Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton appears to have been removed in its role as publisher from the game's Steam and Xbox store pages, potentially indicating a new development in the ongoing legal battle between the studio and developer Unknown Worlds.
As spotted by Space Warlord Baby Trading Simulator producer Mike Futter on Bluesky, the change was quietly put into effect last week, with Unknown Worlds now listed as the publisher as well as the developer of Subnautica 2.
It's not currently clear what this means for the future of the project. It's possible that Krafton has entirely washed its hands of Subnautica 2 and of Unknown Worlds, and that the latter will be going independent. Alternatively, it's equally possible this is a simple internal studio maneuver and that nothing structural has changed.
Whatever has transpired between Krafton and Unknown Worlds, it's not been publicly announced by either company. Again, that could indicate a big announcement is coming soon, or it could indicate that the change is small enough that no announcement is required.
What we do know is that Krafton and Unknown Worlds are currently embroiled in a legal dispute over the status of Subnautica 2. The three original co-founders of...
