Subnautica Map, Caves & Resource Chances

An interactive map of Subnautica with 840 pins read from the game files (271 cave entrances from our own terrain decode, 35 wrecks, 54 PDA logs, 52 data boxes) and the spawn chance of 19 random resources.

Maps

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Subnautica840 markers · Explore →
Wrecks35 on the mapCave entrances271 on the mapPDA logs54 on the mapLeviathans40 on the map

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Tools

Interactive map840 pins on 17 layersCrafting calculatorraw materials for any recipeResource finder19 resources by biome and depthBlueprints checklist128 finds to tick

Database

Limestoneabout 6,265 spawns per gameSandstoneabout 5,425 spawns per gameShaleabout 3,449 spawns per gameQuartzabout 5,889 spawns per gameSaltabout 4,431 spawns per gameMetal salvageabout 2,910 spawns per gameRubyabout 1,346 spawns per gameLithiumabout 1,226 spawns per game

Guides and data hubs

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Subnautica Leviathans: Where Each One Lives40 leviathan pinsSubnautica Captain's Quarters Code and Aurora Codes2679, 6483, 6666How to Get Aerogel in Subnautica: Gel Sack and Ruby1 Gel sack + 1 RubyWhere to Find Magnetite in Subnautica: Biomes and DepthMountains first, 335 m medianWhere to Find Lithium in Subnautica: Biomes and DepthMushroom Forest first, 240 m medianWhere to Find Diamonds in Subnautica: Biomes and DepthInactive Lava Zone first, 726 m medianBest Biomes for Starter Resources in SubnauticaSafe Shallows first, 18 to 67 mBest Subnautica Base Locations: Early, Mid and Deep3 stages, 9 sitesHow to Get the Modification Station in Subnautica3 fragments, 4 items

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What's new on PinDrop

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The latest changes to our Subnautica pages and tools.

  1. Subnautica tools: crafting calculator, resource finder, blueprints checklist

    Pick any of 200 recipes for every raw material and the crafts in order, see the biomes where each of 19 resources can spawn with its depth band, and tick off 128 fixed finds (52 data boxes, 22 blueprint fragments, 54 PDA logs) with the same marks the map keeps.

    Crafting calculator

  2. Cave entrances from our own terrain decode

    271 cave entrances on the map, found where a cave system of the game's terrain opens to the open sea, with how large the opening is and how far the cave reaches in. Off by default in the Places section; the base map is now our own decode of the game's terrain octrees at 1 m per pixel.

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  3. Subnautica map: pins from the game files and resource chances

    569 placed pins (35 wrecks, 9 lifepods, 54 PDA logs, 52 data boxes, Degasi habitats, alien facilities, thermal vents, hand-placed creatures) and the spawn chance of 19 random resources, read from the files of the Steam build of 3 Oct 2025.

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Pins and positions read from the files of Subnautica (Steam build of 3 Oct 2025), drawn by PinDrop. Base map: our own decode of the game's terrain. Icons: the game's own sprites. Resource chances are a model, not verified in a running game. © Unknown Worlds Entertainment. PinDrop is fan-made and not affiliated with Unknown Worlds Entertainment.