Subnautica: Below Zero Leviathans
15 leviathan positions are placed in the game files, belonging to 4 leviathans, plus the Ice Worm, which the files name but never place. Each one below has its areas, depth and a map link.
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.
All leviathans
| Leviathan | Placed | Depth | Areas | Databank assessment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Glow Whale | 6 | 44 m to 100 m | East Iceberg Zone (5)Lily Pads (1) | Passive, harbors barnacles and algae. |
 Chelicerate | 4 | 38 m to 242 m | Tree Spires (2)Purple Vents (1)East Iceberg Zone (1) | Avoid - aggressive and potentially lethal. |
 Shadow Leviathan | 4 | 595 m to 892 m | Crystal Caverns (2)Fabricator Caverns (2) | Extreme threat - Avoid at all cost. |
 Frozen Leviathanfrozen skeleton in the ice | 1 | +39 m | - | |
 Ice Wormdatabank entry only | 0 | - | none in the files | Aggressive and lethal - Avoid |
Glow Whale
“Glow Whales are communal leviathans approximately 30m long, often found swimming in the open ocean and occasionally breaching the surface.”
Assessment: Passive, harbors barnacles and algae.
| Area | Depth | Position | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Iceberg Zone | 83 m | x 580, z -435 | Show on map |
| Lily Pads | 44 m | x 562, z -683 | Show on map |
| East Iceberg Zone | 100 m | x 746, z -365 | Show on map |
| East Iceberg Zone | 59 m | x 693, z -554 | Show on map |
| East Iceberg Zone | 52 m | x 930, z -743 | Show on map |
| East Iceberg Zone | 44 m | x 922, z -474 | Show on map |
The spawner tables also roll it about 53 times per game, mostly in Lily Pads (a model).
Chelicerate
“An aggressive leviathan with an enormous beak, there is limited knowledge of this alien monstrosity at this time, and many on 4546B hope it stays that way.”
Assessment: Avoid - aggressive and potentially lethal.
| Area | Depth | Position | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Spires | 105 m | x -132, z -1077 | Show on map |
| Tree Spires | 242 m | x 46, z -1140 | Show on map |
| Purple Vents | 38 m | x 283, z -424 | Show on map |
| East Iceberg Zone | 222 m | x 797, z -674 | Show on map |
Shadow Leviathan
“This is a massive 60m+ leviathan that appears to be the odd convergence of several evolutionary offshoots.”
Assessment: Extreme threat - Avoid at all cost.
| Area | Depth | Position | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Caverns | 595 m | x 156, z -665 | Show on map |
| Crystal Caverns | 650 m | x 537, z -779 | Show on map |
| Fabricator Caverns | 892 m | x 1142, z -409 | Show on map |
| Fabricator Caverns | 880 m | x 1071, z -268 | Show on map |
Frozen Leviathan
“We found this thing buried in the glacier. Gave someone a hell of a fright.”
Ice Worm
“An extremely large and dangerous leviathan, roughly 95m long, with a thick plated exoskeleton that burrows through dense ice shelves with minimal resistance.”
Assessment: Aggressive and lethal - Avoid
Skyray_IceWormArena is the only placed object that names it; the files hold an IceWormSpawner prefab and no position for the worm itself. No position is listed because the files hold none.
About these positions
The game's databank class “Leviathans” is the list used here. Glow Whale (6), Chelicerate (4), Shadow Leviathan (4) are placed at fixed coordinates, so the pins are exact; the pins on the map are the same ones as the leviathan layer. The Glow Whale is also rolled by the spawner tables, which is a model. Depth is metres below sea level, read from each object's height. Which creatures live in an area is on the biome pages; the other fauna are on the creatures page.
Databank lines are the studio's own text, quoted short. The files hold no combat statistics, so none are given.