Subnautica 2 Lures In Nearly Half a Million Concurrent Players on Steam Within First Hour of Release

Subnautica 2 has deed astir fractional a cardinal concurrent players connected Steam successful its archetypal hr of release. At the clip of this article's publication, Subnautica 2 was connected an unthinkable 467,000 concurrent players connected Valve's platform, and developer Unknown Worlds confirmed the crippled had sold 1 cardinal copies wrong the archetypal hr of launch. For an aboriginal entree crippled that released connected PC and Xbox Series X and S successful the mediate of a weekday, these numbers are beauteous huge. It's apt they volition lone turn from here, arsenic connection of rima spreads and much players travel online.

The captious reception to the crippled seems to beryllium positive. We gave Subnautica 2's aboriginal entree motorboat a 7/10 successful our review, noting that it's fun, but it's evident the crippled is inactive a work-in-progress. "It’s beauteous awesome that wading successful the shallow tides of Subnautica 2's Early Access debut is arsenic amusive arsenic it is already, and that should beryllium a large motion of things to come, but I besides wouldn’t blasted anyone for waiting for these waters to emergence a spot earlier getting their feet wet," we said.

Subnautica 2 was 1 of the astir anticipated games around, and the astir wishlisted crippled connected Steam up until its release. The archetypal crippled was an indie darling that captivated fans with its incredibly serene, yet mysterious setting. Players capable the shoes of a spaceship clang subsister aft landing successful the water of a mysterious alien planet. They're forced to usage immoderate they tin to past and uncover the secrets astir them. It made for an incredibly compelling experience, but 1 that besides could beryllium expanded upon.

Subnautica 2 had a bumpy roadworthy to release, with improvement opening astir 2022. The crippled was initially targeting a 2025 release, but was delayed pursuing play with steadfast Krafton. In July 2025, Krafton removed Unknown World's enactment from the company, including CEO Ted Gill. This spawned a ineligible battle, with the fired employees claiming Krafton fto them spell and delayed the crippled to debar paying retired a monolithic $250 cardinal bonus for hitting cardinal targets and deadlines. A justice had Gill and his colleagues reinstated earlier this year, which past enactment the crippled backmost connected way for release.

There was 1 past obstacle earlier launch, however. Subnautica 2 leaked online days earlier its release. However, it doesn't look to person wounded the crippled successful immoderate notable way. Subnautica 2's motorboat is conscionable the beginning, arsenic it volition beryllium updated implicit clip with caller content. For now, the crippled packs a meaty narrative, co-op, and an expansive oversea to explore.

Cade Onder is simply a freelancer for IGN's quality team. He covers each things entertainment, including gaming, film, and more. You tin find him connected Twitter @Cade_Onder.