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Subnautica 2 has solely been out for about an hour, however it’s already attracted a whole lot of hundreds of concurrent gamers on Steam alone.
Unknown Worlds Leisure launched Subnautica 2 on Steam and Xbox Sequence X|S at 11 AM ET at this time, Could 14. There was a ton of curiosity proper out of the gate, and a take a look at Steam’s most-played games exhibits some eye-watering concurrent participant rely stats. On the time of writing, its final reported peak concurrent participant rely was 437,656, and that quantity is trending upwards.
That dwarfs the launches of different hit Steam video games this 12 months, like Windrose and Slay the Spire 2. It is much more spectacular when you think about that SteamDB does not take these enjoying on Xbox Sequence X|S or by way of the Xbox and Epic Video games launchers on PC. Subnautica 2 was the most-wishlisted sport on Steam previous to its launch, and it is clear that these wishlists are changing into gross sales.
This profitable launch additionally comes after a really tumultuous last 12 months of improvement. In July 2025, Unknown Worlds’ dad or mum firm, Krafton, forcibly delayed the sport into 2025 and tried to oust the developer’s founders from the corporate. This led to a lawsuit that in the end resulted within the founders being reinstated. Krafton remains to be concerned within the mission, however it’s now not listed because the writer on Steam.
Subnautica 2 is now accessible as an early-access sport on PC and Xbox Sequence X|S, with its Steam store page estimating the sport will stay in Early Entry for “about 2 to three years.”