As far as undersea adventures go,Subnauticais a game featuring some of the most terrifying, exhilarating, and satisfying gameplay in the modern era. Players start the game after their spaceship crashes onto a planet mostly covered in oceans, however, they are far from alone.
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The seas are full of colossal and deadly leviathans, tons of smaller species of aquatic aliens, and strange vegetation; much of which one can use to build and upgrade devices and vehicles to explore farther and, more importantly, deeper. However, during one’s seafaring voyages inSubnautica, there may be unexpected glitches that occur that can be anywhere from inconvenient to straight-up game-breaking. Thankfully,those playing onPCand certain other platforms have access to console commands that can rectify issues caused by the most intrusive bugs.
Updated on Jun 09, 2025, by Reyadh Rahaman:On the console side of things, the way to find, activate, and use console commands will be a bit different, as there isn’t often a keyboard accessible for the usual inputs required when using these commands. Players will have to use the buttons on a controller to do everything, which can take a bit of getting used to.
After doing so, players will need to navigate the newly-appeared console part of the menu. Here, they can activate the desired console command on whatever platform they are enjoying Subnautica on to get themselves out of tight spots or to remedy hindering bugs and glitches.
How To Use Console Commands
By default, console commands will be disabled, as they prevent one from gaining achievements, therefore players will have to follow a few steps before being able to access these helpful debugging tools.Firstly, hit the F3 key to pop up a menu where one should see a box with a checkmark on it labeled “Disable Console”. Press the F8 key to get one’s mouse cursor to appear and then click the box to uncheck it.
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After enabling the console, press Enter and one will now be able to input the desired commands into the console.The next time one opens up the game after shutting down, they will need to hit F3 and Enter again to access console commands once more.While there are a ton of commands to use, it is recommended to become familiar with the basic ones first in order to see how things work at very little risk.
The Basic Console Commands & What They Do
How To Use Event Console Commands
Throughout the game, there will be various events tied to the player’s actions and the storyline. Most of the time, one can sit back and enjoy these exciting happenings as they break up the swimming, harvesting, and building in awesome ways that can deepen one’s understanding of this game’s vast and complex world. However, if things glitch out, players may need to initiate certain sequences to progress events.
All Event Console Commands & What They Do
How To Use General Console Commands
As their classification implies, these commands have a general usage that pertains to specific situations where things just don’t go as planned. This can mean anything from one’s Prawn Suit getting stuck in a wall to resources not dropping items. To get around such awkward circumstances, players should consider restarting the game before doing anything else, however, if that does not work, then one may need to use one of the following commands.
All General Console Commands & What They Do
How To Use Technical Console Commands
Technical commands pertain to manipulating the natural environment of the world. This includes the game mode, day and night cycle, lighting effects, as well as more.
All Technical Console Commands & What They Do
How To Use Teleport Console Commands
For players who are physically stuck somewhere, the teleport commands could be of great help. However, they can also be used tofind specific locationson the map if one is getting unlucky with biome and wreckage spawns.
How To Activate & Use Console Commands On Consoles
How To Activate Console Commands For Subnautica On Nintendo Switch
In order to activate the console commands on theSwitch,Subnauticaplayers will have to pause the game and then press all 4 shoulder buttons at the same time; that is to say to press the R, L, ZL, and ZR buttons all at once. After doing this, the “Developer” tab will pop up in the menu between the “Back to Game” and “Save” options.
How To Activate Console Commands For Subnautica On PlayStation 4
Very similarly to the method mentioned above,players will have to press all of the shoulder buttons on aPS4controller to cause the Developer tab to appear in the pause screen menu. The shoulder buttons of the PS4 controller are the L1, R1, L2, and R2 buttons respectively.
How To Activate Console Commands For Subnautica On Xbox One
Just like with the previous consoles mentioned,players will have to push all of the shoulder buttons on anXbox Onecontroller to activate the Developer tab in the pause menu. For reference, these buttons on an Xbox One controller are called the Left Bumper (LB), Right Bumper (RB), Left Trigger (LT), and the Right Trigger (RT) buttons.
How To Use Console Command On Consoles
Unlike in the PC version of the game, players won’t need to type in specific strings of text to activate commands. After opening the Developer tab, there will be 3 sub-tabs: Commands, Give, and Teleport. Within these 3 sub-tabs are all of the console commands that can be activated via simple labeled buttons housed in each respective section.
The Commands tab will allow players to activate most kinds of console commands pertaining to specific actions, the Give tab will allow players to give themselves items of all kinds, and the Teleport tab will help the player relocate themselves as needed.
Subnauticais available on macOS, Microsoft Windows, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and Xbox Series S.
