Subnautica 2 has already started its big launch on Steam

Subnautica 2the new underwater survival game from Unknown Lands, took less than an hour to start topping the Steam charts. The game has already sold more than 1 million copies, according to press releaseand as of this writing, the Steam charts show this Subnautica 2 it is currently the fourth most played game on the platform with over 460,000 concurrent players. The only titles that have players currently playing at the same time are the permanent hitters Counter Strike 2, Dota 2and PUBG: Battlefield.

I should also note that Steam is Subnautica 2 the number of players does not include players on the Epic Games Store or on Xbox, where the game is also available early, so the total number of simultaneous players is much higher.

The main setup is not surprising at all. Before it was released, Subnautica 2 I got it 5 million wishes and he was the most wanted game on Steam. It’s a sequel to those that were well received Subnautica and Subnautica: Below Zero. And it was also in the middle of a long dispute between the authorities of Unknown Worlds and the owner of Unknown Worlds, Krafton – and around when this happened, the game. it was delayed from the initial launch of 2025, apparently due to feedback from the game.

After a judge’s decision in March that reinstated the studio’s CEO and extended the window to receive an important bonus for the developers of Unknown Worlds, the game found its way. a new start date. The studio expects the initial access time to be “closer” to two to three years.