This is my ongoing Subnautica playthrough on Nintendo Switch — part gameplay blog, part survival diary, and part ‘how many times will I get bitten before learning my lesson?’
Welcome to the official hub for Submerged: A Subnautica Survival Diary, where we swap snow for saltwater and starvation for… well, also starvation, but this time with more glowing fish and existential dread. Whether you’re here for the survival antics, the scenic screenshots, or just to watch someone else panic when they hear a Reaper Leviathan, you’ve come to the right place.
Surviving in Subnautica – The Complete Survival Guide
New to the game or looking to sharpen your survival skills? Check out the Subnautica Survival Guide – your step-by-step playbook for thriving beneath the waves. Packed with beginner tips, predator avoidance strategies, base-building advice, and resource maps.
📖 The Survival Diary
Follow along as I plunge headfirst into the alien ocean, learn the hard way what bladderfish are for, and try to remember which direction home base was.
Latest Entry
Full Dive Log
- Submerged: A Subnautica Survival Diary – Day 1: The Peeper in the Pod
- Submerged: A Subnautica Survival Diary – Log 2: The Depths of Progress
- Submerged: A Subnautica Survival Diary – Log 3 | The Aurora Problem (and the Leviathan Bigger Problem)
- 🌊 Submerged: A Subnautica Survival Diary — Log 4: Extinction Prevention (Mostly)
- 🌊 Submerged: A Subnautica Survival Diary – Log 5: Scanners, Stalkers, and the Elusive Bay
- 🌊 Submerged: A Subnautica Survival Diary – Log 5.5: Racing the Sunbeam
- Submerged: A Subnautica Survival Diary – Log 6: The Sunbeam Falls
🗺 Map
Want to know where I’m going (or more accurately, where I got lost)? Look no further as I have you covered.
Find the Subnautica map page here
🎮 Subnautica Nintendo Switch Controls (Complete)
| Action | Control |
|---|---|
| Move / Swim | Left Stick |
| Look / Aim | Right Stick |
| Sprint (on land) | Left Stick (press) |
| Swim Up / Jump | A |
| Swim Down | B |
| Interact / Pick Up | A |
| Use Tool | ZR |
| Alt Tool Function (e.g. Scan, Flashlight) | ZL |
| Reload Battery / Drop Item | X |
| Deconstruct (with Habitat Builder) / Drill (Prawn Suit) | Y |
| Inventory / PDA | Minus (−) |
| Game Menu / Pause | Plus (+) |
| Quick Slot Wheel | D-Pad Up |
| Cycle Quick Slots | D-Pad Left / Right |
| Holster Item | D-Pad Down |
| Place Structure (Habitat Builder) | ZR |
| Deconstruct Structure | ZL or Y |
| Rotate Structure | Right Stick |
| Cancel Placement | X |
| Enter Vehicle | A |
| Exit Vehicle | X |
| Ascend (Seamoth / Prawn) | A |
| Descend (Seamoth / Prawn) | B |
| Toggle Lights | ZL |
| Use Equipped Vehicle Tool | ZR |
| Cycle Vehicle Tools | L / R |
| Pilot Cyclops | A (at helm) |
| Steer | Left / Right Stick |
| Ascend / Descend (Cyclops) | A / B |
| Toggle Silent Running / Engine / Lights | Use Cyclops Dashboard Buttons |
| Take Screenshot | Capture Button |
| Assign Quick Slots | Inventory → Select Item |
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