Subnautica 2 console commands and how to use cheats

An alien tree sits on the horizon in Subnautica 2 — (Image credit: Unknown Worlds)

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How to get console commands
How to use cheats

Subnautica 2 console commands have been enabled thanks to the plucky drive of the mod community, and now you can use cheats to make yourself invisible to hostile entities, change the time of day (let there be light!), or insta-kill yourself if you get yourself in a pickle.

While you may not be able to officially use Subnautica 2 cheats in-game yet, a simple mod (or two) unlocks a hidden debug console on PC, bringing it out from the depths of the game's code and up to the surface for all to see. If you want to install it, here's how. And, if you're interested, we've got a list of some of the other coolest Subnautica 2 mods to download.

How to get the Subnautica 2 Console Commands mod

The cheats console in Subnautica 2 — (Image credit: Unknown Worlds, uregven)

To get the Subnautica 2 cheats mod, you first need to download and install UE4SS from Nexus mods, then install the Console Commands mod. Here's how to do it:

Close Subnautica 2.
Download UE4SS.
Extract the downloaded zip file into the Binaries\Win64 folder:
- ...\Subnautica2\Subnautica2\Binaries\Win64
  - For Steam, this may be: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Subnautica2\Subnautica2\Binaries\Win64
- Xbox Game Pass: ...\Content\Subnautica2\Binaries\Win64
Download the Console Commands mod.
Extract the downloaded zip file into the new ...\ue4ss\mods folder you've just created.
- For example: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Subnautica2\Subnautica2\Binaries\Win64\u4ss\mods
Launch Subnautica 2 and press F2 once inside your game to bring up the console commands.

If this doesn't work, you may need to close the game again, go back into the folder, navigate to ...\Binaries\Win64\ue4ss\Mods\ue4ss\mods, then move the DebugUITogglefolder into the mods folder above, ...Binaries\Win64\ue4ss\Mods.

Launch Subnautica 2 again, and pressing F2 should now bring up the console. This worked for me!

How to use Subnautica 2 cheats

The word oxygen typed into the Subnautica 2 cheats console — (Image credit: Unknown Worlds, uregven)

While the console shows a wide selection of buttons you can just press to either instantly activate cheats (for example, NoSuffocate turns suffocation on/off) or open another menu for options (for example, the item button brings up a list of items to equip), you can also type cheats into the text box below. Here are the Subnautica 2 commands you'll need:

god - disables/enables damage, hunger, thirst, and oxygen
oxygen - disables/enables oxygen loss
hunger - disables/enables hunger
thirst - disables/enables thirst
invisible - Invisible to hostile lifeforms
night - Sets time to night time
day - Sets time to daytime
nocost - Craft or process anything without resources
unlockall - Gain all recipes, blueprints, and journal entries
Item [name] [amount] - Adds item to inventory (for example, item titanium 3)
kill - Kills player, reprint at Biobed
FOV [#] - Change FOV (for example, FOV 120)

There are loads of other cool Subnautica 2 mods to try out, too, and we've got a guide on the best ones coming soon. In the meantime, why not take a look at the Subnautica 2 roadmap, to see what's to come for the game during early access and beyond? Or, find out more about the deadly Subnautica 2 leviathans - you can even get up close and personal with them with the god mode or invisible cheat toggled on!