Since its early access release in 2014, Subnautica has evolved from a game with a cult following to one of the most beloved survival titles on the entire planet. It has almost 275,000 positive reviews on Steam, with thousands of players diving in daily for their dose of underwater exploration. It has drawn comparisons to Hello Games' No Man's Sky for its longevity, evolution, and its almost alien-like world.
This might be a mistake.
As with most things these days, if your IP is big enough, cross-media expansion becomes inevitable, and new comments from Subnautica 2's creative lead certainly suggest we'll get a silver-screen spin-off of the franchise at some point in the future.
During a discussion in the official Subnautica Discord, Subnautica 2's design lead, Anthony Gallegos, shared details of what original Subnautica director Charlie Cleveland was up to now, potentially revealing the company's future plans. He said, "I believe Charlie's official title now is like director of Subnautica brand development, since he's pursuing the film production right now."
Naturally, this bombshell led to questions from the game's community, with one member asking, "There's a Subnautica film?!" To which Gallegos responded, "Not yet,...
