Subnautica Cheats, Cheat Codes & Console Commands for PC Xbox PS4

Contents hide

1 How to use Subnautica cheats and console commands

Subanutica is a great exploration game, but sometimes you just get stuck or you want to debug something. That is why console commands were created for the game. These are often referred to as cheats or cheat codes by many players. Since Subnautica is a single player game, these cheats or “hacks” will not ruin the gaming experience for other players, so do not worry using these commands, they were put in the game by the developers. However, you should not use them if you want to continue earnings archievements, since using commands will disable archievements.

The commands can be used for fun and enjoyment, but also for debugging or testing your graphics card. The full list of commands can be found below.

WARNING – READ BEFORE USING ANY COMMANDS: Be sure to SAVE YOUR GAME before using any of the commands, since using cheats or commands will disable Achievements for that session.

How to use Subnautica cheats and console commands

Before you can start using all the commands below, you will have to enable the developer console.

How to activate the console

Press F3 to bring up the developer menu
Press F8 to enable you to use your mouse cursor
Toggle “Disable Console” off

Example:

How to type in commands on PC

To bring up the input box to type in the commands, you will need to press one of the following keys, which one depends on your language and keyboard.

Enter
~
Ø
Ö

How to type in commands on Xbox One

To bring up the input box:

+ +

Add developer option for easy access to commands without typing:

+ +

Subnautica Cheats and Commands

General Commands

[NAME] = Variable, can be an item, object or creature

[#] = Number or value

[x] [y] [z] = Coordinates: x = East & West, y = Altitude, z = North and South

Command	Description
item [NAME] [#]	Adds a specified amount of an item to your inventory. Example: `item battery 2` Will add 2 Battery to your inventory.
clearinventory	Deletes everything in your inventory.
spawn [NAME] [#]	Spawns a specified amount of an object in front of you. Example: `spawn seamoth` Spawns a Seamoth
cure [#]	Cures you and all creatures in a specified range of the Kharaa Bacterium.
infect [#]	Infects you and all creatures in a specified range with the Kharaa Bacterium.
playerinfection [#]	Changes the stage of the Kharaa Bacterium infection (range 1-5). A value of 5 will cure you.
sub cyclops	Spawns the Cyclops in front of you.
sub aurora	Spawns the Aurora behind you.
filterwater	Causes every Water Filtration Machine on the map to instantly fabricate a Large Filtered Water.
filtersalt	Causes every Water Filtration Machine on the map to instantly fabricate Salt.
vehicleupgrades	Gives you every common vehicle module.
cyclopsupgrades	Gives you every Cyclops module.
seamothupgrades	Gives you every Seamoth module.
exosuitupgrades	Gives you every Prawn Suit module.
exosuitarms	Gives you every Prawn Suit arm.
spawnloot	Spawns the following loot: Quartz, Copper Ore, Silver Ore, Salt Deposit, Gold and 4x Metal Salvage.
toolsloot	Spawns the following tools: Repair Tool, Seaglide, Flare, Transfuser, Propulsion Cannon, Stasis Rifle and attempts to spawn a “BuildBot”.
madloot	Spawns the following: Survival Knife, Habitat Builder, 3x Battery, 4x Computer Chip, 5x Creepvine Sample, 10x Titanium and 10x Glass.
bobthebuilder	Enables the following commands: fastbuild unlockall nocost fastgrow fasthatch radiation + adds a Habitat Builder, Scanner, Survival Knife and a Repair Tool to your inventory.
resourcesfor [NAME]	Provides resources for any specific craftable item. Example: `resourcesfor battery` Will give you 2 Acid Mushrooms and 1 Copper Ore
ency [NAME]	Unlocks a specific database entry. The entry name is case sensitive and requires exact spelling with no spaces. Example: `ency crabsnake` Will unlock the Crabsnake entry. Example 2: `ency all` Will give you all of the databank entries, even some not in the normal game yet.
damage [#]	Sets damage multiplier to your choice.
instagib	Toggles instagib mode (instant kill).
invisible	Creatures will ignore you completely.
filterfast	Reduces the time Water Filtration Machines take to filter.
fastscan	Reduces the scanning time when using the Scanner.
fastgrow	Plantable flora will grow within a few moments when placed in any type of planter.
fasthatch	Eggs will hatch within a few moments after being placed in an Alien Containment.
fastbuild	Allows you to build modules in an instant of a second with the Habitat Builder.
nocost	No cost for building things. Toggles unlimited, free use of the Fabricator, Habitat Builder, Mobile Vehicle Bay, Vehicle Upgrade Console, and Modification Station whether you have the required the items or not.
noenergy	Unlimited energy. Toggles power usage for all vehicles, tools as well as the Seabases.
nosurvival	Disables your Food & Water requirements. Removes sustenance value on items. Only applicable for Survival and Hardcore modes.
oxygen	You do not lose oxygen while underwater. Toggles loss of oxygen when underwater. You will regain oxygen normally.
nitrogen	Toggles longer underwater time and adds the factor of decompression sickness if not careful.
radiation	Disables radiation.
fixleaks	Fixes the Aurora’s radiation leaks in the generator room.
leak	Creates leaks inside every Cyclops on the map.
flood	Floods every Cyclops on the map.
damagesub	Damages every Cyclops on the map.
destroycyclops	Destroys every Cyclops on the map.
restorecyclops	Converts every Cyclops wreck on the map to a functional (but damaged) state.
vfx cyclopssmokeeffect [#]	Generates the Cyclops smoke effect. Can be toggled from values 0 to 1.
bubbles	Spawns several air bubbles around you.
seaglide	Spawns an unpowered Seaglide in front of you.
dig [#]	Removes all terrain around you in a sphere with a diameter of # meters (max value: 100). This command puts very hard strain on the gameplay performance.
unlock	Unlocks a specific blueprint. Example: `unlock solarpanel` Unlocks Solar Panels.
lock	Locks a specific blueprint. Example: `lock solarpanel` Locks Solar Panels.
unlockall	Unlocks all blueprints.
unlockdoors	Unlocks all doors in the Aurora and Alien Bases. Does not apply for sealed doors which need to be cut with the Laser Cutter.

