Huge Subnautica 2 co-op patch adds proximity chat and a revive system as devs promise a "new region" and "new story" are still on the way Subnautica 2's early access journey continues GamesRadar · Aug 19
Subnautica 2's latest 1.2 update is friend focused—finally adding the key mechanic to any great multiplayer game Nothing's impossible when you have the power of friendship. PC Gamer · Aug 19
Subnautica 2 update finally lets players fight the fish, but you won't be able to kill them as Unknown Worlds sticks to a key principle of the survival game "That's all in an effort to make you feel like you're having the mitigation of creatures that we want you to feel" GamesRadar · Jul 8
You still can't kill fish in Subnautica 2, but starting tomorrow you'll at least be able to 'stun' them They will also have "good flinches" if you bonk them with a hammer. PC Gamer · Jul 7
Subnautica 2's first major update "brings back one of the most requested player experiences" and will be "the scariest the game has been yet" "Get ready to get stompy" GamesRadar · Jun 4
Subnautica 2 promises to add 'one of the most requested' features, but sorry, it's not a knife you can stab fish with You can't get stabby, but you can "get stompy." PC Gamer · Jun 4
Subnautica 2 devs were glad it worked out after all the scary headlines about delays, but they weren't paying much attention anyway Unknown Worlds knew what it was doing GamesRadar · Jun 2
Subnautica 2 tries to be more like Alien: Isolation than Silent Hill 2, which is why the leviathans are invincible now "That was not some decision made because we're a game about pacifism or we're a non-violent studio" GamesRadar · Jun 2
Part of me wishes we could see the Subnautica 2 the devs scrapped: The Dwarf Fortress of ecosystem simulators But given it's sold a gajillion copies, they probably made the right move. PC Gamer · Jun 2
Subnautica 2's no-killing policy isn't because it's 'a game about pacifism', says design lead, but because players would 'master the crappy combat' over anything else "They'll be mad at you, and they'll sit there and take time to learn it." PC Gamer · Jun 2
Subnautica 2 devs aren't "judging players who want combat," but it isn't happening: "Subnautica has always been built around vulnerability" Let it go GamesRadar · May 20
Subnautica 2 "creature mitigation" a priority for updates as dev is stunned by players with no sense of danger: "I don't think we thought people would build by wolves" "Most of us chose to put our bases away from these" GamesRadar · May 19
Don't expect to kill fish in a future Subnautica 2 patch: 'You are here to exist on this planet, not to dominate it' Unknown Worlds says it doesn't want players to become "the conquering colonist." PC Gamer · May 18
Videogame pirates tell other pirates to shut up about it after Subnautica 2 developers are taunted with illicit copies A breach of pirate etiquette has even pirates siding with a Subnautica 2 designer. PC Gamer · May 15
GamesRadar · May 15 Subnautica 2 dev knows "pirates are gonna do their thing," but would rather people play for an hour "and return it than go play it illicitly" "You gotta be a true idiot"
GamesRadar · May 15 "I hope you rethink your life choices": Subnautica 2 dev responds to pirate asking for tech support on leaked build "This guy self-reported"
Creative Bloq · May 14 Subnautica 2 uses Unreal Engine 5 to make the ocean feel psychologically hostile Everything looks beautiful and that’s exactly why it’s scary.
GamesRadar · May 14 Subnautica 2 is already "bigger and more polished" than anything Unknown Worlds has put into Steam Early Access, lead devs say, and it'll only continue to grow Fans are "already posting ideas and things for us to do," too
PC Gamer · May 13 Subnautica 2 devs say it's 'bigger and more polished' than any of the studio's previous early access launches Unknown Worlds is eager to collaborate with its community once again.
Windows Central · May 6 "Krafton are still very much helping us": Dev of Xbox Game Pass' Subnautica 2 says it's still working with publisher Krafton despite Steam page removal Many believe Subnautica 2 dev Unknown Worlds and publisher Krafton are severing ties, but devs have confirmed that the two are "co-publishing" the title.
PC Gamer · May 5 'The team has weathered a lot': Subnautica 2 design lead says the community kept the dev team going 'when it was at its hardest' "Despite any rough patches, our goal has always remained the same," said Anthony Gallegos.
PC Gamer · Feb 10 Subnautica 2 devs show off multiplayer while constantly reassuring solo players it's totally optional "The important distinction there is that any part of the game isn't going to require cooperative play."
GamesRadar · Feb 10 Subnautica 2's "optional co-op" looks like exactly what I want – not the live-service mess I was afraid the survival game might become Subnautica 2 is built for "optional co-op, start to finish," with emphasis on the "optional"
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