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THE TRUTH ABOUT: Krafton - The Untold Story

"It's a happy ending" — Subnautica 2 developers reportedly receive $250 million payout after months of legal drama

Following months of legal disputes and controversy, reports now claim Krafton has agreed to pay Unknown Worlds the $250 million bonus tied to Subnautica 2’s success.

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Now that we have Paralives, Inzoi, and The Sims 4, life simmers finally have the variety we've been begging for

With Paralives joining the party, I finally feel like there's a real buffet of choice for life sim players.

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Subnautica 2's botched bonus deal is about to wipe out more than one-third of Krafton's $736 million annual profit for 2025

Newly-revealed details of the Unknown Worlds acquisition make it look like a very bad deal for Krafton.

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Subnautica 2 could land its publisher with $250 million bill as Krafton prepares to fork out the bonus at the heart of an ongoing lawsuit

Suffering from success

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Bad news for Krafton: Subnautica 2 broke 4 million copies sold in less than a week

The undersea survival sim continues its blistering pace.

PC Gamer

Subnautica 2 exec is tired of Balatro-likes, says devs pitched "maybe 250 roguelike deckbuilders in the last 12 months"

Gaming trends are just getting shorter

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Subnautica 2 dev says it’ll ‘never take any action against any player’ in response to outrage over draconian EULA

At least one publisher got caught red handed.

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Subnautica 2's EULA is so severe that even this news story breaks it

Sorry, Krafton, I'm a bad, bad boy.

PC Gamer

Subnautica 2 devs respond to EULA worries, say they'll "obviously never take any action against" streamers and are "looking into" other concerns

"You're also welcome to mod the game as long as you follow the rules"

GamesRadar

Valve veteran's suggestion for Krafton CEO as Subnautica 2 goes to the moon: "Maybe they should ChatGPT, 'What happens if Subnautica 2 is a super big hit? How are we screwed?"

It worked out so well the last time

GamesRadar

Subnautica 2 dev knows "pirates are gonna do their thing," but would rather people play for an hour "and return it than go play it illicitly"

"You gotta be a true idiot"

GamesRadar

As someone that sank over 100 hours into the first game, Subnautica 2 has lived up to my expectations — but there's one crucial element I want to see before I'm totally happy

After playing Subnautica 2 for tens of hours, here are my first impressions.

TechRadar

Subnautica 2 has sold 2 million copies in 12 hours, with 9x the players as the first, and at this point I figure that Krafton CEO is already on his second bottle

Let's sea how this all plays out.

PC Gamer

Subnautica 2 sells 1 million copies in its first hour, and I have to imagine the CEO of Krafton is pouring himself a very stiff drink right about now (Update: Whoops, wait, it's 2 million copies now)

The scenario that Krafton humiliated itself to avoid seems to be coming true very quickly.

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Xbox Game Pass' Subnautica 2 blew up the Steam charts in minutes at its Early Access launch — it's peaked at nearly half a million concurrent players

Subnautica 2 has finally arrived on Xbox, PC, and Xbox Game Pass, and has already become a colossal hit on Steam alone. It's enjoying a huge launch right now.

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Subnautica 2 celebrates huge launch day with over 1 million copies sold in Early Access

Unknown Worlds has already reached a major sales milestone.

GamesRadar

Subnautica 2 has already sold 1 million copies and it's been out for literally one hour

And that doesn't even count the Xbox Game Pass numbers

PC Gamer

Subnautica 2 pulls over 370,000 concurrent players in its first 30 minutes on Steam as it cannonballs into early access

We might need a bigger ocean.

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The best Subnautica 2 base locations

Where to build your undersea HQ.

Player One

'Palworld Online' Trademark Sparks MMO, Mobile Game Speculation

Pocketpair files "Palworld Online" trademark, fueling MMO rumors and mobile game theories as "Palworld" continues major updates.

PC Gamer

Steam's most-wishlisted game is out this week following a year of corporate drama that involved one of the most embarrassing ChatGPT uses on record

The moment of truth nears for ultra-anticipated survival game Subnautica 2.

Windows Central

"Krafton are still very much helping us": Dev of Xbox Game Pass' Subnautica 2 says it's still working with publisher Krafton despite Steam page removal

Many believe Subnautica 2 dev Unknown Worlds and publisher Krafton are severing ties, but devs have confirmed that the two are "co-publishing" the title.

Player One

'Subnautica 2' Confirms No Generative AI Was Used Ahead of Early Access Launch

"Subnautica 2" developers confirm the survival game uses no generative AI, assuring fans the sequel remains fully human-made.

GamesRadar

Subnautica 2 devs won't touch generative AI despite "AI first" pivot at owner Krafton: "It's interesting technology, but it's not something we're using"

Subnautica 2 was made the same was as the original Subnautica

Dot Esports

Subnautica 2 Early Access cinematic trailer reveals release date, and it’s coming soon

Unknown Worlds has confirmed Subnautica 2 will enter Early Access on May 14, 2026

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