Concept Art

A lot of Concept Art has been created and continues to be created by the developers for the game Subnautica. Cory Strader, who is employed as Art Director at Unknown Worlds Entertainment, has created most of the Concept Art. However many initial designs were also created by Pat Presley, who is a freelance artist known for his work on the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series.

Concept Art is made for future features of the games, although the designs are subject to change during the course of development. There are Concept Arts for biomes, vehicles, and life forms. Not everything that is shown in the Concept Art actually makes it into the game. <tabber> Biomes=

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  "Alien Sea 1" by Pat Presley

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  "Alien Sea 2" by Pat Presley

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  Floating Island #1

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  Floating Island #2

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  Grand Reef's "Orb Field" by Pat Presley

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  Grassy Plateaus

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  Inactive Lava Zone (unknown)

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  Inactive Lava Zone (unknown)

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  Inactive Lava Zone's Lava Castle by Pat Presley

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  Inactive Lava Zone (unknown)

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  Inactive Lava Zone's "Magma Forest" by Pat Presley

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  Kelp Forest

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  Koosh Zone

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  Ditto, at night

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  Lilypad Islands

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  Lost River's "Bones Field" by Pat Presley

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  Lost River (unknown) by Cory Strader

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  Lost River's "Ghost Tree Chamber" by Pat Presley

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  Lost River (unknown) by Pat Presley

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  Lost River's "Ghost Canyon" by Pat Presley

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  Lost River's "Tree Cove" by Pat Presley

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  Mushroom Forest

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  Safe Shallows

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  "The Infinite Tree" by Pat Presley

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  Twisty Bridges

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  "Sea of Pillars" by Pat Presley

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  "Super Jet Streams" by Pat Presley

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  "The Black Field" by Pat Presley

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  "The Cyanean Rocks" by Pat Presley

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  "The Pillars of Silence" by Pat Presley

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  "The Single Cell Landscape" by Pat Presley

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  A fraction of the Sea Emperor Prison's concept art

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  Aurora #1

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  Aurora #2

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  Aurora #3

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  "The Crashed Aurora" by Cory Strader

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  The Aurora with Lifepod 5 by Fox3D

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  Aurora's Power Generator Room

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  Aurora's debris #1

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  Aurora's debris #2

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  Sunbeam

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  Cyclops and Constructor

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  Cyclops and Aurora by Fox3D

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  Final Cyclops by Pat Presley

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  Cyclops Launch Bay #1

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  Cyclops Launch Bay #2

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  Cyclops interiors sketch

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  Cyclops Control Room

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  Cyclops Engine Chamber #1

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  Cyclops Engine Chamber #2

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  Cyclops Keel Section by Pat Presley

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  Cyclops Main Rooms by Pat Presley

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  Seaglide, Propulsion Cannon, Cyclops Docking Bay and Prawn Suit by Fox3D

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  Cyclops and Seamoth

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  "Shark" by Pat Presley

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  "Manta" submersible

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  "Draconis" by Pat Presley

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  Small Submarines

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  Seamoth by Pat Presley

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  Upgraded Seamoth #1

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  Upgraded Seamoth #2

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  Seamoth Interiors by Pat Presley

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  Seamoth variations by Pat Presley

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  Exosuit by Pat Presley

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  Seaglide

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  Constructor

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  Lifepod 5 Interiors (damaged) by Cory Strader

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  Ditto (repaired)

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  Seabase

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  Seabase with terraformed ground.

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  Seabase Interiors

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  Seabase's Rooms

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  "Large Aquarium"

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  Ditto, showing notes

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  Scanner Room

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  Moon Pool

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  Moonpool Interior by Fox3D

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  Specimen Analyzer

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  Botanical Analysis Machine

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  Water Filtration Machine

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  Fabricator

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  Modification Station #1

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  Modification Station #2

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  Locker

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  Plant Pots

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  LED Light #1

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  LED Light variations

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  Equipment

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  Fire Extinguisher

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  Flare

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  Knife

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  Scanner

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  Stasis Rifle

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  Transfuser

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  Radiation Suit

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  Reinforced Dive Suit

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  PDA #1

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  PDA #2

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  PDA #3

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  PDA #4

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  PDA #5

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  Precursor Ground-To-Air Weapon System deactivation terminal concept art

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  Stalker, Reaper Leviathan, Rock Puncher and Boneshark by Fox3D

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  Drooping Stingers, Boomerang, Garryfish, Crabsquid, Reginald, Biter and Ampeel by Fox3D

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  Bleeder

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  Biter and Blighter

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  Bloodvine

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  Boneshark

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  "Clown Pincher"

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  "Coral Reef Grabber"

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  Crabsnake

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  Crabsquid

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  Crashfish

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  Cute Fish (the formerly intended "Crashfish")

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  Drooping Stingers #1

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  Drooping Stingers #2

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  Eggs

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  Floater

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  Gasopod

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  "Grabcrab" [1] concept art

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  Lava Lizard

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  Mesmer

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  Peeper and Oculus

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  Reaper Leviathan

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  Reefback

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  Rock Puncher

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  Sand Shark

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  Sea Dragon Leviathan

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  Sea Emperor

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  Sea Treader by Pat Presley

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  Final Ampeel

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  Old Ampeel

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  Shuttlebugs

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  Tiger Plant

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  Spike Trap

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  River Prowler by Cory Strader.

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  The Carar by Cory Strader.

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  "Giant Turtle" by Pat Presley

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  Warper

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  "Whale"

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  Various small fauna

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  Unknown Fauna #1

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  Unknown Fauna #2

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  Unknown Fauna #3A

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  Unknown Fauna #3B

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  Unknown Fauna #4A

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  Unknown Fauna #4B

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  Scrapped creature "Witch's Grasp"

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  Scrapped creature "Pianist"

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  Scrapped creature "Snap"

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  The Player in Radiation Suit, Stillsuit and Dive Suit, another male face concept and two female concepts, one from the posters by Fox3D

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Trivia

• The Twisty Bridges and the Lillypad Islands will be added in future updates - as both already have some of their respective models made. The Twisty Bridges will link the Deep Grand Reef and the Inactive Lava Zone (Corridor). ^{[Citation needed]}
• Though many of the creatures showcased in the concept art will likely never be added, about 2/3 of all showcased designs will make it into the official release - most are already available in the early access versions. The most notable exceptions to this are the Rock Puncher, the Spikeplant and the Ghost Leviathan. Though these all have a model and/or textures available, it is unlikely they will be added before the official release.