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Krafton is reportedly required to pay Subnautica 2’s developers an additional $250 million earnout to Unknown Worlds after strong early sales and more than 4 million units sold. The discussion centers on the size of the payout and what it signals about Subnautica 2’s commercial performance.

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Key Takeaway Krafton’s Subnautica 2 deal reportedly triggers a $250M earnout payment to Unknown Worlds after over 4M units sold.
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Krafton’s Subnautica 2 deal reportedly triggers a $250M earnout payment to Unknown Worlds after over 4M units sold.

Krafton is reportedly required to pay Subnautica 2’s developers an additional $250 million earnout to Unknown Worlds after strong early sales and more than 4 million units sold. The discussion centers on the size of the payout and what it signals about Subnautica 2’s commercial performance.

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Top 1 signals · Krafton’s Subnautica 2 deal reportedly triggers a $250M
Eurogamer · 7d ago
Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton now forced to pay $250m earnout to Unknown Worlds developers after more than 4m units sold

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Rock Paper Shotgun · 7d ago
Krafton have reportedly agreed to pay Subnautica 2's devs that $250 million bonus, following strong early sales

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earnout amount $250m bonus/earnout to Unknown Worlds
units sold threshold More than 4m units sold
game referenced Subnautica 2

What to Watch

  • Track follow-up reporting on whether the $250M earnout is formally confirmed and when it will be paid. Eurogamer
  • Watch for additional disclosures tied to Subnautica 2’s sales milestones and earnout criteria. Eurogamer

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  • Subnautica 2 publisher Krafton now forced to pay $250m earnout to Unknown Worlds developers after more than 4m units sold Eurogamer
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pcgamer.com

Subnautica 2's botched bonus deal is about to wipe out more than one-third of Krafton's $736 million annual profit for 2025

Newly-revealed details of the Unknown Worlds acquisition make it look like a very bad deal for Krafton.

7d ago Andy Chalk
gameworldobserver.com

Report: KRAFTON will indeed pay the creators of Subnautica 2 $250 million | Game World Observer

The South Korean company KRAFTON has agreed to pay the studio Unknown Worlds a promised multimillion-dollar bonus. This was reported by sources from The Korea Economic Daily.

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golem.de

Spielebranche: Ausgerechnet Erfolg von Subnautica 2 wird für Krafton teuer - Golem.de

Ausgerechnet der große Erfolg von Subnautica 2 wird für den Publisher Krafton im Rahmen eines Rechtsstreits mit den eigenen Entwicklern teuer.

6d ago Peter Steinlechner

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