Subnautica: Below Zero is coming to mobile devices and Android handhelds. Unknown Worlds has teamed up with Playdigious for a full mobile port of the frozen survival sequel, heading to iOS and Android on March 10, 2026.
The series’ last attempt at portable play was rough. Below Zero’s Switch release landed with performance issues and visual cutbacks. By contrast, Playdigious already proved it can handle this world with the mobile version of the first Subnautica, so giving them the sequel too feels like a course correction.
The new port leans into mobile-first design, with a revamped UI built specifically for touch controls. That said, it will support built-in or peripheral controllers. Cloud saves let you bounce between devices, there’s Game Center achievement support on iOS, and the team is promising bespoke optimization for the iPhone 17 line on top of broader Android tuning. Pricing lands at $8.99 with a 10% pre-order discount at launch, which is a lot of game for under ten bucks.
Content-wise, this is the full Below Zero package. You’re back on Planet 4546B, dealing with harsher weather, freezing water, and survival systems that push temperature management as hard as oxygen. The story centers on searching for your missing sister while unraveling more of the alien tech and wildlife that made the original game such a standout, just with everything dialed toward icy confinement instead of tropical dread.
For anyone running Android-based handhelds or a controller-ready phone, this looks like the version to wait for. If Playdigious can repeat what it did with Subnautica’s first mobile outing, Below Zero might finally get the portable port it always should have had.
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