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Subnautica 2 sells 1 million copies in its first hour, and I have to imagine the CEO of Krafton is pouring himself a very stiff drink right about now (Update: Whoops, wait, it's 2 million copies now)

… A filing shared by Kotaku's Ethan Gach in 2025 said Krafton was putting together a plan to sell 2-3 million copies by the end of that year, which "would have left the sellers poised to easily make their full $250 million earnout." The specific sales numbers required for that earnout aren't known, b… …

May 14, 2026 · Andy Chalk

Subnautica 2 has sold 2 million copies in 12 hours, with 9x the players as the first, and at this point I figure that Krafton CEO is already on his second bottle

… Basically, Krafton has to pay the money it said it would pay, and "can—and must—act in good faith to navigate their remaining contractual relationship." Now, I'm no cutthroat capitalist businessman, but I do have to wonder out loud if trying to sabotage the launch of a game with a huge amount of hy… …

May 15, 2026 · Harvey Randall

Steam's most-wishlisted game is out this week following a year of corporate drama that involved one of the most embarrassing ChatGPT uses on record

… Krafton initially denied that Kim had consulted the chatbot, but he later testified that he had used ChatGPT "to get faster answers," and in a message sent to Krafton's head of corporate development in June 2025, he relayed that ChatGPT had told him it would be "difficult to cancel the earn-out." "… …

May 11, 2026 · Tyler Wilde

Subnautica 2 pulls over 370,000 concurrent players in its first 30 minutes on Steam as it cannonballs into early access

… It's a clear sign of a successful launch, but there are probably some at Krafton that aren't entirely thrilled: In July 2025, the publisher placed itself in a messy legal dispute by abruptly driving out Unknown Worlds' CEO and founders, a decision we later learned was informed by Krafton CEO Changh… …

May 14, 2026 · Lincoln Carpenter

'The team has weathered a lot' says Subnautica 2 design lead

… But while the legal battle between publisher Krafton and the founders of developer Unknown Worlds was incredibly loud and extremely public , we haven't heard anything from the people actually making the sequel amidst all that courtroom drama. …

May 5, 2026 · Christopher Livingston

Subnautica 2 release date and launch times

… It hasn't been particularly smooth sailing ahead of launch either, with Krafton gutting Unknown Worlds and stating that the game needs 'renewed energy and momentum' before reinstating the CEO within a year . …

May 13, 2026 · Kara Phillips

After all that drama, Subnautica 2 is good

… It's at the very least a far cry from the reputational disaster its publisher, Krafton, painted it as last summer when it tried and failed to remove the CEO of developer Unknown Worlds. …

May 14, 2026 · Tyler Wilde

Games Coverage | PC Gamer

…hours, with 9x the players as the first, and at this point I figure that Krafton CEO is already on his second bottle By Harvey Randall Published 15 May 26 Survival & Crafting…

May 15, 2026

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