Overview

• Krafton acknowledged that leaked internal slides are genuine milestone reviews showing Subnautica 2’s 2025 build lacked two biomes, one leviathan, a vehicle, a game mode and about six hours of narrative content.
• The publisher accused co-founders Charlie Cleveland, Ted Gill and Max McGuire of abandoning their responsibilities and installed industry veteran Steve Papoutsis as the new CEO of Unknown Worlds.
• After earlier targets in 2024 and 2025, Krafton pushed the game’s early access launch to 2026, citing insufficient content volume and polish.
• Cleveland, Gill and McGuire have filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit against Krafton over disputes tied to a $250 million earn-out payment.
• Krafton insists the delay was driven by quality concerns rather than financial motives, while the former leaders maintain Subnautica 2 is ready for early access release.