Biomes (Subnautica)

Subnautica features a wide range of Biomes to explore and conquer. Biomes in Subnautica represent minature ecosystems. The word itself comes from the term Bioformation.

Subnautica uses a mix of hand crafted biomes and generated biome terrain. Terrain generation is done via maps.

Developer footage of Biome generation can be seen on a playlist from Russel Maekim's Youtube channel. He also sometimes livestreams his work on Twitch.

Biomes

• Safe Shallows (1m - 50m)
• Kelp Forest (25m - 150m)
• Grassy Plateaus (100m - 150m)
• Mushroom Forest (125m - 200m)
• Koosh Zone (225m - 275m)
• Grand Reef (175m - 190m)
• Lava Zone
• Floater Islands

Caves

• Jelly Shroom Caves
• Safe Shallows Caves
• Lava Caves
• Kelp Forest Caves
• Spike Plant Caves
• Overgrown Caves

Experimental

• Lost River
• Arctic
• Inactive Lava Zone
• Twisty Bridges

Map

The map is generated using three different maps: Biome Map, Heightmap, and Flow map.

The Biome Map shows differently colored zones, representing each biome.

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  Biome Map

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  Heightmap

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  Flowmap

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  Arctic Biome Developer Reference Sheet

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  Lost River Biome Developer Reference Sheet