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The Expansion is a currently unnamed, upcoming game that acts as an expansion to the story of Subnautica. The full release date is currently planned for sometime in 2019^[1], with early access coming sometime in late 2018.^[2] The Expansion will be purchased separately, and as such will not require the original game to play.^[3] The Arctic will be the setting of the story, which will feature a new protagonist rather than Ryley Robinson, and takes place in a different map in a time after Ryley Robinson has escaped Planet 4546B.^[4]^[5]

Confirmed Features

Features that have been confirmed through various means.

Potential Features

Features that the developers are still experimenting with that may not end up in the expansion.

Gallery

<tabber> Biomes=

Arctic Biome concept art #1 - by Cory Strader
Concept art of the Twisty Bridges - by Cory Strader
Arctic Biome concept art #2 - by Cory Strader
"Arctic Spires" - by Cory Strader
Arctic Biome concept art #3 - by Dima Pertsula
Surface foilage 4.jpg

Arctic Biome concept art #4 - by Dima Pertsula
"Thermal Zone" - by Pat Presley
Arctic Biome concept art #5 - by Dima Pertsula
"Ice Columns" - by Dima Pertsula

|-| Fauna=

”Alien Penguin 5” (Final design) - by Alex Ries
"Alien Penguin Foot Detail" - by Alex Ries
"Squidshark 06" (Final design) - by Alex Ries
"Brute Shark" - by Alex Ries
"Titan Holefish" - by Alex Ries
"Titan Holefish Symbiote 3" (Final design) - by Alex Ries
Concept Art for the Glow Whale
The Rock Puncher, possibly to be added to the expansion
Unknown Fauna - by Pat Presley
Small Fauna - By Alex Ries
Arctic Proboscis Fauna.jpg

Unknown Fauna - by Alex Ries
Pinnicarid close-up - by Alex Ries
"Pinnicarid Info Sheet" (Final design) - by Alex Ries
Pinnicarid-Alex Ries.jpg

"Pinnicarid" - by Alex Ries
Color variants of Pinnicarid C - by Alex Ries
Early Pinnicarid concept - by Alex Ries
Early "Alien Penguin" - by Alex Ries
Early "Alien Penguin" - by Alex Ries
"Alien Penguin" - by Alex Ries
"Alien Penguin Variants" - by Alex Ries
Early Squidshark design - by Alex Ries
Another early Squidshark - by Alex Ries
"Cheeky Creature Variants" #1 (unused) - by Alex Ries
"Cheeky Creature Variants" #2 (unused) - by Alex Ries
"Pygmy Crabsquid" (unused) - by Alex Ries
"Shard 01" (unused) - by Alex Ries
"Ice Breaker" (unused) - by Alex Ries
"Crested Reaper" (unused) - by Alex Ries

|-| Player=

The unnamed female protangonist confirmed to be in the Expansion

|-| Videos=

Rock puncher

Developer Andreas Urwalek testing the Rock Puncher
Glow whale

Glow whale testing with a placeholder model
Pingu

Experimenting with a placeholder penguin-like creature model
Pingu 2

More experimentation with a placeholder penguin-like creature model
Other=
Expansion title screen as of version 4305
"Subnautica: Very Cold" concept art - by Scott "Obraxis" Macdonald

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Trivia

With the exception of the Prawn Suit, Subnautica's vehicles are unlikely to appear in this game.^[18]

References

[1] ttps://gyazo.com/0dd56a8fcf2236b5572e54c681284ca7

[2] ttps://gyazo.com/586852df8b347b2aefa9cdae0a50454a

[3] ttps://gyazo.com/f35dba429b7cdfcc6b63da8ae5bbbe9d

[4] ttps://twitter.com/Flayra/status/991434841387237377

[5] ttps://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/273991567218442241/468463865139560468/unknown.png

[6] ttps://imgur.com/a/48J7j

[7] ttps://imgur.com/a/JxCEm

[8] ttps://imgur.com/a/i2n3p3e

[9] ttps://twitter.com/alexriesart/status/1017449239465431040

[10] ttps://twitter.com/Flayra/status/959888747402850309

[11] ttps://imgur.com/a/oQrTr

[12] ttps://twitter.com/alexriesart/status/1017075075483238402

[13] ttps://twitter.com/Flayra/status/991434841387237377

[14] ttps://imgur.com/a/mM8P7J9

[15] ttps://trello.com/c/9xiZcQ8g

[16] ttps://twitter.com/alexriesart/status/1017455735699992577

[17] ttps://i.imgur.com/vHqDsi2.png

[18] ttps://imgur.com/a/mj0DpBx

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 Alex titanholefishsymbiote3B.png|"Titan Holefish Symbiote 3" (Final design) - by Alex Ries
 GlowWhale.jpg|Concept Art for the Glow Whale
-Rock Puncher Concept Art.jpg|The Rock Puncher, possibly to be added to the expansion
+Hi-Res Rock Puncher Concept Art.jpg|The Rock Puncher, possibly to be added to the expansion
 Arctic_expansionCreatures_WIP_Round01E2_pb.jpg|Unknown Fauna - by Pat Presley
 SmallConcepts1.jpg|Small Fauna - By Alex Ries
-Arctic Proboscis Fauna.jpeg|Unknown Fauna - by Alex Ries
+Arctic Proboscis Fauna.jpg|Unknown Fauna - by Alex Ries
 Alex seal01B.png|Pinnicarid close-up - by Alex Ries
 PinnicaridBody.png|"Pinnicarid Info Sheet" (Final design) - by Alex Ries
-Pinnicarid-Alex Ries.JPG|"Pinnicarid" - by Alex Ries
+Pinnicarid-Alex Ries.jpg|"Pinnicarid" - by Alex Ries
 Alex sealVARIANTS02.png|Color variants of Pinnicarid C - by Alex Ries
 EarlyPinnicarid.jpg|Early Pinnicarid concept - by Alex Ries