Where Are Subnautica Game Saves and Screenshots Located?

Subnautica has proved extremely popular among players with a 10/10 review score on Steam, setting itself as a leader in the action-adventure game market. Fans have described it as a true survival game, labeling it as one of the most terrifying games within this genre and praising the graphics which capture underwater visuals extremely well.

The game, which is set in an Ocean environment, is played from a first-person perspective with an open-world format, allowing players to navigate and discover different aspects of the game freely. Upon crashing into the planet, users will need to navigate tricky missions whilst avoiding the hazards that the Ocean poses, with an aim of eventually being able to escape with the rest of their crew.

Designed by Charlie Cleveland and published by Unknown Worlds Entertainment, Subnautica was first made available in January 2018 and is available to play on Microsoft Windows, MacOS, Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

Subnautica Game Save File Location

Since your Subnautica saves are saved locally on your PC (and not in the cloud), there will come a time when you need to back them up, transfer them, or want to share them with friends. When this time comes, you'll need to know where they're located. That's where we come in. The location of your Subnautica saves varies based on whether you're playing the game via Steam or Epic Games. Find help relevant to your installation below.

Epic Games

Windows

If you're playing Subnautica on Epic Games, your game save files are at this path:

%AppData%\..\LocalLow\Unknown Worlds\Subnautica\Subnautica\SavedGames

To quickly jump to that path:

1. Hit WINDOWS + R on your keyboard (WINDOWS is the key that opens the start menu)
2. Paste the path into the text field
3. Click OK and File Explorer will open at your saves folder!

You may need to enable hidden files, if the folder is empty, see our how to view hidden files in Windows guide and then try to visit the path again.

The file path should look like this in File Explorer:

Mac

Mac installations of Subnautica on Epic Games save their game saves at this folder:

~/Library/Application Support/unity.Unknown Worlds.Subnautica/Subnautica/SavedGames

Steam

Windows

If you have the default Steam library location Subnautica game save files for Steam installations are at one of the following the following paths on Windows:

C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\common\Subnautica\SNAppData\SavedGames

OR

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Subnautica\SNAppData\SavedGames

If that isn't working, you may need to enable hidden files, see our how to view hidden files in Windows guide and then try to visit the path again.

Mac

Mac installations of Subnautica on Steam will, by default, save game files at the following path:

~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Subnautica/SNAppData/SavedGames

Subnautica Screenshot Location

Subnautica screenshots are located within your game save files inside a folder named screenshots. Below is further help to locate this folder for Windows and Mac.

Note that if you have taken a screenshot via F12, this is a Steam screenshot and will not be saved in one of the below paths. Instead, follow this guide to find out where your screenshots are saved.

Windows

To find your Windows Subnautica screenshots, first navigate to one of the following directories (depending on your installation method):

Steam:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Subnautica\SNAppData\SavedGames

Epic Games

%AppData%\..\LocalLow\Unknown Worlds\Subnautica\Subnautica\SavedGames

Then, go into the save slot for the save you want to view screenshots for (e.g. slot0001), and inside that folder you will find a screenshots folder your Subnautica screenshots will be in there!

Mac

For Mac Subnautica screenshots, go to the following folder:

Steam:

~/Library/Application Support/Steam/steamapps/common/Subnautica/SNAppData/SavedGames

Epic Games:

~/Library/Application Support/unity.Unknown Worlds.Subnautica/Subnautica/SavedGames

Then, go into the save slot for the save you want to view screenshots for (e.g. slot0001), and inside that folder you will find a screenshots folder your Subnautica screenshots will be in there!