Subnautica 2 saga turns messy: Former devs sue Krafton, as publisher accuses them of ‘betrayal’ | VGC
Unknown Worlds’ co-founders and CEO left this month…
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Subnautica 2’s development has turned into a full-blown courtroom drama: co-founders Ted Gill, Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire abruptly quit Unknown Worlds and are now suing publisher Krafton for breach of contract. Krafton hit back, accusing them of “abandoning” the project (and a juicy $250 million bonus) to chase side gigs, then delaying the sequel to 2026—despite the ex-team claiming the game was ready for early access.
To pour salt in the wound, leaked internal slides revealed that missed deadlines forced major content cuts, so Krafton went public to confirm the docs’ authenticity and defend its decision to push the release. Meanwhile, both sides are trading accusations of betrayal, confusion and creative sabotage in what’s become the messiest submarine saga in gaming.
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