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Brendan Lowry

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

Subnautica 2 promotional screenshot.

Eight months after the founders and former CEO of Subnautica 2 developer Unknown Worlds filed a lawsuit against Krafton — the oceanic survival game's publisher — for firing them and delaying the game's Early Access release into 2026, a judge in the Delaware Chancery Court has now decided in favor of their side in a new ruling.

As stipulated in her decision, Vice Chancellor Lori W. Will has ordered Krafton to reinstate CEO Ted Gill and give him full control of the decision to release Subnautica 2 in Early Access on all platforms, including Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC platforms like Steam, the Epic Games Store, and the Microsoft Store, and also on Xbox Game Pass.

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