4 on Jul 14.
How do you turn off voice chat in Subnautica 2? In Subnautica 2's settings, set Proximity Voice Chat to "always off", or pick "push to talk"; the options arrived in update 1.2.
What languages does Subnautica 2 support? Steam lists 11 languages for Subnautica 2: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Latin American Spanish and Ukrainian; Xbox lists 10.
Does Subnautica 2 have accessibility options? Yes. Xbox counts 19 accessibility features for Subnautica 2, and the patch notes name subtitles, a controller accessibility highlight, remappable keys, a FOV slider and an Underwater Blur toggle.
Can you play Subnautica 2 with a controller? Yes. Subnautica 2 supports controllers on PC and Xbox, and patches 1.1 and 1.2 fixed several controller and handheld menu problems.
Can you turn off analytics in Subnautica 2? Yes. Subnautica 2's analytics can be turned off at any time in Settings, and they start only after the Terms of Service are accepted.
Sources
- Watch the Subnautica 2 Pre-Launch Showcase on May 9!, Unknown Worlds, May 2, 2026
- Subnautica 2 Coming to Xbox Game Preview on May 14, Xbox Wire (Donya Abramo), May 4, 2026
- How to Change FOV in Subnautica 2, Game Rant (Mehrdad Khayyat), May 17, 2026
- Subnautica 2 Early Access Hotfix 1, Unknown Worlds, May 19, 2026
- Subnautica 2 Early Access Hotfix 2, Unknown Worlds, May 22, 2026
- Subnautica 2 Early Access Hotfix 3, Unknown Worlds, Jun 1, 2026
- Subnautica 2 Early Access 1.1 - Adaptive Measures Update, Unknown Worlds, Jul 8, 2026
- Subnautica 2 Early Access Hotfix 4, Unknown Worlds, Jul 14, 2026
- Subnautica 2 Early Access 1.2 - Buddy System Update, Unknown Worlds, Aug 19, 2026
- Subnautica 2 Early Access Buddy System Hotfix 1, Unknown Worlds, Sep 1, 2026
- Subnautica 2 Early Access Buddy System Hotfix 2, Unknown Worlds, Oct 6, 2026
- Subnautica 2, Steam store page
- Subnautica 2 (Game Preview), Microsoft Store
- BEST Optimization Guide | Subnautica 2 | Max FPS | Best Settings, TroubleChute, May 14, 2026 (video)
- ALL important changes in the new Subnautica 2 update! | Subnautica 2 News #1, Aci, Jul 8, 2026 (video)
- Subnautica 2 EA 1.2 Buddy System Update Overview + Next Major Update Info, Spyro ZA, Aug 20, 2026 (video)
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BEST Optimization Guide | Subnautica 2 | Max FPS | Best Settings
TroubleChute
- Subnautica 2's settings, as of Nov 4, 2026, include a FOV slider (added in update 1.1 on Jul 8, 2026), voice chat set…
- In TroubleChute's May 14, 2026 settings guide, on the launch build, the Graphics tab has Motion Blur and Underwater…
- In the same guide's tests, Effects was the costliest setting (Epic dropped him from about 65 to 50 fps), Clouds…
ALL important changes in the new Subnautica 2 update! | Subnautica 2 News #1
Aci
Subnautica 2 EA 1.2 Buddy System Update Overview + Next Major Update Info
Spyro ZA
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Story WalkthroughSubnautica 2's Early Access story runs from the Lifepod and the Welcome Center through the Digestion and Heat Tolerance Angel Combs, the Tadpole Pens and the Collector Leviathan's trench to the Axum ruins, Axum Vision, the Power Plant and the Observatory, where it stops as of Nov 4, 2026; there is no ending yet.
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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.
See also
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ModsSubnautica 2 has no official mod support as of Nov 4, 2026, but PC players run community mods, most through the UE4SS loader, such as Comfort Tweaks and Killable Creatures; Unknown Worlds asks players to disable mods before every update.
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Co-op and MultiplayerSubnautica 2 can be played solo or in online co-op for up to four players (a host and three friends), with cross-play between Steam, the Epic Games Store and Xbox through friend codes. The world lives in the host's save, and there are no dedicated servers.
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System RequirementsSubnautica 2's minimum PC is an Intel Core i5-8400 or Ryzen 5 2600 with 12 GB of RAM and a GTX 1660 or RX 5500 XT for 1080p Low at 30 fps; the recommended PC is a Core i7-13700 or Ryzen 7 7700X, 16 GB and an RTX 3070 or RX 6700 XT. It needs 50 GB, DirectX 12 and Windows 10 or 11.
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Steam Deck and HandheldsSubnautica 2 is Steam Deck Verified and runs at about 30 fps on an automatically chosen low preset; on Xbox it is listed as Handheld Optimized for the ROG Xbox Ally. Update 1.1 fixed handheld menu scrolling and wrong button prompts.
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Launch HotfixesSubnautica 2 got three hotfixes in its first three weeks of Early Access, on May 19, May 22 and Jun 1, 2026, which fixed crashes, calmed Hammerheads, added Silver and Troilite areas and revised the disputed Terms of Service, before Unknown Worlds paused rapid hotfixes on Jun 4.
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Beginner's GuideThe first hours of Subnautica 2 in order, from editorial guides on the Early Access launch build: make Water from Water Slugs, craft the Survival Multitool and Scanner, power the Welcome Center's Biolab, take the Digestion Adaptation, make Fins and a Standard Air Tank, then build a base with a Fabricator and Processor, the Sonic Resonator and the Tadpole. Tips for oxygen, inventory, creatures and co-op follow.