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Subnautica Known Issues, Workarounds and Fixes

Separate Switch 2 camera and screenshot fixes from the PC2025 PRAWN, Cyclops and controller patch history; select a documented graphics preset rather than inventing a universal performance fix.

PCNintendo Switch
Documented workaround

Choose a Switch 2 graphics preset for the intended tradeoff

Platforms: Nintendo SwitchVersions: Switch 2Updated Evidence checked

Switch 2 has Balanced, High Framerate and High Quality presets. These are documented rendering choices; the patch does not promise that a mode eliminates every performance drop. [1]

Documented steps

  1. Choose High Framerate when you prefer the mode’s reduced resolution and disabled shadows in exchange for its framerate priority. [1]
Resolved

Switch 2 camera clips through the environment after a Scanner Drone death

Platforms: Nintendo SwitchVersions: Switch 2Updated Evidence checked

The July 21, 2026Switch2 update fixes the drone camera clipping into the environment if the character dies while using the Scanner Drone. This entry is for Switch 2, not evidence of the same patch on the original Switch. [1]

Resolved

Switch 2 save thumbnail has the wrong size after docking

Platforms: Nintendo SwitchVersions: Switch 2Updated Evidence checked

The same Switch 2 update corrects saved-game screenshot sizes after moving from handheld to docked mode. A thumbnail-display fix is not a statement that the underlying save data was lost or restored. [1]

Resolved

PC game freezes after building a SeaBase piece inside the Cyclops

Platforms: PCUpdated Evidence checked

The 2025 patch fixes a freeze from constructing a SeaBase piece inside the Cyclops. The Cyclops is now recognised as an obstacle for base construction. [2]

Resolved

PC PRAWN suit gets stuck or falls through terrain after an Alien Arch

Platforms: PCUpdated Evidence checked

The 2025 PC patch fixes the PRAWN suit falling through the map or becoming stuck after returning from an Alien Arch portal. That location and travel trigger distinguish it from unrelated vehicle problems. [2]

Sources & verification

Platform and version details belong to the individual issue or guide section. A documented workaround may not resolve every case.

  1. Unknown Worlds / Subnautica & Below Zero Switch 2 Update official-patch-notesRetrieved
  2. Subnautica 2025 Patch official-newsRetrieved

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