'The team has weathered a lot': Subnautica 2 design lead says the community kept the dev team going 'when it was at its hardest'

Subnautica 2 - Surprised character looking out of his vessel at an enemy sea creature.

Considering the months of turmoil surrounding the development of Subnautica 2, it's not just exciting that the undersea survival game is finally launching into early access next week on May 14—it's a minor miracle.

But while the legal battle between publisher Krafton and the founders of developer Unknown Worlds was incredibly loud and extremely public, we haven't heard anything from the people actually making the sequel amidst all that courtroom drama.