SUBNAUTICA / VEHICLES

Prawn Suit

A reinforced diving suit designed for very deep operations, resource mining and hostile environments.

QUICK REFERENCEFirst SubnauticaReviewed 2026-10-28Reference / noindex
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OVERVIEW

Understanding Prawn Suit

A reinforced diving suit designed for very deep operations, resource mining and hostile environments.

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

Upgrade depth and mobility; use the Drill Arm when accessing large resource deposits.

COMMON MISTAKES

What to avoid

Travel can be slow without a grappling plan and a route for recovering the suit.

CONTINUE ON VOLPEDIA

Related topics and walkthroughs

VEHICLESPrawn Suit Drill Arm

A vehicle arm used to mine large deposits that hand tools cannot harvest.

VEHICLESPrawn Suit Grappling Arm

An upgrade that provides grappling-assisted mobility to the heavy suit.

GUIDESPrawn Suit Deep Exploration

Use the Prawn Suit for mining and deeper progression

BASESMoonpool

A docking module for Seamoth or Prawn Suit and an important upgrade hub.

VEHICLESCyclops

A large mobile submarine supporting storage, modules and extended expeditions.

VEHICLESCyclops Engine Efficiency Module

An upgrade that reduces some Cyclops energy expenditure during travel.

VEHICLESCyclops Shield Generator

A defensive upgrade that can temporarily protect the submarine at a significant energy cost.

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