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Subnautica 2

PLATINUMREV 91%GAME PASS
€29.99◀ all-time low!
REVIEWS91% · 107,040
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PLAYING NOW3,156
OWNERS (EST.)~0–20K
TO BEAT≈13h · 30h 100%
ActionAdventureEarly Access
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Builds
Current build 23446003
Update History
HOTFIX
Subnautica 2 Early Access Hotfix 4
Hello Subnauts, Our fourth hotfix for Subnautica 2 just arrived. We’ve fixed some progression issues, water currents appearing in bases, and the FOV slider not showing on Xbox. We continue to monitor community feedback, so please keep repor
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UPDATE
Roughly 192 Subnautica 2 players have drowned every minute since launch
It's been just shy of two months since Subnautica 2 splashed into early access, and developer Unknown Worlds is celebrating its success on X by sharing some official statistics on what players have achieved during their over 58,000,000 hour
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MAJOR
Subnautica 2 celebrates 5 million copies sold ahead of Adaptive Measures, its first early access update
It comes as a surprise to absolutely no one that Subnautica 2 has finally surpassed 5 million copies sold. It did sell two million copies in just 12 hours after all. Then, not that long ago, it broke 4 million copies sold, which was excelle
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UPDATE
Subnautica 2 Early Access 1.1 - Adaptive Measures Update
Hello Subnauts, Subnautica 2’s Early Access 1.1 update, Adaptive Measures, is out now! This update includes a ton of quality-of-life fixes, including the much-requested FOV slider, and adds targeted improvements to the game. Anything marked
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UPDATE
Subnautica 2's olive branch to fend off threats is just enough to preserve the terror
Creative Director Anthony Gallegos shows an updated Subnautica 2 roadmap, including ways to deter aggressive hostiles and more biomod slots. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Subnautica 2's olive branch to fend off threats is just enough to
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UPDATE
You still can't kill fish in Subnautica 2, but starting tomorrow you'll at least be able to 'stun' them
Everyone likes Subnautica 2. We sure do: after all that drama, it turns out the early access survival sequel is quite good, actually. Players also dig it: it's got smashing reviews on Steam and it sold a million copies in its first hour on
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HOTFIX
Subnautica 2's first proper update is coming tomorrow, bringing in much needed creature behaviour changes and more
The day has come! Almost, anyway, that day being Subnautica 2's first update that isn't just a hotfix, bringing in a small bounty of those previously promised improvements that'll hopefully make you a bit less mad about the fact you can't k
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UPDATE
Update Vlog - Early Access 1.1 (Adaptive Measures)
Subnautica 2 Creative Director Anthony Gallegos is back! This time he's walking through what you can expect from our Early Access 1.1 update, Adaptive Measures, coming out tomorrow (July 8th, 2026.) He also outlines some of the features and
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UPDATE
Subnautica 2 legal battle ends with reinstated CEO stepping down, as Krafton and Unknown Worlds founders agree settlement
Shake hands with the nearest underwater critter. The Subnautica 2 legal dispute appears to finally have reached its ultimate conclusion, with a settlement agreed between publishers Krafton and the three Unknown Worlds leaders they fired las
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UPDATE
Reinstated Subnautica 2 studio CEO immediately peaces out after Krafton agrees to pay the developer bonuses it went to court to avoid
Culminating a messy, year-long legal spat, Krafton has agreed to pay bonuses to the studio staff of Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds Entertainment, having reached a settlement with the studio's leadership—including ousted-and-subsequen
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UPDATE
Krafton agrees to pay bonuses to Subnautica 2 devs following a year-long legal battle
Krafton Inc has finally brought the curtain down on a year-long legal battle with its subsidiary Unknown Worlds, agreeing to a settlement with the studio's co-founders to pay bonuses to every member of staff following the success of Subnaut
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UPDATE
Unknown Worlds outline a bunch of incoming small Subnautica 2 updates including predator behaviour adjustments and proximity chat
How about a little look ahead at what's apparently coming to Subnautica 2? Following the game's incredibly strong launch that is probably going to force Krafton to pay out that $250 million bonus after all, Unknown Worlds have released anot
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MAJOR
Subnautica 2's next region will be its "scariest" yet, but it hides the chassis we've all been waiting for
With four million sales in the bag and counting, the journey of Subnautica 2 is off to a fantastic start. Now that it's had a month to settle down and address the biggest issues, however, developer Unknown Worlds is shifting away from frequ
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UPDATE
Dev Vlog - Swimming Forward
Our first Dev Vlog since Subnautica 2 entered Early Access is here! Design Lead Anthony Gallegos shares his heartfelt thanks on behalf of the development team for the overwhelming support for Subnautica 2 so far. He’s also covering what to
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UPDATE
Part of me wishes we could see the Subnautica 2 the devs scrapped: The Dwarf Fortress of ecosystem simulators
Subnautica, if you ask me, is a game about being incredibly wet and alarmingly hungry. It's an under-the-sea game (you can tell from the name) about hoovering up resources and using them to construct ever-more complex tools that you transce
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