Subnautica 2 News

Axed Subnautica 2 head says game is "ready" for early access launch

When you're seemingly just a few months away from launching a game in early access, the sudden removal of three studio executives isn't exactly what you want to see. But that's precisely what happened to Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds last week. Now, one of the ousted trio - Unknown Worlds co-founder and game director on the original Subnautica, Charlie Cleveland - has spoken out, saying that Subnautica 2 was "ready" for an early access release and that his removal from the company "stings."

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Subnautica 2 is "ready" for early access says co-founder ousted from studio, but the publishers seem to disagree

One of the co-founders of Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds has made a statement about the dramatic reshuffle of management at the studio, saying that it "stings" to have the game and company taken away from him by publishing overlords Krafton. He also asserts that the game is "ready for early access", but that Krafton may disagree. It doesn't explicitly answer any of the outstanding questions about what actually happened at the studio to cause the axing of three senior leaders last week. But it does provide some clues.

Developer Unknown Worlds has shared a letter asking for patience from Subnautica fans after publisher Krafton announced the departure of its senior leadership⁠—including studio co-founder Max McGuire⁠—and the installation of Dead Space producer and Striking Distance (The Callisto Protocol) CEO, Steve Papoutsis, as the new studio head...
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Subnautica 2 dev attempts to reassure fans after controversial leadership swap

Of all the upcoming survival games we know about, Subnautica 2 is right up there as one of the most anticipated. There's been a lot of excitement for a new underwater adventure, this time with full co-op support so you can explore alien seas with a friend. This week, that excitement has faded and been replaced with concern and anger after Krafton, the game's publisher and owner of developer Unknown Worlds, removed the studio's co-founders and president, replacing them with a new CEO. After widespread outcry, and even calls for a boycott of the game, Unknown Worlds has followed this news up with a statement reassuring fans that the vision for Subnautica 2 remained unchanged and that no extra monetization was being added to the game.

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Subnautica 2 creators offer no explanation for sudden regime change, instead promise "no loot boxes"

The studio making underwater survival game Subnautica 2 have promised fans that "nothing has changed" despite a recent drastic change in leadership at the company. The game is still planned to be a single player survival adventure with optional co-op.

"Nothing has changed with how the game is structured," said a statement posted to Unknown World's website yesterday. "It will remain a single-player first experience, with optional co-operative multiplayer. No subscriptions. No loot boxes. No battle pass. No microtransactions." Okay nameless statement, this still dosn't clear anything up.