In March 2025, just two months before the planned early access launch, the lead developer reportedly admitted that the first and second early access builds would contain only about 12% of the planned full-game content. He joked that at the current pace, development would take “30 years” to complete.
On July 2, 2025, Krafton announced it had terminated all three executives from Unknown Worlds. In response, they filed a lawsuit accusing the company of sabotaging Subnautica 2 and intentionally delaying the release to avoid paying out millions in bonuses.
To respond to that, Krafton said that the delay of the early access version is actually proof of how closely the publisher monitors the quality of its projects.
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