Event Commands

Command	Description
countdownship	Starts the countdown for the explosion of the Aurora’s dark matter reactor.
explodeship	Starts the explosion of the Aurora’s dark matter reactor.
restoreship	Returns the Aurora to its original form. Turns on radiation as well.
startsunbeamstoryevent	Activates the Sunbeam story event.
sunbeamcountdownstart	Activates the Sunbeam countdown.
precursorgunaim	Plays the entire Quarantine Enforcement Platform shooting down the Sunbeam event.
playsunbeamfx	Plays only the second part of the Quarantine Enforcement Platform shooting down the Sunbeam event.
infectionreveal	Plays the animation of the player realizing he is infected with the Kharaa Bacterium.Be warned that triggering this command affects the player’s infection stage to 4.
forcerocketready	Allows the Neptune Escape Rocket to be launched without disabling the Quarantine Enforcement Platform.

Technical Commands

Command	Description
freedom creative survival hardcore	Change the game mode.
day	Sets the time to day.
night	Sets the time to night.
daynightspeed [#]	Sets the day/night cycle speed multiplier (default 1). A value of 2 will make the day/night cycle twice as fast. A value of 0.5 will make the day/night cycle 2 times slower.
cinematics	Toggles cinematics on/off.
debugsound	Toggles sound.
entreset	Reloads all assets of the game (except for terrain).
gamereset	Resets the game, including your inventory and position, to when it was last saved.
farplane [#]	Changes your viewing distance (default is 1000).
fog	Toggles fog on/off.
fov [#]	Toggles your camera zoom (5-60), 60 is the default. Different types of lens framing such as flip, upside down, telescopic effect and so on, are found in the values from 5 to 500,000.
freecam	Allows you to freely leave your character and fly around the terrain, even through solid objects. Use the command again to go back to your character (warning: you cannot open menu or inventory while in freecam). To manipulate freecam movement, use shift to accelerate. Pressing the numbers 1-5 also change the speed at which you move using shift.
fps	Shows the FPS counter.
nobloom	Removes bloom. Game restart is needed to re-apply.
noshadows	Removes shadows. Game restart is needed to re-apply.
printbiome	Shows on screen what biome you are currently in.
sizeref	Spawns the “Wasabi One” diver. Can be used as a size reference. Must be looking at the terrain.
speed [#]	Sets the game speed multiplier (default 1). A value of 2 will make gameplay twice as fast. A value of 0.5 will slow gameplay by 50%.
target	Toggles target debugging.
schoolfishai	Toggles the AI of a Shoal of Fish
vsync	Toggles VSync on/off.
vr	Toggles VR. Options: None, Stereo, Split, Oculus, Morpheus.

