Brute Shark in Subnautica: Below Zero
Carnivores in the game's databank. Rolled for each new game at 15 to 299 m deep.
Data: Subnautica: Below Zero game files (build of 12 Aug 2025), read and drawn by PinDrop. (c) Unknown Worlds Entertainment. PinDrop is fan-made and not affiliated with Unknown Worlds Entertainment.

- Class
- Carnivores
- Depth
- 15 m to 299 m
- Spawns per game
- about 106
- Placed pins
- none
“A common, shark-like predator with low intelligence.”
Assessment: Minor threat
Where Brute Shark spawns
Median depth 91 m; 10% of the modelled spawns lie deeper than 299 m and 10% shallower than 15 m; the baked slots that can hold it span 400 m to +0 m.
| Area | Slots that can hold it | Expected per game | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lily Pads | 28,123 | 65 | |
| Tree Spires | 18,567 | 30 | |
| Twisty Bridges | 489 | 12 |
Spawn numbers are a model read from the game's spawner tables and 921,892 baked slots, not verified in a running game.
Brute Shark egg
The spawner tables roll the egg about 21 times per game, most in Twisty Bridges.
In the same places
The area Brute Shark appears in most is Lily Pads. What else spawns there:
About the Brute Shark
The Brute Shark is filed under carnivores in the game's databank. The files give it 47,179 baked slots that can hold it across 3 area groups, 106 expected spawns per new game, mostly in Lily Pads, at 15 to 299 m deep for the middle 80%.
The files do not say how it behaves or what it can do to the player, so this page carries only the studio's databank text above. Depths are metres below sea level; coordinates are the game's world metres, x east and z north.
Spawn numbers are a model (slot tables), not verified in a running game. Placed pins are read as placed.
