Subnautica Launch Options

Checkpoint64 offers one launch option for Subnautica. A launch option is a switch the game reads from its command line when it starts. Tick it in Checkpoint64 and the app adds it every time you press LAUNCH, or type it into Steam yourself.

The option and what it does

OptionWhat it does
-window-mode exclusiveWindows only: uses exclusive fullscreen instead of borderless fullscreen.

Launching Subnautica with it in Checkpoint64

  1. Open your Subnautica save in Checkpoint64. LAUNCH appears there when the game is installed through Steam on that PC.
  2. Open Launch options under it and tick the option — it shows the explanation above.
  3. Press LAUNCH: Checkpoint64 starts Subnautica through Steam with it.

Your picks are saved to your Checkpoint64 account per platform, so a Windows PC and a Linux machine each keep their own set.

Adding it in Steam yourself

  1. In your Steam Library, right-click Subnautica and choose Properties.
  2. On the General tab, find Launch Options.
  3. Type the option — for example -window-mode exclusive — and close the window.

Launch options change how Subnautica starts, not your saves. If the game won't start after adding one, take it back out.

Where Subnautica keeps its saves: Subnautica save file location.

Common questions

What launch options does Subnautica have?

The one Checkpoint64 offers is -window-mode exclusive: Windows only: uses exclusive fullscreen instead of borderless fullscreen.

How do I add launch options to Subnautica in Steam?

Right-click Subnautica in your Steam Library, choose Properties, and type the option into Launch Options on the General tab — for example -window-mode exclusive. Steam uses it every time it starts the game; delete it from that box to undo it.

Can Checkpoint64 launch Subnautica with this option?

Yes, when Subnautica is installed through Steam on that PC. Open your Subnautica save in Checkpoint64, tick the option under Launch options, and press LAUNCH: it starts the game through Steam with it. What you tick is saved to your account per platform, so a Windows PC and a Linux machine each keep their own.