Mobile game · 2025

Subnautica

Descend into the depths of an alien underwater world filled with wonder and peril. Craft equipment, pilot submarines and out-smart wildlife to explore lush coral reefs, volcanoes, cave systems, and more, all while trying to survive.

Estimated daily players

~20,0000.0%

Range 710–9.2M

Estimated total players

~410,0000.0%

Range 71K–61M

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Estimates, not counts — nobody publishes real player numbers for mobile games, so these are modelled from public signals. How we work them out

Jul 8, 2025Android iOSACB PGGRAC 12PEGI E10+USK 6CERO ACLASS IND 10ESRB 16

Adventure Indie Open world Science fiction Survival

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What the estimate rests on

Google Play 40%
Steam 27%
App Store 21%
Reddit 7.3%
Twitch 5.2%

Player estimates

Nobody publishes how many people play Subnautica, so these figures are modelled from the public counts on Google Play, App Store, Steam, Reddit, Twitch. Each count stands in a roughly known ratio to a population — one Play rating per ~45 players, one Steam review per ~35 owners — and the estimates below combine those readings, weighted by how much each source can be trusted to speak for the whole game. Read the range as the answer and the headline as its middle.

Estimated daily players

~20,000

0.0%

Range 710 – 9.2M

Built from the live counts: Steam concurrents, Discord and Reddit members online, Twitch viewers.

Estimated total players

~410,000

0.0%

Range 71K – 61M

Everyone who has ever played, from the cumulative counts: store ratings and installs, Steam reviews, members and subscribers.

Estimated total players over time

2 readings · last 2 days

Estimated daily players over time

from live counts

Average estimated players per month

Mean estimated total players for Subnautica per calendar month, newest first
Month	Estimated total players	Change
August 2026	~450,000	—

Community activity

Last checked Aug 9, 2026

Store signals

How many people have rated, reviewed or installed Subnautica where it is sold.

Google Play ratings

5,635

Average rating: 4.6
Installs: 100K+

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

App Store ratings

1,177

0.0%

Average rating: 4.6

Steam players in game

3,384

Reviews: 378,069

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Community signals

How many people gather around Subnautica outside the stores — members, subscribers and live viewers.

Reddit members

872,769

0.0%

Twitch viewers

126

Live channels: 25

First reading taken Aug 9, 2026 — the chart appears once there are two.

Not tracked for Subnautica: Discord, YouTube. A platform appears here once the game has a link to it — most mobile games have no Steam port or subreddit, so a gap is normal rather than a sign the game is small.

Storyline

You have crash-landed on an alien ocean world, and the only way to go is down. Subnautica's oceans range from sun drenched shallow coral reefs to treacherous deep-sea trenches, lava fields, and bio-luminescent underwater rivers. Manage your oxygen supply as you explore kelp forests, plateaus, reefs, and winding cave systems. The water teems with life: Some of it helpful, much of it harmful. After crash landing in your Life Pod, the clock is ticking to find water, food, and to develop the equipment you need to explore. Collect resources from the ocean around you. Craft diving gear, lights, habitat modules, and submersibles. Venture deeper and further form to find rarer resources, allowing you to craft more advanced items.

Trailers

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Early Access Trailer

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Screenshots

Frequently asked questions

How many people play Subnautica?

We estimate that about 410,000 people have played Subnautica — plausibly between 71K and 61M. Around 20,000 of them play on a given day, in a range of 710 and 9.2M. Both figures are modelled from public counts on Google Play, App Store, Steam, Reddit and Twitch rather than published by the developer, so read them as a scale rather than as a headcount.

Is Subnautica still active?

Yes. Subnautica is holding steady — it measured within a percent of where it was a week ago. We recheck every source daily, and the charts on this page show each platform's readings over time.

How are the Subnautica player estimates worked out?

Nobody publishes player counts for mobile games, so we infer them. Each public count we can read is converted into a population using a documented ratio — roughly one Google Play rating per 45 people who played, one Steam review per 35 owners, one Discord member per 40 players — and the live counts (Steam concurrents, members online, Twitch viewers) are converted the same way into a daily figure. Those separate estimates are then averaged in proportion to how much each source can be trusted, which is why sources that disagree widen the published range instead of cancelling out. This page is built on 2 readings taken since August 8, 2026.