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Leviathan-Class Organisms
May 16, 2026 at 08:13 AM
Replaced generic Steam screenshots with Collector Leviathan concept and close-up imagery
Any organism in Subnautica 2 exceeding a certain size threshold is classified as leviathan-class by the PDA. Leviathans range from passive filter-feeders to the largest hostile predators in the moon's ocean. In keeping with the game's no-weapons philosophy, none of them can be killed; the player evades, lures, or outruns them rather than fighting.
Two leviathans are confirmed in the Early Access launch build:
Leviathan | Habitat | Behavior |
|---|---|---|
A squid-like predator with four main tentacles and mandible feeding tentacles. Uses roar/shockwave attacks and a stimulus-driven AI that reacts to player actions in real time. Spawns approximately 20,000 to 25,000 units from the player upon entering Sparse Plains. | ||
A pack-hunting void-dweller. Females are larger and carry smaller, more agile males that detach for coordinated attacks. Encountered when the player passes the map-edge boundary into the Void. |
The Void biome at the map boundary is the Shiver Leviathan's habitat. Pre-launch coverage occasionally treated "Void Leviathan" as a separate species; in the launch build, the Shiver Leviathan
is the Void's leviathan. There is no separate Void Leviathan creature in the live build.
Leviathans in Subnautica 2 cannot be killed. Design Lead Anthony Gallegos described lethal solutions as "boring" and confirmed the game has "no weapons, only collection tools." The Scanner and other equipment are classified as collection items rather than weapons; the knife from previous franchise entries is not present. Player tactics rely on flares, stealth, vehicle positioning, and biome avoidance rather than direct combat.
Several leviathan candidates discussed during the pre-launch run-up do not appear in the launch build under those names:
Wakemaker Leviathan: the Wakemaker is the player's handheld propulsion device, not a creature. No primary source confirms a leviathan by this name.
Deepwing Brooder Leviathan: a community fan-art contest design. The contest closed on May 12, 2026, and the winning design is planned for a future Early Access update; the creature is not in the launch build.
A second cut leviathan was removed from the Early Access scope during pre-launch development. Its identity has not been disclosed. See Cut Content.
Additional leviathans are planned for the future major expansion described in the Early Access and Development Roadmap. Coverage of new leviathans will be added to this page as Unknown Worlds confirms each one in the live build.
