In late 2025, Unknown Worlds removed several older versions of Subnautica , including the early 2023 versions, from public Steam branches.
: One major milestone around this time was the release of a Switch 2 upgrade for the Switch version on February 17, 2023. The "Mod Apocalypse" and Security Removal Subnautica.v17.02.2023.zip
: While official branches were removed for safety, some users continue to use tools like DepotDownloader or the Steam console to manually retrieve these specific older manifests for mod compatibility. Safety and Legitimacy Warning In late 2025, Unknown Worlds removed several older