Subnautica 2 Biomes: Confirmed Footage and Rumors
What we can say about Subnautica 2 biomes at launch week, which labels are still provisional, and why 'Far Far West' is unrelated search noise.
Subnautica 2 takes place on an entirely new alien world. Unknown Worlds has shown multiple environments in official trailers and store screenshots, but it has not published a complete, final, official biome atlas for launch week.
That matters because several pages, Reddit comments and low-quality posts are already treating working labels as if they were official names. Use the list below as a biome watchlist, not a final wiki.
For depth, threats and resources at-a-glance, see the interactive map.
Biome Watchlist
-
Starting shallows / drop zone The early safe area shown in launch footage. Expect basic survival resources and short landmark loops. Read the first 24 hours guide.
-
Bright coral garden A colorful shallow-to-mid area visible in official footage. Good candidate for early screenshots, small fauna and first base scouting.
-
Kelp-like vegetation zone Community labels often call this “kelp,” but the exact launch name needs in-game confirmation. Treat it as a landmark-heavy resource zone until proven otherwise.
-
Jelly / plate-like mid-depth zone A mid-depth transition zone inferred from footage with gelatinous or plate-like structures. Resource and threat claims are still provisional.
-
Overgrown ruin-style area A tech-and-ruin style label used by community maps. Useful as a search bucket, but not yet a confirmed official biome name.
-
Open sparse plains A broad low-cover environment discussed heavily because of large-creature risk and distant landmarks. Avoid treating exact Leviathan routes as settled.
-
Toxic / acidic deep zone Some community maps label this as “VepZone.” Keep the label provisional until it appears in-game or in official materials.
-
Very deep / trench-style zones Endgame-style depth bands are expected during Early Access, but exact names, access timing and depth caps need player confirmation.
What about ‘Far Far West’?
If you have been searching for a biome called ‘Far Far West’, you might be confused — there is no biome called Far Far West in Subnautica 2.
‘Far Far West’ is actually the title of a completely separate co-op shooter video game that happens to be releasing on Steam around the same time as Subnautica 2, causing search result confusion. Subnautica 2 has its own alien-world biome list above.
For the full game comparison, see Subnautica 2 vs Subnautica 1.
Biome Depth Cheat Sheet
The tracked biome labels cluster into three practical depth bands:
| Depth Band | Biomes | What you need |
|---|---|---|
| Surface (0-80m) | Starting shallows, bright coral, near-surface vegetation | Standard O2 Tank, Fins |
| Mid-depth (80-300m) | Kelp-like zone, jelly/plate zone, ruin-style areas | High-Capacity O2 Tank, vehicle support |
| Deep (300m+) | Sparse plains, toxic/deep zones, trench-style zones | Depth upgrades, beacons, co-op route discipline |
Plan your first 24 hours around the surface bands. Do not treat deep-zone names or resource tables as final until launch-week coordinates are repeatable.
What We Don’t Know Yet
Unknown Worlds has confirmed Early Access will keep expanding with more content over an expected 2-3 year window, but several map details remain unsettled:
- Official biome names - several current names are community labels.
- Exact map dimensions - no official square-kilometer or final depth-cap number has been published.
- Locked vs reachable areas - Reddit threads are already debating distant landmarks, including the large tree-like landmark, but those clips do not prove final access routes.
- Story-locked zones - the launch build contains some narrative, and future updates are expected to add more.
Our interactive map plots uncertain areas as low-confidence markers. They should move only when player reports or official material justify the change.
Why “Far Far West” Confusion Is So Persistent
If you have searched “Far Far West Subnautica 2” and landed here, the explanation is dirty SEO data — not a hidden biome. Three reasons the search collision happened:
- Far Far West (the unrelated co-op shooter) shares a launch month with Subnautica 2, so Google’s autocomplete co-occurred them.
- Several early Reddit threads jokingly captioned trailer screenshots with “this looks like Far Far West” — search engines indexed the phrase.
- A handful of low-quality clickbait sites published “Far Far West biome reveal” articles based on these jokes, spreading the false rumor.
There is no credible reason to treat Far Far West as a Subnautica 2 biome.
Biome FAQ
Are all listed biome labels official? No. Some labels are descriptive community names until the launch build or official materials confirm them.
Which biome should I explore first? Start in the safe shallow area, then expand outward using beacons. Do not rush deep open areas just because a map marker exists.
Will more biomes be added during Early Access? Yes. Unknown Worlds says Early Access updates will add more biomes, creatures, craftables, features and narrative content over time.
Where is the safest base location? The safest early base should be near the starting shallow zone, close to food, water and basic materials. Exact launch-week base coordinates need player verification before we call one spot “best.”