Krafton blasts Subnautica’s leaders at Unknown Worlds for abandoning project (updated)

Krafton took a PR hit this week as it announced that it had replaced the leadership of its Unknown Worlds studio and pushed back the launch of Subnautica 2 to 2026. Allegations surfaced that it made the move to avoid a $250 million payout to the former leaders.

But today, Krafton hit back hard at those leaders: cofounders Charlie Cleveland and Max McGuire, and CEO Ted Gill, who were replaced last week. Steve Papoutsis of Striking Distance Studios, another Krafton property, was named the new CEO at the time.