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HISTORICAL FACTS: Subnautica 2 | History Defined

Krafton still 'supporting the early access launch of Subnautica 2' despite its name being removed from the Steam page

Following their courtroom clash, developer Unknown Worlds is now listed as Subnautica 2's publisher rather than parent company Krafton.

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Subnautica 2 publisher changes from Krafton to the game's devs on Xbox and Steam amid Early Access legal battle — is Unknown Worlds indie once more?

The publisher of the upcoming Xbox Game Pass title Subnautica 2 has been changed from Krafton to its devs, raising questions about their partnership.

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Krafton's publisher status vanishes from Subnautica 2 Steam and Epic Games Store pages amid ongoing legal drama

Unknown Worlds Entertainment is now listed as the sole developer and publisher

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Subnautica 2 devs have more legal beef with publisher Krafton over the game's Early Access release — "Krafton self-servingly announced the launch"

The Subnautica 2 founders' lawsuit against Krafton continues, with their legal team arguing the publisher disobeyed a court order given earlier this week.

Windows Central

Subnautica 2 chief says Krafton is still messing with him, because the May release date announcement was news to him and he's not happy about it

Ted Gill's lawyers say the release date reveal, which he wasn't aware of, is "'further damaging the game and sowing additional confusion."

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Reinstated Subnautica 2 leadership say Krafton's release date announcement is "further damaging the game and sowing additional confusion"

Returning leaders claim the reveal was "in defiance of the Court's Opinion"

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Subnautica 2 early access release date set for May despite lawsuit disaster: "We have passed KRAFTON's milestone review last week and are now ready to start our open development journey"

"That effort has resulted in a game we are truly proud of, one that each of us and our partners at KRAFTON unanimously determined is ready for Early Access release in May"

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Judge sides with Subnautica 2 founders in lawsuit against publisher Krafton over long Early Access delay, $250 million bonus — the former CEO is back, too

Eight months after it began, the legal battle between Subnautica 2's creators and its publisher Krafton has ended in victory for Unknown Worlds' leadership.

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Krafton ordered to reinstate fired Subnautica 2 CEO after judge accuses publisher of using ChatGPT to help abandon bonus payments

This story just keeps getting deeper.

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In a wild turn for the Subnautica 2 lawsuit, a judge orders Krafton to restore fired Unknown Worlds CEO and gives them 9 more months to earn $250 million bonus

Litigation is ongoing, but this ruling represents a major loss for Krafton.

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Fired Subnautica 2 CEO must be reinstated, judge rules, and "may proceed with the early access release of Subnautica 2 when he deems it appropriate"

Court order puts Ted Gill back at the helm of Steam early access for Subnautica 2

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Steam’s most‑wishlisted games reveal an unexpected frontrunner — and Xbox Game Studios is holding strong

Alinea Analytics estimates reveal Subnautica 2 as the most wishlisted game releasing in 2026 on Steam with 3.8 million wishlists, followed by Forza Horizon 6 and Resident Evil Requiem, both showing strong pre-release momentum.

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Krafton CEO confirms he "actually searched on ChatGPT" for "faster answers" amid legal battle with former Subnautica 2 leads, after the publisher dubbed accusations of chatbot use "a last-ditch effort"

"...just like everyone else..."

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Subnautica 2 studio was working on a secret game code named Project Labrador before Unknown Worlds leads were fired, and ex-CEO says he still hopes "to see that game come to light"

The Subnautica movie has seemingly also been put on ice

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Krafton CEO allegedly asked ChatGPT to help him find a way out of paying Subnautica 2 devs their bonuses because he wanted to avoid the 'professional embarrassment' of being seen as a 'pushover'

A pre-trial brief filed by former Unknown Worlds bosses says Krafton CEO Changham Kim was worried about losing his job for overpaying for the studio.

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Ousted Subnautica 2 founders fight Krafton over ChatGPT records as the publisher accuses them of deleting and stealing data: "'Make sure there's nothing incriminating'"

New legal filings reveal additional details about the war for Subnautica 2

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Still embroiled in Subnautica 2 drama, PUBG and Hi-Fi Rush owner Krafton announces it's an "AI first" company now as it plans to spend $70 million on the tech

It's sinking a lot of money into the tech to make it happen

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"To say Krafton's new theory is a Hail Mary would be an understatement": Former Subnautica 2 studio leadership allege publisher Krafton has changed "its story mid-litigation about why it fired the founders"

It's alleged that Krafton has "pivoted to a new theory that it admittedly came up with only after the fact"

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The Subnautica 2 drama intensifies as Krafton accuses former Unknown Worlds leadership of pushing to release an unfinished game and secretly downloading "massive amounts of confidential information"

Krafton says it invested $500 million "in the success of not only Subnautica 2, but also Subnautica 3, Subnautica 4, and any other future Subnautica franchise product"

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Krafton says the Subnautica 2 delay proves its milestone process is being 'rigorously managed' because it didn't just shove the game out the door even though lots of people would've bought it

Well, it's an interesting argument.

PC Gamer

After selling to Krafton, Last Epoch dev says fans shouldn't be worried about the Subnautica 2 dispute: 'Krafton isn't looking to change us'

Eleventh Hour Games already has plans to hire several more developers in the coming months.

GamesRadar

As Subnautica 2's ugly $250 million lawsuit debate rumbles on, its new CEO hits back at claims the game was delayed to save a huge payout

Unknown Worlds CEO Steve Papoutsis also says he's not there to "upend any of the development"

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Fired Subnautica 2 leads suing Krafton say the company "was not focused on a successful launch" because it was too busy sabotaging that launch to avoid paying a $250 million bonus

Update: Krafton responds to the lawsuit, says "we look forward to defending ourselves in court"

PC Gamer

Unknown Worlds founders' lawsuit accuses Krafton of a 'months-long campaign to delay Subnautica 2' so it wouldn't have to pay $250M earnout

Last week, Krafton accused the former heads of Unknown Worlds of abandoning Subnautica 2. This week, they're firing back.

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Subnautica 2 leak confirmed by Krafton, highlighting the cause of the survival game's delay and publisher's plans to "enhance the content volume and level of polish before launching"

The game was said to lack the "volume expected of a sequel"

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