Tadpole

The Tadpole is a submersible vehicle in Subnautica 2. It was featured in Dev Vlog #4 ("Crafting the Tadpole"), released December 9, 2025.

Design

The Tadpole's design pays homage to beloved vehicles from previous Subnautica games while being a distinct new submersible suited to Planet Zezura's ocean environment. The dev vlog showed the design process from concept art through 3D modeling to in-game implementation.

Dev Vlog #4 featured contributions from Anthony Gallegos (Design Lead), Cory Strader (Visual Development Lead), Pedro Perez (Gameplay Designer), Ben Henry (3D Artist), and Andi Urwalek (Gameplay Programmer), giving a look at how the vehicle was designed and built across disciplines.

Role

The Tadpole serves as a personal submersible for exploring Planet Zezura's ocean depths. Like the Seamoth and Prawn Suit from previous games, it gives players access to deeper biomes and protection from hostile creatures while carrying a limited amount of storage for resources.

Cut content

The leaked May 2025 milestone documents noted that one vehicle was cut from the Early Access scope. It's unknown whether this refers to an additional planned vehicle or a variant of an existing one.