SUBNAUTICA / BIOMES

Kelp Forest

A green biome of creepvine, metal salvage and Stalkers close to the starting area.

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OVERVIEW

Understanding Kelp Forest

A green biome of creepvine, metal salvage and Stalkers close to the starting area.

This is an original reference for the first Subnautica. Your current depth rating, oxygen, available tools and navigation route determine when an objective is practical. Follow actual in-game PDA and Fabricator information for any values that vary by version.

PRACTICAL APPROACH

How to use this information

Harvest creepvine seed clusters and gather stalker teeth opportunistically without prolonged chases.

COMMON MISTAKES

What to avoid

Kelp visibility can make it surprisingly easy to lose your return bearing.

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Related topics and walkthroughs

BIOMESMushroom Forest

Towering mushroom-tree biomes used for exploration and certain valuable fragments.

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A luminous ray found in deeper habitats such as the Mushroom Forest and Ghost Tree area.

CREATURESStalker

A predator of the Kelp Forest that interacts with metal salvage and can drop teeth.

BIOMESBlood Kelp Trench

A narrow deeper bloodvine region offering one possible route toward advanced zones.

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A northeastern biome with bulbous blue plants and several hostile animals.

BIOMESCrash Zone

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