Main Menu

 ![The Main Menu in version 1.1](wiki-images/56/5620b18048cbdab0f893a4b51cee9f30.png)   The **Main Menu** of *Subnautica 2* is visible after a short few loading screens and disclaimers. It allows you to start the game, edit your settings, or close out the game.   ## Options   The menu features several buttons allowing the player to start, load, or join worlds as well as other options for navigation and troubleshooting.   *   **Player Single Player** opens a menu to create or load a single-player world *   **Host Multiplayer** opens a menu to create or load a [multiplayer](multiplayer) world *   **Join Friends** opens a menu showing friends playing on multiplayer worlds, allowing the player to join them or add new friends *   **Import Saves** allows the player to import downloaded save games from the cloud-*   **[Settings](settings)** opens a set of menus for customizing the game experience+*   **[Settings](Settings)** opens a set of menus for customizing the game experience *   **Quit** closes the game *   The [Website](https://support.subnautica.com/hc/en-us) and [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/subnautica) buttons in the bottom-right corner lead to the official support website and the official Discord, respectively *   Clicking on the news block opens a menu with the news article and all previous articles   ## Background  -The background of the menu features an immobile view of a [Shallows](shallows)-like area with various [Lifeforms](lifeforms) visible in the background. This area does not appear anywhere in the playable game world.+The background of the menu features an immobile view of a [Shallows](Shallows)-like area with various [Lifeforms](Lifeforms) visible in the background. This area does not appear anywhere in the playable game world.  -The following [mobile lifeforms](lifeforms#mobile-life) appear in the background:+The following [mobile lifeforms](Lifeforms#Mobile Life) appear in the background:  -*   [Crimson Shrimp](crimson-shrimp)-*   [Fluttertail](fluttertail) schools-*   [Geordie](geordie)-*   [Halfmoon](halfmoon)-*   [Hammerhead](hammerhead)-*   [Harvestmoon](harvestmoon)-*   [Hycean](hycean)-*   [Marrowbreach](marrowbreach)-*   [Periscopic Clowncrab](periscopic-clowncrab)-*   [Water Slug](water-slug)+*   [Crimson Shrimp](Crimson Shrimp)+*   [Fluttertail](Fluttertail) schools+*   [Geordie](Geordie)+*   [Halfmoon](Halfmoon)+*   [Hammerhead](Hammerhead)+*   [Harvestmoon](Harvestmoon)+*   [Hycean](Hycean)+*   [Marrowbreach](Marrowbreach)+*   [Periscopic Clowncrab](Periscopic Clowncrab)+*   [Water Slug](Water Slug)  -The Shallows-like environment in the background also features the following [anchored lifeforms](lifeforms#anchored-life):+The Shallows-like environment in the background also features the following [anchored lifeforms](Lifeforms#Anchored Life):  -*   [Branching Coral](branching-coral)-*   [Cradle Shootroot](cradle-shootroot)-*   [Donut, No Worms](donut-no-worms)-*   [Donut of Worms](donut-of-worms)-*   [Dragon's Scale Coral](dragons-scale-coral)-*   [Fern Kelp](fern-kelp)-*   [Jelly Lei](jelly-lei)-*   [Listening Gorgon](listening-gorgon)-*   [Macaron Sponge](macaron-sponge)-*   [Mimic Pylon](mimic-pylon)+*   [Branching Coral](Branching Coral)+*   [Cradle Shootroot](Cradle Shootroot)+*   [Donut, No Worms](Donut, No Worms)+*   [Donut of Worms](Donut of Worms)+*   [Dragon's Scale Coral](Dragon's Scale Coral)+*   [Fern Kelp](Fern Kelp)+*   [Jelly Lei](Jelly Lei)+*   [Listening Gorgon](Listening Gorgon)+*   [Macaron Sponge](Macaron Sponge)+*   [Mimic Pylon](Mimic Pylon)