

The main section of the Glacial Basin is the exterior portion. The Glacial Basin can be devised into seven regions: The area surrounding the lake harbors the basin’s Pengwings and Penglings. Towards the south of the biome, a lake harboring a dock contains the entrance to the Glacial Connection, one of the two ways in or out of the Glacial Basin as well as an underwater cave that leads the player back to the frozen river leading to the Phi Robotics Center. The player may trek a full circle around the biome, as it loops. The area also contains the majority of the game’s Spy Pengling sites. Multiple Ore Veins and Snowfox fragments can be found throughout the biome. The latter also marks the location of Parvan’s Bunker.

Two notably tall ice mountains–one located near the center of the biome and one located northwest– mark the locations of the caves containing the Phi Robotics Center and the Phi Excavation Site, respectively. The Glacial Basin is a large, empty basin most likely created thousands of years ago by the movement of a long collapsed glacier. The biome borders the Glacial Bay and Glacial Connection. The biome plays a vital role in Samantha Ayou's part of the story. Players taking the latter route will find themselves surfacing a lake in the southern portion of the biome. Players accessing the biome through the Glacial Bay will find themselves near the Phi Robotics Center. The Glacial Basin is a large above-ground biome in Subnautica: Below Zero that is accessed from either the Glacial Bay or the Glacial Connection.

Check the table below for their locations. There are several minerals and resources crucial to game progress, recipes and blueprints. This section details where to find the minerals and resources you'll need and how to use them. You will need to craft machinery and tools to reach deep areas of the game that contain story elements, as well as complete missions and simply stay alive. Minerals and Resources are required for both survival and story progress.
