Overview

• Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire filed a breach of contract lawsuit claiming Krafton delayed Subnautica 2 to avoid a $250 million milestone bonus.
• The plaintiffs allege Krafton stopped localizing the game for key markets, halted supplier payments and ignored studio communications, undermining marketing momentum.
• Krafton insists postponing early access to 2026 protects the Subnautica and Unknown Worlds brands by ensuring the sequel meets fan expectations.
• The publisher affirms that the development team has remained intact and disputes that former leaders were critical to the project’s progress.
• New Unknown Worlds CEO Steve Papoutsis criticized calls for a fan boycott and pledged to honor the franchise’s original vision and gameplay.