Deathrun Remade
🟠 Updated over a year ago⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 1.2% endorsement rate — high engagement, a strong quality signal
- 🏆 #33 of 456 Gameplay mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
A complete rewrite of the original DeathRun by Cattlesquat for Nautilus and the latest version of Subnautica.
Installation
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[]Install BepInEx.
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]Install Nautilus.[]Unzip this mod into your Subnautica/BepInEx directory.
[]Enjoy!
Due to the many, many issues caused by infighting between Nautilus and SMLHelper, Deathrun Remade will refuse to load if SMLHelper is present.
Known Issues
- Starting a game with custom items active, quitting back to main menu, disabling custom items and then starting another game will cause the fabricator to break and crafting to become impossible. Restarting the game fixes this. The issue lies with Nautilus and will require a fix from their side.
Deathrun Remade is a roguelike difficulty mod that aims to make the game challenging for anyone who felt that the vanilla experience was too easy. It introduces new mechanics like decompression sickness, expands on overlooked vanilla items like the floating air pump, and enhances the threat posed by most vanilla mechanics. This remake retains all the features of the original while occasionally expanding on it with extra options or difficulty levels.
Deathrun is hard. Your first few runs most likely will not get far, and that is okay! The point is not to win, but to see just how far you can make it, and then come up with plans to make it even further! The mod features an in-depth scoring system that rewards you for surviving longer, achieving more, and challenging yourself with harder difficulty settings. Once you start winning runs, do it even faster for an even better score!
Almost every part of Deathrun is configurable. Jump right in with the carefully balanced default settings or take control of your experience with detailed config options. Be careful though: once you start a run, you can no longer change its difficulty settings!
If you want a spoiler-free experience, stop reading now and jump right in! Otherwise, feel free to read through the list of features below.
Poisonous Atmosphere
It would be awfully convenient if you happened to crash on an alien planet with a breathable atmosphere. Even more awful that you didn't! With Deathrun, the atmosphere is poisonous and must first be filtered through a Floating Air Pump to be breathable.
Nitrogen and 'the Bends'
Deathrun adds a new mechanic in decompression sickness, otherwise known as the Bends. At the top of your screen, you'll find a new depth meter displaying your current Safe Depth. Your safe depth will even out at around 3/4 of your current depth over time. If you ascend too quickly, y
Deathrun Remade transforms Subnautica into a punishing roguelike, adding decompression sickness, radiation, and aggressive creatures. With 689 endorsements and 57,174 downloads, it's a popular challenge mod for veterans seeking a brutal survival experience.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Huge community trust (689 endorsements, 57k downloads)
- Turns the game into a fresh, hardcore challenge
- Actively maintained (updated August 2025)
⚠️ Cons
- Not for casual players – expect frustration
- May require deep game knowledge to progress
For Subnautica veterans who've mastered the base game and crave a brutal, roguelike twist. Skip if you want a relaxing underwater exploration experience.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Back up your save before installing – this mod will likely kill you often.
- Learn the new mechanics early; decompression sickness will punish careless diving.
- Expect to restart frequently – that's the roguelike spirit.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Subnautica Mods
- Author
- Raqzas
- Version
- 1.1.3
- Downloads
- 57,174
- Endorsements
- 689
- Category
- Gameplay
- Created
- 2/8/2024
- Updated
- 8/13/2025
🔗 Required By 2 Mods
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