While the launch of Subnautica 2 is a massive hit in player count and reception, some players have expressed the desire to kill the creatures they share a planet with. However, the developers at Unknown Worlds Entertainment have made it clear that combat is not a focal point, or any point, of the game whatsoever.
Just like in the original Subnautica and Subnautica Below Zero, players have no access to weapons with which to kill any of the game’s native inhabitants. Of course, you can cook small fish for food and harvest other creatures for water, but that simply involves looting just like you would with any other resource. There are no fish-killing visuals when hunting for food or water.
The original games never had this as a huge issue, as they didn’t have nearly the same number of players as Subnautica 2. However, with the massive influx of new players to the franchise with the third installment, the desire to kill is at an all-time high. Even so, the Subnautica 2 devs have reaffirmed that killing creatures is not and will never be a part of the core gameplay.
