Subnautica 2 early access launch delayed to 2026

Developer Unknown Worlds announced this week that it’s pushing back the launch of Subnautica 2 to early access. Originally intended to launch sometime this year, the game is now due to launch sometime in 2026. According to the development team, they made this decision in response to player feedback received during early playtests, and they want to give themselves “a little extra time” to address criticisms.

The team noted it’s planning to run further playtests between now and the early access launch to get more player feedback. “Nothing is changing in terms of the direction of the game or the team behind it. We are confident in what we’ve created; we just want to give you a little bit more content for our first Early Access release.”