Subnautica 2
Dive Subnautica 2's alien ocean with tracked hands and a visible body, if your GPU can take it.
The catch: Road to VR says even a 4090 needs low-to-medium settings, and early-access updates can break it.
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Launch Kit
Get Subnautica 2 running
Steps are general until you ; then the runtime step matches your headset.
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Set your VR runtime
Pick your OpenXR runtime: the Meta Horizon Link app for Link or Air Link, Virtual Desktop's VDXR for Virtual Desktop, or SteamVR for Index, Beyond and Pico.
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Install Subnautica 2 (Steam)
Install it and launch it once in flat mode to finish first-time setup, then quit. The creator says it needs Early access (launched 2026-05-14); Road to VR warns any update may break the mod.
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Have these ready
UEVR Nightly · Joey Hodge's custom UEVRBackend.dll · jbusfield profile
From the creator's guide -
Creator step 1
Get UEVR Nightly.
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Creator step 2
Replace UEVRBackend.dll with Joey Hodge's version.
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Creator step 3
Download the profile from the SN2_UEVR repo.
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Creator step 4
Import it and inject with OpenXR (see LunchAndVR's video).
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First launch in VR
Put the headset on, then start Subnautica 2 the way the creator's guide says. Calibrate your height in the first area.
General step from us
Stuck?
Road to VR: performance is the main issue; use low-medium and turn off vsync, motion blur, underwater blur and frame generation
Reported on the creator's page or the linked sources. Known issue
Third-party guides: disable autosave first, saving only works outside VR
Reported on the creator's page or the linked sources. Known issue
Early access updates can break the mod
Reported on the creator's page or the linked sources. Known issue
Black screen in the headset
This mod uses OpenXR. Check the active OpenXR runtime matches how you connect (the Set your VR runtime step), then start Link or Virtual Desktop before the game. General tip from us
Controllers don't show up
Start Link, Virtual Desktop or SteamVR before the game, and make sure the controllers are awake before launch. General tip from us
Stutter or low frame rate
Lower the in-game resolution or render scale first, then shadows and volumetrics. Close overlays you don't need. General tip from us
The mod didn't load at all
Recheck the game version against the creator's page; a game update is the most common cause. Then reinstall the mod files. General tip from us
Prefer a guide that talks back?
Copy a prompt for Claude Code on your PC. It asks before every download or change, and only uses the official page.