Subnautica 2 might finally be entering early access in May
Subnautic 2 weathered the storm and rescheduled its Early Access release. IGN announced today that the sequel to the underwater survival game will debut in Early Access on PC and Xbox in May, although no more specific date was provided.
The news comes a day after a judge ruled that former Unknown Worlds Entertainment CEO Ted Gill should be rehired at the game studio. The move capped a dramatic year for the team behind Subnauticalwhich was acquired by Krafton in 2021. The studio and its new owners entered a legal battle because the purchase of Unknown Worlds included a promise of a payment of up to $250 million from Krafton if the team met certain performance goals by the end of 2025. In July of that year, however, Krafton fired several studio executives and then delayed the early access launch of the continued. The lawsuit raised questions about which party was trying to obtain or avoid making this multi-million payment.
With yesterday’s decision, a Krafton representative said “we are evaluating our options to determine our path forward.” It is unclear whether this path, or the other litigation still pending regarding the project, will create further delays to the planned early access date.