Teleport and Warp commands

Command	Description
biome [NAME]	Teleports you to a specific Biome. Example: `biome kelp` Teleports you to the Kelp Forest. Type `biome` without a name to see the following list. Biomes: safe (Safe Shallows) kelp (Kelp Forest) kelp_cave (Kelp Forest Caves) grassy (Grassy Plateaus) grassy_cave (Grassy Plateau Caves) mushroom (Mushroom Forest) koosh (Bulb Zone) koosh_cave (Bulb Zone Caves) jellyshroom (Jellyshroom Caves) sparsereef (Sparse Reef) grandreef (Grand Reef) dunes mountains moutains_cave (Mountain Range Caves) deepgrand (Deep Grand Reef) bloodkelp (Blood Kelp Zone) underislands (Underwater Islands) smokers (Grand Reef thermal vents) inactivelavart (Inactive Lava Zone) islands (Floater Islands) tree (Large mushroom tree) lostriver (Lost River) lavazone (Active Lava Zone / Lava Lakes)
warp [x] [y] [z]	Warps you to the coordinates of your choice. Example: `warp 1 2 3`
warpforward [#]	Warps you forward by the selected value (in meters)
batch [x] [y] [z]	Warps you to the center of a batch of your choice. Batches do not use the same coordinate system as the warp command. x = 12, z = 12 is the centre of the map. y = 18 is sea level. Example: `batch 12 18 12`
warpme	Teleports you to the Cyclops, a Seabase, or Lifepod 5 depending on which you last entered. Good command if you have gotten stuck.
goto [NAME]	Teleports you to a specific location. Example: `goto aurora` Will teleports you to the ramp leading into the Aurora. Do not use before the Aurora has blown up, otherwise, you will be inside the unexploded Aurora. List of places: Warning: Teleporting into the Aurora’s rooms may cause the entities to not load. genroom Teleports you to the Aurora’s generator room. cargoroom Teleports you to the Aurora’s cargo room. exoroom Teleports you to the Aurora’s exosuit room. Degasi Bases base1 Teleports you to the Degasi seabase on the Floating Island. base1a Teleports you to one of the mountaintop Seabases on the Floating Island. base1b Teleports you to one of the mountaintop Seabases on the Floating Island. base2 Teleports you to the abandoned Seabase in the Jellyshroom Cave. base3 Teleports you to the abandoned Seabase in the Deep Grand Reef. Wrecks wreck1 wreck2 wreck3 wreck4 wreck5 wreck6 wreck7 wreck8 wreck9 wreck10 wreck11 wreck12 wreck13 wreck14 wreck15 wreck16 wreck17 wreck18 wreck19 wreck20 Alien Bases gun (Quarantine Enforcement Platform) gun_inside gunmoonpool gun_Elevator_Enter gun_Elevator_Exit mountainteleporter prison aquarium (the containment for the sea emperor) antechamber lostriverbase (this might spawn you in a wall. Just swim out, the walls are only solid on the textured side). lavacastlebase (Thermal Plant) lavacastlebaseinside Alien Arches mountainteleporter mushroomforestteleporter lostriverteleporter cragfieldteleporter Escape Pods escapepod21 (Lifepod 17) escapepod22 (Lifepod 5) escapepod23 (Lifepod 7) escapepod24 (Lifepod 13) escapepod25 (Lifepod 6) escapepod26 (Lifepod 12) escapepod27 (Lifepod 4) escapepod28 (Lifepod 3) escapepod29 (Lifepod 2) escapepod30 (Lifepod 19) Juvenile Sea Emperors juvenileemperor1 (Northern Blood Kelp Zone) juvenileemperor2 (Crag Field) juvenileemperor3 (Mountains) juvenileemperor4 (Dunes) juvenileemperor5 (Grand Reef) Scatters (Random piles of Aurora debris) scatter31 scatter32 scatter33 scatter34 scatter35 scatter36 scatter37 scatter38 scatter39 scatter40 scatter41 scatter42
spawn	Respawns you a small distance away.
randomstart	Teleports you into Lifepod 5 and respawns Lifepod 5 at one of its initial spawn point locations at random.
kill	Respawns you instantly inside the lifepod. Warning: Do NOT use on Hardcore game setting.

We hope you found this list of commands and cheats useful. If you know of any commands currently NOT on this list, then please leave a comment below so we can add it.