As someone who typically takes a rather unga bunga approach to videogames, I must admit I finally feel rather seen by Subnautica 2 designer Anthony Gallegos proclaiming that we're all monkey-brained gamers who love survival crafting because of how they tap into our most primal instincts.
As reported by GamesRadar, Gallegos sat down with Edge magazine to talk about Unknown Worlds' upcoming game—which is currently going through a bit of a moment after publisher Krafton gutted the studio's top brass, delayed the game into 2026, and now face a lawsuit at the hands of the studio's co-founders—and what it is about survival games that keep people coming back even as the genre continues to swell and shift priorities.
